The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-26
BY MARILYN DALE

When Mary Pickford, screen star, radio satellite, authoresS and business woman extraordinary, paid weekend visit with friends in Middlebury last Saturday, she very graciously consented to pose for pictures-for the male ca- ueramen. Few of the he-report- SSs were given the opportunity to quizs the popular Mary on cur- rent problems. but when Marilyn Dale, WATERS staff reporter, lent an attentive ear to Miss Pick ford's fancies, real and reel, Mary est the wont talk" attitude that served as an effective barrier to inuuisitive scribes. So here's Mary's story as told with the def mite feminine touch.
 I had an experience Saturday morning that I had never ex- pected the opportunity of meeting and talking with Mary Pickford. l can remember how, not so many years ago, l would literally run to each and every motion picture in which the lovely Mary starred. can also remem- Der the many hours spent before my mirror, tugging and pulling my hair into what l hoped would be some semhlance of the famous curls, to no avail. Those curls were an endless source of fascin- ation to me ..., the way they danced as she moved across the screen as if they were trying to say, Look ct me you see, 1 too, am important and alivep The day came all too soon when Mary Pickford no longer appeared on the screen, and it was then that watched with the greatest enthusiasm her work in the field of motion picture production. AS time went on some of her books made their appearance, such books as "Why Not Try God and My Rendezvous With Life" These books gave us perhaps more than aii else the opportunity of sharing with her in her truly remarkable philosophy of living. To me she stood as Q symbol of beauty and success, of understanding and charm, of gaiety and tragedy ... . woman who has steadily grown into the outstanding personality that it was my privilege to meet and talk with just this past Saturday.
 The Real Mary
 The glorious part of meeting her was to see in real life an actual mirror of all I had ever imagined. As she walked into the room 1t wae as if she were walking across the screen. She fig Q talking pic- ture of the many beautiful stills we have oil seen of her and the curls are still there, just as golden and just as dancing. She was dressed in the utmost of sim- plicity as she was to attend the Yaie-Michigan game in New Ha- ven, and the only touches on her plain yet smart brown dress were . jade and diamond clip at the neck and e stunning baguette bracelet ct the wrist. Her little aquamarine hat framed her face, allowing her curls to show fully il the back. Tn her manner she was as charming and as friendly ag if she had known you all her life, She spoke easily and beauti- fully with none of the strain so often evident in a first meeting.
 I had had so many letters from women iElquiring about the Mary Pickford cosmetics that our conyer- sation dealt mostly with this subs jcct. She stated very simply that she had been interested in cos- metics for some time, in fact when her own personal cosmetics were being compounded she had often suggested improvement or change in a certain formula. This line of cosmetics was necessarily very expensive, iilasmuch as they were designed exclusively for her per- sonai use.
 She went on to say that her greatest joy comes when she hon- estIy feels that her life Is of ser- vice to others. She showed me several Of her personal selection products. ..,a tissue cream, Q cleaning cream, Iipstick, rouge and lotions
 Lipslieks, Etc
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