The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-15
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.BEAUTY- GIoriying
 Yourself
By Alicia Hart
NEa Service staff Writer

NEA Service Stan Wrltet
 This is the time for the girl who is going to college next month to start thinking about improving her hair, skin, figure and posture. The lovely new clothes and the excit- ing beauty preparations she has ready to take along with her simply won't make up for bad car- riage, a sallow, or, worse yet, nlem- ished complexion, dull hair or an unattractive figure.
 Step number one for any pros- pective coed might very well be an appointment with herself before a fuil-length mirror. She ought to look at her hair, face and figure from every angle, meanwhile keep ing as critical point of view as possible. During this session, she can think a bit about what she herself has said about girls who aren't neat and tidy or who use too much makeup or none at all.
 First Weeks Strenuous
 Naturally, you might as well realize that the first four or five weeks at school are going to be pretty strenuous. If you aren't in excellent physical condition, the strain of meeting so many new people, registering, studying enough so that you'll make a good showing on the mid-term exams and going to dozens of rushing parties is like- ly to leave you hollow-eyed and either fidgety or pretty lethargic by Thanksgiving.
 The sensible procedure, then, is to do your shopping early and in unhurried fashion, get your trunks packed reasonably early, and, be- tween now and the day you leave, be sure to get at least eight hours sleep every night.
 According to Miss Ellen Couch, head of the speech, voice and dramatic department of Centen- ary College, well known junior col lege at Hackettstown, N. J., bad posture is one of the chief beauty faults of college girls.
 Since this is true, how about learning to stand with your chest high, head up, stomach in and hips forward before you get to the campus? There should be no hol- low in the center of your spinal column and the muscles at the sides of your neck ought to support your head. It just isn't smart to slump, letting shoulders sag and chest cave in. But it's equally un- smart to hold shoulders so stiffly backward that your stomach pro- trudes and there is 8 hollow in the middle of your back.
 If you are planning to get a new coiffure, by all means get 1t now instead of later, thereby lgiv- ing yourself 8 chance to get over being self-conscious about it and to learn how to take care of 1t.
 If you aren't going to try to lose your coat of summer suntan before you leave for school, then be sure to take suntan makeup as well as the lighter powder, rouge and lip- stick you'll need later on when you're lily white again. Also, if you are not absolutely expert at apply ing rouge and lipstick. do practice during the next month.
 The girls whom Miss Couch teaches to stand, walk, talk and dress correctly are advised against plucking their eyebrows. Not be- cause she has any prudish preju- dice against the practice, but simply because she feels that no woman's face ever is improved by altering the naturally lovely line of the brows.
 Unless girls eyelashes are quite colorless, Miss Couch would have her eschew mascara except for formal dances and evening parties. The drama teacher would have eoch student know and un- derstand the latest fashions in beauty and clothes, but she would have her avoid any style that isn't fattering to her individual type.
 And speaking of Individuality, she agrees with other experts that about the silliest thing any girl can do is to try to look like q motion picture Star-or, for that matter,