The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-14

only place for dark. exotic powder
and heavy bases. she says. Is 1T
home when you want to look the
atrical.
Over her skin she spreads . veil
Of feather-weight. peach-tinted
foundation cream. Atop this she
brushes Q pinkish powder which
gives q fine porcelain-like hnish to
her dark skin. Yellow-based pow
ders are taboo. She avoids eye
makeup. except the youthful &C
cent Of vaseline on lids and lashes.
Beneath her lip rouge. she uses
Q base Of pink pomade to prevent
drying. Her ipstick, face rouge
and nail polish are natural In tone.
She dabs floral eau de Cologne
behind each ear, ct the base Of her
throat, along her hairline and in
the palms Of her hands and aly
though her travelling costumes
are always dark. she makes sure
that there Is q touch Of flattering
pink or white near her face.
Hair Kept Neat
Keeping the hair trim and neat
en- route can be quite q problem
unless II Is worn simply aS posi-
BILE, says Zinka Milanov. dramatic
songstress. She favors waves in
stead Of curls and uses Is few
pins as possible. Fancy hairdos
and days spent with your head
pressed against the back Of q seat
just don't 60 together. She prefers
clean-cut effects. sweeps her thick.
dark hair UP and back from her
face and often wears hairnets, but
ribbons and Snoods are equally ef-
fective II one finds them more dat
tering to the face.
Brushing Is essential to good hair
grooming even when travelling.
Where space Is limited and she can
allow herself only one brush, she
employs this trick to keep It clean.
An old silk stocking Is fitted over
the bristles before she puts 1t vigor-
ouSly to use. Any soil and dust
comes OF on the stocking, without
interfering with the efficiency Of
the brush. She avoids lotions and
brilliantines, as they serve TO At
tract dust. Before disembarking
after q long trip, she treats her
hair to q dry shampoo that leaves
It scrupulously clean and bright.
Rise Stevens. who made head
lines this year Is q musical siren
on the screen. finds there Is moth
ing better than soap and water for
removing the dust Of travel from
the skin. On . trip she washes
thoroughly at least four times q
day. and as ordinary soaps tend to
be too drying. takes her own tube
of cream soap and q face brush
along. The creamy soap keeps her
complexion soft and smooth while
the brushing stirs up circulation.
helps bring the natural color to her
cheeks and sloughs OF any dried
or dead tissue.
Stretching for Beauty
Constant sitting on . train, plane
or bus stif1ens the shoulders and
puts kinks In the back. To counter
act these. the operas glamorous
new soprano, Novotna, who, be-
cause she Is an active person. feels
the arduousness Of q Journey more
than many people, has devised q
simple stretching exercise. which
can be done in an ordinary Pull
man berth. It Is based on the popu-
larized theory that cats keep slim
and supple by stretching.
To do 1t. she removes the pillow
from the bed. and lies down. nat
on her back, with arms stretched
overhead Is far - space viii allow.
Pushing her heels downward. she
pulls her head and shoulders up
like q cat stretching. Keeping the
body straight. she begins to twist
and turn as follows: with shoulders
nat on the bed, she raises flrst
the right hip then the left hip:
while hips remain nat. she rolls
her shoulders In the same manner
as she did her hips. right. then
left. After this she rests q few
moments then repeats the entire
exercise until her body feels re-
Taxed and flexible - Kittens.