The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-15

few who suffer tragedy or frustra-
ton and come through 1t with a
tranquil. unmarried appearance. but
many unhappy souls show all too
plainly through lined and har-
assed- looking faces"
Miss Harrigan Is the widow OF
Walter Connolly. the character
actor who died last spring. It was
as his wife that she first went to
Hollywood. but In her "odd mo-
ments," as she calls them. she man
aged to make a great number OF
Aims herself.
Definite Beauty Regime
She believes. however. that hap
piness isn't everything. that the
physical care an actress gives her
face and figure counts. too. Beauty
Is her stock-in-trade and Media Is
only one Of many who follow . def
mite beauty regime. She says that
never In her life has she gone to
bed without taking on her make
up. More women should realize how
beauty destroying 1t Is to fall into
bed at the end Of an exhauSting
day with their faces caked with
powder, rouge and the days CRIME.
No matter how tired the actress Is.
she always manages to cleanse her
teeth and skin thoroughly.
When less tired. she first removes
makeup with cream. then gives
her face q good washing with warm
water and lots Of soapsuds. She
follows this with gobs Of nourishing
cream or whatever cream she hap
pens to be enjoying most at the mo-
ment. She loves to try different
creams and always has a dozen
kinds on hand. While she uses
cream lavishly. she never leaves 1t
on overnight. After applying 1t she
usually takes her warm tub bath
and allows the cream to Seep in for
awhile. Just before going to bed,
she wipes of any that remains and
closes the pores with iced skin
tonic.
When removing theatrical make
UP In the dressing room she follows
the same plan. but omits the wash
ing. Once a day. she thinks. is
enough for that. In her present
play. where she uses q heavy sun
tan makeup. she has to follow the
Dreaming with q soap and water
wash. Since this Is drying. she fol-
lows with hand lotion over her
back, shoulders. chest and arms.
After removing makeup on her
face with cream. she uses skin tonic
which has been poured into small
bowl over ice cubes. The bit Of wa
ter from the melting ice dilutes the
tonic slightly and makes 1t mild
and pleasant.
How She Makes Up
She uses very little foundation
cream for the street. This Is spread
in q thin film, then paste rouge
blended into the cheeks. She uses
powder rouge only for emergencies.
She believes It's difncult to handle
SO that 1t looks natural.
On the stage she uses false eye
lashes which are easy to put on and
save time and trouble In making
up, but she considers them foolish
looking for daytime wear unless
they are thinned. clipped and put
on so skillfully you can't tell the
difference. which rarely happens.
They make q woman look doll-eyed
and silly. especially an older wo-
man. With evening clothes, how
ever. they may be worn effectively
II you're young or in-between.
Media has her hair shampooed
with a soapleSs connection and set
once a week. and every now and
then has permanent In the ends.
In general she Is rather casual
about her appearance. but she
never neglects (which she thinks
Is more sensible than making too
much Of q rite Of It. She doesn't APP
prove Of professional facials every
week because she says you become
too dependent upon them. Inc
same Is true about strenuous re-
ducing massage for the body. she
prefers to walk bit every day.