The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-19

"Ollldll, NllOoG IldllJ buJlSo ihiC ely
give her time enough TO leave
New York for more sunny climes,
says that the minute the buds
burst into pale green. she puts on
a sun suit and lies down on a cot
atop the roof Of her house. There
she basks in the rather smoky
sunshine of the big city. She
doesn't care If it is "a bit soiled,"
she says. 1t is health giving sun
for all that.
Besides, since she likes to SUM-
tan. not sunburn. she finds the
best way to build up that desir-
able protective coat OF tan is to
start early in the spring while
the suns rays are gentle. She
starts with only five minutes ex-
posure daily and increases the
dose few minutes each day.
When the really hot weather
arrives, she is ready to baSk on
beaches for hours at a time, be-
cause she has passed the burning
stage. However, even after 1t is
no longer necessary for her to
take precautions against the sun
for health's sake, she does SO for
beauty's sake.
Sun Bites Her Skin
Because she is a fair-skinned.
titan blonde, she must pay for
the privilege Of white skin by CIV
ing 1t extra care. 1t is usually dry
and can easily be coarsened by
the sun and made less youthfully
resistant. Therefore. from the
earliest steps of suntanning, the
actress rubS herself well with olive
oil. cooOnut oil or suntan oil dur
ing exposure to the sun.
Oil, she says, defects many OF
the suns rays, SO it allows her to
get slow pale tan which does not
injure her delicate skin. Also 1t
affords some protection against
freckles. Miss Menken, who is the
freckling type, lightens those she
has with lemon juice.
Until she has conditioned her
self to the light and heat, the
actress wears a big brimmed hat
to shade her face and neck. On
the golf courSe-golf is the only
sport she has time for-she also
wears a cool light scarf around
her throat and provides herself
with cotton gloves.
Even after she is acclmated TO
the hot rays. if she expects to be
out In the burning midday sun.
she covers her face and throat
with a thin film Of cold cream and
powder. To apply the powder prop
erly, she take fluff Of absorbent
cotton and divides 1t in two. One
section she makes thin and fiat.
The other piece she drops into
the center Of the fat film and
twists the ends into a handle.
Work Cream Into Skin
This improyised puff she dips
deeply into the box and then
presses powder over her face and
throat. She says If it is packed in
over a film of cream worked we'll
into the skin, 1T will not come Off
even If one sWims. And it's a
wonderful protection against sum
burn and freckling.
II In spite Of all care, or be-
cause Of some neglect, she does
get sunburn, Miss Menken
makes an effort TO replace the
oils lost by the drying action. This
means applying creams and mus
Gle oils at least three times a day.
Cover your hair. She advises,
take a dab Of cold cream the size
of a thumb nail and spread II over
your face with fingers Of both
hands, using an upStroke. Then
spread it over the throat, using
a downstroke. Press it in Repeat
every time the face needs cleans
ing or freshening. DO not wash
with soap and water until the SUM-
burn subsidies. Then apply sooth-
ing oil.
Tips for dry skins are general
A dry skin, she reminds us, needs
care from within as well as from
the outside. Therefore, drink
plenty of water: include butter.
cream and olive oil in the dict,
also plenty of fresh fruit and
vegetables: get lots Of rest and
sufficient exercise.
For external care she suggests
a preliminary cream and tonic
cleansing and a non alcoholic To-
ton. If you have gained a good
tan slowly. bland soap may be
used and carefully rinsed away.
Then light film OF cream and
powder and a lipstick that's per-
feet for your colorins-that's all
you need for warm weather.