Evening star., 1944-10-19
ny HAROLD HEFFERNAN,
HnJ I.vWOnn


Here's red-hot tip that should
be welcomed by women all over the
land 1t comes straight from Willys
of Hollywood, caterer of stockings to
all the studios and stars
Says WHY'S: within 80 days after
the collapse of Germany the market
will be flooded with nylon stockings.
They'll be in colors and designs never
before conceived. They'll sell at a
price range between rs cents and
$l.25."
Willys, who now confines his busi-
ness strictly to priority orders from
the movie lots, says the after-war
variety and range of shades will be
so thrilling for the feminine trade
that stockings will overshadow
everything else in their wardrobe.
Seventy per cent. he says, will be
seamless.
At the moment the WHY'S factory
Is working on Seam-up- the front
nylon, which Anne Shirley will in
troduce in a forthcoming pictorial
layout. The hose expert declares
this one is bound to be extremely
popular because ladies will then be
freed of crooked criticism be-
cause seams will always be within
easy eyeshot.
Another innovation he believes will
find practical favor is a Upper
pocket stowaway large enough and
of sufficient strength to hold COM
pact and small purse-this to con-
form with fashion designers decree
that women of the future will dis
pense with purses and bags.
The postwar nylon hose, WHY'S
declares, will have cashmere soles
because an all-nylon stocking Ca
basic coal tar product) when worn
in a toelesS shoe has tendency to
stop circulation and contribute to-
ward foot ailments.
As final bit of advice to women
who still hoard few precious pairs
of nylons, WHY'S says: Take them
out of closet drawers or cartons and
put them in tightly capped glass
jars"
And as horrible example of what
not to do with nylons, WHY'S refers
TO the time, Immediately preceding
the nylon shortage, when Marlene
Dietrich bought II dozen pairs and
stored them in a safety deposit vault
at her bank. More than half were
ruined within a short time.
When Warmers previewed ITO
Have and Have Not the other
night the critics went in to appraise
another Humphrey Bogart starring
rN1o hut tlnyy cI,
about a ewComer-Lauren Bacall,
who stacks up as just about the
hottest siren bet the movies have
uncovered since Clara Bow.
Miss Bacall had never before
faced a film camera until this pic
ture but she managed to dominate
the proceedings so thoroughly that
Bogart was all but forgotten.
Much taller and with an even
huskier voice, Miss Bacall is re-
mindful of Veronica Lake in her
actions. She is undoubtedly the
best box office bet Warmers have
unleashed since Ann Sheridan's
rise.
Credit for her discovery goes to
Mrs. Howard Hawks, wife of the
producer, who was intrigued by her
appearance in Harper's Bazaar
fashion poses. She urged her hus-
band to communicate with the
model He did SO and was surprised
a week later when Miss Bacall
TUNED up at the studio in person.
The personal appearance touch was
even more satisfactory and after
quick test Hawks cast her for the
lead, opposite Bogart, in ITO Have
and Have Not"
While 1914 has been a year of
overnight surprises among new
corners, no one has ever had faster
rise to fame than Lauren Bacall.
Already Warmers are sending her
right back with Bogart In The Big
Sleep"
y X
Van johnson has had lot of
letters from accident victims since
he had his tragic smash-up last
year. The one he prizes most came
from a young model who told him
that his experience gave her faith
in the future after a terrible acci-
dent.
The girl is Valerie Mann of Brady,
Tex. After her accident she re-