Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Glamour Is Their Business
Jean Simmons Perfect Complexion
By Lydia Lone
HOLLYWOOD

You can't know Jean Sim
mons very long without realiZ-
ing that she adores her husband,
Stewart Granger. So that being
separated from him last Christ
mas, New Years and her birth
day a few days ago was a great
disappointment.
But I had to stay here" Jean
told me the other afternoon as
we had tea in her hilltop house
with q breath taking beauti-
3ul view.
Jean was wearing coral vel
vet Stacks, and a yellow blouse
which / admired.
81 adore beautiful clothes"
Jean confessed. "but also adore
being comfortable. There is
nothing which gives you more
freedom around the house than
pants,
Jimmie (Jean calls her hus-
band by his real name) iikes
bright colors on me. l ADORE
black but he insists there Is
nlenty of time for that. Jimmie S
wonderful about recognizing
GOOD clothes. Most men aren't
as impressed by simplicity and
line as he is. l wouldn't dream
cf huyinp a dress without his ap-
proval.
"I started going around with
Jimmie when I was II.
Jean continued. land because
wanted to look older 1 wore
sophisticated clothes. l reallze
now I was dreadful. / wore TOO
much makeup and I used TO De
have in a way that ! thought
went with my appearance.
when l look back on this,
24-year-old Jean exclaimed. l
realize what a mistake II Is 10
wear clothes which don't suit
your age. This only emphasizes
the difference"
THAT applies in reverse,
said. thinking OF mature women
who shop in the college section:
AS we were talking ! noticed
two paintings of Jean-one with
her hair up and one with II
loose. "You look so different,
! remarked.
That's what the artist said,
and that's why he painted TWO
of me-" Jean said.
Jean is wearing her hair
rather short now. You look a
third way now" commented.
1T is very interesting" Jean
remarked, how much hair cut
influences your style of dressing.
At least it should if you study
your line from head to toe. You
should always check your APP
pearance in a full-length mir
ror."
When the maid came to take
the tea tray away I noticed Jean
had not eaten anything. Are
you watching your weight?" l
asked.
Jean nodded her pretty head.
cts so funny for me to have to.
because for so long ] was too
thin. During the war and later
in London the food wasn't very
good and 1 ate very little. But
over here have a big appetite"
What do you do when you
want to lose?"
3 TITS very simple" Jean con-
fded Il give up the things /
know are fattening like potatoes,
bread, butter and fried food like
fish and chips,
"And I exercise little more"
Jean continued. II love tennis
and we have the pool heated but
] must confess / don't like lying
on the floor and doing that kind
of exercise That's dreadful Of
me, lSnC IL?
We'll, it's an easy way of
using muscles that otherwise are
not brought into play" / re-
piled.
Jean lit a cigarette. II should
use a holder she said. exam
ming a nicotine stain on her
f1noar "hJ1+ r,,Y1ioa efooe oY1d
lemon takes it all off"
asked Jean if she found the
women in America much differ
ent from the women in England
and in other parts Of Europe.
Not really" Jean explained.
eThe main difference is in the
way children are brought up.
Here you have much more free