Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
BY LYDIA LANE
HOLLYWOOD.


Nancy Kelly who has been
dedicated to the Broadway
stage for the past few years
made one Of her infrequent
appearances in Hollywood re-
Gently.
"This Is like q homecoming
for me-" Nancy told me when
we lunched at Warner Bros.
81 began my acting career
here, you know"
Nancy won the Antoinette
Perry award for her perform
ance in THE Bad Seed" on
Broadway and Warner Bros.
engaged her to enact the same
role in the screen version Of
this hit play.
She looked very fresh and
pretty as usual but I noticed
she was wearing very little
makeup.
"I'm giving my skin a rest"
she explained.
I asked her to tell me about
her beauty routine.
TT can be summed up in
two words" she replied, land
cleanliness is number one.
I've tried many ways of re-
moving makeup to get my
skin really clean and the thing
that works best for me is a
detergent"
But don't you find this
drying?" I asked.
mo, because follow with
d lotion to prevent dryness,"
she explained.
Whats point number two?" I
asked.
Sleep" was her answer. mo
matter how much primping you
do, it will be Intellectual if you
don't get enough rest. There is
no makeup in the world that
can substitute for the proper
amount Of sleep. I have to have
lots Of it. I try to have a siesta
every day-I'm q great one for
cat maps" she conf1ded.
Relaxation Schedule
life in New York is pretty
hectic and the demands Of the
theatre so great with matinees
twice a week that I simply had
to work out a schedule for re-
taxation. I made q habit Of lying
down for at least twenty minutes
during the day. found that
even if I couldn't sleep the rest
was beneficial.
"In order to relax completely
you must learn to control your
thoughts. Try to block out what
ever you've had on your mind
and wipe your mental slate clean.
Breathing rhythmically and
making the room dark are con-
ducive to sleep. If you can do
this every day you'll find that
soon you can drop OF to sleep
without any trouble. Your re-
sponses will become so grooved
that you'll be able to nap when
ever you have a few moments
free"
/ noticed that Nancy studied
the menu very carefully before
ordering lunch.
II love to eat" she said with
zest. Especially the starches
hot bread, baked potatoes
dripping with butter. spaghetti.
So I'm always faced with a
weight problem. While I try
to curb my desire for these
things I'm against starvation
diets. I think they can do a
lot Of harm"
whats your method Of los
ing weight?" I asked.
Counting calories. I limit
myself to 800 calories a day
when ! want to lose. That isn't
very many but If I plan my
menus carefully can avoid
going hungry. A typical diet
menu for men is fruit Juice,
black coffee and one egg for
breakfast. At lunch I have
shrimp and q lettuce salad with
lemon Juice and herb dressing
and artificial sweetening In my
tea. Dinner usually consists
Of q steak or lamb chops with
the fat removed, plus Brussels
sprouts and tomatoes"
Type Of Diet
"That sounds like plenty of
food" I admitted.
II think this type of diet has
1t all over the kind that causes
q person to be nervous and ir-
ritable and which often de-
tracts from her good looks"
I found that Nancy has very
definite ideas as to what she
should and should not wear.
Skirts can go up or down
but I'll continue wearing mine