Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. január-június (24. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1941-06-12 / 24. szám
Page 6 Verhovayak Lapja June 12, 3Ö41 LADIES’ PAGE Conducted by V CAROL HALLOA Appeal, Beauty and Charm By BETTY CAROL BALEGA 1 The spirit of Spain, South America and Mexico has entered fashion news! With that little savage fascinator, Carmen Amaya, the new dance sensation on Broadway, and Carmen Miranda, South America’s gift to gayety setting the country on fire in her motion picture roles, little wonder that girls pose coquettishiy in front of mirrors, drape bits of lace over their heads and pin roses in their hair. But because these ladies represent all the fire, movement and gayety of a fiesta instead of the languorous type Who pose on balconies, the flavor in fashion and beauty springs from the traditional excitement rather than from the lazy allure of the Latin countries. The savage glamour of that sultry Spanish dance, the fandango, has served as the inspiration for the new make-up that Charles of the Ritz has just brought out, Fandango Day and Night. The Day is a bright red with a deep blue cast that positively pulses with mystery, and should be worn with cyclamen, purple, lavender, soft mauves and grays; while Fandango Night has captured all the exotic warmth of a Spanish dusk and the sensuous tones of a Zuloaga painting. Although it has the game basic tone as Day, the sháde is darker. Mainbocher’s “fruit reds” and “fingertip” red, as well as his “night and day” navy, are perfect background colors for Fandango Night. Though called Day and Night, the names hold no significance as to the time of day when this new make-up is worn, but merely indicate the light and dark shade of the new color—the choice depending on the color scheme of your costume Although fashion has captured all the fire and excitement of the Latin countries, the modern female knows just how essential it is to FEEL cool ‘n’ sleek as an icicle when the mercury soars So if you’re in the market for cool refuge this summer, consider the advantages of Lenthéric’s new Eau De Cologne Iceberg., '‘For sale—Glacier for summer use. Modest investment with ex pellent returns. Guaranteed against boat, fatigue and nerves. Pro Vides glorious view on life. Apply toiletries counters immediately. Extra Tip: Cool off your sheets too, with a spray of Eau De Cologne Iceberg before you slide Into their inviting snowiness. So easy to combat that hot weather headache with Iceberg coolness applied to your throbbing temples For the summer bath and "fresh as a daisy” fragrance for your linen chest, kerchief box and lingerie, Yardley’s two new releases are “tops.” There is brand new Soap Chest that con tains two large tablets to delight your guests. Each tablet of this luxury soap produces a fragrant, creamy lather in either hot or cold water and is noted for its long lasting quality. The other release, their new package of Compressed Lavender Blossoms Sachet, contains three individual sachets boxed together in an attractive box whose diagonally cut lid is lifted by a gay yellow tassel. Marvelous for keeping “unmentionables” Lavender-fresh! Now into this column of Latin American styles and femininity there slips a masculine note in time for Father’s Day, and a hint or two on gifts for the graduating lad. There has been so much talk these days about appropriate gifts for those boys called into the army that it may be well- to stop and consider those who are at home. Shulton suggests you look into their new Old Spice Shaving Cream ... two new tubes of it! There is the brushless cream in the blue tube, and the lather cream in the red. However, if you feel you would like something a bit more luxurious, this same company has special gift combinations ... truly masculine, without any of the feminine fol-de-roll. But to get back to the Latin trend once more, toes will soon be in the limelight again, adorned only in their own good looks and a touch of color to match fashionable fingertips, plus a few straps that will pass as sandals! Make a habit of giving them a bit of basic grooming each week; it takes only a few minutes and the rewards in beauty and summer foot comfort are well worth the effort! The most important single item in toe-nail grooming is a pair of good sturdy La Cross nail nippers. They are infinitely superior to scissors or emery boards for nail-shaping. Instead of “shearing” from side to side, these nippers cut trough the nail at a single clip. Well shaped nails with a weekly pedicure, a bit o’ polish, cork soled sandals, twinkling toes, South American music, and presto... we have another Carmen Amaya! Si! Si! GADABOUTS 7ashions from Below the Rio Qrancle felena Rubinstein Brings Baek New Fashion And Beauty Ideas from Mexico Broomstick and rippling China Poblana skirts; colors taken from the palettes of Mexican painters the blues, carmines and browns of Siqueiros, the earth grays, greens and siennas of Orozco, cotton prints in typical Mayan cubist designs—these you will be wearing, and many more, during summers to come, according to Helena Rubinstein, world-famous beauty authority,, whose recent trip to Mexico promises to play an important role in shaping future fashion trends, just as her South American trip did last year. Madame Rubinstein saw in Mexico an untapped store of beauty and fashion ideas for fabrics and lines, hairdos and make-ups. “We are seeking new sources of inspiration” she says, “and we have as fine a source as we can possibly find right next door to us. H re, in Mexico, is as ancient a civilization as we would want to re-discover—a blending of ancient Spanish and ancient Indian, of the Mayas and the Aztecs, a combination that has produced things unique and exciting. Here, in what is probably the oldest culture in the Americas, is to be found a wealth of unexplored ideas.” Madame Rubinstein pointed also to our more friendly relations with Mexico and the eagerness of the present Mexican government to join us in our Pan-American policy. Mexican women have a special flair for jewelry, Madame Rubinstein observed. She was charmed by their custom of wearing silver jewelry by day and the very same pieces in gold at night. When she sat for her portrait by Montenegro, she copied an ancient church piece, a mitre, and this she wears in the portrait as a huge necklace. Other silver necklaces, earrings, rings, modern as well as antique, she is having copied in gold for double duty She also brought back dozens of silver ex-votos, replicas of stricken and saved members of the family or herd, of Spanish origin, which she will string on charm bracelets. And she is just as fond of her red, green, and coral vari colored glass beads as she is of some of her more valuable metal jewelry. She believes that Mexican jewelry will be important in tomorrow's fashion picture because of its native simplicity and downto-earth charm. In Mexican fabrics, Madame Rubinstein found a wealth of new designs and new colors which, she predicts, will be picked up and adapted by American designers. She sees American women wearing colorful dresses in In dian design prints, so common in Mexico that they are worn only by the peasants—and by the wife of the famous painter, Diego de Rivera. She sees cotton prints being adapted in typical Mayan cubist designs, done in vivid green, red and rich brown colorings. And she sees a wider use of fringes, and of buckskin and hand-wrought silver belts. In hostess and evening gowns, she predicts a vogue for “China Poblana” skirts. These are the rippling, multi-colored skirts which, according to Mexican legend, were worn by «.Chinese Fifth Avenue attracted your editor again this time... Fifth Avenue and Broadway! Like a homing pigeon I headed straight for the Hotel Astor on Times Square, as I always do, and prepared to dig up a bit of news for these columns. There was a lot to do and see this time again, so I’ll just skim the surface of the most important events ... or what have you ... I saw and reviewed the play, “The Corn Is Green,” with the inimitable Ethel Barrymore as its star. Orchids to Richard Waring as Morgan Evans and Thelma Schnee as Bessie Watty. Truly a magnificent performance by Miss Barrymore... and the play itself, justly deserving the 1941 New York Critics’ Prize. In the audience I noted... an early outbreak of cotton sheers, silk and rayon jerseys. Many shirt waist and skirt effects in popular two color combinations. An exquisite Platina Fox neckpiece ... worth oodles, or I miss my guess! Polka dots galore! From tiny, tiny pinpoints to those ‘big as a balloon’... All kinds. Cotton faille in dead white ... puffed sleeves ... white lace, delicate and coarse ... Silk shantung ... scads of orchids ... not much jewelry. At Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe I saw the presentation of ‘The Silver Screen,” with Lila Lee, Mae Murray, Gilda Gray and lots of other old time favorites. Not forgetting Billy Rose, himself! Turbans of all types and colors ... the exotic trend. A black marquisette gown girdled with red velvet.., bright red giant camellias massed above a chignon. The most beautiful cigaretta girls in New York ... black mesh stockings... not the tiny mesh either, but rather the very coarse type .,. didn't know they wer« becoming popular again! * White organza ... summer furs. At the Lincoln bar 1 saw. a really stunning sports outfit in! gray trimmed with red... eleve» purse of red had an umbrella tucked into the one end... tb# suit had the conventional kmger hip-line coat. On the Avenue there »re to be seen slippers made entirely. • of thin Lucite ... transparent. .« trimmed in either navy and brilliant red or the lighter pastel” shades ... light as a feather. i Play suits with halter tops shorts ... plus the briefest oi flared skirts that just cover the shorts ... diagonal stripes. Slack suits are still holding their own ... beautifully tailored ... you really choose • these suits to fit perfectly . . . not just as something to be thrown on toe that so-so appearance., > At the Astor Roof you are new hearing the sweet strains «4. music ... Tommy Dorsey style. My prediction until the next time we go gadabouting is to be on the lookout for a song called “For Want of a Star” ... really something. j princess who was brought to | Acapulco and then to Pueblo | where she was adopted by a pious Catholic family. Her colorful costume was so admired that eventually it developed into the sequined national Mexican costume known as "China Poblana,” literally “Chinese girl from Puebla.” Madame Rubinstein brought back with her a China Poblana costume over 100 years old, from which she is going to have an evening gown made for herself. To go with Below-thé-Rio- Grande fashions, Madame Rubinstein sees American women plaiting their hair and wearing pigtails, false or real, and braiding their hair with flowers and multicolored ribbons, as the native girls in Tehuana do. She sees deep earthy Rico Red colors in make-up. And she believes American women will find in the Mexican beauty and fashion trend the kind of colorful originality for which they have always been famous. Aunt Mary's Column By the ghost of Nero fiddling through the heat waves whiltf Rome burned ... didn’t this summer set in with a vengeance^ Your Aunt Mary is just about exhausted with it all. The mai* thing on the program these days' is to keep as cool as possible with the least amount of effort So we may as well start off wtft a delectable dish of Frozen Pineapple Cream. 3 cups crushed pineapple *6 cup orange juice IVi cups sugar 1 cup whipped cream Combine pineapple, orange juice and sugar and set
