Stars Tell Their Beauty Secrets

T'S extremely difficult to tell you my rules for beauty for really I do nothing more than the usual things most girls do.

I believe, though, in lots of fresh air and the harder work the more fresh air I need.

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be

or on

However strenuously I may working, whether for a film the stage, I never stop taking exer- cise. Walking and riding suit me best.

Even If I hated walking, instead of ilking it very much, my small wire-haired terrier, Major, would inke care that I didn't neglect that sort of exercise, at any rate. Perhaps I shouldn't walk nearly much as I do I it won't for him.

But there's just one point to make

-I don't think

It's an

awfully

#tood thing to take

lot of

exercise 30 24 14- tienly; many people make that mistake.

ALTHOUGH

quite unnecessary for me, as I'm naturally very slim, I sometimes eat things which are supposed to help one to put on weight, but it hasn't much ef- feet in my case.

Periups this is rather lucky for me as so many girls of my age are not so slim as they'd like to be and so they are always trying

various diets to take off the un- wanted pounds.

I drink a lot of water and one of my habits-which may seem rather

By 17-year-old Nova Pilbeam

A

Nova Pilbeam is about to start work on another film at Pinewood.

says:

I

She

BELIEVE in lots of fresh air and I never stop

taking exercise,

1

USE pinky-peach pow-

der, light-coloured lip-

stick, pale rose nail varnish, rub

in cuticle cream nightly,

T bedtime always

A eat an apple and

brush my hair thoroughly.

I

Nor do I follow any speciel ritual

of beauty culture at home with

and creams, lotions

massage. Al- though there is not much lipstick or powder left on my face at night naturally I see that what there is comes off at bath time.

be rather My skin happens to sensitive and so, although I wash my face with water, I don't use soap on t.

THERE is one thing I've always wanted, and that is lovely long eyelashes, and I've been trying hord with special creams to make I want mine grow to the length them for years!

But I have very little trouble with my eyebrows and when they ocen sionally need tidying I trim them up myself, using tweezers.

Exaggeratedly manicured nails do not appeal to me, but I use a nail varnish, and I rather like a pale rose shade. To keep the cuticles down the most satisfactory method for mo! three weeks when I have time.

When I am working in the film is to rub a special cream well into

studio

the nails at night. studio there is always, the make-up man and hairdresser to attend to face und hair.

In spite of stage and Alm work use only a my life is just the life the average FF the stage I

little powder and lipstick. Birl of my age leads. In fact, I think As my hair is not "dimcult I look A pinky peach is my powder chade I'm an absolutely normal girl in

every way. after it myself between visits to the and I use a light-coloured lipstick.

lawn cach morning. This quietness makes a difference to the quality of one's sleep.

strange--is to eat a raw apple every night. It sounds rather indigestible but whatever time I go to bed I in the day-time. I simply couldn't hools of owls which, incidentally, hairdresser-I go about once every must have that apple although, pro- sleep. Even when I was a baby I leave several field mice strewn on bably, it is merely a habit.

Was never very good at the day- the And then I have a hot bath every time rest. Again, I may be one of

how into $ night, too, no matter is when. I get home. Some people the lucky ones for I do not need a night lot of rest and, although I sleep very belleve that a hot bath at wakes you up, but for me it has the lightly, I sleep well. opposite effect, and makes me sleep I always sleep with my windows better.

wide open but then it is very quiet It wouldn't help me at all to rest where I live, with just the accusional

THE INFORMAL PARTY

UESTS

Menu Suggestions

Another of my bedtime rules is to least, brush my hair 20 times each side of my head every night.

PIQUANT PINEAPPLE

PINEAPPLE is a favourite tinned

fruit of many people, and there

are delicious ways of using it.

of

A pudding that can be eaten hot or cold according to the weather made by adding pineapple and eggs them some to a good white sauce. For the sauce the dish, and pour over frequently enjoy informal party far more than the cooking sherry or fruit juice. Pre- use three-quarters of a pint of milk formal one; there is less feeling of pare a custard by taking one small and one-and-a-half ounces each

butter and full-cream

flour. Add three of unsweetened restraint and things are more likely tin to go with a swing." Here are a few condensed milk and mixing this with dessertspoonfuls of sugar, a quarter water. of a teaspoonful vanilla essence, suggestions for the buffet which will three-quarters of a pint of help to make such a part a great Beat up two eggs and two oz castor two beaten egg yolks, and half

sugar and add to the dissolved milk, tint of pineapple cut into small Stir gently over a low flame until the pieces. Turn the mixture into A Danish dish which has become custard thickens. Allow to cool and greased ple dish, beat the whites of a great favourite over here is very pour over the sponge cakes. When erg to a stiff froth with a little castor lasty and attractive, consisting of quite cold cover with whipped cream sugar and pile them on top. Put the decorate. with cherries and pudding into a slow oven until the rounds of crisp, French bread, spread and

egg whites are golden brown with butter, on top of which is a angelica.

crisp. ranged almost any conceivable cold

success:-

delicacy, garnished attractively with Genoese Fancies

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IN

OMELETS

SOME TASTY VARIETIES

the tiniest inn or restaurant hot dish, and garnish with a sprig abroad, one can always procure of parsley.

ex- Kidney Omelet rellent and delicious, meal for warm

good omelet-this forms an

being both light and weather, making a successful omelet. nourishing. Here are three rules for core.

Skin one kidney and remove the Cut in dice and cook in butter

slowly about 20 minutes. Prepare an emelet as above (omitting cheese)

In the frying pan put 1 teaspoon and place the kidney in the centre salt. heat well, then rub with clean before rolling up. kitchen paper, to remove roughness Tomato Omelet

Skin, slice, and cook the tomate In a little butter. Prepare omelet and for the place tomato in centre before rolling Make the diners wall omelet, and not the omelet for the up.

Allow 2 CE per person, and see that they are "new faid."

And

red pepper, gherkins, stuffed olives or

**

Two and a half oz flour; two

oz

two

in

For a hot day pineapple trifle is delightful luncheon, sweet and very quickly made. Arrange some bunks or slices of tinned pineapple

a glass dish with allees of Cheese Omelet spongecake or Madeira cake and some

vers

11⁄2 oz grated cheese.

anchovies. For example:-Slices of

esxs.

macaroons or ratafias. Pour

tongue with Russian salad, garnished caster sugar: two oz butter; with red pepper; alices of hard-boiled egg with anchovies; cucumber and Beat up the eggs and the sugar for sardine; minced ham mixed will about 20 minutes, until the eggs are chopped spring onions, garnished very thick and creamy. Melt the with a stuffed olive: smoked eel with butter gently in a saucepan and add cakes, cover them with thick custard chopped

uver suficient syrup to saturate the

cornte.

ar

Uiners! If omelets are kept in the A dish for an epicure is

border of oven for even five mir giles-they be-

anute or fried spinach or pens, come a leathery mags-su serve im- omelet served with mediately they are made!

potatoes, and a good gravy. By using your imagination you can vary your omelets-by adding say a pinch of herbs, parsley, finely chopped meat or fish.

tablespoon milk; 3 eggs.

4 oz batter; pepger and salt.

Beat together the eggs, milk, and "Family" Omelet cheese. Season. Hent the butter in

with red pepper; various kinds of

and CE mixture. Mix quickly and light- A pleasant change from lemonade the frying pan, pour in egg mixture

olives,

water,

cup

a cup

Winifred Bear

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

of and stir over the fire till it begins to of set creamily. Itoll up. Turn on to

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1⁄2 oz cornflour.

teacup milk; 2 eggs.

11⁄2 teaspoon each salt, pepper, and made mustard. 1/4 oz butter.

Mix cornflour to a smooth poate

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They've both got

SHORTHEADS

now!

She discovered Shortheads first, and told him that the only way to remove the fartar and tobacco stain behind his teeth was to try a Tek. He tried it, and found that the woman was right. The bristles of the Tek shorthend toothbrush are extra springs. The shape of the Tek shorthead was specially designed to At the inside arch of the teeth, and to reach the dangerous tarlar zone which ordinary toothbrushes miss.

90% of the dentists asked to give their opinion of the Tek design, returned their signed approval of it. There is nothing 'just as good' as Tek. Tek is registered-legally protected from Imitation. To keep both sides of your teeth white and strong yoy you must have the original shorthead toothbrush-Tek.

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Tek

SHORTHEAD TOOTHBRUSH

FITS

THE

ARCH

Six colours

Tek is sold surgically clean in a scaled carton.

and crystal; hard, extra hard and medium bristles, MADE ONLY AT SLOUGH. Guaranteed Product of Johnson & Johnson (Gt. Britalo) Ltd., Slough, Bucks.

ALSO TEK JUNIOR FOR THE CHILDREN mode to fit the arch of their little teeth

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The total Expenditure up to October, 1937, on behalf of sick and destitute children is estimated

Mr. D. BLACK, C.A.

cheese with tomatoes,

ly will a spoon and pour into a pre- gherkins,

pared sandwich tin or sponge-roll tin ia "pineappleado." Add Small sausages, served hot and which has been previously sprinkled chopped pineapple and caten on cocktail sticks are popular with four and castor suger. Place white sugar to a pint of cold water cook for and boil all together for 15 minutes. Stir in half a cup of orange juice and at Informal parties, Other hot in a moderate oven and

Turn on to $

of water. Boll until the onions are bring remainder to the bolt, and pour $20,000. zavouries are tiny rounds of Welsh about 15 minutes.

on wire tray to cool. When cool cut a quarter of a cup of lemon juice in a saucepan covered with a pint with a small quantity of the milk-} at $25,000, against which the Income to date is

The Society asks for the balance of rarebit and prawns and sardines

toast. Sand- into fancy shapes; cut these in hair then strain the liquid and battle it. soft and then mash them up. Strain in cornflour. Boll Ave minutes and allow to cool. Separate whites from

$5,000 small slice of hot

egg yolks, and beat yolks and, sea- wiches, a fruit cake, fruit salad and and spread with jam or butter leing. Serve diluted with ice water to taste. off the ilquid and bottle.

Wipe the paint with a rag wrung sonings: afterwards stir in cornflour, Hon. Treasurers: ・・ cream, a milk jelly, a trifle, fancy Stick the halves together again and

out in this liquid and polish after- Beat white silly, and fold in which cakes, and biscuits should complete a cover with icing, which is made in

the following way:-

fat in your fryer or wards with a soft cloth. If the point lightly. Pour into pan in most popular buffet.

is very dirty, wash with warm water butter is melted. Heat over slow gus Take four oz icing sugar (sified), WHEN the

dripping basin becomes dirty, and a little soft soup; or, as a lest $11 colouring and

under sido is brown. Then Rich Trifle

clarify it in this way:-Warm the fat resort, uzo rog moistened with flavourings, Mix the icing sugar to until it is just melted, and pour it paraffin and wash afterwards with a

brown top under the grill. Fold paste with boiling A trifle is generally very much a fairly stif

three parts, into a clean basin. Pour over this for varicly you water. Divide Into appreciated, and could make the custard with con- colour one part pink and flavour with a kettleful of boiling water, and let soapy cloth. On no account use a quickly in two and serve.

essence, colour another the lot stand overnight. In the gritty substance, as this will damage densed milk, diluting it with only raspberry

Lemons can bo kept. almost half or two-thirds the quantity of part orange and flavour with orange morning, lift off the crust of fat from water usually used. The custard will essence, and another part Davour the top. Scrape the tat underneath

remove any with lemon

#mond Lo

Elinging dirty indefinitely in a basin of cold water. essence ог have a rich, creamy flavour.

particles; place in a pan and heat Change the water every day. Split some trifle sponges in half, essence.

very slowly to drive off any water Gwendoline Wales. spread with jam, arrangé in a glass

that may have been absorbed, Lettuces will be much crisper if Here is an excellent tip for keep- they are washed in cold water with Ing delicate paint splek and span. two slices of lemon in it.

A.W. Slice two large onions and put them

boiling

KLEENEX

Disposable Tissues

Super-soft and super-absorbent. For the use of the whole family. Have Kloonex handy, to save steps-time — money.

the paint.

Strawberry Omelet

Make same as family omelet, but omit pepper, salt, and mustard. caster Instead add two teaspoons sugar, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Make omelet-tum on to sugared paper, spread with heated stawberry Jam-fold in two, and dredge with caster sugar.

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