1935-07-06 — Page 7

No. 17

China Mail

HOME SUPPLEMENT

Impressions

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1935

MAGIC IN

No 17

MAKEUP

WHEN A GIRL'S. MADE UP FOR MOVING PICTURES SHE'S LIKELY TO LOOK LIKE WHAT SHE ISN'T."

WITNESS THESE BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOGRAPHS OF HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES.

ET yourself a hobby if you

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want to remain young

and interesting. Besides - your home or your ambitions, tie yourself to something that wil keep your mind off yourself in odd moments.

There's a rea-

son why women actively en- gaged in some line of work or interest are younger-looking. as a rule, than those who have no such outlet.

It isn't just that the business woman, for instance, has more money to spend on herself than the home woman that she so often keeps her youth loager in fact it isn't that at all. The business or professional woman, the wo-

with a ***

vital interest, has contacts, a wide-awake and muen- exercised mentality. She hasn't much time for brooding thinking about herself and

troubles.

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Colleen Moore, the famous mộ-. vie star, says that if you have a hobby life will never hold a dull moment for you. You can't be bored if you add to your interestá one good hobby. And it isn't the actual hobby so much either; ac- * cording to the charming Colleen; it's the highways and byways into which a good hobby leads one. You catch other people's interests and enthusiasms, ¡you make tacts, learning and balding all the time. Indeed, you open up a whole new world, for yourself.

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Miss Moore has a magnificent doll's house, and when she began collecting her miniatures she had no idea how many people went in for collecting tiny objects, nor bow many of these were in circulation. Now she has a whole library of knowledge on the subject!

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There are those who collect tiny books, cid and tiny glassware or china. One collects etchings, one teapots,

medals, and one matchboxes. One collects folk- tales or songs or sales of super- xtition. There is an endless list to choose from. A visit to Kat Street might offer a host of fas

the local cinating suggestions to lady. And once

OB you start something Chinese there is 20- much to read up, to find out, and to learn about it. In such a way a keen and happy interest is born. You'll soon feel yourself hanging by jovisible threads to a fairy castle.

And if a hobby does that for you why, encourage your friend to go right out and start collect- ing wild Bowers or something. Wild fwers wouldn't be such a bad start either; They'd take one out of doors, where troubles and wor- ries are doomed to die a natural death.

Phyllis Jaky.

Wcinema as much as people Hong Kong go to the

anywhere else and most of us are not free from the "hero- worship” which is part of the Flach make-up of movie fans. Sim star has her pros and con- tras-people who swear bý or at her. We have our "doubles" here too. There is the young. lady who was told one day that she resembled Gloria Swanson: and now her goal in life is to accentuate the likeness.

It is usually the physical ap pearance of the stars that appeals to the fans and meeting them in person often causes some disila- sionment. Hong Kong is not quite. so out of the way as those people wish us to believe who circulate the story of the little girl who, on the eve of her departure from home," ended her prayer by saying: "Now good-bye. God; to-morrow we're gring to Hong Kong" Of course this is an exaggeration-Hong Kong is even on the main tourist fine: so we have had the opportunity of seeing, among other celebrities, some famous film stars in person,

If this encounter often ended in disappointment it is only because people lasu so little about work in the moving picture studios. Many film fans believe that the first re- quirement of the film star is that she be a ravishing beauty according to accepted; standards. Naturally physical appearance does count a lot, but, as photography is the essential factor in the moving pic- ture, its technique has to be con- sidered. You have heard very they Pretty women complain that

The take such poor photographs. photograph might show up some im perfection of feature which we do not perceive when we meet her in person. The colouring of her skir and the sparkle of her eyes might attract us in life but not be con- veved in the photograph.

The moving picture actress- must have well modelled features. Sur- face blemishes which count se much in personal appearance can be eli- minated by make-up: lighting and ether zetources of photography That is simply said, but little do you realise how much worry it cau- ses to cameramen, make-up men, (Continued Over-Page)

KATHERINE HEPBURN

JOAN CRAWFORD

JANET GAYNOR