NERVES STEADIED BY NEEDLEWORK
Some movie stars—Kay Francis is one —can't be placid between scenes unless they are doing something with their hands. It relieves tne mental tension they undergo. One day her secretary accidentally picked up Miss Francis's work and carried it away downtown on a two-hour errand. Kay couldn't read, couldn't sit still, couldn't do anything but walk up and down the stage until the girl returned. "No, it isn't temperament; it's simply jittery nervousness," said the star. She was so relieved at getting the linen between her lingers again that she didn't even bawl out the embarrassed girl. As a matter of fact, when she had finished the fine needlework, a beautiful piece of work, she gave it to the girl, and asked her to keep it as a memento from the actress.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 136, 15 March 1940, Page 7
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136NERVES STEADIED BY NEEDLEWORK Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 136, 15 March 1940, Page 7
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