LUXURY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 23 (Supplement)

LUXURY

What Stars Demand in Dressing-Rooms NORMA TALMADGE'S TASTE j rnnß Talmadge sisters, I Norma and Constance, I have dressing: rooms side by 1 side on a Hollywood street | known as “The Street of the Stars.” Small Spanish bungalows line the two sides of the thoroughfare, and these are nothing more than glorified j dressing rooms. I J —l The dressing table of a famous actress is apt to reveal her character. Norma’s dressing table is a businesslike affair, loaded with the props of makeup and decorated only with a few framed photographs. There are two of her sister, Constance, several of the Buster Keaton youngsters and one of Joseph Schenck, the star’s husband. Certain articles are found on every actress’s dressing table. Most important of all is the cold cream and Norma uses a special variety made for her from an old recipe used by Sarah Bernhardt. rr —■ There is grease

-L iit.i» ia tjicaoc paint in shades of flesh and yellow, and there are yellow powder and lip salve. A small gold box holds powder, used to darken the eyelids. In France, according to an old story, women used dust to give their eyes a mysterious look.

Mascara for the eyelashes comes in a stick to be softened by heat and applied while warm Besides the makeup and the photographs. Norma’s dressing table holds a regiment of scent bottles and an ivory toilet set. A circular magnifying mirror stands at the centre of the table. It is surrounded with powerful electric lights. A full length triplicate mirror stands nearby for the final critical survey without which the actress never leaves her dressing room. Norma is not satisfied with her apJLns sjoaoeaip :raq pun ‘paupunjs Suno'e •aSpnf inia-redim un si aqs -xa ua\o aaq sjaaui jx sseiun aounjnacl W &