What can I do to be glamorous? Well now
that's always a popular question with a girl. but tell me, just what is glamour? well .. it's .. well you know ! yes I think I do. As a French chef might say. in other words it's a little touch of seasoning that makes the dish
just right. Suppose you're getting too much seasoning? Well then it's no good. That's right and it's just the same with glamour. Now glamour you know is ... now in
order for it to be effective that means that everything else must be
right. Glamour, and poise and charm too are all based simply on good grooming. Mary,
poise and charm are personality traits What do they have to do with clothes makeup
and hair? Well .. poise you know is simply a state of mind. It comes as a result of
confidence in the way you look. If you know you look well, your clothes are right. makeup natural your hair neat The assurance of all these things
brings with it that elusive poise ! So, poise comes from good grooming and charm .. Well now, charm is the ability to make other people happy and comfortable with you. Now that means .. Forget yourself and concentrate on putting the
other person at ease Right ? Right !! And I assure you, no women who can do that successfully if she's worried about the way she looks. Is her lipstick on straight?
Has she a run in her stocking? Is her hemline even? Good grooming comes right in the front door Why Mary, I never thought of it
that way. What else do you tell these girls? perhaps you could learn more? Yes Mary give ! Tell us exactly what you do at those high school lectures Well tomorrow morning at nine o'clock .. I don't know whether you think of posture as a beauty subject but it is Just as much as it is a health subject. So, let's talk about
posture for beauty. Believe me it is important because regardless of how much
or how little money you spend for clothes they can't do the whole job of
making you look your best. Unless you give them a certain amount of support. I don't often advise you to take example from the movies, but just watch any good
movie actress for posture. Notice how she walks. Goes up and down stairs. Sits down, and gets up. Why if her posture weren't perfect, she wouldn't be a movie star. Bad posture sort of sneaks up on you when you're not thinking about it. For instance, there's the girl who goes through halls, supporting her books on one hip. She looks like this. Then there's the stomach carrier. She goes through her school life looking like this ! and of course there are so many
wrong ways of sitting down that I couldn't begin to show you all of them. There's the girl who throws herself on the chair, as if she were playing living statues. Then there is the shoulder blades sprawler.. and the knees apart
pigeon toed thinker. It's just as easy, and a great deal more poised and charming to ..ah ..sit down ! and get up gracefully, all in one piece. Now there are a lot of of bad habits that
many girls have, that detract from poise and charm. I'll show you what I mean by
turning my back and describing some of the things that I
know are going on in this audience right now. even though I can't see them. for instance, I'll bet that right this minute there's a girl out there biting her beads. and another one contentedly munching the paint off a pencil. There are
undoubtedly several of you who are playing with your hair, twisting a pet
curl round and round and round. and of course, there is the nail-biter. the worst of all nervous little habits If you can't break yourself of this
habit never never wear a nail polish Because the bright polish will attract
attention to your short ugly nails ! But don't go to the other extreme. Nails like
claws. Claws are for cats ! I can't leave this subject of habits. without talking
about the good old American habit of chewing gum. so, and whatever you do, don't chew with sound effects ! But enough about habits, except for this. Be sure you rule your habits. Don't let your habits rule you, and take
an inventory every once in a while just to be on the safe side. Now I know you're
all waiting to talk about clothes. Well I love to talk about them too. but since I
can't give you a whole fashion course right now. I think it's best to talk about
accessories, and well fitted clothes. Let me tell you about one of the best
secretaries I ever had. When she my apartment for an interview, well I don't think that most people would have hired her. I did because I thought she
had ability. and I knew I could help her with her appearance. She had on a nice
tailored suit. but in the most important places, it was a misfit. and no suit
showed off to advantage unless the fit is right. First, it fitted badly in the
shoulders. There was obviously something the matter with the skirt. and it took me a
minute to figure out that it was too long. So, she had just rolled it over the
waistline. No skirt will hang right if you adjust its length this way ! and an even hemline, is a must ! Her blouse was much too fussy for a tailored suit. And her hat was alright, but she'd spoiled it by adding a veil. Her bag was much too big, for such a small girl. Like so many of us, she thought she had to carry everything she owned around with her. or she was too lazy to clear it out. Her gloves was much too elaborate, and her shoes !! Well, they would have been alright
for an afternoon dress But definitely not for this suit. After she had been with me
for a few weeks and asked me a thousand questions. She looked like this the same suit, but nicely fitted and the shoulders fixed. She carried a smaller
bag. Suitable for a girl her size. Now, plain gloves matched her hat. The same hat, but the veil was gone. Her plain pumps were in excellent taste, a good buy because they could be worn with practically everything. And her tailored
blouse was perfect. Well you can see how important accessories are and well fitted clothes too. Think if you had unlimited money for clothes, you'd have nothing to worry about ? Well that just isn't the case. For no matter
how much you spend, if you don't take good care of what you have, you won't be
well dressed. I spent a weekend with some friends of mine recently who have two daughters. Their wardrobe is the envy of all their school friends. They don't have a lot
of clothes and what they have are not expensive. but both Ethel and Louise know,
that a needle and thread, some cleaning fluid good clothes brush, and an iron, are
the hidden secrets of keeping well dressed. They know too that either a
sagging hem or gaping seam, is a sure way to kill glamour. Both of the girls
spend a few minutes each day on their clothes. It doesn't take long because
they never let the work pile up until there is lots to be done. Louise uses a
touch of cleaning fluid on the inside of collars, cuffs and hat bands. Because even
if no one else could see it she could certainly never feel well poised or
charming or glamorous, if she knew her collars or cuffs were soiled and both
girls know that it saves time and saves clothes to get things ready to put on,
and then put them away neatly where they belong. They spend no time frantically searching for clothes. to find them crushed in the
corner of a drawer or hanging shapelessly on a hook. It's not the size of the Wardrobe
that counts you know it's the shape. One thing more a final checkup. See that the
hemline is even. The slip, where it belongs. The stocking seams straight. and if
those shoe heels are run down? Get them fixed, pronto ! The, flip a clothes brush across the shoulders, to make doubly sure that there
is no loose hair or dandruff, and you're ready to face the outside world
