SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1931 THE JOURNAL Page WOMAN'S WORLD Z STAR DUST Color Tricks Improve Smallest Bathroom Alan Young , CBS Television Star, By Eitta Haley MANY WOMEN who are very with the way in which Double Cape Style their homes are constructed and decorated frequently despair of their bathrooms. Too small, they Not enough room for anysay. thing, others add. Even smaller bathrooms have possibilities for definite decoration, and some of the smallest can be transformed so they offer almost amazing storage possibilities. Frequently youll find that once storage room has been added to the bathroom, it can be more attractive than before. Good use of space is not only a practical idea, but it can be beautiful because of its use. Imagine being able to display your cosmetics in the bathroom, in their attractive containers. Youll appreciate their beauty, as well as your convenience to them. Consider how useful and lovely it would be if you could display your lovely thick towels in all their luscious colors, on open shelves in the bathroom. Wouldnt you like a built-i- n vanity in your bathroom, if even a small one? With a lovely waterproof skirt, it can add decor to the room as well ing problem is a rack constructed at the end of the bath tub, especially in the case of the tub that does not extend all the way to the wall. One side of the rack can rest on the floor, the other against the ceiling. Six or more horizontal bars give wonderful drying space for daily laundry as well as towel drying. Then, too, there are other drying aids which may be attached to the jack of the door or on wall space n the bath. They vary all the way 'rom folding racks or shells or hooks for such small items as socks, hose and hankies. Color Modernizes Old Bathrooms Theres nothing quite like the current luscious colors for adding newd ness and pep to the bathroom. Specially finished wallpapers can be used in many of them, while clay tiling and plastic finishes may be more practical for you. If part of the bathroom is painted, as frequently happens with the upper half of a tiled bathroom, choose a new color for a good change. Fixtures may often be modernized at little expense. If the sore spot in your bathroom is the light hanging from the ceiling, you may find it will cost By YOUNG is sitting pretty, two picture assignments in his pocket Aaron Slick from ALAN Punkin Crick and Clarence and his own television show on CBS. But blond, Alan was to about just quit show busi ready mild-mannere- d Janis Carter is happy that her first starring assignment under her new RKO contract is a western, The teaming her with Robert Young and Jack Buetel; she recently discovered that in small e western towns, pictures are having short runs, while westerns run for two, three or maybe four weeks, playing to packed houses every day of the run. Half-Bree- d, big-nam- big-sca- le SHOPPER'S CORNER out-date- In keeping with the interest in doubles tor fashion this season, of sheer here's a bolero-cap- e wool navy layered with white pique over a matching wool collar-les- s dress. The short-sleevdress fastens with bone buttons and is belted in navy leather. The cape is slit in the back. ed as interest. Have you seen the lovely glass, as well as the jewel-tone- d plastic gadgets which can be placed in bathrooms for convenience in hanging daily washed items such as hose and gloves? You can appre- - old-fashion- Shadow boxes which are recessed into the walls are also decorative as well as good for storing towels, wash cloths, mats and shower cur- tains. Bat brooms need drying facilities . . Lands T op Movie Assignments INEZ GEIUIARD . elate their beauty as well as enjoy their practicality. Does your bathroom have a medicine chest? If not, you are missing one of the greatest conven- iences. With small children, you can store away all poisons and dangerous drugs in this, and lock them. A glass on the door will give you the essential feature of every bathroom, a mirror. Use Empty Walls For Storage No matter how small the bath- room, theres usually wall space left after the major features are installed. In modem building this space is not simply left there; its used to the fullest limit. At the entrance to the bathroom, which is frequently a small hallway type of ' construction, or on one of the walls adjoining the bath tub or bowl, you may have several feet of space extending from floor to ceiling. For a space of this type have three or four recessed shelves of the open type constructed. These can be used for towels, bath mats and other such accessories. Youll still have two or three feet of space from the floor to the place where the shelves begin. Use these for two or three drawers. These may contain additional soap supplies, bathing aids such as brushes, bathroom cleaners, or extra supplies of cosmetics and tooth paste or shaving supplies. Space above the wash basin or bowl is ideal for a medicine cabinet with a mirror door. Its convenient, a right at this place, and this is good place for the mirror. Wall space elsewhere in the bathroom, especially any thats on the upper half of the wall can be used for cabinets, medicine or storage. Vanity in Bathroom Offers Convenience Having a vanity or a dressing table in the bathroom offers great convenience in many respects. If your wash basin or bowl does not have enough of a ledge on which to set bottles of cosmetics, combs, brushes and pins, you can imagine the great joy of the vanity. In addition to this, having the vanity, even a small one in the bathroom, frees the bedroom from much clutter and transfers it to a room where any spilled powder or lotion is much easier to clean. Vanities in the bathroom easily take the place of the dressing room. This might offer further incentive to investigate the possibilities of the project, especially if it can be managed, and you do not have room for a powder or dressing room. There are several ways in which the bath can be modernized to take care of the project. If your bath tub does not extend all the way from one side of the room to the other, or take up a whole wall, in other words, there might be a small space at the end of the tub where it could be constructed. Clay tiling will provide an excellent top while a skirt will complete the vanity. Place a mirror on the wall above the top. This may have light fixtures on either side if light is essential. Vanities can be built around the basin simply by extending the top with tiling, enough to make a table. If you have the room, bring out tiling and set on a table top which has a sunken box with a lid for tissues and cosmetics. In this case when the top lid is opened, the mirror is on the inside of the box and will stand straight up. Provide Bathroom With Drying Facilities Grandmother always had a convenient basement for her laundry, but in modern homes we like more convenience. Lets face the fact that todays bathroom has to be a miniature laundry for daily sudsings required for hose, gloves and underwear. Most of these are quick-dryin- g and hardly worth the trouble to bring to the basement if you have one, especially when they can be washed so readily in the bathroom. Keep them neatly off the towel racks, however, if you want to avoid family feuds. One excellent solution to the dry By ness not long ago; it had caved out from under him. Hed long been a radio star, had done fine in his only film, Margie, but there was no demand for him. He was just about ready to take his family home to Toronto and tackle something else. Then one night he auditioned his television show a sponsor for it the west grabbed instantly coast, east coast rights were sold soon afterward. Just what he deserved! Marvin Miller, the radio announcer, seems typed for Oriental characterizations in movies. He played Ghengis Khan in The Golden Horde, now is slated for the role of a Chinese black market operator in Peking Express. as well as increased storage space. little to install fluorescent type lighting, or at least wall fixtures with a more modern look. Dont neglect such small fixtures as new rods, soap containers, corner shelves or plastic shelves which offer storage as well as beauty. When the bathroom is used by several people, make ample provision for the towels they use, both for hands and bath. Towel racks for the youngsters should be placed low enough for them to reach readily, thus discouraging the draping of wet and dirty towels on the side of the tub. If towel space is at a premium, use the swingout racks with two or three rods rather than the horizontal bars. Fashion Flashes To give suitable contrast to your pencil slim skirt of the season, g wear a widely cape with a bright Chosen in fullness. fingertip color and worn with the conservaout-flun- tive colored suits, these capes can make a dramatic contribution to your ensemble. Unexpected decorations on hats are making fashion news. Look for such details as velvet edging on a d visors or black skullcap, violets with straw. You cant go wrong this season if your costume contains touches of red or deep pink. If these arent in your shoes, blouse or hat, you can always choose red or deep pink for an exposed and decorative hankie or flowers. Add inspiration to those dark dresses for Spring with a feminine ruffle of eyelet batiste. Its the perfect decoration for a simple dress with short sleeves, both of which may carry the ruffling. bud-circle- Anne Sargents latest picture, Three Guys Named Mike," opened in New York the same week that she stepped into the important role of Jocelyn McLeod in The Road of Life and began discussing new television assignments. Ann Blyth is an Truth or Consequences enthusiastic HOUSEWIVES, ALERT tTAVE YOU been watching the A ads tor dress and suit sales? Housewives alert! for clothes-price- s are going higher and higher, with the government prying up that lid on retail So hurry, hurry, hurry to your favorite dress-storAnd if you cant find just what you want for that spring wardrobe, why not whip up your own? Home sewing has become the American womans top hobby, and a most practical one it is these days of mounting clothes prices. Today 28,500,000 women are stretching their budgets making their own clothes and many of their home furnishings. There never was or never will be a better time to join the 28,500,000 than today. Tomorrow, with the drain for defense needs, fabrics may not be so plentiful, but today theres a larger selection than ever before. Wool jersey, double-layere- d for the tubular treatment, flannels, colorful prints in both rayon and fcilk are all available for spring. price-control- s. e! fan; will RIBBONS AND BOWS Plentiful too are ribbons and other trimmings to dress up your old clothes or give that good suit a new all plans to appear on the popular Ralph Edwards CBS show. One of her most prized possessions is a compact he gave her, with the figure of a mermaid decorating the lid, a reminder of her appearance in Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, t in which she with William PowelL le DOROTHY BARCLAY touch, and to furbish the new clothes you make- - or buy. There co-starr- Vaughn Monroe is just staggering out from under a plumbers bill for $2,000. While he and the children were in New York with Mrs. Monroe, who was recuperating from an operation, pipes and radiators froze in their home in suburban Boston. New plumbing, radiators, electric wiring and floors were required before the house was made livable again. Television enthusiasts who claim that radio is dead have had to bak down since the launching of the million-dollPhillip Morris Playhouse, presenting the best plays obtainable, with distinguished actors and actresses. ar Vera Caspary will always be linked with Bedelia, for which she wrote both the book and the film, and for her adaptation of A Letter to Three Wives for the screen. But someone should just put her in front of a camera and let her talk; shes one of the most deThree lightful conversationalists. is her new film, proHusbands duced by her husband. I. G. Goldsmith. Once in every ten years the movies uncover a new child star. Howard Hughes and Edmund Grainger have announced that they are to Dish Towels seeking an obscure in star the The in dish latters is Day important They Absorbency Gave Babies Away, for RKO. towels and so is sanitation. are patterns galore published in your newspapers and magazines, and available at your general or s stores. And think of the saving of cost and taxes! Even that new bonnet would be a cinch for your creative imagination and capable needle. Youd never see another like it, at least until your frineds asked Where did you get that hat? Make me one like it! While youre about it, why not make your own After all, theyre just chair dresses, arent and they? Fabrics for are new also and many, and drapes scarcer and with furniture getting more expensive, why not preserve what you have with new slip covers? As for knitting thats the one form of possible to fan. TV the dry-good- -- slip-cover- s? slip-cove- rs dress-creatio- Released n by WNU Feature