Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 8 | Diva Reveals Beauty Tricks

Diva Reveals Beauty Tricks 0 By ALICIA HART Madame Genia Cigna famous operatic operatic operatic oper oper- star who this winter has joined the Metropolitan Opera company attributes the beauty of Italian women's women's wo wo- wo- wo mens men's hair t to the lavish use of olive oil Before each weekly shampoo every Italian woman I know rubs Beauty warm olive oil into her scalp then brushes her hair for 15 minutes before washing says Madame Cigna Incidentally a cold rinse is used before hot water and liquid soap the theory being that cold coldwater coldwater coldwater water causes the oil to separate and roll roIl off Each time the hair is dressed the brush is sprinkled with olive oil then hair and scalp are brushed vigorously The oily appearance is removed by lightly t touching the hair with a towel which has been wrung out in very hot hotS water followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by a dry towel rub and brushIng brushing brushing brush brush- ing with a clean brush Italian girls have beautiful feet according to the attractive opera star And this is because they are taught from infancy to bathe their feet in warm olive oil then to massage massage massage mas mas- sage vigorously Now and then the average well-groomed well Italian woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man likes to soak her elbows in small smaIl earthen jars that contain warm olive oil mixed with almond oil She likes a facial pack made from front whipped olive oil and beaten egg whites too Madame Cigna always washes her face with soap and water in the morning uses a liquid foundation and applies makeup sparingly Her afternoon makeup differs in that she uses a deeper more sophisticated sophisticated shade of of powder H However wever long used to Italy's brilliant afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon sunshine she is especially careful not to wear enough makeup to give her skin an artificial look She says many of her countrywomen countrywomen countrywomen country country- women use turtle oil on their eyelids eyelids eyelids eye eye- lids for afternoon as well as eve eve- ning This gives the lids a moist luminous appearance and keeps them young looking soft and smooth