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Show 1 1 THINGS ON THE FEMININE SIDE By Dorothy Collins NBC Fashion Editor It's that dumm y-in-a-deparl men t-st ore-window-look of fashionable women that "revolts" big Bill Bendix, radio ra-dio and screen star. "Women who dress like one of those store dummies," he said, "make me self-conscious. I can't get over the impression that they might fall apart if I speak to 'em in a normal voice." Another thing this NBC star notices no-tices right away is how a woman's face is made up. Mask-Like Makeup "I can't stand that real heavy stuff," he grumbled. "It ends in a definite line on the neck and gives a woman a mask-like look. That kind generally paint on their mouth, too. Sickening! But their are a lot of things that this bluff, hard talkin' guy likes, and he can name them without thinking twice. Black Panther Dame "Give me a woman who stands straight," he recited, "and has well-cared for hands and clean hair. The other guys have those black panther dames you can see for a mile." He pointed to Barbara Eiler, who plays his daughter on "The Life of Riley"' and said, "That is the kind of hair I like to see on women wom-en real clean and shiney." Clean Shining Hair Pert Barbara, who not only advertises ad-vertises by uses Prell shampoo, says the secret in shining hair is lots of brushing and frequent washings. wash-ings. In response to a question about his idea of a beautiful woman, Bill Bendix was brusque. "One with brains, and a twinkle in her eye," he said tersely. i |