Cold In The Head

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 204, 26 May 1938, Page 5

Cold In The Head

Look Your Best In Spite Of It

calendar turns over and that special date has arrived. And. with fatal precision a cold has arrived, too. To be exact it arrived two days ago, so that it is now at its very worst. What’s to do? We’ll assume, of course, that you have done everything possible during the last' two days; that you went to bed early with hot drink and aspirin and that you’ve tried to remain in an even temperature all day, says a writer ' in "Eve’s Journal.” Your dressing for the date must be done in a moderately warm, not hot bedroom, and for once you must skip that delicious soak in a "heavenly-hot, scented bath. The ■water may still be scented but only reasonably hot, and cooled off slightly from the cold tap before you emerge. Then set yourself aglow with a brisk rub from your thickest bath towel taken straight from the warm rail. ■ Next, maWe good use of your inhaler, atomizer or nasal douche—anything to clear your nose and head. Then good blow” and try very hard not ti' produce your handkerchief for the res of the evening. Make up will need special care. Foundation? Powder-cream is an almost divine gift to people with eolds; choose the thickest, most stolid variety you know. Be careful about its colour, though. Better choose a shade with a trace of yellow in it than one either too pink Or too white. Deep rachel or a'pale sun-tan will keep your nose properly subdued through a whole evening. The rest of your make-up will harmonise. It’s as if you "shadow down” your complexion a colour-tone or two. leaving full scope for vivid eyes and lips. Give your eyes the benefit of tonic pads while you are in the bath. It will make them look twice <; their present size. Be clever witli eyeshadow, generous with mascara or eye-'L lash darkener, and don’t forget to ! lengthen your eyebrows a fraction of an inch with brown pencil. The more, accent on eyes the better. Lipstick can be brilliant, too—-cherry or poppy or that lovely mandarin. Qolour helps. *! Cold or no cold, you’ll naturally have... had your hair done for this important occasion. Comb it high off your forehead and ears—it gives you an alert, amused expression, removes any last trace of droopiness. The last move of all will be a spray with your most delicious perfume. We won’t have to tell you what to talk about, but do humbly suggest that the word “cold” never once appears the whole evening. Don’t forget the old saw about never talking illness to a man.