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Talk of Beauty and Women on Trains and Screens
A column quotes Antone L. R. Roberts on trains and male talkers versus quiet women, then laments talkies replacing legitimate drama. It includes a tea recipe with walnut cheese sandwiches and criticizes bathing beauty contests as false glamour in Florenz Ziegfeld’s stance, urging restraint and imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Roberts
New York
Chicago
Antone
Flo Z . Ziegfeld
JP Ke Great
Florens
General Federation of Women’s Clubs