The Jazz Era

the boyish bob is not passé, from 1931

featuring:

Don’t let anyone tell you that the boyish bob is out and the long bob is in, thanks to Greta Garbo. Look at these heads for courage to keep the shears busy.

Beatrice Lillie, upper left, values her hair too highly as a trademark to let it grow a quarter of an inch.

Dorothy Christy, at top of page, is in Maurice Chevalier’s "Playboy of Paris” and “She Got What She Wanted.”

Another Christy, above, is Ann, who is quite a star in Sennett comedies.

Louise Brooks, left, leader in patent-leather hair cuts, is back in Hollywood after several years in German films, renewing acquaintance with her ex-husband, Edward Sutherland.

Ethel Sykes, at top of page, you remember as one of the sextet in “The Floradora Girl.”

Kay Francis, above, achieves a hair cut that is sleek, but not hard.

Kathryn Irving’s head, upper right, is relieved from severity by the soft, natural wave of her hair.

Gloria Swanson invented this new coiffure. She claims it is the most effective style for a simple hairdress that she has ever tried. You will see her wearing it in forthcoming Paramount pictures. In fact, in THE HUSBAND’S TRADEMARK she first used it, and these exclusive poses were made by her especially for SCREENLAND readers, between scenes. Miss Swanson advised the Editors not to offer a $10 prize for every girl who submits photographs showing her own hair done in the fashion. "It is too easy,” she said.

Part the hair on one side, waving it if it has no natural curl, and pin it back softly over the ears.

Back view, showing the hair well brushed into one section.

Roll the entire back hair into one continuous roll.

Loop the roll up into a figure “8” and secure. If the hair is long enough, a double figure “8” may be made, allowing the lower half to rest upon the neck.

Side view of the completed coiffure.

Quaint pins such as Gloria wears on either side give an added artistic touch.

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During Prohibition, the Hotel Majestic converted its bar into a library, ca. 1923.

Wallpaper (circa 1939) by Gilbert Sackerman (American, active circa 1935).

Watercolour, graphite, and gouache on paperboard.