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STYLEWISE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1999 ocilc -J clothes by Ermenegildo Zegna is being held at Bella Basco Italia, One Oxford Centre, Downtown, through Saturday. Custom suits from $750 to $1,000 can be delivered in less than three weeks. Buyers of a suit will receive a free pair of Mezlan shoes, up A career of standing out in a crowd xquisite examples of to $185 value. All Zegna ties will be $79.99, and fall collections by ti 2 th-ren- LZ3tiuy Na Hugo Boss and Carol Cohen will be previewed. An Stylebook item last bunday omitted the store's name.

Tired of being delayed while your nail polish takes its sweet time drying? Some local Riviera's line of sunglasses for children helps keep out harmful UV rays. women who tried Freeze-It Quick Dry, tive American jewelry will be on display at an exhibition opening Friday at Four Winds Gallery, 5512 Walnut Shadyside. Among the nearly 20 featured artists are Mark Chee, Sonwai, Richard Chavez and Denise Wallace. Lois Scherr Dubin, author of "North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From History to the Present," will sign copies of her new book at the gallery from 7-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Saturday. The book features works from Four Winds Gallery and Krena collections. a new product by Toma, say it dries polish in sion Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. She was 85.

Born in Sherman, Texas, she stood 5 feet, 8 inches another reason I admired her as a teen-ager who stopped growing at 5-foot-10. She started in notable roles, it said in her Variety write-up, in many silent films and later as a bit player. She was married twice, first to Cecil B. DeMille's assistant director, Cullen Tate, and then to William Holman, studio manager at Columbia. She had a daughter from her first marriage.

I haven't been able to locate her, but would love to. Sounds like an Oprah show to me. Her bio states she developed a reputation as "Hollywood's best-dressed extra," and I was told many such extras in those movie davs were chosen because thev could nro- seconds without wrinkling. "I've tried aerosol nail-drying spray, but it didn't dry them this quickly," says Shawndolyn Wilkerson of Avalon. "This is something that I need to use with two very young, demanding children around.

I don't have to worry about nail polish smudges anymore from needing to attendto them before my nail polish dries." She also was delighted with two new nail lacquers by Toma, silvery Samson's Demise and purplish Delilah. Both contain an ingredient that gives the colors a chic, pearly look. Toma products are available locally at Totally Polished, 5824 Forbes Squirrel Hill. Like adults', children's eyes need protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. Riviera has some styles for kids that can be tucked into any backpack, camp trunk or beach bag this summer.

The widely available Riviera Kid's line includes Ocean Pacific styles, pink Barbie frames, aviators, metal frames with blue, pink or yellow lenses and brightly colored plastic frames. Riviera products are available at Kaufmann's. Compiled by LaMont Jones vide their nwn warrlrnhes She flfwavs lnnkeri 1 Tr ess Flowers was what Hollywood described as an "extra" in films. More succinctly, she was a "dress I extra." That was in the Hollywood of long ago. Flowers has grown on me, and I have to admit I found myself through the years seeking her out' in crowds, particularly party or nightclub scenes in movies made in the 40s, '50s and '60s.

I don't know why. I only know I'm still doing it in TV reruns. My interest wasn't overpowering at first. I just found myself muttering "there's that woman again" when I would spot her. It meant nothing to anyone but myself.

Then I began looking for her realizing it. "There she is." I'd poke my friend as we. watched the Saturday matinees. "Who?" she'd ask. I don't think I ever answered.

But it was "that woman." I learned Bess Flowers' name when the movie "Midnight Lace" was being publicized in 1960. Philip Katz was the local movie publicist, and he contacted Bob Ungerfeld at Universal New York office. A still photo from that Doris Day movie showed the actress, and within days we had her name. Katz wrote to her to see if a phone interview was possible, but, sadly, Flowers never responded. Who knows? Perhaps she wanted to remain an unknown, although how many actresses do you know who feel that way? My interest waned some through the years because I wasn't seeing her as often.

Enter AMC cable network. Several months ago, I was watching "The Young Philadelphians" (1959), starring Paul Newman, on AMC, and "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962). There in my living room I said it again. And again. "There she is," I said out loud for no one to hear except my dog.

"There's Bess Flowers." So I'm off and running again. I contacted script writer Thorn Thomas in Los Angeles, who sent me a printout of all the films in which she had appeared, beginning in 1931, from the Motion Picture Almanac. She was in such films as "It Happened One Night" (1934), "Cass Timberlane" (1947), "The Bad and the and "Rear Window" in 1954. Unfortunately, I also learned she died on July 28, 1984, at the Motion Picture Televi- Trnk shows: Cerruti 1881 designer sportswear will be featured tomorrow and Tuesday at William Penn Gown, 5433 Walnut Shadyside. German-made Birken-stock sandals for men, women and children will be featured Saturday at Littles shoe store, 5850 Forbes Squirrel Hill.

A viewing of Coppley Clothing featuring exclusive Coming to the Four Winds Gallery in Squirrel Hill, top to bottom: a pendant by Hopi artist Charles Supplee in 14-carat gold with lapis and coral; a ring by Navajo artist James Little in 18K gold with coral, lapis and diamond; and a ring by Pueblo artist Richard Chavez in 14K gold with turquoise, lapis and coral. stunning. I had a feeling she probably made a good living, and she never had to learn lines. But that's not entirely true. In one of the last scenes in "All About Eve" (1950), she speaks to Anne Baxter after Baxter receives an acting award.

A full sentence, no less. In "Imitation of Life" (1959), she can be seen taking a curtain call in an early scene with Lana Turner, and later, after the cast awaits the newspaper reviews, she bids "Goodnight, George" to her host Also, just a few weeks ago I saw "Double Indemnity," and there was Bess Flowers. She played a secretary and had a line: "Mrs. Dietrichson is here." And she stands right next to Gene Tierney in a scene from "Laura." Her last film was "Good Neighbor Sam" (1964), according to the obituary. In "The Young Philadelphians," I spotted her in the cocktail party scenes at the Main Line mansion of the heroine, played by Barbara Rush.

And in my living room! How did I know it was Bess Flowers? I sat on my living-room floor with my camera poised for her entrance and took pictures of the scene in which she greeted the hostess, silently this time. I have a clear (to me) picture of her back, and the familiar short-neckline hairstyle. I'd know her anywhere. California salon enlists a cool aide for fading color sometimes I custom blend." For blondes, Feldman will sometimes blend an orange Kool-Aid with lemonade Kool-Aid for a strawberry blond effect. "Usually with blondes, you don't want to go too extreme." And for brunettes, she uses a freshly brewed cup of coffee, "but cold." You can try this at home by adding coffee or Kool-Aid crystals to conditioner or gel, Feldman says.

The color will wash out in a week or so. The Kool-Aid has one extra benefit in the salon. "It takes away that ammonia smell." Barbara Thomas, Los Angeles Times adding it to permanent dye or offering clients a temporary tint with just the Kool-Aid crystals alone. "I add it into the color just to give an extra shine," says Feldman, who owns Sublime with hairdresser husband Damo Sleiman. "I like to use it on my clients who are redheads." "Copperheads," she says, lose their color faster than brunettes or blondes.

"Reds are the hardest maintenance colors." And so, instead of giving permanent color treatments every 10 days, Feldman tints clients' hair between dyes with cherry and orange crystals. "I buy those individual packets and lor years, women have poured food on their hair beer, 1 eggs, olive oil. L3 Sublime Salon Beverly Hills, has taken it one step further. Co-owner and colorist Candace Feldman uses Kool-Aid in hair color, If VX I I hy wi17! I Liu Have something that just can't wait? Our new system, PG Express Line, and our web site can provide many of the same services as our representatives 24 hours a day. Just call 1-800-228-NEWS (6397) or (412) 263-1121 or locate us atwww.post-gazette.com.

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