August 20, 1944

To tell a woman she is beautiful is the most acceptable compliment any daughter of Eve can receive. It’s the most exciting praise every girl, whether she resides in Hollywood or lives on an isolated farm, enjoys hearing, and it’s the one thing she waits to hear from the lips of her lover or her husband.

Yet Hedy Lamarr, conceded to be Hollywood’s greatest beauty and mentioned as the most glamorous motion picture star, hates the very word “beautiful.”

Bestsellers this week: “History of Rome Hanks” and “I Never Left Home.”

From the Philadelphia Inquirer via Fultonhistory.com