I couldn’t resist making a comment today because, of course, every day is a good day to learn about beauty, etiquette, and lovely manners … and because your happy smile sent me right over to one of my favorite books. I turn now to John Robert Powers’ _how to have model beauty, poise and personality (1960). (And, yes, the title is in all lower case letters. Lower case is tres model-y!

I turn to the section entitled, “Develop a Radiant Expression:”

“A warm, appealing expression brings beauty to the face [...] By consciously training your face to wear an attractive expression, you will be taking a giant step up the ladder of beauty. Keep the corners of your mouth turned upward as much as possible. Even when you are listening to, or discussing a serious subject, there is no need for the mouth to take on a downward droop. The down lines are aging lines. Learn to avoid them.

Smiles are habit forming. What is more, they are contagious. People are all searching for happiness. They naturally gravitate toward the woman who looks happy. Her cheerful, life-is-a-wonderful-thing expression draws others to her because they hope to share that happiness themselves.

Don’t, on the other hand, imagine that I am advocating a foolish grin worn like a clown’s painted mouth. The happy look springs from the eyes as well as the mouth. It comes from an inward sense of enjoying life. To be effective, it must be sincere. The trick is to feel happy and let it show. However, you will find that often when a smile starts on the lips, it soon spreads to the spirits.”

Sage advice indeed! And pearls of wisdom that Charles is clearly already in possession of! Look at that smile and learn, slide fans. Our leader is truly the master of the radiant expression!

xoxo!
Miss Sharon

I remember Walt saying in one of the books I’ve read, he didn’t want the park to be the same each time someone returns. At first, I struggled with that (i.e. I only got one visit with Nature Wonderland’s Rainbow Caverns, on my next visit, it was boarded up and became Thunder Mountain) but now I understand his thinking.

Here is a way cool web page. I’m not getting paid for the plug, it just brought back some good memories of the Disneyland I grew up with. http://www.extinct-attractions-club.com/

Along with Charles’ I frequent these two sites. Remember the pirate ship at Skull Rock? Check out the before and after pics.

Even Garbo had to have airbrushing but not Charles and he still looks swell.

What’s his secret?

Now? Ugghhhhh…. My memories shattered as we have to park in that gawdawful, 21st century, 60 something-story parking garage with escalators and no view of what’s to come exept some marketing genious’s idea of a walk through ‘Downtown Disney.’ Meh. I am so not into the Cult O’ Disney, which it seems to have become… Too bad.