SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN 285 FUTURE PROGRAMME MEDAL LECTURE: Thursday, 1st May 1969, at the Royal Society of Arts, John Adam Street, London, W.C.2. An industrialist looks at the cosmetics industry Leonard P. Matchan (Chairman, Cope Allman Group). Time: 7.30 p.m. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Wednesday, 21st May 1969. SYMPOSIUM ON GUMS AND THICKENERS A Symposium on Gums and Thickeners will take place in Oxford during the week beginning 13th October 1969. Programme Secretary Mr. K. M. Godfrey, c/o the Society's office, 56 Kingsway, London, W.C.2. SYMPOSIUM ON PERFUMERY A Symposium on Perfumery, organised jointly with the British Society of Perfumers, will take place in Eastbourne, Sussex, from 13th-15th April 1970. Programme Secretary Mr. D. E. Butterfield, I.F.F. (Great Britain), Ltd., Crown Road, Southbury Road, Enfield, Middx. SYMPOSIUM ON CLEANSING A Symposium on Clem•sing will take place in Bournemouth, Hants., during November 1970.

Book review THE ART OF MAKE-UP FOR STAGE, TELEVISION AND FILM. V. Boublik. Pp. xi + 187 + Ill. (1968). Pergamon Press, Oxford. oe2.s0 (SOs). This book is a detailed handbook for the use of professional make-up artists in film and television studios as well as in the theatre. Its author is head of a research laboratory in Czechoslovakia's main film studio, dealing mainly with cosmetic problems specific to this subject. It is simply written, clearly set out and well translated, so that the result is easy reading. There are 142 diagrams and photographs to illustrate the text, even though the book consists of only 185 pages. A short introductory chapter presents the history of make-up and its development through the ages. The next two chapters give the necessary basic knowledge of the facial anatomy, etc. There follows a chapter dealing with the most important physical relations between colour and light, which includes a description of film negatives used in the industry. The longest section is devoted to the art of make-up from all aspects, including its principles and techniques corrective make-up changing the actor's personality and age with and without the use of special accessories and a chapter on the preparations used. The subject may perhaps be peripheral to the requirements of the cosmetic chemist, but it is of interest because it describes accurately, and authoritatively, the art and craftsmanship of professional make-up which, after all, makes use of all his preparations and it shows the great width of knowledge which such a professional man needs. There is a comprehensive table of contents and a brief but adequate index. Mrs. H. BUTLER 286 Published on behalf of the Society of Cosmetic. Chemists of Great Britain by Pergamon Press, Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. Printed and Bound by H. E. Warne Ltd., 90 East Hill, St. Austell, Cornwall. Great Britain.