Stay on your face: show people with makeup all your life.
When the staff of Shilin official residence recalled the past, they felt a lot about Song Meiling's private life and described it very realistically. They said, "Song Meiling, like many people who live in Shili House, is used to nightlife. In his later years, Song Meiling's habits didn't change much. He still stayed up late.
Song Meiling made up almost every day in her centenary life. Everyone who has met her says that she is really talented. Indeed, Song Meiling attached great importance to his image all his life. Cosmetics and Song Meiling are as inseparable as air and water. This habit also left a deep impression on his men.
For makeup, Song Meiling has always been loyal to others, mainly because Song Meiling probably doesn't want others to see her true colors. It is said that even Chiang Kai-shek rarely sees Song Meiling who removes makeup, which shows that she is good at hiding her true colors.
It is an open secret in Shilin official residence that Song Meiling paid attention to the maintenance of figure and appearance all his life, especially in his later years. It's a pity that Song Meiling suffers from chronic skin allergy, so sometimes just because he eats a little seafood or gets some pollen, the old disease will recur, which is very uncomfortable and affects his appearance. Therefore, men must be careful in all aspects when serving her. Song Meiling once visited the White House. Because of skin allergy, she has to change the sheets several times a day, but the uninformed White House attendant complains about Song Meiling's habit.
Exquisite recipes: good maintenance and charming manners
Song Meiling can only rely on cosmetics to make up for and cover up the appearance of congenital deficiency and aging, but she doesn't have to worry so much about her weight. She has controlled it very well all her life. Her waiter said that because she attached great importance to the maintenance of her figure, she used weighing scale to weigh herself almost every day. As soon as she found herself a little fatter, the menu changed immediately, and she immediately changed to some vegetable salad instead of any meat food. If her weight returns to the standard, she sometimes eats a steak.
According to the waiter, there is one thing that Song Meiling likes to eat very much, that is, he likes to eat food with bones, and he doesn't eat fleshy parts. He just likes to chew bones, such as chicken wings and chicken feet. It is impossible to prove whether this kind of food will make people fat after eating.
Song Meiling has many anecdotes about staying slim. In order to control her weight in her early years, she often smoked heavily. Chiang Kai-shek doesn't like the smell of cigarettes, let alone allowing people to smoke in front of him. So, in order to respect my husband, Song Meiling smokes in his study. This habit of smoking for the sake of figure only lasted for a few years. Perhaps, Song Meiling thought this method was a bit of a waste of time, so he gave up.
Clothing: owning cheongsam is the best in the world.
Song Meiling tries to keep healthy, and naturally he is very picky about clothes. But her favorite dress style should be cheongsam. According to the waiter in Shilin's official residence, the cheongsam in Song Meiling's oversized wardrobe is the best in the world.
Song Meiling has a super diligent tailor. The tailor's name is Zhang Ruixiang. As early as the mainland period, Zhang Ruixiang followed Song Meiling everywhere, never leaving. Everyone in the interior office of Shilin official residence knows that Zhang Ruixiang makes cheongsam for Song Meiling almost every day for 364 days a year, except for a day off on New Year's Day, he only makes it for Song Meiling. Because some officials and wives, big and small, have taken Song Meiling's fancy, most of the gifts are made of materials, and the endless supply of silks and satins is enough for Zhang Ruixiang to keep busy all the year round. With a skilled tailor, he can make a cheongsam every two or three days. Every time he makes a good one, he happily holds the new cheongsam in front of Song Meiling for a reward.
However, according to the attendants, Song Meiling always wears several sets of cheongsam, which makes his men puzzled: I don't know whether Song Meiling doesn't like to wear new clothes or whether she just likes to satisfy her vanity with pure appreciation. Almost every new cheongsam is made, Song Meiling will take a look at it and then order someone to take it to his closet for safekeeping. She never wore it again. This can only be explained by "Qipao mania".
Love and nurture: wonderful hands also wave the painter.
In 1950s and 1960s, Song Meiling's favorite pastime was painting, mainly Chinese painting. In order to enable her to learn painting well, Shilin Mansion specially hired two famous painters in Taiwan Province at that time, Huang Junbi and Zheng Manqing, as Chinese painting teachers in Song Meiling. According to Song Meiling's subordinates, Song Meiling does have some talent for painting. She has made remarkable achievements without studying for long, and her painting style is said to be quite imposing.
For a time, the outside world didn't believe that Song Meiling painted well, and most people thought that Zheng Manqing was a ghost writer. In order to change this view, Song Meiling invited a famous painter from Taiwan Province to have dinner with him in Shilin's official residence, and then Zheng Manqing suggested that everyone draw together, starting with the pine trees in Song Meiling. So, in full view, Song Meiling painted calmly. Everyone present marveled that Song Meiling's paintings were so good that they even surpassed her teacher Zheng Manqing. Since then, no one has doubted the authenticity of Song Meiling's paintings.
In Chiang Kai-shek's living room, there are often two portraits, one is Sun Yat-sen; One is a portrait of Jesus, and a hand-drawn picture of Mrs. Song Meiling is often hung in the outdoor living room. Song Meiling often paints and Chiang Kai-shek often writes poems.
A painting by Song Meiling is the most special one. It is not the splash-ink landscape that Song Meiling often likes to paint, but a pig with Picasso's abstract style. According to an insider, the origin of this painting is as follows: On one occasion, Chiang Kai-shek saw that Song Meiling was painting again, thinking that she had been painting landscapes, so he deliberately explored whether she could paint some new themes. It happened that that year was the year of the pig in China lunar calendar, so he asked her if she could draw a pig. As a result, Song Meiling was unambiguous and drew a pig without drawing a few strokes. Song Meiling is certainly proud. Since then, the Shilin official residence has had such a "famous painting".
Age is Song Meiling's top secret.
The inside story of Song Meiling's life must also be mentioned as the "top secret" of her time.
Before Chiang Kai-shek's death, Song Meiling's age was classified as "top secret". After coming to Taiwan, although the Women's Federation controlled by Song Meiling held birthday activities for the president every year, it did not touch her taboo-disclosing her real age. For many years, she didn't mention her age and didn't want others to know the secret of her age. Song Meiling's age, in most books, and people including Chiang Kai-shek, mostly think that "she is a little younger than Chiang Kai-shek" (that is, young 12 years old). However, according to the official information of Taiwan Province Province, her real date of birth is:1March 20th, 897. According to China's calendar, she was born on February 12th, the 21st year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. In other words, she is only 10 years younger than Chiang Kai-shek, not 12 years old as in the legend.
The husband and the woman sing together and respect each other like guests.
Speaking of the inside story of life, we have to talk about the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling. For a long time, there is a popular saying in society that the marriage relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling is only a political alliance, which was originally based on political and economic interests. However, according to years of observation by the staff around Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, it is believed that at least Chiang Kai-shek is absolutely sincere to his wife. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Confucius and Song families were criticized by many people in China at that time. However, apart from Jiang Jingguo, Song Meiling is still Chiang Kai-shek's most dependent relative. Song Meiling, Taiwan Province Province, lost her former elegance, but Chiang Kai-shek still treated her the same.
As can be seen from the memories of his entourage, Song Meiling played an indispensable role in his career and life after Chiang Kai-shek retired to Taiwan Province. For example, at about 4 pm every day, desserts and drinks must be delivered to Chiang Kai-shek's study in person; If time permits, accompany Chiang Kai-shek to take a walk in the suburbs of Taipei around 5 pm; When not entertaining guests, he accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to dinner at around eight o'clock every night; Every Sunday, he would accompany Chiang Kai-shek to worship at the Kaige Church near his official residence. After Chiang Kai-shek recovered from his illness, Song Meiling gave up all hobbies and contacts, devoted himself wholeheartedly to Chiang Kai-shek's health, and was hospitalized with her husband for many years. ...