The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-02-03
THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.
low to Improve the Face, Figure.

THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.
How f gp Improze the, Face, Figure
Two philadelphia physicians have uni
ted in the production Of a7heok on Per,
sonal Beauty; How to Caltivs.te it in ac-
cordance with the La Us Of Health, -
which contains many important ma xim!s.
from which we CLEAN the following - 3
PROPORTIONS or A BEAUTIFUL BODY
The height should be exactly equal to
the distance between the tips Of the mid
die fingers of either band when the arms
are fully extended. Ten times theslength
of the hand, or seven and half times
the length of the foot, or five times the
diameter Of the chest from one armpit
to the other, should also oach give the
height Of the whole body. The distance
from the junction Of the thighs to the
ground should be the same as from that
point to the crown Of, the bead. The
knee should be precisely midway between
the same point and the bottom Of tbe
heel. Ihe distance from the elbow to
the tip OF the middle finger should be
same as from the elbow to the middle
line Of the breast. From the top Of the
head to the level of the 1cilja should be
the same as from the level Of the chin to
that Of the armpits, and from the heel
to the toes.
A want Of symmetry in the shoulders
is very common among those who write
usually becomes higher, and tie Homes
more prominent. These persons should
practice daily and regularly sitting with
the left shoulder elevated aud the right
depressed. They should avoid low
necked dresses, and on state occasions
conceal the lack Of uniformity by soft
padding. A course Of calisthenics is also
OF great service. TTFT EEa 4 = z
In. regard to obesity and leanness, the
Banting system Of diet is explained and
recommended. but with caution. 1t
seems that corpulence Is often protec-
ton thrown out by the system against
some threatening disease. II the corpu-
hence is then succcssfu l. attacktd d the VIC
tory may cost the person her -litaa 4
case is recorded by BIv Macearys sIwherc
an obese child was reduced in flesh,
bat became ever after subject to cpd
eptic it's 4 number Of inStances- have
been recently published in mtdicirsd
Journals, where ladies have brought on
fatal disease OF the kidneys by Z TOO de-
terminate aud unWise reduction OF their
weight. 4 case came recently under our
own notice, where ayoung TAD Weighing
nearly 200 pounds entered upon the re-
duction Of her size with great zeal, but
little discretion. She succeeded, but. de
veloped in the process the seeds Of heYed-
itary consum ptlon ofSthe lnpge..
HIGH FoREHEDs.
In ~soae persons-the hGfr grows G9wa
upon the forehead, destroying It's. contour
aItj beauty. This may be remedied by
carefully removing the hairs which arc
generally thin and fine. by one OF tie
to Je- mentioned hereafter.
Charlotte Bremen, IN her life of her sis.
ter, Frederick Brcmer, relates that this
was one OF the girlish troubles OF the
gifted authoress, and her mother often
the Disagreement. One day
ITeGoFiea cut eli the hair around her
forehead with the scissors. Her mother
not &t once peroeiying what she had bcer
aboet, remarked in the course OF the day:
Nv ily ifredel-ica, youI. forehead is not SO
low after all. - This delighted 'ner
daughter but soon the hairs comlnenced
to reaapear, stiff and baistiyA But. with
heroic perseverance, Frcderica palled
them out, one after another, with pair
Of tweezers, until she had achieved that
fine high forehead, which those who saw
her in her visit to this country may re-
member .
WHERE TO WEAR GARTERS. e So,
A handsome leg IS rarity, we had al
most said an impossibility, among Amer
lean women. The reason Of this is the
place where they wear their eartcTs. No
French woman, 10 English woman Of cal
tivation, nova days wears her garter be
low the knee. 1t is ruinous to the shape
q the calf More than this, it, has seri-
Gus consequences Of another kind. The
principal vein OF the leg (ceRa Saphelia
6retgs) runs just beneath the skin until it
nearly reaches the knee, when it sinks
between the = scles. Now, if this is
CONSTRUCTED at largest part by tight
garter, the blood is checked in its return
to the heart, the feet are easily chilled,
and more liable to disease, the other
veins Of the leg are swollen into hard,
blue khots, become varicoso, asit is call
ed, and often break, forming obstinate
ulcers. This is a picture which a-phy'si-
clan sees hea7ly every day. With the
garter fastened above the knee, all this
pain and defornlity is,aveided.a it is
still better to wear no garter at all, and
secure the stocking by tapes to a belt
around the waist. In this case. however
well-fttlDg stocking is needed.
FALSE CALyEs-CGEiNG CORNs.
The wearing of false calves is condemn
ed as is also the practice Of resorting 70
corn doctors fer the extirpation of corns
Instead OF THIS, every one can extract
his own scnrns The only Instrument
needed are & pair OF small steel forceps,
and twoor three. blunt pointed steel or
siyer Instruments, technically called
quadrilles. The corn is first softcued by
immersion Ia warm water, or by drcp
Of oil or glyoerine. The foot is then
held in good light, and the centre OF
the corn loosened by passing the point OF
the quadlllle gently around the clrcum-
ference OF the callous portion. This is
seized ~ the forcapss and held to one
side while the instruments loosen the
othee SIDE. So the operation IS. contiN
ued, very gently and ieisuFely until the
whole callous is loosened and picked out
by the torceps. Under ordinary circum-
stances, not the least pain need be given
and not a drop Of blood she'd.
SUMMARY ADyICETo A wC5IAE WHO WISHES
o-'sf 10 Be BEAUTIEUh-l III. a'&toEs
First, let her correct her bad habits,
if she has any, Of carriage, expression,
of want Of cleanliness, of false modes. oil
dress, Of injudicious diet, and Of ihdo-
lence.a -.r SEast E=e
/ Secondly, let her study her own con-
plexion, expression, stature, profile, and
outline, precisely as an artist does those
of one of his ideal figures. and with the
same care and pains as the artist, let
her. choose for. herself the CONTRASTING
and harmonizing coiors, the coiffure, the
expression, and the manner best adapt
led to .bring oct prominently all her nat
ural advantages, and throw into the
shade all unfasorable traits. e@s94H1
Thirdly. let her unsightlv warts and