The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-23
now TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
Various Methods for Improving the
Form and Complexion.
From the Neio York Star.

M French women have better figures than
.ha;r American sisters3 A writer in re-
.o,,, number of Scribner's Ndyazine goes
80 enthusiastic praise about the figures
81 French women, declaring that from a
I.u in the Faubourg St. German to a bal
4 ~ ronara the number of beautiful figures
10 very striking. The face is often
4 ngIv or common, but the figure is
usarlv always superb, with no evidence
/ ;ry confined to the fashion plates designed
A fS arportation Evidently the French
Ieo,nen understand the injurious conse.
4 onences of tight lacing. as we'll as the
4 fjdeous effect it produces. What can be-
more monstrous or more unnatural
i ;on books of to-daya AMI yet how
NV women are there who do not model
4 tbair figures after the same plan. The
4 number might almost be counted on the
q enoers OF one hand. A certain amount of
lscing, perhaps, helps to improve the
figure, according 60 modern ideas, but
n distortion is not Improvement. A hand
some figure, erect carriage aud graceful
II covenants are as much to be desired as a
beautiful face and are quite as potent in
compelling admiration from women as well
as men.
Fl moor figure and slovenly carriage. and q
clever woman for her round shoulders. 1t
n Is not quite possible perhaps to make ones
celf over entirely, but many things may be
done toward becoming beautiful without
resorting to any injurious means, and it
shonld be a maxim in every household that
II averv woman should make herself as beau
tifnl as possible. Ugly women. women
with poor features, poor compilations and
Fl uncouth figures, certainly may be excused
for eIperinentlng in various ways in
chasing the will-'o-the-wisp beauty. But it
need not be so much OF wlll-o-the- wisp,
after all Clean, white teeth, even if they
Fl arc a little irregular, will make any mouth
E attractve and what is easier than to brush
the tie tn frequently with little precipi
tated chalkT
Even if a woman is not modelled on the
81 Venus di MedIci plan, she can at least have
toerabe figure if she will take the pains
II TO have it. She can at least bs erect; there
is no excuse for round shoulders, unless a
woman has some serious physical weakness.
Corsets to suit all figures may be made to
order, il not found ready made; and no
woman who has any regard for her figure
will wear any but a Fl ench corset They
are artistic, giving the proper curves,
and are comfortable. But to be able
to move gracefully, the corset should
not be too tightly laced. The cause of half
the awkward movements and uugraceful
dancing is owing to the fact that women
are so tightly laced OF course some
women are naturally more graceful than
81 others But various kinds of exercise, such
as running, walking, dancing, fencing and
simple gymnastics, give freedom and ease
81 Of movement and a graceful carriage. One
ia hears occasionally (alasl only occasi onally)
III Of woman who is noted for her her perfect
81 figure and graceful walk And how many
B. women destroy the effect of a fine figure by
slouchy, careless manner of walkingl 1t
would be a good plan to give lessons in
Il walking wall in dancing n
women who are expected to shine in So
ciety,
The complexion is probably the chief
source of anxiety and care to a woman who
Il desires to retain her youth and beauty.
Some women are born with fine complex
ions and soft skins, and others are not. But
those who are not need not neglect their
faces so that they look as if they were never
washed. A dab every morning with the
corner of a towel dipped in cold water is
not enough to make the face clean, nor to
make it look clean. Some sensitive skins
cannot bear the daily use of soap, but an
occasional washing of the face with warm
water and soap will not injure the most
sensitive skin that ever existed Care
should be taken In selecting a soap for
this purpose, as only the purest should be
used. 1t is better to use the warm water
and soap at night. just before retiring, and
after drying the face carefully with a soft
towel rub it gently with the hand. This
III frequent rubbing of the face with the hand
III or soft towel, is a sure preventive of
wrinkles. A coarse towel should never be
used for the face, as it coarsens the skin
In case OF extreme dryness, a little cold
|$ cream or vaseline rubbed on at
Isl night is excellent, but for this purpose
|# the white vaseiue should never be
used; it is less pure than the yellow, and
III Is apt to make the skin coarse Sweet oil
IS used by many women in preference
FL to anything else, and is recommended by
III physicians. A well-known doctor of this
city advised lady who was just beginning
TO snow those odious wrinkles about the
FL eyes why will wrinkles Gomez to wash her
III lace every night in boiling hot water, Just
as not as she could bear it, in which is a
little bl-carbonate OF soda. She must battle
1er lace IN this thoroughly and hold her
FACE IN the steam for some time. After
drying the ska, it should be well rubbed
WIN olive oil. The prescription faithfully
followed every night will he says, not only
prevent wrinkles, but will send away those
that have already come
Tar soap Is excellent for skin diseases. it
oelng very healing, and very effective in
curing eruptions. And it must be rem M
nered That frequent bathing of the whole
ooly IN warm water helps to improve the
cotnpIeKlon Onions are anti-Scorbutic,
anu healthy and may be INDUCED in freely:
~ iact, they are said to be efficacious
III helplng to cure various forms of dis
ease, and should be eaten more freoueatly
man they are. Shirley Dare says that
.ne breakfasts OF brown bread and syrup
a suat some CT lldren are brought up on make
nue competitions. And this Is true: but oat-
meal ana cream seem to have superseded the
Drown bread and syrup, and yet oatmeal
should not be eaten by every one. 1t is
st; Jug, often bringing out eruptions on the
sAln OF children, and also of grown persons,
an should only be eaten by those who take
great deal of exercise.
rIeckles are great source of ANNOYANCE
10 many women, and it is quite natural
Suov tney should be; for, although freckle
nv!e ana there cannot be considered really
UUJecttionabe, face that is entirely covered
'u teeSe small brown spots is not attract
e' sonnet mes the neck, arms and hands
oi. e also afflicted in this manner, and
though 1t is said that these disfgurements
40 sure sign of an unusually fine and
%a I 70 skin, it does not make them
Iue less ugly. There was recently pub
gst, eu IN medical journal recipe for
fttsung rid OF these undesirable possessions.
nsays That wash consisting of equal
M Of tactic acid and glycerine will " ash
pi on al away without injuring the skin.
jmnry OF exercise in the open air is sure to
aoone The complexion, and thin veil is
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