Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17
Massage Treatment of the Face.

From the Boston Traveller.
well-known young lady, who always takes
a prominent position in all social events read
in the Traveller recently of the famous Patti
being "made over" by the artistic work of a
Sixth avenue specialist in the massage-treat-
ment business, who confined her work mainly
to the diva's face. The iatter's complexion 10
said to have been much improved by the treat
ment, and the Boston young lady decided at
once to tell all her female acquaintance Of the
discovery, and thus look for a great improve
ment in their cOuntenances without the use of
the usual harmful cosmetics
Her announcement met with instant favor
among the girls, and they decided to visit
well-known ''massageure," who occupies an
elegant suite of rooms on fremont street.
The ''massageure" in question was somewhat
surprised at the object OF the girls visit but at
once saw a chance to increase the number Of
her patients by adopting the new method, and
soon was perfectly familiar with the scheme re-
ported by the girls
Before they left each had received the first
part of the treatment, which was similar to the
general massage work, consisting of pinching
all parts of the face, the fingers of the opera.
tor being moistened with a cooling and sweet
smelling lotion. This was followed by
thorough rubbing of all parts of the face, and
for at least five minutes after the operator had
finished her treatment the face of the patient
resembled the sides of thoroughly boiled
lobster. Gradually, however, the face assumed
its natural color. The advocates of the face
treatment declare positively that after four or
five visits to the 'massageure" the complexion
takes on a decidedly handsome hue, one which
it is almost impossible to produce in any other
way. After a patient has been through the
treatment, and her complexion appears as
much improved as could be desired, 1t is only
necessary for her to visit the '.massageureh
once or twice a month to keep her complexion
fully up to the standard of excellence"
The effect Of the face massage treatment
tends to keep the blood well to the surface of
the cheeks, and to make it visible through a
thin coating Of paint or powder. Thus the
new fad 10 less injurious to the system than
the many unnatural methods SO long adopted
by fashionable women, and for that reason
may receive the appreciation OF many persons
opposed to enforcing nature to add to beauty
The TrdUeler man also called upon a we'll
known fremont massage specialist, FOR the pur-
pose of adding to his stock of information of
the new complexion improver. The lady Wis.,
tied said that she had Q good many patients
who wanted their faces beautifed and there
seemed to be no doubt about the practical
working Of the new remedy. 'It makes bust
quite lively most Of the time" the ..massa-
geure" said, land we are doing our best to sat-
isfy the girls and women who do not like the
complexion nature provides for them. The
treatment is certainly much more sensible and
healthy than the application of poisonous paint
and powder. We hope that it will become gen.
eral and the number Of new patients we are
receiving seems to indicate that it will be-"
Inquiry at several stores where the sale of
sspaint and powder for the identifying of the
complexion" Is made . specially certainly in
Dictated the massage treatment had already re-
suited In marked leseening OF the demand for
the paint and powder remedies