The evening times., 1895-08-06

6. 1895
goes without saying ttat all little girls
are nowadays vaceinated upon the leg.
? Nothing but exercise of the arm muscles
will prevent the arm of w0mankind from
growing soft underneath near the shoulder,
has become flaccid. The condition is one
which betokens years, but 1t can be defied.
The first four OF the dumb-bell exercises
and Indian clubs are excellent for harden
ing the relaxed muscles Use the follow
ing astringent wash daily also:
AsTRINGENT LOTION
Pulverized alum.. :. =. :. :. IL / -2drachms
Distilled water IL pint
Giycerine ....................... ounce
Rose water "A ounces
Observation-Disclosures.
Deep, brisk massage win also aid In har.
deniDg relaxed arms. The neck and throat
are more beautiful 10 woman from her early
prlrie to her ripe maturity; that 10 10 say,
the girlish beauty OF q youthful neck is not
SO much IN the lines which are usually .
little sharp, but In the general air of inno-
cence and sweetness, and also of delicacy
which is ever associated with the slender
white column OF the virginal throat and
dainty shoulders. 1t is the full-blowD
woman of thirty who Ia eblouissapte
when the splepdor OF her neck and bust is
revealed. II is a mistake to consider either
the elongated crane-like neck or the short
stocky throat which resembles the frustum
OF a cone, as model OF beauty. The neck
is properly the column Of the head and
when quite symmetrical should be little
wider at the base and at the top with the
geutlest of inward slopes to ward the middle.
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learn to use their hands and feet gracefully
and expressively, and never seem to con-
slider that the neck is most eloquent in its
gestures. We are too many OF US stiff
uecked or wabbly-pecked or we crane our
uecks Very, very few are the graceful
necked women OF our times.
A PERFECT NECK AND SHOULDERS.
In London some years ago heard an
Englishman say that he used to willingly
pay his two guineas for q seat at the opera
where he could watch Lady Randolph
Churchilrs graceful neck and head. can
not teach you from this distance how to
hold your head, but you have the great
artistes. Sarah BernhardtandE Emma Eames
for models of the nineteenth century and
ne Greek statues for the standard or an
tique beauty. 1t Is an undoubted truth that
the neck and throat of high-bred woman
are incomparably more beautiful than In the
woman OF lower origin. Blood will tell:
there is no disputing it. The shoulders of
perfect ioveliness should be neither wide
nor meani Y contracted butofmedium width,
and should droop or flow into the arms in a
graceful, undulating curve. Square shoul-
ders are not pretty, nor are they womanly
or late years the metal trimmings about
the necks OF our bodices have resulted often
in dark, sometimes almost black stains
around the throat. Soap and water will
f., saff hiSRnnra-
tons, but have not failed tn remove them
by a wash composed Of a weak dilution Of
hy1rochloric acid-about one fluid ounce OF
the acid to nineteen OF water. The two
circles or rings around the throat which
frequently mark the thirty-fifth year, par
ticularly OF the plump beauty, may be
lightened and sometimes removed by wear
ing looser neck bands and by gentle but
frequent manipulations. The present chok-
ing style OF neck arran gements is ruinous to
the beauty of the throat, which should
have unrestricted liberty.
A GROSS OLD FASHION.
Some of my readers Will perhaps recall
the padded busts of twenty-five years back.
remember quite well that no woman was
considered OF fine figure about the time OF
the reign OF the Grecian bend and filters
without a correspondingly abnormal de-
velopment Of bust. l have cousin who
rejoiced in a waist measurement of
eighteen inches, bust which called for
forty-four inches OF room, and when this
Young lady honored my mothers home with
her magnificent presence, waist, bu ST,
Grecian bend, tilting skirts and high
heeled French shoes / was the most humble
of her adorers, and used to praise heaven
that some day. some wondrous, beautiful
day IL might be my fortune to resemble her
1t seems scarcely necessary to say a warn
ing word concerning pads, for no dress
maker of renown will at present counte-
nance them. They are responsible for
many diseased and broken-d0wn women,
and 1 think despite our exaggerated and
ridiculous fin de steele ia shion of the pres
ent time we have much to be thankful for
in the extirpation OF false busts, palpi-
tators. and kindred consumption breeders.
SLENDER BUSTS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
We DO longer delight in forty-four inch
busts but we are not much less absurd in
our present shoulder moDstrosities. Modern
fashion DEGREES that the average Measure
ments OF finely formed woman in perfect
health should be: Circumference at the
level OF the nipple, 80 inches; from nipple
TO nipple, oDe-fonrth OF the circumference
OF eight inches; waist measure, from % to
20 iuches The best method for d, 7velopiDg
the bust is vocal culture combined with
massage aud frequent ablutions. i beg
particularly to warn you against the use or
the glass cup for the development of the
breasts. and have personally seen several
serious glandular swelliDgs and abscesses
produced from its use. For decreasing a
90 abundant-or as the French Il rm a too
fleshy breast-Monin authorized the follow
ing, which is called the Kisch treatment,
to reduce fleshy breasts. First the breasts
are to he annointed with the folio wing:
Pulverized deodorized iodofom.. l part
Vaseline 10 parts
Essence of peppermint .- III drops
then cover the breasts with hot linen
cloths dipped in the following lotion:
Pulverized alum. part
Acetate of lead. =. =. :. --15 parts
Over the cloths lay oiled paper and leave
the whole on from ten to twelve hours.
This treatment should be continued for
several weeks.
Where the bust development is very
mall and there is no ravaging disease
it can be increased by exercise, vocal
culture and bathing in warm water. The
unguent used for massage should be OF
tissue-feeding nature. Many such for
mulas have been given in the Beauty
Talks. Decrease in the space between the
tips of the breasts is a very bad indica-
tion-it too often means consumption of
the lungs. In such cases many a life
may yet be saved by the Inhalation of
compressed oxygen gas. A special COM
pound is now prepared for such patients,
and most wonderful are the effects The
almost immediate chest expansion pro-
duced by the inhalation of compressed
oxygen will be attested by every physician.
THE MODEST VIOLET
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