The evening times., 1895-08-06
IMPROVING THE ARMS, NECK
AND SHOULDERS.
No Longer Any Excuse for Bony-
Armed Girls or "Goose
Neck" Women.
BY DIANE DE, M6RNY.


danger of the other extfehIe and of devel-,
oping the iunipy arm which niny indicate an
embryonic Sandow fof aetual physical
strength, but which 1ronp an aesthetic
point of view Is what Carlyle would call
most unbeautlfui."
I saw at an evening function last winter
"a new woman, )" to use theaeccpted phi rase.
She is a well-known society girl. about
twenty-four; she "went In" as she ex-
pressed it, ''for athletics. don't you
know" She wore low white silk
gown, her face was freckled and weather
beaten, with a distinct collar mark about
the throat, above which the skin was Ger
tainly four shades darker than below 1t.
Her arms were bare also and the mu scles
were so developed that they appeared in
laupy protuberances just as those OF pro-
fessjonal athlete are wont to do. could
not find the young lady in question attract
i've. She had overdone 1t, as we Americans
are apt to do very well known young
man of fashion in speaking Of this maiden.
said: "She's an awfuIy good fellow deu.tg
you know; but one rather wishes she Were
not so dingy looking about the face, and
that throat really needs to go to the place
where you send your togs to get cleaned,
don't you see."
LIMBssHOULD BE ESUPPLEANDWHITE.
"'Twixt two extremes the golden mean"
is q good motto for the enthusiastic OF both
sexes Let not abuse the freedom which
the evolution OF the new woman has ac-
corded U.s. Personal beauty Is impossible
without perfect health, to be sure, and
health means the bountiful enjoyment OF
fresh air and the nghtful exercise of all
our muscles, but it does not mean the de-
struction of all the delicacy and beauty OF
texture of q wonlan's skin nor the fostering
oflunips oil muscle for the round and enchant-
Ing gentle curves of perfect feminine
beauty. A beautiful arm should be round,
soft, smooth, white and plump, not fat; IT
should taper gently to the hand, with an
adorable little curve at the small, delicate
wrist Many young girls have developed
just such a beautiful arm from very
neager, skinny beginning For those who
wish TO try the method by which l have
made innumerable pretty arms from very
scant material, give it.
First of all, exercise. Cahsthenics Is
derived from two Greek words meaning
beautiful" and strength" and calsthen-
les we must have at our first step Dumb
bells or Indian clubs never enough to over
fatigue, walking In the open air horseback
riding, tennis, any of the ordinary meth
DDS or physical culture, with a care not to
overdo This will develop the muscles
winch are the plastic material OF beauty.
With the fresh al those of you who are too
thin should take the diet for increasing
flesh which was given in 4 former Beauty
Talk. A month OF this treatment will work
a marked Improvement in the contour Of
the a rfn but the open air exercise should be
part of your daily life at all times IL you
wish to keep your beauty. Now for the
texture OF the skin. When it is coarse and
inclined TO be rough and even piniply scrub
the arms with a camel's hair large sized
bath brush ,as described in Beauty Talk No.
l. every night when taking your evening
bath Just before retiring, and after thor
oaghIy drying your arms, apply the FOL
lowing lotion:
LOTION (GIANNIND.
Tincture of berzoin.-..-... fluid drachm
Tincture of tolu.. :. =. .. :. 20 drops
Rose water. :. =. :. ..f.. =. =. pint
Where the arms arel unusually thin 1t
will be well to Try massage for them
not too violent, but gentle. deep massage.
Let the operator rub the ointment for
which / here give formula well into the
skin duTirg the treatment:
OIL or Almonds 20 oufces
Spermacet. .. :. IL OUNCE
White wax ..o-4 ounce
Lanolire-. x ounces
Balsam of Peru -, - ounce
Tincture beDZoin.. =. :. =. :. go drops
Melt the first four ingredients over
hot wafer bath. While cooling stir con-
staI,tly ard add the balsam OF Peru and
benZoin.
In the course of north the rough skin
sometimes called goose-flesh will have
disappeared You may then use the fol-
lowing lotion TO make them white and
pretty:
Pure glycerine.. E. =. :. =. =. IL ounce
Hydrochloric acid, specific
gravity, 1 16.. :. :. Il Imp fluid DIR.
Rose water. :. :. :. ..2 fluid ounces
Bichloride mer- (crystalsl..- 30 grains
Distilled water. :. :. "A ounces
Alcohol. :. :. :. , . . :. e ounces
Dissolve the bichloride of mercury in the
alcohol, then add the other Ingredients.
Keep in tightly stoppered bottle away
from the reach of children. This is we'll
know pharmaceutical preparation, highly
indorsed, but is Intended for external use
only.
WHEN AFFLICTED WITH HAIR
Superfluous hair on the arms is to be de-
plored, but it is certainly not such an af-
Fiction as on the face. Do not be led into
the belief that the scrubbing brush will in
crease the growth of the hair on either your
face or arms. The contrary effect is pro-
duced by the brush which rids the pores of
the skin OF the greasy secretions which are
life and luxuriance to the untesired hair.
Frequently by the use of coed, pure
soap and the brush alone the hair on the
arms will dis appear and know of nothing
except the regulation depilatory for taking
off the hair Immediately. l should never
recommend it except in very extreme cases.
Once in while one happens on poor
girl who cannot tare her arms because OF
growth of thick back, stiff, wiry hairs. No
one can blame her FOR wanting 1T off at
once. All depilatories should be carefully
used. The following is effective for the
arms and may be applied to the skin.
Operate upon a small space at each appii-
cation.
Orpiment :. :. =. 90. .... Il ounce.
Quickiinle .-lU ouECes-
Starch :. :. :. :. -. =. IL oEnces.
Reduce each ingredient to fire powder,
mix ard keep the mixture in c-csely
pered bottle. When you wish to use
depilatory take little from the bottle aie
add a drop or two OF warm water, barely !
enough water to make paste. Now apply
to the hairy skin. As socn as the paste
dries or even sooner il much smarting
occurs, wash 1t off ard TIE hair viii come
off ut the same time. If the skin seems
infiamed use a little cold cream or ointment
to ailay the burning.
The rough skin which appearson the upper
forearm can be made smooth by scrubbing
and using puniice as wesfas ordinary pure
toilet soap. This treatment may cause
slight superficial irritaticn,l but it will not
last long and the following OF any of the
healing LOTIONS heretofofe advised win al
lay the effect OF the rathsr heroic treatment:
LOTION FOR SLIGHT SKIN IRRITATION.
Pulverized borax :. -. IS drachms
Pure glycerine :. :. :. :. "a ounce
Orange flower water ;. ;. :. ..l2 ounces
Mix and bottle. This IS delightful wash