The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
NOSES SHAPED At WILL.
Defects OF beauty That May he Remedied by
Proper Treatment In Childhood.

Defects OF Behuty That Way he Hemeuieu by
Proper Treatment In Childhood.
A woman's eyebrows and nose come in for
their share OF attention nowadays. In these en-.
lightened times careful mothers begin in baby.
hood to set their children Alright, and In no par.
ticular are they more uniformly successful than
In training and shaping the eyebrows and nose.
A woman who makes a specially of these feat
ures says:
Mothers are largely responsible for the num-
berless misshapcn noses and scragey, irregular
eyebrows seen in grown-up people to-day. II
they had done their duty during the infancy and
early childhood OF their children l would have
much less trouble in my profession. and ny
clients, their neglected children, would not be
mortified by such blemishcs.
when a child's nose is too thick at the end
or the ~nostrils have a tendency to stand open it
may easily be shaped by simply pressing with
the fingers. This should be done at least three
times a day and for ten minutes each time. II
the child Is past infancy and has healthy lungs,
beside pressing with the fingers, a little instru-
ment especially prepared for such cases should
be worn at night. 1t gives no pain and inter
feres very little with the breathing. When the
nose Is 700 thin or gives promise OF being insig-
niticant in size massage three times a day or as
often as convenient is the only treatment neces-
sary. II the nose is deficient at the end then
only that part should be massaged and the
movement be circular. but IL the whole nose is
understood 1t should be rubbed from the very
roots. The tips OF the fingers should be used
and the pressure should be firm, thought not
sufficient to cause the slightest inconvenience.
III the nose is turned up it should be rubbed
down. Take the first three fingers, with the
middle finger on top and the first and the third
finger on either side, and. beginning at the
bridge Of the nose. rub down, increasing the
pressure at the end. This simple treatment. il
pronounced turned up nose. OF course. it Is
best to begin. in infancy; but when an adult
wishes 10 work u change in her tip.tilted organ.
the process may be hastened by the use
OF n harmless instrument, to be worn
at night. or during the day. when pos
siblc. II the nose is naturally crooked. that
is. twisted TO one side or the other. il needs only
TO be rubbed in the right direction IL the person
is still young. But after n person has reached
maturity. such a deformity can only be rem
edied by the use Of the knife. The operation is
sure and by no means painful. OF course. where
crookedness is caused by an accident, the effect
is more serious. and n change Of shape should
only lie attempted by n skilled surgeon.
Women often bring their children TO me for
the purpose OF having their noses trained in q
/ certain shape. Not long ago an old customer
brought in "A pretty baby boy OF six months, and
informed me that she wished his nose treated,
and one OF decided Roman shape insured. The
would be tho most unbccoming imaginable. and
| ! told her so. But she insisted. saying that the
bahy's mother, who was her own sister. had
faith in the success of persons with Roman
noses, and had determined that her child should
/ have one. Now the child comes for daily mas