The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-26
K THE ARTS OF BEAUTY /;
Studies in Craces, Health and Good Looks
oopYRIoHrEH BY R. H. WOODWARD a COMPANY

ness and hexibility TO expression. which
the over-treated face loses wholly. IL
exchanges these sensitive charms for the
mask-like oval and hard color OF Flemish
portraits. The masseed faces can De
recognized at once by their set outline and
peculiar color In the cheeks, as II wiped
wit "a redeemed cloth. Net the pink ana
white of old English beauty, which was
Mrs. Langtry's original charm; not the
sweet damask red, which comes and goes
like breath. and make faco lovely as
with the play OF sun and cloud upon 1t
but hxei rather blowsy rcd. Al BEST
IL is the face Of "a hunting woman, VINO
rides after tho hounds five days week.
and shares the wooden, horsy expression.
The face is the most sensitive as 1t Is tho
most expressive, part OF pe physlque.
Two hours OF friction daily stimulating
the blood vessels Of tho sufRce. develops
tue muscles TO fullness and rigidity
they were never meant to have The hard
skin is seldom accepted in evidences OF
beauty. Sailors and hunters have lt 10
perfectit n, SO do ladies who own the
epithet weather beaten. A few seasons
more and the stimulation does its work
axe alcohol-the checks grow raddled, q
permanent flush gathers Oh the face. III
tho pimpes ana inflamed hue OF tho
wine-drinker do not make their appear
anCe. the nerves. unduly irritated, take
their revenge in atrophy, and the last
first. One might as well wear mild
III pstard poultioe daily. as undergo forty
min utes' passage over the line veins ana
capIilaries of the cheeks. Experience
proves all oyer-training dangerous.
Athletes the doctors find, have less en-
durance than common men for tho COM
mon strain Of life, and die OF about
thirty-five Beauty. more sensitive still.
is something which cannot DO brushed
on or rubbed on, or washed on. Is
the reflection OF "a good inward condition
OF nerves and nutrition.
1t would be cruel simply to denounce
a method which promises much, without
reminding women of toe old natural way
of keeping youth. Tho nerves. not the
muscles, control beauty. Sound nerves
bear necessary exposure without toughen-
ing and rendering the features leatbern.
1t is probably TO her six seasons OF mas
sage that Mime. Patti owes the hard, liked
expression remarked in her late photo
graphs, unlike the sparkle and play OF
her earlier ones. Actresses fancy they
conceal the ravages of time and work ty
massage, but it Is at the Cost OF facial ex.
preston. The turgid, swollen muscles can
not respond TO feeling much more readily
than face with the mumps Restoring
the complexion mast be an all around
treatment. Delicate, varied nutrition
nOlus tuc nrst bltCb, VI itsp tuS
next, aud whatever refreshes will do the
final work. This includes all the well
come, restorative processes Of nature re-
freshing baths which the women of
today begin to appreciate In their variety,
the weekly hot bath, which grasses hall
the wrinkles cact time 1t is taken, and
the simple yet subtle washes, which are
part of the daily toilet. A knowing
woman of my acquaintance. who
owns to being over forty, and looks
twenty eight, has routine she goes
through daily with infinite satisfaction
Waking between five and six mornings,
she lights the gas and boils % cup OF
water, which sho sips in bed and dozes
after. This cleansns the digestive organs.
which need the little attention as duly as
teeth need the brush A warm bath, In
which it is perfectly comfortable 10 be
half dressed, Is Indispensable to her we'll
being. and she sleeps with her window
wide open on mild winter nights. Not
one in hundred readers can follow this
example, but the effect Is deliciously re-
freshening In her case. The lungs want
hardening more than the face A sponge
bath of hot water, with spoonful of
ammonia end good soap, Is followed i'm
mediately by sluicing with cold salt
water, and brisk rubbing with warm
towels finishing by . hasty rub with
alcohol over the trunk and large muscles,
which dries without wipiDg, and leaves
the body in glorious freshness. Ali this
takes less than ten minutes, the salt
water is prepared beforehand by the
quart and diluted for use, pint being
ample at a time while two tablespoon.
fuls of dilute alcohol or cologne is more
than enough stimulant. Ten minutes Is
all she allows for dressing. making a
brisk toilet part OF her exercise. She is n
very dragon about her fare. which is
simple. yet exactipg In quality. Beef
xuh hnl mi hrau
toated dry, cracked wheat. cooked, cooled
and lightly fried to brown crust on each
side sour Florida oranges, and every
green salad obtainable. Is ber standard
fare, with stewed fruit cooked down to
tho richness of jam. The twice-cooked
wheat has delicacy of lightness un-
known In ordinary toasted bread, a ripe
ness never developed In other forms and
tho fruit gains a chemical change which
renders it innocent rs we'll as delicious.
Having more care than most women,
and subject To distressing annoyances,
which cannot bo summariiy dealt with,
two or three deep wrinkles are apt to
form about her nose and chin. Evenings,
she give them five minutes rubbing
crosswise and brushes very innocent
hot application just on the lines. repeat.
ing it perhaps half dozen times before
sleeping. Next day the wrinkles are
whereof Where are the shows of autumn
of French name, "a woman OF means not
i'm busincss is Antiseptic, calmanto as the
French say renov ating and simply delic-
ious in It's fragrance, yet 1t costs no moro
than "a woman ought 60 pay and keep on
terms with her conscience, ana Patti has
never used II Outside this dainty eras-
i've my friends secrets arc wholly
hygienic, the hygiene of an artist On
certain points she is stringent discardng
tho use of rubber overshoes or
coaks which she believes, not without
reason, cause congestion and seated harm.
Her footwear IL sufficiently nice, hand
knit silk stockings, changed frequently,
boots of the lightost softest leather, so
treated with oil that thoy never wet
through or grow damp, shaIsly az Trilby
might have worn, plant aud built on
cunning lines, which interfere with no
grace OF high instep and taper foot, yet
are models of ease. lll-iitting, pinching
shoes cause wrinkles by the continual dis.
comfort occasion TO sensitive, telegraphic
nerves. We. read of locomotor ataxia,
which began with n days torture in tight
boots, and can quito believe 10 is able to
print the wrinkle between the eyes perma-
nently. The pain In the toes or tho ache
in tina spipp IL so habitual that woman