The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
WOMAN'S LIPS.
One Tells How II Is Possible TO Lave
Them of the LoNeliest.

Them of the L0Neliest.
One of the famous women beauty
doctors" of London, who makes the
molding and coloring of the lips a
speciality has revealed some of the Sc
crets by which she has attained success
ful results. She says:
''The first thing to be considered is
the rigidity or laXity in appearance and
action of the lips. If they tend to stiff
ness or sternness of expression one
should begin to make them supple by
gentle but constant massage treatment,
supplemented by the cultivation of an
intelligent smile. Understand me, do
not mean perpetual grin, for that
deepens the lines around the mouth
and gives the face haggard, panied
expression anything but becoming.
The smile to be cultivated is more a
Frightening of the whole face with
sensitive parting and eurving of the
lips. 1t is not necessary to stretch
them.
"Then, instead of firmly closing the
lips, as so many women have habit
of doing, which gives heaviness to the
jaw and hardness to the mouth, they
should learn to bring the lips together
very lightly, allowing that always
agreeable dimpled effect in the corners.
at is that position which makes the
mouth of healthy child so kissable
and gives to him such an eager, inter-
ested expression.
But where the mouth is inclined to
stand open, with loose, underlined lines,
the vigor of the massage should be re.
doubled, using the treatment as tonic
to tone up faced nerves and muscles.
With such mouth the object must be
to learn to hold the lips with firmness,
tempered by grace, going through the
practice as facial gymnastics for stated
periods and until the training becomes
natural habit.
CLOSELY compressed lips, think, are
most common among women, and, as a
rule, not overhealthy women. To me
this habit is indicative of nervousness,
and | always supplement my treatment
with a good nerve tonic. This is espe-
cially necessary where theelips are in
clined to be pale and rigid.
Besides a thorough massage once a
day you should spend ten minutes,
morning and evening, standing before
the mirror and with thumb and fore
finger pinch the curves of the mouth,
accentuating their delicacy and clear
ness. Until you have given this method
fair trial, say one month, it is impos-
sible for you to judge the happy re-
suit. | am sure at the end of the first
month you will be so pleased with the
result that you will look upon it as a
necessary feature of your toilet, as
much so as combing your hair and
brushing your teeth. l have seen the
shape of the --LATEST, straightest
mouths changed by few months treat
ment of this sort.
For that rich red color so much adj.
mired in the lips which can never be
impaired by paints one must have a
good circulation. The manipulations of
good massage are very beneficial and
should send the crimson stain to the
surface by stimulating quick circula-
ton. The massage movements for the
lips are always upward and circular
They are so simple that after few
treatments by a professional anyone
can learn to do her own work. OF
course, however, after all's said and
done, health, exercise and amiability
are the most potent factors in rounding
tinting and shaping a sweet mouth. -
| st. Louis Republic.