The age-herald., 1898-02-16
BEAUTIFUL LIPS.
A Good Circulation of the Blood Makes Them
 Massage and Smile.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
 A woman beauty doctor'' who makes the molding and coloring of the lips a speciality said, when asked to talk of her methods:
 ''The first thing to be considered is the rigidity or laxity in appearance and ac-' tion of the lips. If they tend to stiffness or sternness of expression, one should be- gin to make them supple by gentle but constant massage treatment, supplement- ed by the cultivation of an intelligent smile. Understand me, do not mean perpetual grin, for that deepens the l es around the mouth, and gives the face
 haggard, pained expression anything but becoMing The smile to be cultivated is more a brightening of the whole face with a sensitive parting and curving Of the lips. It is not necessary to stretch them.
 "rhen, instead of firmly closing the lips
 as 50 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 al- lowing that always agreeable. dimpled eff feet in the corners. It is that position which makes the mouth of healthy child so kissable, and gives to him such an eager, interested expression.
 But where the mouth is inclined to stand open, with loose, undefined lines, the vigor of the massage should be redoubled, using the treatment as a tonic to tone
 
 a mouth the object must be to learn to
 hold the lips with firmness, tempered by grace, going through the practice as fa- cial gymnastics for stated periods, and until the training becomes a natural habit. 'Closely compressed lips, l think, are most common among women, and, as rule, not overhealthy women. To me this habit is indicative of nervousness, and always supplement my treatment With a good nerve tonic. This is especially neces- sary where the lips are inclined to be pale and rigid.
 ] "Besides a thorough massage once a day, you should spend ten minutes, morn ing and evening, standing before the mir ror and with thumb and forefnger pinch the curves of the mouth, accentuating their delicacy and clearness. Until you have given this method fair trial, say one month, it is impossible for you to judge the happy result. I am sure at the | end of the first month you will be so pleased with the result that you will look 1 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 fiattest, straightest mouths changed by few months treat ment of this sort.
 | For the rich red color so much ad- mired in the lips, which can never be im- parted by paints, one must have a good | circulation The manipulations of good masseuse are very beneficial, and should | send the crimson stain to the surface by l stimulating quick circulation. The mas sage movements for the lips are always upword and circular. They are so simple | that after few treatments by a profess l sional any one can learn to do her own work Of course, however, after all 8 said and done health, exercise and amia- | bility are the most potent factors after all l in rounding, tinting and shaping sweet mouth"