The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23
And THE DOG.
Mary Scott Rowland Tells How
a Woman May Obtain
and Retain a Pref
ty Neck.
Copyright, 1891


the beauty of the neck. For some time
fashion has dictated a high, stiff collar
to be worn on all occasions, and the re-
suit would be seen in the scraggy necks
exhibited if nine-tenths of the women
of America were now to be compelled
to wear low necked gowns.
Thin necks are the results of INSULT
GENTLY developed muscles The muscles
of the neck may be as thoroughly de-
veloped as those of any other part Of
the body.
There is a little gymnastic exercise
which, if faithfully practiced will not
fail TO transform the scrawniest neck
into a throat like Annie Laurie's. It
will likewise, for women who are at
flicted with necks too thickly cushioned
with adipose tissue, reduce the muscles
into lines of grace and beauty. A
| beautiful neck may be carried into ex-
IRENE old age if the woman who covets
it is willing to give up ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour every day to obtain
ing and retaining it.
A good time TO exercise is Just before
going to bed. The exercise for develop
ing the neck is as follows:
First.-Slowly but firmly bend the
neck forward until the chin almost
touches the neck; then very slowly raise
the head. Repeat this 20 times.
Second.-Slowly and firmly bend the
neck backward as far as comfort will
permit; then as slowly bring it back
into position. Repeat this exercise 20
times.
Third.-Bend head sideways to the
right 20 times and to the left 20 times.
Fourth.-ROtary movements should
follow. Roll the head slowly to the
right 20 times, then to the left 20 times
Deep breathing is invaluable as an ex-
ercise for filing out the hollows of the
neck on either side the collar bone The
breath should be taken slowly through
the nose, held as long as possible and
then as slowly exhaled. The breathing
exercise should be repeated 50 times.
after these exercises the Eeck should
De Dathed with pure olive oil soap and,
after being rubbed dry With a soft towel
should be anointed with retiring cream
Manipulation for about three minutes
each night and morning will success
fully reduce double chin.
This treatment tends to make the skin
soft and beautiful as we'll as to mold
not give up because at the end cf a
week you may look in vain for visible
signs of Improvement. Nature works
slowly. Do not exercise for few days
and then think you may safely skip a
day. Regularity is demanded to achieve
any real success in anything
Thin arms, like thin necks. are due to
imperfectly developed muscles. and they.
too. by gymnastic exercises, may be
made plump and beautiful or reduced
from unwieldy thickness into lines in
accordance with natures plan. Profess
sional symnasts and prizefighters prove
this. Their abnormal muscles are of
course not what is aimed at Only mod
crate exercise is demanded for health
and beauty. Dumbbells. rowing-artifi-
cial or real-Indian club swinging and
many other exercises taught in the
gymnasium are conducive to the devel-
Opment Of the arms. Punching the bag,
a popular exercise with prizefighters. is
useful in perfecting the arms Care
should be taken to avoid catching cold
when overheated from exercise.
The only way to whiten neck and
arms rot naturally white in order 10
improve their appearance when even
ing dress is worn is to use a good balm
made expressly for this purpose In
regard 20 such preparations, it is never
safe to use cheap compounds. II they
are conscientiously prepared, their man
ufacture is a matter of time the most
| delicate discrimination and experienced
| judgment If first class ingredients are
used in their preparation, these are
! very costly in themselves An i0ta1If-
! gent mind viii see that the cost Of in
/ gradients, chemical apparatus and skill
/ ed chemists experienced in that special
/ line of work Will not permit pure and
carefully put up cosmetics TO be sold
cheap. Skin diseases are the result Of
using impure cosmetics widely adver-
TIED as cheap. Setter use no cosmetics
at all than poor ones.