Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
Ingenious Devices for Improving
Ones Persousl Appearance.
BONA Eide MECHANICAL BEAUTIFlERS
Hair coaxers, Dimps Makers and
Face Sttaighteners.
ASYLUM FOR THE BLEMISHED


Beauty mended while you waltz
Let us peep into the shop of the modern
tinker of shattered personal charms, the fin
de steele cobbler of WORKOUT beauty Yer
lily, there can be no excuse for face or
form unpleasing to the eye. To become as
externally perfect as piece of Greek mar
BILE must be less difficult than rolling of
a log.
We will equip this hospital for LONELINESS,
this asylum for the blemished with bona
fide inventions. mechanical beautifiers, &C
tually patented. The division of surgery in
the patent office is fairly flooded with new
schemes of this kind, offered by men and
women from all parts of the country, many
from the old world. The number Of letters
patent for such novel and useful devices
granted within the present year is surpris-
ing.
A Hair Coaxer.
Perhaps the most unique beautifier in the
collection is a hair coaxer," patented
few days ago by a New York genius. AS
intimated by its name, it is an instrument
for rapidly Transforming the Humpty Dunn
pyesque Uranium of age or dfssipated youth
from a mere dome of thought to a rem
devious for hair as well. Primarily, it is
a cup-shaped cap. nodded of rubber, thick
in the crown and tapering thinner and thin
ner toward the edge of the rim The naked
pate to be operated upon must first be
creased with a suitable lutte or ointment,
such as cold cream, petroleum or beeswax."
When, Immediately thereafter the hair
coaxer' is firmly and energetically clapped
over this well fabricated surface, it is guar
anteed to hold as tight as a leather sucker
to the suspended brick. The elasticity of
the Instruments rim produces the ten
sion necessary to lift the crown and
produce a partial vacuum beneath and
likewise a violent rush Of blood, also of
lymph, to the bald spot. In this way the
hair follicles become nourished and fert1l-
the magic cap is removed fresh growth of
fuZZ may be found beneath 1t.
A Dimple Maker.
Dimples are to be produced while you
wait by aid of "dimpier," for which a
Prussan has just received a patent here.
The present invention" says he, Consists
of a device which serves either to produce
dmples on the human body or to nurture
and maintain dmples already existing. In
order to make the body susceptible to the
production of artistic dimples it Is neces-
sary, as has been proved. by numerous ex-
periments, that the cellular tissues sur
rounding tie spot where the dimple is to be
produced should be made susceptible to it's
production by means of massage"
The ''dimpler'' looks like a small carpen-
ters brace, with a pair of tcompaSSes, rather
than a bit, locked in the end. One compass
leg, which stays in one place and bores or
''nurtures" the dimple, isi a little chisel of
pearl. The other leg. capped with a minute
roller of rubber, circles about this station
airy chisel when the brace handle is re-
volved and furnishes the massage (which
makes the skin surrounding the dimple
malleable." j.
Flesh Reducer.
A New Orleans inventor received a very
recent patent for flesh reducer," a spher-
of bol
and fro over the surface of the skin This,
sinking into the flesh" the inventor speci-
t1es, will distend the skin and diffuse or
spread and thereby reduce the fat" But
more remarkable is the Stomach kneader"
of an Albany man. 1t consists of COM
portable rocking-chair, In which the en-
bonpoint subject ensconces himself As
he rocks to and fro his movement actuates
a series Of spring pads" which bump
against his stomach and thereby reduce it
TO its normal size
Wrinkle Eraser.
The very latest idea in wrinkle erasers is
patented by a Philadelphia woman A
band, having tightener in the center, fits
about the head beneath the hair and holds
"frictional pads of rubber tightly against
the skin of any part of the face, prefer
ably behind wrinkle series thereof The
adjustment having been perfected, the head
drawn back, causes the wrinkle to disap-
pear by stretching. If worn a few hours
each day for a short time. it is claimed. the
wrinkles grow fainter and fainter and final
ly disappear, the effect being a prolonging
of the smoothing influences of massage.
Hanging cheeks or chns it is said by the
inventor, can be cured quite as easily The
"frictional pads elevate the Topping flesh
and by their pressure distribute it.
Face Straightener.
A Boston woman has patented face
straightener" and an lear bender" The
former consists of a series of wire clamps
which can be attached to the teeth. Thus
firmly held, they branch out to hold the
corners of the mouth. the nose. or any
other feature, in its proper place. The "ear
bender" has a band, fitting like a back
comb about the head, and terminating In
small, forked springs, which press the up
per edge of the aural appendage against the
head. The entire apparatus can be hidden
completely under the hair. A Denver wo-
mans invention is very similar, but she
combines a pair of ear muffs, which not
only disguise the correcting clamps, but
render the whole contrivance doubly useful
in cold weather.
A brand-new patent in nose straighteners
is the invention by a Liverpool man. The
subject selects the style of nose preferred
The operative thereupon applies an appro-
pirate clamp made either to elevate the
bridge, straighten the line of contour, COM
press, lengthen or shorten the entire struc-
ture. thumbscrew or spring compress
nips the abnormal proboscis between metal
lie plates nodded to suit the case, lined
with soft channels leather and provided with
spaces which leave the nostrils perfectly
free for respiration. After remaining in
place for several hours each day, convent
emily when the wearer is reading, resting or
otherwise engaged in private the instru-
naent after a time will. Il is claimed, per-
snade the nasal appendage to follow the
lines Of its mold o. Al
A scheme for tapering fingers and reduc-
ing large joints is patented by Washing
ton man. He places the finger between two
metallic molds or splintsEand increases the
tapering or reducing effect by fitting over
these metal parts rings ,cof varying diam
eters, which are applied gradually in series
to produce the Desired effect.
Limbs and Pads.
The very latest thing In artificial legs
and there are hundreds OF new patents in
these-combines comforE lightness and
complete disguise. The thigh and calf are
of sole leather, built upon two slender par
allel braces of steele Ting lining about the
top is hollow rubber ring, like a bicycle
tire, to be inflated with an ordinary bicycle
pump. The heel is Of solid rubber, but the
fore part of the foot and instep is a pneu-
matte bag of the same material. nodded like