Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12
WOMAN'S WORLD.
FACIAL MASSAGE AND ITS BENEFITS.
For Those Who Cannot Reach "a Profes-
sional Masseuse.

FACIAL MASSAGE AND ITS BENEFITS.
For Those Who Cannot Reach a Profess
sional Masseuse.
To be beautiful is woman's great
ambition. If she is passably good
looking, she does everything in her
power to pass from mediocrity to the
actuality of genuine loveliness, which
can be achieved as any other accom-
plishment if she but perseveres in the
way that leads thereto-never swerv-
ing in her determination and follow
ing absolutely those rules which ex-
perience has found to be the best.
To go to the beauty doctor is not
always convenient, though much the
more certain way. Therefore, any
simple methods that can be followed
at home are those which appeal to the
average woman most. Face steaming,
which is one OF the best aids to beauty,
can be INDUCED in as often as is de-
sirable, and without all the scientific
paraphernalia which frightens the
seeker after beauty when she goes to
the parlors of the masseuse. Given a
tea kettle, Turkish towel, big piece
OF stiff paper or cardboard, two dabs
of cotton, some cold cream or lano-
line, the latter preferable, as it is an
excellent skin food, and alcohol, and
any woman can give her face as thor
ough a beautifying as she Graves.
To begin with, wash the face thor
oughly in soap and lukewarm water,
being sure that the soap is pure. The
unscented variety is always the best.
After this take little dabs of lanoline
and manipulate the face and neck
thoroughly, being particular about the
lines on the forehead and those an
noying crows feet that creep about
the corners of the eyes, as much from
mirth as from the advance of years.
With the tips of the fingers gently,
but with firm pressure, traverse the
forehead from the center, using a
rotary motion for the crows feet and
the cheek, the corners of the mouth
being smoothed outward. Hold the
chin high, so that the tendency of
flabbiness, which comes in woman's s
throat, will meet an habitual STUN
bling block. Nothing so quickly de-
notes age as woman's throat, there
fore, massage must be given it with
as much regularity as the bathing of
the face.
After the lanoline has been care
fully worked in, yet while the skin is
still greasy, tie up the head in plain
towel, so as to prevent the hair from
being steamed our of curl in the lat
ter process. Have the kettle boiling,
so that the steam comes out in a YER
table cloud from the spout. Set it
on the table. Then, with the stiff
piece of paper or cardboard, cut in
the shape of Shaker bonnet, cover
the head completely, placing the face
as near the spout of the kettle as can
be borne. In this position the pieces
of cotton are necessary to protect the
eyes from the singing Of the steam.
Cover kettle, Shaker bonnet and ell
with Turkish towel and remain five
minutes, or until perspiration of the
most generous sort has been induced.
Th en-, when the face and neck are
in this moist condition, begin the
manipulation again, finally closing the
pores by sponglng the face with q
little diluted alcohol. The process is
simple, wholesome and effective.
Cleanliness. which is the great
est of beauty aids, if not the
beauty itself, is most perfectly OBJ
tanned by this method, and the wom-
IN who has tried it will be surprised
beyond all reason by discovering that
she never before had really clean
face.
One word of caution is necessary.
Too frequent steaming sometimes re-
suits in habbiness, the consequent
Iaxity being the reverse Of beautiful; );
therefore, once in ten days is as often
us the average skin can stand. Mas
sage, however, botk at night and
morning will never hurt, but will
beautify instead any surface under
such manipulation.