The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-04
SEEKING AIDS TO BEAUTY.
WOMEN ARE VERY BUSY REPAIR
 ING SUMMER RAVAGEs.


 Throng in the Massage Pariors to Re-
 store Roughenod Skins and Rut
 Advice From an Expert as to Doing
 it at Home.
 Complexion specialists and the pro- prietors of beautifying parlors are
 wearing their sweetest smiles at this
 time and woman getting bac.~ iRss the
 city and gazing again in her own fa- miliar mirrors, realizes the devastating
 effects of summers sun and wind and the salt spray and the sand on the face,
 the hair and the hands.
 The tan of the arms from elbow to
 wrist is now considered beauty rath-
 CT than defect and since some of, the best known women of the stage have
 appeared in the new plays wearing short sleeved bodices and with no trace of make up on the brown lower arms l the fad is assured for the winter and
 some odd effects will be observed with
 evening dress. But the abrasions on
 the skin that the sun and the salt wa
 ter make and cherish, the roughness of
 the hands and the damage to the nails
 that confront the ex-summer girl are appalling. Above all does the hair need attention and she seeks to get 1 back to her city form before October's | coming.
 | At one of the fashionable establish ments which cater to the woman beau- tiful free demonstrations or lectures are given showing the proper treatment for the hair, the skin and the hands. The object of the free lecture, and the free treatment which is also given in some cases, is the sale of the various shampoos and lotions that are requisite. The woman who gets the free shampoo must be willing to act as an object les- son for those who get the free lecture much as the subject in hospital clinic, where free patients serve as object les sons for the students. It is surprising to note that the demand for tickets for these lectures and for free treatments also. is so great that all cannot be ac- commodated. The subject sits placidly facing the audience while the lecturer ueSCIlDeS lue pIUCtSS, WHICH IS per formed by neat little colored maid
 ''The hair" she says, lis subjected to the egg shampoo after having been first carefully singed. Then the scalp re- ceives brisk rubbing with tonic, and after that it is rubbed dry and famed. It is combed and brushed then for half an hour in order to get back the gloss, and hair that has suffered from the salt water must have frequent brushngs at home as well as treatments from the specialist Above all it should be all lowed to rest for a week or more from the curling iron"
 The same idea is carried out in manicure treatment, the hands being rubbed and anointed with various creams and lotions after the nails have been trimmed and polished. It takes some time to bring the hands back to their civilized perfection, for while they may be brown, they must not be rough and the nails must be pink and perfect. l
 But it is the face of woman that troubles her most. At this time of year there are freckles and spots and caused by the wind and the l salt water Even the water used for bat hing at many of the mountain | places, though pronounced incidentally | beneficial, plays havoc with the skin when used externally. For the face the nightly washing with cancels hair brush and good soap Is generally ad- vised, after which a good cream may be rubbed in; but 1t Is massage, that boon to women in search, of beauty, that is specially advocated as the means to bring the face back to it's pro- per texture of skin and complexion The public demonstrations and free treatment make it possible for every to learn the principles of the art of massage, and any number of .hm are taking advantage of the of- 'ers and are thronging the parlors where lectures are given and free treatments dispensed if bottle of ,ream is purchased
 "The prices charged by professional are necessarily high" said me of these beauty lecturers. And it S this which has caused many ladies to ake lessons so that they may them elves massage their faces. The move nents are different from those used when the rubber stands at the back of he subjects chair but the process can ,e easily acquired and the exercise, while tiresome at first becomes easy | md the muscles of the arms and the kin of the hands are benefited as well |, IS the face.
 of course I would not advise this massage for women desiring to eradi- ate the wrinkles and lines made by ge, for that is a more difficult opera ion But the average woman may earn to rub her own face and if she erseveres she will find that she will ook younger and her skin will grow lear and soft. Above all, if she has a to a, f1eshy throat and chin he can do much to keep off the heavy hin which adds so much to the age, in ppearance.
 "A woman massaging her own face 1ust first bind a towel about her head l such way that the hair is protector rom the cream, which must be of good uality and adapted to the skin of the ser The oily creams must only be sed for dry skins; for the oily com- lexion, there are dry, fine creams and quid creams that may be used to ad- antage.
 First the hands must be lightly ubbed either with alcohol or else with