The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-10
KEEPING THE THROAT ROUND.

1 Fashion Prescribes Low Neck Bands | and Massage Is in Order For Dark l Threats.
 out the land, and they are caused by
 one of fashions latest whims. 1 It is noticeable that nearly all of the | imported gowns this season are cok larless, hence the loud outcries from the many women whose threats will
 not bear daylight exposure. The masseuse is besieged by eager applicants who desire the ravages which the high collars have caused, re- i moved. Not every woman, however, can afford the services of masseuse,
 and there are any number who are not within reach of a rliable one. To them a word of advice may be well come.
 Home treatment naturally requires
 longer period of time to achieve the
 same results than a specialist requires,
 but much can be done with the aid of
 a little perseverance. For you know
 it is always the person who is willing
 to continue a task, notwithstanding
 many appointments, who comes out
 triumphant in the end.
 The very first thing for the would
 be reformer to do is to do away with
 the evil that has caused all the trou-
 ble, i. e., high or stiff collars. Un- starched duck makes an excellent
 foundation for stocks, and is not stiff enough to injure the throat. Never
 wear anything to tight around the neck-it is the end of countless trou- bles-or stock that is lined with any thing but white, and that must be of the softest material possible. Stiff lin en collars should be relegated to the masculine sex; as fashion has let go of them, there Is hope already.
 The English fashion of breakfast jackets with low sailor collars is being taken up by many beauty seekers It is sensible and becoming style. and the best possible way to acquire a pretty neck and throat Any number of society girls are making a practice of having all their house gowns con- structed without collars, and, as a con- sequence, the improvement in the color of the skin is much hastened.
 Absolute cleanliness is one of the requisites of a pretty neck. thor | ough soaking in warm water, and a pure soap should be given at least once | a day, then a rinsing in clear warm water, and finally in cold water to close the pores. Tincture of benzoln added | to the water will have a whitening ef- | feet on the skin. A few drops only are 1 necessary.
 Often the neck is disfigured by dark | lines produced by high and stiff neck wear. In such a case cucumber milk will be found very beneficial. It should be well rubbed into the pores after they have been cleansed by the warm water and soap, and before the cold water is used
 Probably the tissues are relaxed, and a general flabbiness is the result To remedy this procure a good massage cream and after the fingers have been annointed rotate the muscles of the neck firmly in a slanting direction from under the chin towards the shoulders. and from the middle of the throat backward and upward toward the ears.
 Breathing exercises will do much toward rounding out and strengthening the throat muscles.
 Nothing should be considered too much trouble in the requirement. of a we'll rounded and alabaster-like neck, 'or, putting aside all vagaries of fash on it is a possession in which any woman can rejoice.-From the Phila- lelphia Inquirer, |