The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-22

the assertion. Asdouble chin must be
cultivated to exist. There is no rea-
son for its appearance, except that
you unknowingly cultivate it.
If when you notice superfiuous flesh
appearing on your neck under the chin
you will take every precaution to pre-
vent its growth, il will disappear. Stop,
first of all, wearing high, stiff collars,
on the top of which you have h9bitu-
ally rested your under chin in a man.
ner that causes the flesh to roll out
ward. If you cannot do without the
stiff collar, then make the upper part
of your throat so stiff that the flesh
will not form in a roll.
AS for the woman who has cultivated
a double chin. she much work hard to
reduce the supertiuous flesh. EXERCISE,
steam massage and roller treatment
usually prove effective in reducing a
double chin, but the best method is to
chew gum, the harder the jaws are
kept in this awkward and unrehned
occupation the quicker the results In
dulge i'll gum chewing for ten or fifteen
minutes every day-use spruce gum.
After this exercise pass the rubber
massage roller from the chin toward
the ears. Then roll 1t underneath the
chin upward to point in the neck an
der each ear.
Try these exercises night and morn
ing:
First--Open the mouth to its full ex-
tent slowly; close it quickly. Do this
thirty times.
Second--Drop your head back as far
as possible, letting 1t rest there Few
minutes; then bring II up slowly ana
let the chin drop forward on the throat
Take this exercise twelve times.
Thlrd--Let the head fall forward
and move it around, describing a cir
Gle in the exercise.
Fourth--Move the head up and down
from the chest thirty times. Stop the
upward movement when the head Is
directly in line with the body. Then
use the roller massage.
When taking a vigorous massage use
cream first.
Place your hand directly under the
center of the chin and push firmly up
ward with the lower part of the palm
ten times.
The woman who has had a double
chin for years should go through these
exercises twice a day and use the
| steaming process three times a week:
| For the steam massage take a firm
| bandage and soak ii in hot water. Bind
| II firmly on the neck, just below the
chin, and keep it there until cool. DO
this for ten minutes. Then battle the
chin with rose water to prevent irri-
tation. To tighten the cuticle use two
quarters of hot water, adding four tea
spoonfuls of tincture Of benzoin. Then
battle the chin and throat for ten min
utes more
Doctors say that some headaches o. e
caused by congestion of the blood yes
sells OF the neck when collars PREV
upon the veins.
Avoid wines. sweet and starchy food.
Drink lemonade, eat lean roast or boil
.NrI n
ach and cabbage. Study yourself and
learn what to eat and what not to eat.
In these days no woman OF discern
ment, industry and inventiveness need
lack for employment that is both con-
genial and remunerative. Designing
borders for handkerchiefs Is quite a
business, and a paying one for some
women Although the work seems
simple, IL calls for originality, sense Of
color values and skill in combination.
New patterns must continually be
brought on. Some Of these borders are
very elaborate, and the most artistic
work must be put into them. Repro
ductions of rare old English, French or
Venetian patterns, in combination
with modern art lines and original pat
terms showing conventional floral de-
signs, leaves and other suggestions
from nature. are shown in these hand
kerchiefs.
A woman who has made a name for
herself by illustrating insect life has
taken to painting fish. She studies the
color and form of her models most con-
scientiously. The color changes so
greatly in fish--for instance, some tints
being totally different when the hnny
subject is in repose or in motion, in the
aquarium or in running water, that the
studies must be made very quickly.