Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-19
THE QUESEiOF BEAUTY
Warding Of wrinkles and
Adipose.
L. 20
ART OF THE ARTLEss
KEEPING THE SKIN SMOOTH AND
30 FRESH.
Shaking Out Facial Lines and Relax
ing Tired Mus
cles.

| beauty and renew our youth.
Nor Is the task a hercuIean one if under
taken at the outset; that is, before wrinkles
| have become deep-seated and the cheeks
| too pronouncedly plump
An ounce of prevention is ALWAYS worth
several pounds of cure. and it is better to
pegin to take care of our compilations be-
| fore they begin to show wear and tear.
Nature gets little tired as the wears go
| on, so We must brace up and do some of
| her work for her. The circulation becomes
sluggish and needs to be stimulated, which
! Is pest done by facial exercise or manipu-
iauon, thus bringing the blood to the sur
| race. III we can at least once every day, in
any way, bring the blood to the surface,
| flushing the face, so to speak, we are doing
something toward keeping wrinkles in mod
est retirement
Exercising the facial muscles is so swift
ana sure producer of smooth cheeks and
brow that the woman who has once tried
| 1t. straightway falls in love with her mir
rored likeness and resolves that the cere-
mony shall be daily one in future.
me work is begun by washing the face
| gently IN tepid water with a pure soap.
After this warmer lather is used, and
still again a warmer one, until the water
| is as hot as can be borne The face being
now thoroughly cleansed and heated, is
ready for the treatment
| sort, emollient cream is gently rubbed
| into the skin with the fingers, after the
| manner OF a shampoo, during the massage.
IhlS partly supplies the natural oil, which
begins to dry up. as we grow older. leaving
! the skin loose and relaxed, and, of course,
wrinkled The natural oil, therefore, must
| be supplied by an artificial oil.
| From habitual contraction, not only have
| lines been formed on the forehead but the
muscles nave become contracted and it is
| necessary not only to efface the wrinkles
from the skin, but also to stretch and draw
out the muscle to it's original length.
The large muscle of the forehead, the
cipito-frontalis, is attached along the
level of the eyebrows, and it runs back to
the hair. When it contracts or shortens.
the skin, remaining the same, is loose, and
therefore lies in folds.
To break these lines speaking techni-
cally. and to lengthen the muscle, massage
the lines with a rotary motion from the
center toward the temples Press firmly
| with the fieshy cushions at the tips of the
fingers until there is a decided glow A
firm pressure is very. necessary.
After going over the lines in this way
begin again at the first and manipulate
them again, continuing the treatment for
half an hour. If the Hines are not very deep
| they will nearly, if not wholly, disappear.
Even if the lines are deep the Improvement
will be marked; little hot sweet oil rub
bed on the lines sometimes hastens the
cure. and it is better than the cold cream.
The corrugator supercilli muscles extend
on either side. from the space between the
eyes to the highest portion of the eyebrow
arch. By habitual contraction of these
muscles the perpendicular lines between the
eyes are formed-they are said to betokeu
the scold. In eradieating these lines rub
crosswise. holding the skin firmly with the
fingers of the other hand to prevent undue
stretching. Rub out from the center of
the face. beginning below and working up
on the line
Can Do It Herself.
A woman with little practice can sue
cessfully massage her own face. but it is
best to exchange treatment with a friend
one who has strong, firm fingers being
preferable
There are more beautiful things in the
world than crows feet. but they are not
always incorrigible Here, as elsewhere, by
rubbing circulation is increased. but the
work must be done gently and with discre
ton. With the forefinger dipped in hot oil
or melted mutton tallow-and there is moth
ing better TO nourish the skin-rub up
across the lines and round and round, and
remember just here that time must be
wholly disregarded by the beauty seeker
that length of time or lapse of days is not
at all to be considered by the one who
would be beautiful Beauty suffers no pain
and beauty must begrudge no time
When lines appear under and over the
eyes, the lids should be gently closed and
by quick passes of the forefinger and mid
die finger. The forefnger is placed above
the eye, the middle finger below. Do not
use too much strength and perform the
possible
To prevent or drive away the hard lines
about the mouth, that often settle from
the nose down, as the cheeks tend to fall
| inward, the movement must be upward
and outward, using the forefingers. Here
also is tie use Of a melted hot oil adj
Visable. These lines about the mouth-pa-
rentheses, as they have been called-are the
most obstinate ones to deal with. To OBJ
literate them one must begin operations be-
fore they appear-wnich bit of advice is not
intended iD<p although
like a feeble one.
About too much flesh on the face-com-
plexion specialists tell us in this case that
all movements must be downward. Make
fists of your pretty hands, and rub down
and round. with rather a heavy pressure
To put flesh on let the movements made by
your clenched hands be upward Down
ward motions to take off flesh is, therefore
the watchword; upward motions to take
on flesh. In cases of emaciation, as much
as cocoa oil as the skin will absorb should
be rubbed in; or to battle the face in new
milk now and then is beneficial.
The last step is to rinse the face in water
scented with violet perfume to remove
every particle of grease; wipe dry with a
soft, damask towel.
Shaking out the wrinkles is my way"
declares one who is still belle and beauty,
although old enough to have wrinkles if
she wanted them.
81 sit down and rest my elbows on nv
knees, relaxing the muscles at the back
of. the neck, and theAfacial muscles; then
l. drop my Jaw duuElDok perfectly idiOtic
I suppose because I have shaken awav
all my expression. Now 1 move my head
sidewise rapidly enough to make the
cheeks shake, as they will in a very anus
| ing way, provoking the muscles of the face
are relaxed
Relaxing Muscles.
'"Then I letSany head move slowly for
ward until 1t drops upon the breast paus-
ing a moment, slowly raise the head and
continue the motion backward until the
head rests upon the spinal column. Paus-
ing a moment, raise the head to position
and then turn a little to the right and
again forward and downward and then
over back turn a little farther each
time until thsSehin rests over the shoulder,
then begin at the center again. and turn
| in the same way by degrees to the left
1t takes some time to gain the control
necessary to this relaxation, as you will
discover If you try the cure. but the OBJ
stinate muscles and jaw can be conquered
and every one should be able to exercise
this power. Specially should attention be
paid to this matter if ones disposition is
not angelic.
You may smile, but 1t is really no laugh
ing matter, and in all earnestness can