The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

and tighten these muscles when they are
relaxed by suffering Or mental distress, or
drawn into unlovely expressions from iniqui-
tous habits of facial quirks and tricks.
After the cleansing night bath rub some
emoliient lightly over the face-wanting
pure cosmetic cream, almond oil or fresh
cream Will answer; then begin by mas
saying the muscles of the cheeks just in
front Of the upper half of the ear. Using
the cushioned tips of the three long fingers
OF each hand, rub outward and upward,
with firm but gentle touch, in rotary mo-
ton which covers a circle about the size OF
a silver dollarA You can tell when you
have located the muscles correctly by see
Ing how the upward motion pulls the mus
cles taut about the corners of the mouth,
effacing the dropping lines running down
from the nose. 1t wipes years from. the
face, and massage will in time strengthen
the muscles so that the lines will be Ell
faced. The improvement can't como III a
day, nor week, for years have chiselled the
lines and the degenerated tissues must 5pe
built up through the active circulation OF
the blood.
Next massage the temple muscles III the
same way. There also you can locate uf-
failirgly by the even greater>int1uence thes
exert on the same dropping lines from The
! nose. Though called Laughing Wrinkles
and not unloveIy in themselves, they are
becoming to few and add age to all, so tiie
woman who is 10th to part with them Is
yet to be found. This temple movement
from the corners Of the eyes upward ana
backward in small circles to the halr-also
! prevents the formation of crows feet ana
l effaces premature ones. In practice yon dis
cover that in all these facial exercises the
movement of the fingers is less upon the
kin than upon the underlying TISSUES,
which you feel moving upon the bony struc-
| ture beneath. Another movement to re-
| noye these ugly birthday marks at the cor
] ners Of the eyes is to stretch the skin tatt,
and hold the flesh firmly with the first ana
| third fingers of one hand, placed on the
temple and en- the cheek beneath the eye,
while you iron the lines with the first finger
| Of the other hand.
/ The cheek muscles, running from the cor
! ners of the mouth up over the cheekbone,
are manipulated by Il kneading movement
/ which must be light and quick not pinch.
! ing, as that would defeat our purpose, break
ing up the fatty cushion. Use the second
! fingers and thumbs, as shown in the illus
/ tration, and knead the flesh gently, working
4 upward and back toward the ear. This
! movement, faithfully executed, cannot fai
| to build up the tissues and fill out hollow
j cheeks. When the flesh is soft and fabby
A and the cheeks colorless it is we'll to rein.
Y force this movement with firm but gentle
! patting. Shut the mouth-dont compress
! it-and extend the cheeks slightly with
/ breath, while the fingers of both hands tai
upon them alternately. These taps should
be quick, light strokes, given with loose
wrist, and they will send the blood warml,
through the veins till the checks glow with
| health. woman with thin cheeks must re
| form her diet also. She cannot expect i'm
I provement from external means alone.
| To removeAthe horizontal lines in the fore
| head, place the long fingers of each hand
I above the eyes in their inner corners anC
rub upward and outward. again in n rotar,
I motion, describing a small circle; but whel
these burrows are deeply craven it is wei
| TO employ also the following: Place tn;
| fingers of both hands so that they press uI
| a foiu running creSSwise of the wrinkles
/ Hold this fold firmly with the left fingers
slowly pushing across the forehead while