Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10
IMPROVE YOUR FACES
Here is the Way to Help
Nature Along.
GREAT BENEFITS IN IT
PHYSICAL CULTURE EXERCISES
WORK THE MIRACLE.
Getting Rid of Sunken Cheeks and
Eyes, Careworn Looks and
the Rest.
GREAT BENEFITS IN IT

written Tor Ihe Evening star by Frof. Anthony
Barker.
If you want to improve your face. make
faces. That is the best way to treat 1t
to upbuilding physical culture exercises.
It sounds simple enough and silly enough.
But 1t is neither. A short trial will prove
that the right kind of faces cannot be
made in jiffy. although, with little pa
tient practice, they can be executed. While
you are practicing you will feel the facial |
muscles being stretched and brought into
play as they have not been in years. This
should convince you that physical culture
for the face by making faces is not SO ludi-
crous as it would seem at first blush
The benefits that accrue to both men and
women from making the faces herein de-
scribed ten or fifteen minutes day, either
upon rising or before going to bed, are
manifold.
They will round out and naturally fill
emaciated, thin and Ratchet faces. Sunken
eyes hollow cheeks. and noses abnormally
thin between the eyes will disappear.
They will reduce to more perfect outlines
faces burdened with superfuous flesh.
Double chins, puffy eyes, and fiabby. down.
hanging cheeks cannot exist long on the
fat-faced man who makes faces.
They will keep the eyes bright and ward
of artificial long s4ghtedness.
They will prevent wrinkles. that old.
tons 1.-
They will do away with excessive pale
ness among sedentary people and easy
blushing among those who have that en-
barrasSing trait. Muscles healthily thick
ened by exercise and under control will
not permit blood to rush suddenly to the
surface as readily as thin, fabby and prac-
tically resistlesS and powerleSs flesh.
The chewing muscles will be made strong
er and mastication materially aided which,
In turn, will contribute to better digestion
and assimilation Of food.
Because the facial muscles will be filled
with a bountiful supply Of fresh blood
wounds will heal more quickly and be less
likely to leave the scars as ugly reminders
The nose will not bleed readily. the face
will not become oily when its possessor gets
angry. and the frequently seen greasy face.
generally caused by too much eating, will
give way to a Clean clear skin.
Women will not find 1t necessary to re-
sort to rouge and other accessories Of the
toilet to get "peaches-and-cream' cheeks,
cherry-red lips, sparkling, dancing eyes and
charmingiy contrasting facial lights and
shadows
These facial exercises also develop the
neck and throat. They take away scrawny
and bony necks and leave behind necks
that are beautiful in decollette dress. By
Strengthening the throat muscles, that part
OF the body Is better guarded against all
the ,ius peculiar to it..
The face made work all these benefits
by causing large supplies Of blood to be
building up and burning away wherever
necessary. It fills out the thin face; it
carries away superfiuous and encumbering
flesh on the fat face. and altogether it i'm
parts new energy and power to all parts of
the face. -'.'--S '-'
In brief. whoever makes these faces will
be blessed with features that are full of
vitality and the power Of constant attrac-
ton because everybody likes to see a hu-
man being. who Is 1.-The picture Of health"
Exercise For delevolping the muscles
Of the neck and the upper part of the breast
there is no better exercise. Among the
muscles affected are those which join the
|. face at each side Of the lips, and from
there spread over the front Of the neck and
clear across the breast. Therefore. when
ever this exercise Is executed the whole
chest Is raised up considerably. 1t also re-
moves wrinkles from the forehead and
around the eyes and makes the lips strong
er and more pliable.
To do this exercise first open the mouth,
draw down the corners. and wrinkle up the
forehead all as much as possible. Then.
holding this position. put the jaws firmly
together and held until WEAKNESS comes.
It is better to do this and all the other
exercises gently at first. increasing the ten
sion and energy with practice. In this way
possible rupture of small facial blood YES
sells will be made impossible.
Exercise u.-This. the opposite Of the
former exercise, pulls up the lower part Of
the face and draws down the muscles above
the eyes. By stretching the chin muscles
chins. By concentrating numerous muscles
around the eyes. it broadens noses that are
too thin between the eyes and fills out
sunken eyes and takes away puffs.
Starting with the mouth shut, thrust out
the lower jaw as far as possible. and, while
holding 1t there. draw the lower lip and ad-
jacent muscles up toward the nose Try to
make the lip touch the tip Of the nose.
Bring all the muscles around the shut eyes
as close together as you possibly can. Then
try to open the eyes.
Exercise Iu.-Close the eyes and contract
the forehead, eievating the eyebrows as
much as possible. Open the mouth as wide
as you can and try hard to close the lips
over the opened jaws.
All Of the muscles in the central part of
the face in the line of the nose are stretch
ed and developed. The exercise also helps
to make the chin normal and shapely and
removes wrinkles around the lips and lower
part of the nose.
Exercise IV.-This dissipates hollow
cheeks and replaces them with nicely
rounded ones. 1t also strengthens the
chewing muscles and In this way greatly
aids mastication and digestion.
With the mouth lightly shut draw the
lower jaw to the right Cor left as far as
possible and then pull the flesh over the
teeth in the same direction as much and
as hard as you can. At the same time shut
the eyes and pull the adjacent muscles to-
gether.
Exercise v.-This fills out the lower part
Of the chin and makes It. normal, and de-
eyes. Because it is excellent for general
development. prevents pimpes and insures
against easy injury, this exercise should be
done often.
Execute. the exercise by bringing every
muscle toward the center Of the face as
much as possible The nearer the face Is
made to take the shape of circle the bet
ter is the exercise performed.
For those who care to vary these best
Of facial exercises with others, the follow
ing will be found beneficial and extremely
easy.
Exercise I.-Smile. Place the ends Of the
fingers on the Jumps OF flesh ON the cheeks
under the eyes. Let the face resume its
natural position and then. while resisting
with the fingers, draw up the laughing
muscles by smiling and lower them in
fairly rapid succession until tired
Exercise II-Draw the cheeks together
at the lips with the hands and while re-
sisting with the hands, pull the cheeks
apart.
Exercise III.-Put crooked forehnger on
the chin just below the lower Lip and raise
up the lip. resisting with the finger.
Exercise IV.-Close the mouth and push
the tongue down toward the throat This
is good for the throat muscles, and materi-
ally strengthens the tonsils
Exercise with the fingers on the eve
brows and resisting. try to close the eyes
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