Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY
Must Stimulate the After
Bath Glow.
HEALTH DEMANDS IT
WHAT ONE NICE LITTLE GIRL
LEARNED.
How to Go About It With the Aid Of
Bath Accessories-Use-
full Hints.


her cahsthenics. or she may acquire
homely and unaesthetic case OF tonsiatis,
bronchitis or laryngftis
Except for the warm, relaxing bath OF
Saturday night, every bath should be fol-
lowed by warming up" Every morning
of your lives of course, you have cold
bath-that is, unless you are in a state OF
1nvalidism. The hardest of you plunge d.
rectly into the tub and perhaps enjoy
shower into the bargain. II your nerves or
heart are not quite equal to anything SO
drastic you freshen the skin by laVing IL
with sponge.
II you are on an outing you may be for
tunate enough to have your morning
plunge in mountain pool, river or surf.
No matter what kind of cold bath you are
enjoying. never fail to start the blood flow
ing briskly after it. The plunge followed
by exercise is q tonic. A woman of sixty
who looks like her daughters sister says
that she owes her wonderful youthfulness
to her persistence in this system.
"Since 1 was seventeen have missed
only one morning" she told me. THAT one
was a Sunday when the alarm failed to go
Off and / oversight. If l had taken my
shower and stunts would have been late
for church, the only thing that comes be-
fore them in my creed. But the next morn
l plunged twice and spent double time
in exercise to make up"
She Found the Way.
ne GEAR ldOy IL TedpluS INC T0WdTu VI
her perseverance. Her cheeks are rosy and
unwrinkled, her step is elastic, her eyes
and hair still bright, her digestion flawless.
She explained that in the days when she
was seventeen there were no gymnasiums
for girls nor any fad for physical culture.
IT discovered that was not getting warm
fast enough after my bath. On days when I
was not well it caused me to shiver like
a little dog a door step. So invented
some droll exercises of my own, beating my
hands in front and behind as I had seen
teamsters do in cold weather, and running
up and down our long hall. OF late years
my daughter has passed on to me what
she has learned in a gymnasium and am
going through all sorts of up-to-date move
ments 1t is all nonsense to say that you
can't teach an old dog a new bark"
Slip on a loose bathrobe as soon as you
have rubbed the skin dry A faint pinkish
glow, possibly a deeper one, will have
arisen from the use Of the Turkish towel
and flesh brush. This is all right so far as
surface warmth goes; the next thing is to
start the blood flowing OF itself from head
quarters This cannot be done without hard
work. The work. however, may be made
Make use of the utensils that lie about
you. The bath slippers. the brush, the
towel may be turned into the apparatus to
equip your gymnasium.
First of ALL give yourself a vigorous dose
of the slipper. Be quite merciless. Don't
let anything but your head escape. Start
with the trunk; go all over 1t with the sole
of the slipper, treating 1t to g. vigorous
should be warmed flrst then the back In
clude the neck. By the way, carefully avoid
treating the breast in this manner. It
should never endure any harsh handling
being extremely sensitive. A light dashing
with cold water in the morning and an
understanding massage at night Is all the
manipulation 1t will bear.
Go Right at It.
After chastising the body, proceed with
the legs, beginning at the hips, and work.
ing down to the toes. You may take a
slipper in each hand to hasten this part OF
the work
NOW treat the arms to a good slapping
By this time you should be tingling from
head TO foot Those who suffer from red
nands or cold feet can find no better way
Tor improving their circulation than by this
spanking exercise. Not only is the blood
Drought to the surface by the blows, but
the effort of striking produces warmth The
back of the brush may be used instead of
the slipper
Next, take an erect standing position
the arms hanging loosely at the sides
Thrust the right foot forward, bending the
right Knee as you do SO, and keeping the
left knee straight. simultaneously the
right arm should be thrust in forward
upward direction, while the left arm natu-
rally reaches backward to maintain balance.
Throw tremendous energy into this move
ment, lunging forward as If you were
reaching for something above the head
Repeat four times right, four times left
Then alternate Twelve counts in all will
be enough, unless you are fighting for
smaller hips. In that case make this exer-
else part of your stock in trade. and go
through 1t as many times a day as you
have time and strength for.
Two Cures Combined.
Another foe to large hips as well as a
NM .fr,r toni t. m
standing position with the backs of the
hands resting lightly on the hips. Drop on
the left knee. at the same time placing the
right foot forward SO that the right leg is
vertical from foot to knee. simultaneously
the right arm is thrust forward-upward as
in the preceding exercise. The body must
lunge forward vigorously as before. Rise
to standing position and go down on one
knee again as quickly as possible. In fact,
all of these exercises intended to start a
glow should be performed rapidly Relax
Ing exercises are slow, flesh reducers and
muscle builders are deliberate. These. al
though they may incidentally reduce or in
crease weight, are intended primarily to
warm you. and they cannot do this unless
they are quick If you find yourself be-
coming breathless pause for few seconds.
| 1t is never well to bring on severe painting.
Get Sturdy Chairs.
Place two chairs back, to back Previous
4 SANe~
| Stand between them, grasp each one firmly
| by the top of the back, draw yourself up
| and swing between the chairs. Hips, arms
and shoulders will grow strong, while you
are growing warm at this very simple
| frolic. = Yf
| The towel comes in for its share of work.
| Lie face downward on the floor, raise the
| feet in the air. Pass the towel across the
| insteps, holding the towel ends in the hands.
| Tug with might and main, feet and hands
| etraining against each other through the
| towel. You will find the body warming with
| the effort.
While the towel Is busy 1t may as well do
a good service toward the rounding of your
| shoulders. Pass it under the head at the
back. grasping both ends and Juggling up
ward while the head pushes downward In
| resistance. Try this with fervor for several
| seconds and you will feel the result In neck,
| shoulders and back
Standing erect. heels together, raise the
/ hands straight above the head, holding the
palms fiat together. Now bend backward
from the waist steadfastly keeping the
arms In line with the upper part of the
! body. As you bend. raise the right foot as
high as you can while preserving your bal
ance. Bend repeatedly and rapidly, shifting