The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

@0H, THERE is a great art in being
A St Cecilia girl. says a writer in
the New York Sun. for you have
IHHx8I TO live a pretty even sort of life
and keep your temper down or
you can never preserve that sweet-faced
look"
And the woman who was trying to keep
her temper down smoothed out her
wrinkles with her finger tips, forced a smile
and walked away
That there is something in the idea Of
the St. Cecilia girl is shown by the fact
that a woman's disposition is betrayed by
the wrinkles on her face.
The envious woman has lines running
across her forehead above the eyebrows
These envious wrinkles are caused by the
uplifting OF the brows and by the supercil-
ious smile which envious women cultivate
The melancholy woman's forehead is
wrinkled in a peculiar way; she has con-
tracted the habit of lifting one eyebrow
much higher than the other. This gives
her set of wrinkles over the lifted eye
brow. Often there will be mass of fur
rows over one eyebrow, while the other
side is perfectly smooth
The other mark of the melancholy woman
is seen in her mouth. which is drawn down
at one side and in.
The woman with a bad temper shows
tiny wrinkles that cover the entire face.
They caused by constant distorting
of the face and by petulant expression.
The determined woman has a very dis
agreeable set of lines. They are in the
form of parentheses that inclose the
mouth, and there is always a downward
droop of the cheeks. caused by the habit OF
pressing the lips firmly together.
The woman whose lines are already set
and who wants TO change them can do
it by the Swedish method of smoothing
them out. 1t is done with the finger tips,
and very gently for the face cannot stand
harsh treatment
The Swedish method Of face culture is
the one that develops the tired muscles
and stimulates them to perform their duty.
To get the best results from the Swedish
treatment. wet the finger tips in salt and
water, and go over the lines of the face
carefully.
Do not treat them roughly, but gently.
and in a soothing manner as though one
were caressing a tired child. Treat each lit
tie wrinkle in this way, wetting the nnger
tips repeatedly.
This is to stimulate the skin and to wake
up the soft muscles. Five minutes OF this
treatment IN the morning Is
The nightly treatment for the tired mus
Giles and the wrinkled skin is entirely diner
ent. Here the face is treated to pumping
out course.
To do this work thoroughly take little
sauce of pure oil OF sweet almonds, or olive
OIL or sweet oil. If you cannot get the good
pure oil easily, then use a very thin cold
cream and keep ii heated so that 1t will not
harden. Keep 1t on the fire and try to have
soft pasty substance all the time near at
hand during the operation.
Heat the face little before beginning by
holding it near the fire or by applying hot
cloths Then dip the finger tips in the OF
and describe the Swedish movements upor
the face.
Go over and over the lines, not leaving
out q single furrow. AS soon as the finger
tips are dry moisten them again and begir
all over. 1t will take fifteen minutes Of
steady work.
In thus treating the burrows just imagine
| that you have in your fingers a piece Of
( crinkled paper and that you are trying Il
| smooth it out. Go over each little crease
rubbing across it, precisely as you would
rub across a piece of paper, and do not res
until it is all smooth.
OF course the wrinkles will come bach
| again next day. But If you keep on they
| will go for good.