The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

not be DedullIul. As NliO
~ vaudeville people say, it's just as
easy. At least it sounds easy
IESYggsi when you listen to the arguments
49, of the beauty specialists. They
say that every woman has a right to make
herself Just as attractive as she possibly
can be- and il she isn't by nature attract
i've. that she has a perfect right to call art
TO her assistance. II nature made her with
a figure whose curves are of the broomstick
variety. there are contrivances to supply de-
ficiencies, If nature withheld from her lux
uriant tresses and gave her only enough
hair to make up into a pompadOur there are
tresses a-plenty at the hair stores where
with 10 form luxuriant coils low on her
neck: and IL nature did not look after her
properly in the way of plump cheeks and
unwrinkled brow. there always the
friendly masseuse, and skin foods and To-
lions innumerable.
Indianapolis is becoming decidedly met
ropolitan I'm many ways. and in none more
30 than in its frank quest for beauty. Small
town prejudice is apt to frOwn upon the eff
forts of corsetieres and beauty culturists
but the larger cities where there is con-
siderable number OF women who have time
and wealth at their disposal, the beauty
question is taken as a matter of course and
women go to be massaged manicured. or
fitted out with a set Of modsh tresses with
the same aplomb with which they pay a
visit 10 their dressmaker.
There are many women in this city, as
elsewhere. Of course, who, however earnest
ly they may strive after beauty and try to
acquire 1t by means of little massage
and hair treatment will yet stop short Of
supplying tresses and curves by means of
false hair and 'improvers" Still. it is en-
tirely a matter of individual taste, and no
one need criticise the woman who prefers
to pad and be beautiful rather than to go
padless and not be beautiful. There are a
number of handsome, wel-htted establish
ments here that give their whole attention
to the identifying of woman by means Of
massage and the supplying of lacking
tresses. The people who do the massaging
say that the treatment should be given at
least twice weekly and they have any num-
Der of patrOnesses-and patrons, too-on
their books who come regularly for the
treatment OF their unwelcome wrinkles.
Besides. there are number OF women here
who go 10 the house of their patrons TO
give their treatment. though most of these
work independently of the shops. OF course.
the specialists do not care TO give away
any Of their secrets, but even If they did
publish their methods the wisest way would
be still. as II is now for the woman who
wants 10 remove her wrinkles TO GO to the
people who know how. IL takes a thorough
knowledge OF what one woman calls the
motions To enable woman To rub the
wrinkles out OF her face instead of rubbing
them further In. and the woman who fol-
lows the recipes in the beauty columns in
the Sunday papers and applies the recon-
mended lotions with the described rotary
and up-an-dOwn rubbings OF the finger tins
Is likely To find that her attempts at beau
~ culture spell disaster 10 her countenance
specially favored cream or skin food on
her dressing table-in this day OF many To-
tons and foods IL would be hard to escape
a favOrite or twO-and she dabs some of IL
on her cheeks and nose relgiOusy every
night before tGcking herself up in bed But
While this process may not do an immense
amount OF good. IL certainly does no harm
~ Is the systematic course of home mas
sage which results either I'm rOughing the
SKIN or deepening the wrinkles hOpelessly
1T LOOKS EASY
IL seems easy enough TO do, while IL Is
some one else who is doing it. Just brisk
and vigorous kneading and rubbing of the
skin. that Is yet gentle: some rubbing in
OF cream which makes the face feel de-
hghtfully smooth. and a refreshening appli-
cation Of cold water which. after a series
o. brisk slaps leaves your checks rosy and