Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02

be good twenty-foui- inches, or more II
that Is its normal measurement. Seek to
increase the size Of shoulder and hips. and
the waist VIII apparently grow smaller by
comparison. Wear soft belts. those that
will crush close to the figure. The belts
that slope down from q point In the middle
OF the back make the waist look smaller.
Encouraging Hints.
narrow-shouldered woman can resort
to thousand devices in dress to broaden
those shoulders, while the dumb bells and
pulley weights are working slowly toward
their beautiful end Many of the new shirt
waists show a wide bertha which dspels
all appearance of small shoulders. Some of
the new yokes have a wide shoulder which
stands out like sort of epaulette above
the sleeve This is excellent. So. too, are
the shoulder bands of embroidery or other
trimming which run from the collar far
down the shoulders.
Uneven hips are much harder to manage
than uneven shoulders. What the actress
mad to contend with was nothing compared
with the trials of the woman who bears
one hip higher than the other. famous
physician has given several of his patients
Il cork-soled boot for one foot. This raises
the low hip by lengthening the leg and re-
lieves some backaches. The only simple
assistance, outside pad that can. be rem
dered is sash bow worn one side.
Useful Suggestions.
1t is doubtful whether face massage is
beneficial unless gwen by professional
masseuse. To manipulate the face mus
cles properly one should understand thor
oughly the way they are constructed In
general the movements are all outward and
upward. If you do not feel like employing
a professional to give YOUR face exercise,
try the following lotion: Twelve fluid
ounces rose water three fluid ounces al
mond milk. 120 grains sulphate of alumni
mum. Apply at night. In the morning battle
the face in cold water and rub in all the
cold cream that the skin will take, wiping
off the superfiuous cream before applying
powder.
Tar soap is the best shampoo in case of
parasites.
Why not save the expensive skin food
which you like for your face and use on
the hands lotion made of one ounce glyc-
crime, three ounces rose water, ten drops
carbolic acid? Use glycerine soap and cold
water, and don't wash your hands too
much. L am sure that you can whiten them
In this way despite your work Make a
face powder by mixing three ounces pure
oxide OF zinc and one ounce fine cornstarch
Sift several times through boiling silk.
Whiten your hands by using the follow
ing cream at night Rub 1t in and sleep
with the hands In large kid gloves: Dis
solve one-fourth ounce camphor gum In one
ounce olive oil. then add one ounce sper-
macetf. one ounce white wax, one ounce
nut oil. Melt the ingredients together and
whip them to cream.
Wash your face with hot water at night
and rub I'm cold cream. Use cold water in
the morning. Do you eat plenty of acid
fruit? Try the juice of lemon in water
every morning when you first get I'D. Gen.
eraiy pimples come from physical dull
ness. Take exercise
Vaseline is good for the eyebrows and
cocoa butter for the bust. Use both every
night.
Mat work and bicycle will reduce your
hips. If you will look back over the
Beauty Quest papers for few weeks
you will find a prescription for reducing
the bust. Use the neck and throat exer-
cises with the elastic band and exercise the
race to reduce it's flesh by thrusting the
tongue repeatedly against the cheeks Is
your diet not one that tends to produce
flesh?