The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
THE BEAUTY QUEST.
CONDITION or OTHER srAsoN HOW TO KEEP THE THROAT WHITE
BY KATHERINE MORTON.

Waltz music is playing and the win- ter girl Is appearing in her ballroom
 inery. The gayeties of the winter sea- son are on. Dainty evening gowns ex- pose the throat and unless it is a pret- ty one her iadyship is cast into the depths of despair. She has worn col- , lars inches high, lined with buckram and stiffened with sfeatherbone, and as consequence there are dark streaks around the neck where only a string of beads should be. She has grown careless about massage during the time | when her neck was not exposed. She has allowed 1t to grow too full or too thin, not realizing that upon its per- feet lines would depend her winter ] beauty. Her out-of-doors life in the summer called for shirt-waists with collars that concealed, but now the truth Is out,
 If 1t be a delightful truth. she is a fortunate girl. Alas for her who is obliged to fill in the neck of every | low-cut gown with tulle or chiffon. | or derend upon the arrangement of rcsettes and bows and flowers to con- ccal unIovely angles and dingy skin. It is never too late to mend--certain- ly not on the first day of the New Year. Make unto yourself a resolution | that before the winter season is over you will have a throat to boast of. You | can if you will.
 l A neck that is too fat or too thin must be treated with exercises which are often described and we'll known. But while these lay the foundation of perfect lines, the curves that every artist seeks, there are certain finishing touches without which no neck can be 1 beautiful, no matter what It's curves are. We might speak of these as the grooming.
 The massage motions remove a dou- ble chin or fill out holrows accordine to whether they are applied with force and rapidity or with leisurely gentle ness. You may think that you are afflicted in neither way and. therefore do not need them. But every neck. to be kept in perfectly smooth condition white and smooth, needs the applica- ton of some cream or lotion, and this should be applied with the correct mo- tions.
 The stroking motion begins at the chin. From there the fingers of both
 hands move downward and outward
 following the lines of an inverted V. This motion, used with much pressure
 tears down a double chin. It also has a tendency to eradicate the ugly little | thirty. or often sooner. Apply to the
 throat whatever cream you are using then work 1t in with this motion. Ii you are not too plump, let the motion
 be very gentle.
 A simple cold cream, one which you can easily prepare for yourself, is made
 in this way: Melt together 1 pint sweet almond oil. '1-2 hint rose water 1 ounce
 white wax. 1-2 ounce spermaceti. wher | melted remove from the stove and beat
 until the ingredients form a smooth
 paste. The daintiness of all these compounds depends upon their smooth ness which Is only achieved by thor oueh melting and beating.
 If the skin is in a reasonably good condition to start with. some cream ot
 this kind is all sufficient to keep il
 looking well. It is not bleach, but fl
 has a tendency to keep the skin fair
 and 1t removes roughness which may
 come from chapping or & collar that | rubs. By the way, all the work you
 may devote to your neck is of no avail
 if you persist fin abusing 1t by choking | collars. I don't ask you to be uncon $ | ventional; but so many soft collars are now in fashion that there is no reason why you should cling to those of the past decade which belong more prop ! erlv to the Middle Ages and the Indui- l sition.
 Another massage movement is per- | formed with the forefinger and middle 1 finger. Start at the chin and let the l fingers move in circles. their direction | being downward and outward. You | should alternate between this move- ! ment and the one described previously