Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
THE GIRL YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE
BY KATHERINE MORTON.

40 many OF my correspondents have
asked for minute Instructions in
the art of massage that I glad
~ TO devote this article to the right
and wrong way OF manipulating
the muscles and tissues OF the body. For
you must know that there Is wrong way
90 massage well as a right way. And
That the former can do as much harm as
the latter does good There is also such
thing as too much massage, particularly
for tile face The results of this strenuous
process show in general fslbbineSs of the
skin, as &c all the muscles had been Sc
verely stretched and loosened. Not so
much harm can be done en- the scalp. for
tuuateIy as # is not so sensitive and re-
quires small strength to stimulate the cir
culation OF the blood beneath.
The modern woman. she whose means
afford her ample opportunity to cultivate
the arts of beauty, begins TO be interested
in massage barisher of tired lines and
approaching wrinkles before she is thirty
years old She goes to expert masseuse
once or twice week. submits to her
GlanipulationS and is glad to pay from ~
To So an hour for the treatments. Expert
massage is worth good price. for the oper-
ator must have perfect knowledge or
facial anatomy and the general nervous
system. Besides that. her fingers must be
both light and strong, sensitive and steady
; unfortunately, many OF US are not III CHI
cumstances to pay these prices. When the
first wrinkles make their appearance, when
the first haggard lines tell US that even
youth cannot repair the ravages of nerves,
Worry and fatigue then we, too begin to
put faith in massage, self massage and ex-
poet II to work miracles at once.
Massage will work miracles In time, for
the simple reason that 1t stimulates the cir
culatIon of the blood and causes 1t to flow
more freely through the veins, nourishing
the tissues which have either grown fiaccid
or shrunken from lack of sustenance. AS
the general health depends on the condition
OF the blood. massage, which stimulates
the circulation depends for its results On
purity and vitality of the blood itself II
you are inclined to be aenemic, no amount
of massage Will do for you what proper
nourishment, proper diet and q physicians
tonic will accomplish. Self-knowledge
must be at the root of self-massage. If the
wrinkles which you are trying to smooth
away have been brought about by worry
ing or some trick of facial expression,
daily massage will not erase them until
you stop worrying and cease the facial con-
turtions which have set their mark upon
your visaxe. Worry of any kind or even
disturbing thoughts. must be set aside dur
Ing the time devoted to facial massage II
you massage your face properly you Will
have all you do to keep your thoughts
concentrated on your own actions.
Before beginning the face treatment, an
ordinary cold cream should De USED for
cleaning off the skin. Never massage your
face until YOU have removed with a soft
cloth and cream every atom of dust from
It. Too often this Is forgotten The mas
sage cream is applied and the dirt Is SIM
ply rubbed into the face. After the skin
has been thoroughly cleansed-and 1t usu-
ally takes three applications of cream to do
this the face is wiped off and the massage
cream proper is rubbed on 1t. This cream
o. skin food usually has basis of ianolln
for the reason that lanolin is known to be
the most penetrating of all unguents.
AS Ianolln. however. is taken from the
sheep skin, or, more correctly, is an excre-
ton OF the skin, some people object to 1t.
although there is no reason to do so, as the
purified article we obtain is undoubtedly
the finest skin nourisher in the world 1t
IL really quite remarkable how gratefully
the pores accept this food, and how much
OF 1t can be absorbed through the skin.
Here is first of all a massage cream con-
tanning lanolin, followed by one which does
not for those who prefer not to use 1t:
Lanoline, 2I2 ounces: spermaceti. u ounce;
white vaseine. 2l2 ounces; cocoanut oil, z
ounces; sweet almond OIL > ounces; tincture
OF benzoin y dram. Melt the first five in
gradients together, beat until the mass
concretes, adding the benzoin, drop by drop,
during this process. Extract of violet or
any perfume may be added II agreeable
Orange flower cream.-Ol of sweet al