The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-11
Easy to Cultioate and
Keep a Pretty Mouth
Simple Exercises and Constant Watch
fulness Practically All That Is
Needed for Success.

"If you would be really good look.
ing, hold you mouth correctly" says
an expert on woman's beauty. ut is
the feature which controls the entire
expression of the face, and without
the knowledge of how to use the
muscles of the mouth there isn't a
single person whose good looks will
not be marred the m the face
becomes animated.
Isn't 1t true that II you have re-
marked once you have a hundred
times, how unattractive certain good
looking women appear the instant
they open their lips to speak? The
formation of the mouth is, of course,
the underlying cause Of this, but it is
the way in which the flexible bows
are held that is responsible for the
disappointing change. Women should
study how to make their lips express
sive, and they cannot only prevent a
handsome countenance from becom-
ing ordinary, but they can alter the
entire character of a homely face.
First learn to make the lips timber.
Certain singing exercises are helpful
to this end, and they should be prac-
ticed every morning for a week or
two until the lips become elastic.
One exercise is to pronounce the sep
arate novels in turn 10 or 10 times,
bringing the lips well forward and
away}from the teeth as far as pos,
sible, for each letter. Another, and
this is really better than the first,
uses the repeated pronunciation of the
two syllables-oh-wee. The trumpet
shape of the mouth is also employed
with this, the lips being drawn back
and forth with exaggerated move
ment.
The second help in correct use of
the mouth is to make a special point
whenever you speak or have occasionl
to real aloud, to utter each word dist
tinctly n put the DIS and g's and is
on the end of every one OF their re-
spectke ~syllables.
"Also remember always to keep
the Corners of the mouth well for
ward. The ugliest formation OF the
lips is that which draws them tightly
across the teeth, stretching them half
way to the ears. A wide display of
teeth and frequently an u~nsightly
view of the gums of the upper jaw is
the result. This is exaggerated when
smiling, but even when opening the
mouth to speak 1t will completely
spoil any natural beauty. What is
more, there Is only one person in a
hundred whose lips do open prettily
unless the corners are constantly kept
in mind and not allowed to stretch far
back.
For the woman who Is blessed
with particularly fine looks, holding
the mouth well in repose counts for
a great deal toward improving her
beauty. That is, above all things to
have the lips meet each other evenly
and squarely. In ease the lower lip
should rave a tendency to drop back,
the lower jaw needs TO be held for
ward IN a line with the upper. Final
ly, the expression of the mouth, which
must be pushed slightly forward so
as not to form a straight, character
less line across the face, and very full
lips must be held gently in. Be most
careful also that the corners of the
mouth are turned up rather than
down.
"All this training of the lips and
mouth requires time. They cannot be
made to change their natural tenden-
cies in a minute. But by practicing
the above rules 1t is only a matter of
a few months when they will come
to have grace"