Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25
Some New Wrinkles
About Wrinkles -
BY KATHERINE MORTON.



A WRINKLE according TO the die
"a uonary is a small ridge or furrow
- on q smooth s''' surface, caused b, By
Il "a. shrinking or contraction. But
women know these tiny lines 10
be the first sign Of their vanishing youth,
the first hint that their reign of beauty
must come to an end. IT is a mistake TO
suppose that all wrinkles indicate old or
advanced age. 1t is a fallacy to suggest
that wrinkles and lines are not indications
os temperament and character. We are
each one accountable for the lines ard
crowsfeet on our faces for they are the
most faithful and unerring record of our
past muscular contraction OF the brow
or cheek causes lines. These lines become
permanently engraved in the face as the
underlying tissues shrink from the steady
contraction and consequent lack of clrcu-
lation. At sixty we should expect wrin-
kles ID to and before that time they may
b considered as premature. and dealt with
accordingly. The treatment necessary Tor
their obiteratiCn, however, IS largely
moral one. since each line in ones race
has its special significance Some OF them
fortunately Indicate good and beautiful at
tributes and where such lines as these s.p-
pear eventually on the face OF woman or
middle age. they only give her expression OF
a finer character and tell their tale OF
life well spent. -
Wrinkles are more often caused by III
ness. care or anxiety than by the contrac'
ton due to varying expression, ana IN gen
eral these wrinkles can be made 70 dlsap-
near when the snXieties are dispelled. ana
health restored by careful attention to dlet'
cleanliness and out-of-door exercise w nat
ever tends to promote the general health
10 increase the deposits OF rat IN the SKIN
tissues Of the face, Will help to obliterate
lines and wrinkles and restore firmness ana
beauty TO the skin any women ana otteh
young girls find wrinkles forming on .he
brCWs around the eyes or mouth, years pe-
fore such lines have any right 10 mar the
Youthful contour. Very often the skin mas
In some way become so dry that lines en-
grave themselves upon It for no apparent
reason. This happens where the SKIN Is
''straved" as Il Is called. You would De
SURPRISED 10 know how many compleXlohs
arc ruined, how many faces allowed 10 pc
come furrowed years before their time
simply for the lack of a good skin 1000 OF
cold cream. OF which there is great guam
tity on the market and in every drug store
While II is absolutely necessary to wash
the face with warm water bland soap
and a soft complexion brush once a day.
in dry, windy or wintry weather, 1t Is
equally necessary to give the skin chance
TO recuperate from the parching effect OF
the air in steam hea ted houses or from tue
cold winds outside. Skin that Is parched
and inelastic Will wrinkle much sooner
than soft pliable skin. II is not true that
a soft fine skin shows the ravages of age
quicker than a coarse grained, thick cpl
dermis Like good quality of SILK, fine
skin allows the wrinkles or folds TO De
pressed out without ever showing crease.
So the first wrinkle to remember In
graduating wrinkles is to keep the skin
soft
When YOU are dressing for dinner, or al
any time during the day that your face
needs to he cleansed, rub over IT liberal
allowance OF cold cream-dont skimp, II
does not pay-and rub the cream Off again
with a soft cloth. Most women who in
duIge in cold cream baths have small
cloths especially made for the purpose.
about a foot square, and they also buy
their cold cream by the pound or have II
made up from their own formulas When
the face has been bathed with cream, and
all the unabsorbed cream wiped of, and
the face Is busted with little fine pow
der. the complexion appears softened and
beautited almost at once. The cream
bath should be a daily occurrence, unless
one is in the habit of using skin food at
night after the scrub and in this case the
cream is used on the face only where II
anDears parched dry or rough. Milk bath
foT the face seems extravagant, but only
nFlttIe milk Is needed, and the use of II