The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-04
SMILES MAKE YOUNG FACES.
IL is About the Mouth That Age
Shows First.

AS sooH DIS she loses HeT dplIlly W
smile easily she begins to look old.
In women the tendency to smile
disappears at different ages. There
are women of 80 who laugh easily,
but the mouth of 80 is usually set
tied, without curves, without dim
piles. 1t Says at the corners and shows
that the women has reached the age
of thoughtfulness, of maturity.
THE muscles of the face, and par
ticularly those around the mouth, are
SO delicate that they need the great
est care. They require discipline
massage and constant thoughtful
ness.
IF | were advising a woman how
to keep her mouth young | would tell
her to massage every day. There
are five movements for this massage.
THE first is upward, working from
the outer corners. Press the thumbs
at the opposite corners of the mouth
and gently push upward. This eXer-
cises the muscles that control the
outer edges of the mouth, the mus
cles that form the cupid bow
1.-THE second exercise is that of
moulding the upper lip so that it will
curl outward as one laughs. Take
the thumbs and press them at the
outer corners of the mouth.
Then gadually work the thumbs
inward until they meet just in the
middle of the upper lip. This is a
beneficial massage movement. 1t
should be practiced once a day, at
least.
1.-THE third movement is from the
tip of the chin upward. Place your
fingers upon the tip of your chin
so that three fingers of each hand
press in to the flesh. But gently but
firmly massage upward and outward.
Rub your fingers tips from the
point of your chin up to the middle
of your cheeks. This movement
makes your cheeks plump and gives
them that babyish look which is so
much admired.
THE fourth massage movement is
that of lifting the corners Of. the
mouth. Lift them gently with the
middle finger until the corners make
a pretty cupid's bow Then smile.
This does wonders for the flexibility
of the facial muscles
Pressing the lips outward is also
good for the mouth and it's express
sion. II your lips seem thin and are
inclined to be tight and drawn the
exercise of pressing them outward
and downward is excellent.
"Pout out the lips. Then pull the
under lip downward while at the
same time you press the upper lip
upward. You will get full round
rosebud of a mouth.
ITO keep the mouth from sagging |
at the corners there are some half |
dozen exercises. The first and most |
important is that of holding water in |
the mouth. This keeps the mouth |
from twitching.
1.-THE second is that of filling the |
mouth with air and holding it a
few seconds. This also disiplines the |
muscles. 1
1.-THE third is that of actually smil-
ing. 1t makes the muscles timber and
teaches the mouth the art Of turning
up at the corners.
e"Yawning is excellent exercise fol
the face whose muscles have grown
old. The yawn should be so arranged
that 1t stretches every muscle of the
face. One should yawn morning and
night, and the face should tired after
the yawn as though the muscles had
been working hard.
1.-The women who wants to have a
piSIey oiAAiC LuuoI otuQy ucI SIllle Ill
front of the mirror. There is no other
way to make it perfect.
After she has arranged her hair
prettily and attended to her COM
plextion, then she should go to work
upon her smile. Look in the glass
and smile; lift the corners of the
mouth; make the eyes sparkle; let
the chin dimple if it will; look at
your cheeks to see if the dimple spots
cannot be coaxed forth.
Relax your face and smile again
Your face may not be pretty, but T
you can make your smile bewitching. 4
THE teeth must be pretty if the
smile is to be effective, and mostwo1
men these days have pretty teeth. Nd
matter how ugly the teeth may be bN
ma ture, it is only matter of dollarsI
and cents to make them beautiful.
There is trick in showing the,
teeth. If your teeth are really at
tractive you can learn to smile with
them closed quite tightly together.
This dicplayc tho opd ;e ,o ~. ~, |