Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-07
$SH0NE NOTESpSOCIAL GOSSIP 3

that were IN fashion a hundred years ago.
when she made her appearance / won
dered what had happened. Her expression
was not happy, so II didn't take much
guessing for me to be sure that the curls
were a necessity and not a whim.
"she had been having her face treated
by some one Of the many women who ad-
vertise to do marvellous fCats in the way
Of making the homely beautiful. She had
had her face blistered for the purpose Of
removing a discoloration.
The blisterinR had been repeated several
times, with the result that long white
patches were left 10 take the place Of the
pigment. The poor woman had to cover
the white patches in some way, so she re-
sorted to those old-fashioned punches Of
curls.
Danger from IncOmpetents.
But. do you know, 1 blame the state
officials, the men who have the power to
prevent incompetent persons from imposing
on the public, more than I do their vic
Tins Why should a man or woman with
out a diploma, or the slightest pretensions
to medical knowledge, be allowed to treat
a persons face when he is not allowed to
treat a persons feet7 There is a great and
increasing demand for facial treatment aud
the authorities should see to It that the
public is not deceived by ignorant charia-
tans
while I do not wholly recommend the
use OF parafln, It is much better than some
of the devices resorted to by people who
wish to cure or conceal facial deformities
Now take the case Of sunken cheeks.
"Subcutaneous injections of parafln into
the cheeks II much better than the me-
chanical devices resorted to by dentists
M n
contrivances consist Of the thickening Of
the upper plate at the sides to such a de-
gree that when the plate is worn the
cheeks are made to bulge out. It does not
restore the natural expression and Is cum
bersome and dif1cult for the patient to
manipulate while speaking or eating.
In some instances OF this sort 1 would
recommend the simultaneous injections Of
paraffin, while In others-well, the truth of
| It il that each case has to be considered by
itself. All cases Of facial or cosmetic de-
formity cannot be treated alike, even when
the defects are the same.
Then, too, It is not only the substance
that is injected. Whether It is vaseline
paraffin or any other good preparation,
the surgeon should know just the spot at
which it should be injected to produce the
required result. The safest and most
bupbtAuOo ChECloeciy ihISSlSA "Aa
do more harm than good.
My objection to the simultaneous in
lection Of pure parahin is that It is almost
| sure TO produce subsequent skin trouble.
It may not be apparent for some time after
the application. for l have known it to
take six months to develop but It nearly
always comes.
IF a person is going to have the face
treated, either for the purpose OF beau
tifying the skin, pumping out contours
or for actual deformities, that is, scars
and misshapen features, she should consult
reputable physician, a specialist, of
course, where that is possible. Anyone
would think that there had been enough
written against patent medicines adver-
tised to cure every disease to which mortal
man is heir to make women chary about
using the lotions, masks and other cos
metic appliances for which impossible
claims are made. Once let the beauty bug
get in a woman's blood, though, and there
seems to be no end OF her credulity."