The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
WARDING OFF AGE
Massage That VIII Prevent sasslna
Cords, Mouth Marks and
Double Chin.

of these telltale signs is the shrinking
of the flesh beneath the chin. When
a woman notices that the skin Is be-
ginning to pucker and her chin and
neck to lose their youthful roundness
and symmetry, then she should lose
no time In trying to eradicate the un-
slightly condition. Indeed she should
begin before that. With some women
age shows at this point in fatty .ac-
cumulation beneath the skin. But for
both conditions massage is the rem
edy. For this particular mark of age
there is an admirable movement
which will not only do away with the
double chin, but will tighten UP the
skin leaving 1t smooth and symmetri-
cal
Water should be first dashed on the
face, very hot. Anoint the neck with
massage cream; then place the hands
fiat against the nape of the neck. Al
low the thumbs to meet beneath the
chin. Draw them back each side
with a firm pressure until they reach
the ears. Do this not once but many
times. II Is rather pleasant sensa-
tion than otherwise. and the manipu-
lation OF the skin renders 1t firm and
supple. When this operation Is over
drop about a quarter of teaspoon
full of tincture of benzoin in tepid or
cool water and dash 1t over the neck
and chin. This tones up the sagging
muscles and renders them firm.
Water, as a matter Of fact, is the
best cosmetic in the world, but In
spite of continual admonishings wo-
men do not know how to use 1t proper
ly. They give their faces a little
dab with wash cloth, dry the skin
hastily and then wonder why they
haven't good complexion. The great.
est preventive of a good complexion
Is dirt. Nothing but hot water, not
warm, will remove this accumulation
Of the city's soil Soap is another
active agent in removing dirt from the
skin, but a pure soap is absolutely
essential. Get one free from scent
and alkalles and use it sparingly every
day and twice day If cold cream is
used on the face at night.
Next to the chin the deep lines on
either side of the mouth, extending
from the nostrils to the corners of the
mouth, denote more markedly than
any other the passing of youth This
Is ruinous to the beauty of profile
and destroys the attraction of the
mouth almost utterly. For this the
hands should be applied to the face
with the fingers upward, the lower
part of the hand resting on the bones
OF the jaw. Place the finger under the
chin, and then use the first and sec
ond fingers in a rotary fashion about
the mouth. Also with firm pressure
place the fingers of each hand on
the lines and move outward and up
ward toward the ears.
Wrinkles in the brow can be eradi
Gated by placing the fingers at the
roots of the hair and bringing them
down to the eyebrows, using consider
able pressure on the downward stroke
When the forehead Is wrinkled 1t Is
liable to contract from above. Lines
under the eyes generally come from
laughing or age, and while they are
what are called character lines, still
they detract from the beauty of the
face.
In treating them the greatest care
should be exercised for the reason
that more harm than good will result
II harsh measures are used. With
The forefingers anointed with very
little cold cream rub the finger tips
In the gentlest manner possible back
and forth, filling In the lines with
the cream and daintily massaging the
emollient into the flesh until 1t has dis
appeared II flesh forming cream is
used this movement will also fill In
the hollows beneath the eyes.
Very often woman's face will be
entirely free from wrinkles and she
will be possessed of a pretty neck and
shoulders, but the skin will be wrin
liled and yellow just where the collar
comes, which effectually debars hel
from wearing an evening dress, unless
she covers her neck with one of the
high pearl dog collars. These are
piNt'y ioi WIN u ~lou6, tHlI
neck, but ordinarily speaking, neck
that is unadorned. II round and sym
metrical, is much more admired.
These wrinkles often come from
wearing too tight collars. II the Skin
needs bleaching use little peroxide
and water nightly, but withal dom
forget the massage. In conjunction
with the first exercise given for the
wrinkles beneath the chin use this
one:-Place the hands with the fingers
close together on the chest just be,
meath the chin. Draw them out and
downward with firm pressure. Dc
this repeatedly, taking the strokes
from high up beneath the chin ant
ending near the armpits. Similar
movements taken by a second person
standing behind the patient drawing
the hands from the neck back down
over the shoulders, are also most eff
ficacious In rounding out and making