The Washington times., 1909-11-24
Beauty Specialist Advises
Constant Care of the Mouth

A'lDAlu LAdL she mace II the WOFk ana
duty OF one of her serving women TO
be always at hand with sweet herbs.
In old Virginia, where the bellies were
lifelong beauties. they made it a prac-
tice to raise certain sweet herbs which
on being dried could be kept all the
year around. These were used in the
facial bath to make the skin sweet
Sweet Seeds Carried
To Be Nibbled at Will.
Sweet seeds, home grown, were also
employed. And I'm the little reticule
which the belle carried on her finger
there were delicate seeds to be nibbled
at will.
The court beauty carried a bit of
myrrh in the corner Of the mouth. In
the old Roman days there were mouth
washes made by sleeping rose leaves.
Three or four times a day is not too
often for the seeming Of the mouth
'I also tell my patients to spend
money upon their teeth 1 cannot un-
derstand the logic Of the woman who
reasons tlHt she is too poor to pay
dentists or that she cannot afford visits
TO the beauty specialists. In my opin-
ion the woman who must economic up
on her mouth is too poor to buy cloth
ing or food or to pay for lodging or any
thing else Looks come first.
Il said the other day to a woman
who complained Of poverty: Go with
out winter hat. Cut down your dress
makers bills. Don't buy shoes or
gloves. But do go to a first class den
fist and have your teeth Strengthened
and be sure to stop at a beauty shop
where they understand their business
and have your mouth uplifted at the
corners That states a principle which
every woman should heed
For women who will not redden the
lips, holding that rouging the lips is,
bad form, I have some suggestions. L
gave them 20 a customer when she
went TO London last spring. I said:
To Make Cheeks Glow
Pinch Them When Washing.
When you wash your face in the
morning be sure to pinch your lips.
Give them a sharp pinch to make them
glow. While doing this bend them back
a little. giving them a little curling
twist which keeps them from getting
thin and at the same time promotes
the circulation.
Never press your lips together, but
practice keeping them slightly apart.
This does not mean TO sit with the
mouth open. but to let the lips merely
touch. Don't cape. but don't press the
lips together.
90 once an hour or so at the begin
ming, but afterward as often as it oc-
ours 70 you, moisten the lips with CO.
logne. A little experiment will tell you
what kind Of perfume 70 use, II Is
largely a question OF taste and idiocryn-
Grassy. One woman likes rose upon the
lips, another Jasmine
The dimple spot in the chin is a
woman. There Is an operation for MAX
ing the dimple a muscle Is cut in the
chm 80 that there is a slight depression
or scar. II takes a good surgeon TO
perform the feat Of making a dimpIe.
but It is pretty feature once estab-
lisbed on a woman's face. II makes her
look just so much more coquettish.
Il would advise the womaI who
wants a dimple 70 get one. Personally
] don't perform the dimple operation.
Bot i do sometimes furnish a dlmpIe
stick to n woman. IL IS a little wooden
implement round on the end. She sits
with II pressed into her chin ard Ffter
awhile, If she be patient. there comes
a tiny din1ple depression.
II can't understand the reasoning of
thu woman who pencils her eyes and
powders her face and even rouges her
cheeks, but lets her mouth go to waste.
j prefer d pretty mouth TO pretty
clothes