The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16

awake to the truth that it is seldom an
advantage to look older than we really
are and that it is frequently most de-
| sirable to call art TO assist us in stay
| ing the hand of time as far as exter-
nal appearance goes.
| There are the pessimists, of course
They maintain, some of them conscien-
| tiously, that 1t is a great waste of eff
fort to employ modern science in the
unequal struggle against old Father
| Time; that wrinkles, the double chin
and the various other concomitants of
advancing age are certain to be veto
rious in the end and that 1t is useless
to oppose them. Some of these deter
mined to grow old before their time"
! individuals declare that the ravages Of
time are only accentuated by the eff
forts of those who do battle against
them.
The strongest refutation of this
theory is to be found in the case of
those who make the stage their pro-
fession. 1t is a fact that no class of
men and women lead a life so con-
ducive to the early deterioration of
good looks. 1t is quite as certain that
no other men and women succeed so
well in preserving their charm of per-
son as these people of the stage. 1t
was the success of the actress in keep
ing her good looks that first inspired
her nonprofessionai sister to investi-
gate and finally to adopt her methods.
As q rule, an actress, even when far
from youthful, is the mistress of a
complexion as fair and soft as that
of schoolgirl. She has had long
and constant struggle to achieve this
result. For hours daily her face and
neck have been oyerlaid with makeup,
not carefully selected cream which
will nourish and beautify the skin, but
with cosmetics necessary to fit her for
the character she is assuming. She
is compelled by the stress of her pro-
fession to keep late and irregular
hours, to stand in drafts and to wear
garments which are slight protection
against them. O
Don't think that her middle aged at
| tractiveness comes by chance. 1t is
the outcome of untiring effort on her
part, coupled with a knowledge of
what to do. An actress would sooner
miss her meals than her weekly scien-
tific massage. After every perform
ance the irritating makeup is removed
| carefully with a good cream. Science
| is summoned to remove froWn wrin-
kles, moles and beauty blemishes of
every description. Nothing is left I'M
done that will keep her complexion
! youthful AS q consequence many an
| actress who has been before the foot
lights for twenty years still retains a
! complexion as dainty as thSt Of her
early girlhood 1t is useless to ask if
such attention to personal appearance
pays.
Watch the figure carefully, for the
approach of avoirdupois is insidious
and may be averted by a little care
and perseverance. If there is threat
ened loss of flesh, be diIigent TO pro
/ vide against it by the use of proper
food. Outdoor exercise may be en-
pIoyed advantageously in either case
and at this season there is nothing
more worthy of trial than skeeing
the Scandinavian sp0rt-Which is be
| coming so popular with both sexes 1:
some parts of America 1t viii SGT
the warm blood racing through tEe
system and win drive away all stag
nation and eglaIize the SUPPLY,
| SHIRLEY BkEESE.