The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-09
,.:..a55SAeE BY SLABS
New Treatment to Correct a
Loose. FIabby Skin.
French Beauty Specialists Introduced
This innovation. and Il Has Been
Eagerly Taken Up in This
Country.
BY NINE. ARMAND.

II your skin is loose and fabby and
you hesitate to massage 1t for fear OF
pushing or dragging (which. by the
way. 10 very harmful. especially when
lines are apparent-then try the new
er treatment Of Shaping the flesh.
French beauty specialists believe
more in Shaping and kneading the
flesh than in massage. and judging
from the patronage they receive, it is
a real success. OF course. the slap
ping Is q sort OF massage. but as it
is applied with the fiat of the hand.
there Is no pushing. pulling or drag
ging of the skin. which is likely to &C.
cur with ordinary massage II one is
not careful and skilled in Il e work.
In taking one of these treatments
not long ago was told the the skin
and flesh responded more quickly to
this kind OF work and that almost any
part of the body could be filled out in
much less time than with the ordinary
massage.
1t certainly makes the blood which
is dormant and sluggish come to life.
The regular pit-pat sends 1t tingling
through the veins until it seems that
the whole skin is aglow with fresh,
warm blood. In the Turkish baths
part of the treatment consists of slap
ping and kneading the entire body.
ahd that i Why one feels so good
thereafter because every bit of blood
possible to reach has been set in mo-
ton.
How to Slap Your Own Face.
First cleanse the face thoroughly.
Then warm the skin either by holding
hot cloths upon il or by steaming it,
Next pat in some Of your favorite
cream or skin food Allow all that
will to absorb and then with the flat
o! the hand slap firmly, yet severely.
IT the corners Of the eyes and temples
The work of slapning is done best by
alternating with the hands. using one
and then the Other Next slap the
cheeks from the sides Of the nose
Work out over the jawb0ne and on to
the neck. II what is known as the
character lines, those which run from
the nostril to the corners OF the
mouth, are deep, then push the tongue
beneath the line and slap well. When
working about the eyes do so very
gently. Use only the cushion Of the
second fingertip. Remember always
that the eyes are sensitive to any
hard or vigorous application, SO ono
must be careful to do no harm to
them. The forehead may be slapped
vigorously with the palms. and two
fingers will suffice to slap the nose on
each side.
Double Chin Needs Shaping.
To remove the superfluous fat and
double chin. slap 1t vigorously Lift
up the head and with the back Of the
hands. alternately. slap upward. oc
casionally pressing the flesh toward
the chin, never down toward the
throat.
When the face, neck and chin have
been sufficiently slapped they should
tingle and smart. but not pain Then
after few moments rest. the hands
should be doubled up into fists. and
the flesh softly kneaded all over, and
wherever the skin is loose and baggy
it should be picked up between the
thumb and second finger and gently
rolled back and forth. When finish
cd the face can be cleansed of dust
and foreign particles Just rs it is with
ordinary MASSAGE. # you will take
an cid soft towel first to remove the
superauous cream yen viii notice how
soiled it is. This slapping and knead
ing not only helps to ill cut the flesh.
hut makes an exc, ll,nt way OF riiding
the skin of many impurities.
Another Method CT usirg Cream.
1t is very difficult to mck c some
skins absorb oils and creams and no
lliulltl HoN uGlu wv ilIN tTN Nv
steaming the skin and other warming
methods to open the pores. the cream
81 Ill remains on the surface. If YOUR
! skin is of this texture. then. after
, steaming or warming ii. rub n little of
the cream on the tips cf your linvo-s
or the palms of the hands. and while
you are shaping the skin this will
work into it, 4 good many women
prefer to be massaged in the same
way, and DO not care tn have the
cream rubb, on the face first II Ger.
tainly has the advantage over tho old
method of applying the cream. as il is
more dainty and does not grease up
/ the whole face or skin at once You
can also tell just how much cream the
skin will absorb. II you take very
little at first. and it works In. the
hands become dry and then Won NAV
take up little more. and In this man.
ner you can tell that the cream 4.
/ sinking into the skin