The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-06
MABEL'S CH|TCHAT
Scraggy Necks Avoided if Little
Trouble Is Taken.
A CURE FOR "SALT CELLARS"

Love of the Picturesque Makes Medici
Collars Both Popular and Scarce In
the Shops-They Are Easy to FASH
ion at Home.
Dear Elsa-Ever since every woman
has been displaying her throat swan
like and otherwise. | have been swath-
ed in high collars questionable and
uncomfortable, particularly. during the
hot weather. | couldn't tempt the
| funny man who loves to diScant pic
torially upon feminine salt cellars" to
have one more insane joke at my ex-
pense-hence my martyrdom in the
just and good cause of appearances.
Well my dear. I'm happy now and
throat free. Now don't misinterpret
this remark as Dick did, and look for
my head on the couch. but be sensible
and listen to what I've got to say on
the subject.
| To start out in real, advertising
I fashion. Nobody need have a scraggy
neck if they will take the trouble"
/ What | say is, that / leave subdued
my salt cellars and my scraggy neck
Is thing of the near past. You know
that l am nothing. but "a rag and
bone and hank of hair" and never
could wear a decOllete frock with any
| degree of becomingneSS
Now all my friends in sight envy my
full. firm throat; I've no loose skin,
under my chin and not a single sign
of a salt cellar
And the remedies / used were so
simple
An acquaintance who has studied
physical culture in Sweden taught me
three head and neck exercises which
have had such good results that | feel
it would be the height of sefishness
not to share with you who are of the
lean kind too
When doing the exercises the neck
should be quite bare. The best place
is to do them in ones kimono. night
and morning. and to undo ones blouse
at the throat during the day
Now for the exercises:
First, stand erect, look straight in
front of you, then. keeping the body
quite still. let the chin sink slowly till
it reaches the chest Raise the chin
and move the head backward as far
as it will go without strain. Repeat
these movements from five to ten
times. The great thing to remember
is that all head and neck exercises
must be done slowly and evenly
Quick. jerky movements are useless
and dangerous.
Second, raise the chin, hold your head
rather in the position of hen drink
insr than -
the right as far as it will 20. then te
the left. Do this five or ten times
Third, hold the head quite straight
and take a series of short quick
! breaths. putting out the base of the
= throat with each breath. In addition
to these exercises you can if you like
massage the neck thoroughly with
benzonated lard every night: it make:
the skin smooth and white. l hay,
/ found
While I'm prating of myself | know
> Elsa, honey. that you are just dyin:
to learn why | have not sent via par
eel post the Medici collars you wanted
!, Well. here's the reason: they're tire
! mendously hard TO find. for you mus
! know that these picturesque neck al
a denda are having wonderful popu
i larity this season and it's almost i'm
t possible to get Il Medici ut Il reasonable
d price at this late day. The dressmak
: ers are therefore reaping Il harvest
for we'll shaped Medici collar of fin
y lace or embroidered batiste has be
u come the stamp of an exclusive COS
: tune turned out by a private dress
maker.
Yet they are so easy to make tina
you. Elsa. could turn one out in al
hour or SO. All they require is skiifu
wiring. for the effect must he soft an,
| the flare just right.
a Plated frillS and shaped lingerie ma
a terials can be bought as cheaply as :
: cents yard They are to be baSte
inside 4 coat collar or Il dressy bous
+ waist. Such 4 finish is dainty and be
# coming particularly on Il coat. as
keeps the unbecoming collar frol
= close contact with the skin.
Until you hear from your very negi
gent friend use one of these frilly eA
pedients and bless yours devotedly,
MABEL.