The Washington herald., 1916-12-18

Madame MaIbur's chin strap! For
double chins and dropping mouth lines!
The only strap on the market easy to
adjust!"
DeftIy the demonstrator buckled the ap-
pliance over the pink cheeks of the
toilet counter.
Cant slipi Holds in proper place the
relaxed muscles Of the cheeks and chin, u
she continued, fastening the buckles over
the rigidly coiffured hair. Restores
youthful lines while you sleep
Helen, having bought some tooth paste
twas waiting for her change. Drawing
nearer, she watched the demonstrator re-
move and replace the strap on the pa
tiently smiling wax face.
Would you like CIRCULAR" the
woman handed her a leaflet. THE most
scientific strap on the market! Keeps the
lmouth closed while you sleep-cures
mouth breathing and snoring"
Helen did not snore. nor as yet had she
acquired dropping mouth lines or a dou-
BILE chin. But Of these last two invidious
enemies to feminine attractiveness she
had q horror that amounted almost to an
obsession.
"Don't wait It'll you get double chin
and saggy muscles!" with a shrewdly
estimating glance at Helen. Wear
Madame Malbur's chin strap; It's easier
to prevent than to cure"
How much?" asked a stout, middle
aged woman, who had paused 10 take
one Of the circulars.
'-Two-ffty in cotton, three-ffty In Six
Guaranteed to remove any double chin'
4 conforming her remarks to the need o.
j each prospective customer.
Il But the stout lady passed on. Appar'
emily even two-hfty was more than sh'
cared to invest for the obliteraton o
the bulging flesh folds beneath her chin
AS Helen still fingered, the demonstra
tor continued her arguments along th'
line of retaining q youthful contour
However, It was not her loquaciousness
but q paragraph from the circular. ina
most impressed Helen.
Youth and beauty retained or re-
gained All day the face muscles sag
downward. By wearing Mime. NAL
bur's Chin Strap at night these deli
cate muscles are supported, and a
youthful contour Indefinitely retained
} This seemed reasonable and convincing
and when Helen left the toilet counte
and hurried out through the croWde'
. department store. in her handbag wa
a small package containing one OF Mime
Malbur's chin straps.
Neither the circular nor lne uCtuoiASh o
tor had explained how married womel
with critical husbands could wear tn
strap at night. But possibly they wer
! catering only to the unmarried. Tn
woman already secure in the possession
of a husband was not supposed to worr!
about sagging muscles or a double chln.
What Warren, always furiously intol
I Grant Of any artificial aids to beauty
would say to the chin strap. Helen dare
Of in
1t without his knowledge presented dim
culties.
. That night while he was taking nj
bath, Helen, in bed. read again the di
: rections for adjusting the strap. Study
) ing the face-strapped illustration on tn
| leafiet, she slipped the tapes over he
head experimentally, that she might ad
. just 1t more easily in the dark.
, Then as the bathroom door opened
with a guilty flush. she hastily thrus
this latest beautifying contrivance. leafie
and all. under her pillow.
You can put a button on these pajama
when you've nothing else to do" sal
Warren. with the sarcastic infection
|. assumed when his clothes were mes
lected
oh dear. I'm so sorry! 1 didn't Sc
that-at the neck, too"
! This turned off?" STOPPING over tn
radiator. Then as he flung up the win
dows, Looks like rain"
Those curtains ought to be pinne
back" cautioned Helen. She Just di
them up
"Oh, the curtains are all right-you'v
always something to fuss about" an
. switching off the lights he slumped int
bed. "Jove, I'm tired" The foot-boar r
creaked as he braced against It, his Who'll
, body in a yawning, muscle-relievtn
stretch.
!, "A hard day tomorrow" sympatheti
! cally.
at should say so! Harding's on fror
: Philadelphia-have to give him the morn
, ing. Want to take him to lunch, but Iv
+ got to meet Dodson. BY George. 1 fol-
got those Maxwell papers! That cas-
t comes up tomorrow"
Don't think about it now. dear" sooth
e ingly. TT always makes you wakeful t
D worry about your work. Try to get a goo
. nights rest"
"Ill have to put off Dodson and Gu
the lunch" he went on, as with a fins
flop he turned over, dragging the be
clothes with him.
. "oh dear, you've got all the cover:
There"'
waiting patiently until she thought h
had safely dozed off, with cautious stealt
Helen drew the strap from under her pi
low 1t had seemed easy to adjust, bU
now in the dark the head tapes wer
most confusing.
She got it on wrong side out. and tn
buckles would not fasten. sitting up
bed. fumblingly she tried to turn it. Agai
she slipped the cup-like bandage unde
her chin and struggled with the hea
straps.