The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-05
BY EDNA EGAN.


f$N is a question for debate
& whether a woman is grieved
MhMal more at the discovery of gray
hairs or of wrinkles. Many
VIII argue that gray hairs are fire.
quently identifying, especially when
they crown a youthful face. But
where will you hear any one pro-
nounce wrinkles as beauitfers? The
principles OF massage are then of
much importance to every woman who
reads this page, since wrinkles are
likely to come to any woman We all
know that grief, trouble illness and
lack of care are responsible for the
aging lines that appear. The latter
cause, however. is responsible oftener
than any one thinks.
How often do you wash your face?
DO you let the morning additions
serve Tor the whole day? II so,
II Is no wonder that your skin is full
or blackheads and muddy and without
tone. Every woman who longs for a
clear, healthy complexion and
smooth skin should not fail to cleanse
the face every night before retiring.
Everybody who follows this rule
has her own methods, but a safe and
satisfactory one to follow is this: First
or all wiring washcloth from hot wa
ter and apply IL to the face for a few
minutes. If possible use rainwater.
but If you cannot procure 1t, add oat-
meal, bran, borax or benzoin to the
water drawn from the faucet. Re-
move the cloth and after taking plen-
ty or cold cream on the fingers begin
the massage. There are any number
or cold creams on the market, but each
person has to experiment and find out
WI int1 l.
those for which the recipe appear in
these columns from time to time are
agreeable in great many cases
1t Is best to give the massage while
sitting before a mirror, so that YOU
can see that the skin is not stretched.
l have given you line drawings along
with a few photographs to illustrate
the various motions which should be
followed.
Beginning with the cheeks. give a
light but firm touch. using the balls of
the fingers, making an upward oval
movement from the nose out toward
the ear. A little pressure may be add
ed on the upward stroke. Never rub
the face downward when massaging;
TO do so would cause the muscles TO
sag
How often we notice the aging lines
at the sides of the mouth 1t is AT this
point that all of the muscles of the
face come together: consequently.
when one muscle says the others fol-
low. Rub these lines up and out.
The forefnger only should be used
to fight crows feet. The same upward
and outward movement is followed
for these as well as for the wrinkles
of the forehead. The forehead wrin-
kles, both frowns and horizontal lines
are treated with the tips of all the
fingers.
II wrinkles are forming under the
chin, go after them right away. Here
YOU will have to bring the backs of
the hands into service when perform
ing your own massage. Cover them
with a good layer of cold cream and
sweep beneath the chin with first one
hand and the other, as illustrated.
keeping up a brisk movement all the
while. OF course, IL another person
were to do this for you, she would
use the palms of the hands.
Now, with a soft cloth, wipe all the
cream from the face. working upward
always. Then with cold-creamed fin
gers knead the face along the same ro-
tary lines as for the massage. This
means that the skin must be slightly
pinched and worked" gently-the
method can be learned best by having
a reliable masseuse give you one or
two treatments. Remove the cold
cream again with a soft cloth and fol-
low this with a tapping movement.