The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-23
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for blackheads. Care and cleanliness
will prevent their appearance. Steam
ing and massage will remove them.
The application Of too much grease
to the face will promote the growth
Of n soft down, not in the least beau
tiful and decidedly difficult TO re-
move.
A great fad at the present time is
eyebrow shaping" l am going to tell
of this in a special article at some
future time. There are many young
girls who have their eyebrows
shaped as more cosmetic and veil
will cover Women who depend en-
tirely upon artificial means of beauty
are those who are veritable scare
crows when unadorned, who shrink
behind doors when Unexpectedly in
terviewed in the early morning, and
who cannot take part in any amuse-
ments or athletics where makeup is
useless or out of place.
A dry, scaly skin is often caused
by insufficient fat and poor circula-
ton OF the blood. For such cases all
lotions which contain alcohol or
ether, borax, ammonia, mercury, zinc
or other ingredients Of like nature,
should not be used. A mixture of
glvcerine and rosewater, on the con-
trary, will be found beneficial be-
cause of its smooth and soothing
qualities.
Women of middle age who are
anxious to ward off wrinkles are now
devotees of the paddle. That express
sion may sound strange to those who
have never heard of the custom. For
their enlightenment I will tell of the
strange, slapping sounds which
startled an elderly man some weeks
ago. He heard them always at night.
They would continue with more or
less steadiness for at least twenty
minutes. His sister, who had come
from the East for visit, occupied an
adjacent room. Night after night
the peculiar rhythmic slap, slap, slap
continued. 1t made the man nervous.
He decided to investigate. To his
amazement he located the sound in
his sisters room.
81 threw open the door, when she
called to me to enter" he said, when
relating the incident, "and there she
sat, with a jar of tissue building
cream beside her, and a queer little
paddle in her hand, Shaping and
padding her face so hard and so
steadily that, for moment, l thought
she must be crazy. She insisted,
however, that it was to prevent the
wrinkles and stimulate circulation
"And by Jovew he added, reflective
ly, "Pll say this much for the treat
ment, it is actually doing her world
of good. can notice the improve
ment myself"
Then I asked him if he considered
it waste of time for women to give
so much thought and attention to
their personal appearance.
81 do not" he replied, promptly.
~ am business man and speak from
business standpoint. A woman, to
be successful in any business or pro-
fession needs to cover her age as
much as possible. AS soon as people
begin to consider her passe, she might
as well give up. regret to say it, but
| know it is true. People will CON
tradict me, but facts bear out my
statement. Schools and universities
are turning out young, 'up-to- date
graduates every year who have new
ideas and great enthusiasm. They are
fresh and youthful in appearance and
the magnetism of their personality.
when it is combined with ability, can
not but attract. Naturally, the
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