Evening star., 1932-03-13
. NDERELLA had beauty and

~ NDERELLA had beauty and
charm unknown to her until
her fairy godmother awakened
~ her to o knowledge Of their
possibilities. Here We have the
relationship Of the godmother of the
fairy tale to the modern rejuvenation
mask, and 1t Is q close kinship.
The beauty mask, or face pack, is the
greatest complexion beaNtifier of all
time. It's use Is as old as beauty itself.
The famous Egyptian beauties, we are
told, we're the first to use it and they
jealously guarded the secret of what
/ their masks contained.
What the princesses Of Egypt, sun
Nile regarded as mysterious magic, we,
today. know as a scientific fact. that
| the basis Of good complexion is good
circulation.
A beauty mask Is q composition of
stimulating oils, herbs and sometimes
clay that Is spread over the face with
an upward lifting Of the muscles. The
paste Is made so that 1t dries in tight
mask on the face, holding every muscle
Just where nature intended it to be,
and at the same time stimulating the
circulation in a marked degree.
Tne masks Of ancient days were in
tended to make one pretty on short
notice. And that still Is the mission
OF the mask-to Danish the dull, tired
look that comes to every skin at times.
not only are they for the skin that Is
lined and sallow, but for the young
skin that has become dull and lifeless.
VARIOUS elaborate mask treat
ments, are given in the fashion,
aole beauty salons, Jars containing
the ingredients of the masks, mixed
IN the right proportion for about
oozen nome treatments, are sold at
reasonable prices.
In visiting the most successful beauty
salons. l came across several very
enectiVe reJuvenating masks. One for
young women, who take the best care
( OF their compilations, has as its basis,
pulVerlzed flowers mixed with stimulat-
ing OILS. Another, for those desiring
more intensive treatment, is of herbs
and balsam
Inc internationally known authority
on beauty who showed me these masks
toIo me many interesting things re-
sarolhg gar t her study OF masks in general;
Sne mas IN her possession several old
Iormulae, one Of which is at least
twelve hundred years old. and I have
seen the formula for another mask,
written on sheepSkin AS we all know,
II is long time since sheepskin was
supplanted by writing paper.
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WHY have the beauty specialists
gone 10 so much trouble and ex-
pense searching the far corners Of the
World ior these things? 1t is because
masks always have been effective in
beauty treatments in a wav that few
cosmetics are. They go much deeper
than the creams, lotions and tonics of
the dailv skin treatment
Expert knowledge stands behind
these beauty masks. 1t has taken
months, often years Of study. to pro-
ouce them. 1t seems sometimes as if
some cosmetician just took It into his
or ner head to mix a few oils and give
them fancy name and sell them
ms Is not so. Behind every good
preparation stands expert knowledge.
AT one Time thick layers of cream
ana powder were used on the face as
q sort OF disguise, to cover up lack of
skin, 10 stlmulate 1t, to beautify it by
giving IL natural glowing appearance.
There is an old French proverb, a
free translation of which is that there
is no such thing as a naturally plain
woman. The so-called Plain women
ooes not resign herself to her fate with
OUT murmur. She sets to work to
TURN Wnat appear to b. defects into
cnarrns' and to capt. lie them.
Is geod idea to take an hour once
a week FOR a deeper treatment than
is given IN the daily care Of the skin
tns reluXspatlng mask treatment.
IN taxing = home mask treatment it
oushly before applying the mask. then
AFTER the mask Is removed to pat on q