CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

SIMPLE EXERCISES.

A BEAUTIFUL NECK.

(By A PABIS BEAUTY SPECIALIST.

Many women, after a certain do not possess the well-formed, beautiful oeek of their youth. The neck is wonlerfully designed for its various use's. No part of the body is better supplied for exercise, and no part of the body responds as readily to exercise as does the neck. It's worth while to endeavour to restore an ageing or tired neck to its former .youthful contours, isn't it? A pretty neck means so much to a woman, and it's the first part of the body tc show signs of age. e The age of a woman is surely, very surely, told by her neck. And yet a young neck is within the possibilities of almost any woman who cares to lake a little trouble. One cannot go through the motion of my exercises carelessly, and then expect, by some mysterious process, that such motions are going to obtain results. For instance, when directions are given to place the mind upon a certain part of the face this must be done. It does not natter one particle what other muscles in the'face or neck are tensed or felt during any exercises. -Nor does it matter how much you wrinkle your face, always providing, however, that when you are doing your neck or face aymnastics your face and neck are covered with a good skin food. The muscles must be well exercised, or no results whatever can be obtained. And they cannot be well exercised without wrinkling the face, but this temporary wrinkling cannot become permanent. The arrangement of the muscles about the neck makes it possible for one to exercise in such a way as to remodel my part of the neck requiring alteration. Thus, a fat neck must be exer4sed as a whole, every possible direction uf head motion being employed. A scraggy and stringy neck should be exercised the same way, for it is necessary to buijd up the, muscles, and to aid in the deposit of fat all about the neck. As a matter of fact the fat neck requires more exercise to bring it back to youthful lines. Below are a few exercises which are excellent for both fat and scraggy No. I—Thrust out chin, then push out under lip as far as you can until muscles under chin are tense and hard. Pull well on muscles just under point of chin, as well as under entire chin. Repeat three times. Count twenty while drawing up under lip. Relax gentry between repetitions in every-exercise. No. 2—Bend head backwards a little, then draw up-under and thrust out chin, until muscles under chin and in aeck are tense. Holding- muscles tense, turn your head to the left until you can look over your left shoulder. Repeat three times, and be sure to keep lip irawn up and chin thrust- out all the time. Then repeat this exercise to the right, but not before you have finished four three to th* left exercises. Relax between repetitions. Count 15 to 20 luring each movement, which means, n other words, that each movement must be done very slowly. No. 3—Stand firmly on your feet, throw your arms up above your head, stretching them as far as you can; then bring them down and cross them in front. As you throw your arms up you throw your head back between your shoulders, and when your arms come lown your head falls forward on your &est. Repeat this exercise sixteen times. If you can lift yourself on your toes at the same time then thie exercise will be much more beneficial. NoM—Sit on a chair in front of your mirror, and begin your rolling exercise. By this I mean roll your head slowly round in a. rotary movement, from shoulder to shoulder, touching the shoulders on either side. Do this twenty times. Ten to left, ten to right. This movement will remake many throats. If it is done properly the entire throat skin, and underlying tissues, are elevated. No 5--Swinging the head from side to side is another excellent neck exerS^m- 1^ 8 ia ver y temsficial, and you should attempt to lay each ear on the jprresponding shoulder. No. 6—Twistang the head to either side the muscles and reduces flabby No. 7—-A simple form of exercise is nodding, and another is putting the eheeks, inhaling with every puff. This afcereise not only develops the neck, but Wry much improves the contour of the B *** «*«lt8 are in store who have the will to make and the perseverance to conSEu ™ Well d ? ln S' even if at first no results are noticeable. If these exercises are conscientiously »med out, a result will "be noticeable LJ&ifSJT t^ Bix weeks ' tin » e - Once Having begun them, you must never jever, leave them off, except for a day* •r two, for time to rest the muscles. Massage is highly beneficial for the aeck if properly done, but remember the skin must not be stretched. It is silastic and improper massage does more fch** 11 !?**•, ? att *S a «"Pd cream into the neck and face, using always an upward movement, does wonders. A n-eam e* skin food, containing ingredimts a good substitute for the natural oil should be used. Many foung as well as older women, especiallv where the skin is dry, need nourishment or the skin daily. Bringing blood to the tissues will tone them up. Facial exercises bring the blood to the skin and muscular tissues i n i arger quantities than is possible in any other treatment.] When you have found a good skin food ! one containing lanoline, stick to it' Some people believe firmly in almond Ml, but in ay opinion it isn't sufficiently tissue-building. However, lanoline alone i somewhat sticky, but if combine,! with sweet oil or almond oil is more agreeable and beneficial, o