PREPARE FOR DANCES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1938, Page 8

PREPARE FOR DANCES

FEET NEED SPECIAL CARE. SOME TIMELY HINTS. Dancing is a joyous exercise to which we all look forward with anticipation. But to be really happy and to dance really well, everything should be in accordance. Feet should be happy and free from pain; dress nice, hair waved and complexion perfect. On the night of the dance, always give yourself a very special beauty treatment. First have a lukewarm bath before dressing, and then smear some cold cream all over the face and allow it to remain on the skin whilst you are dressing; Use Liquid Powder. The neck, shoulders, chest, back, arms, and hands should all be carefully sponged with a flesh-coloured liquid powder, which should then be rubbed smooth with a soft piece of chamois. Then, just before you are ready to put on your dress, remove the cold cream from the face and apply your make-up. Brush the eyelashes and apply a little mascara, place a little brilliantine on the eyebrows, and, if you care to, smear the upper eyelid with a little vaseline. When you make up the lips first smear them with a little cold cream before applying your lipstick. And be sure that the lipstick tones with the colour of the rouge which you happen to be using. If you are taking the hair back from the ears so that the lobes show, place a little rouge on the lobe and then carefully make up the ear with cold cream and powder. This will add considerably to your attractiveness. For Happy Feet. Of course, no dance can be happy unless your feet are capable of carrying you merrily through the dancing hours. If your feet are at all inclined to swell, they should be bathed in warm water to which a small quantity of epsom salts has been added. There is no need to soak the feet for a long time. Just a few minutes is all that is necessary, after which they should be gently and thoroughly dried and then dusted with talc. This will only take a few minutes of your time, and, believe me, it is time well spent. If the feet are very tender and are inclined to ache, massage the soles and toes with either a little vaseline or methylated spirits. Then powder 1 thickly with boracic acid and put on your stockings. And, talking of stockings reminds me that you should never wear new stockings to a dance. The dressing in them will work into the pores of the feet and make them very sore. Always wear stockings which have been thoroughly rinsed. Choose Shoes With .Care. And then there are your shoes. These are every bit as important as your feet, because no feet can be happy when cramped into a badly-fitting pair of shoes. See that they are not too pointed, and remember that your feet always swell when dancing, therefore leave them room so that they can swell without causing discomfort. And do not have the heels too high, otherwise the ankles will swell and become puffy. If your ankles are inclined to swell, try massaging them with a little methylated spirits prior to the dance. And your hair. If possible, either give yourself a friction treatment or have your hairdresser do it for you. This will then give -your hair a faint delightful odour which is the essence of fragrance. Not only will your hair be delightfully perfumed but the hair itself will carry a greater gloss and look better groomed. In the dancing season all girls should have a hair friction at least once a month.