BEAUTY SECRETS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 March 1939, Page 8

BEAUTY SECRETS

CARE OF NECK & THROAT. SOME SIMPLE EXERCISES. A firm throat, chin at a pert rightangle to it, clear curves from chin to throat and from ear to shoulder —these are the very signature of youth. When an artist takes a sketch of a miss of 20 and adds three lines —a droop on either side of her chin and a sag in her throat —he doubles her apparent age, states an overseas writer.

The modelling of a beautiful neck and throat line properly begins in the cradle. Baby is trained to sleep without a pillow. Little daughter plays posture games, walking around with a book on her head and mother makes certain that the fledging's coat collar does not thrust her young head forward awkwardly. Still, no matter what your age or how careless you have been, there are several steps you can take to make your throat and neck look younger and lovelier. They are simple and not costly! but —I warn you —they take time and perseverance. The sooner you put this discipline in practice, the better your chances are to be proud of those few inches between your head and your shoulders. First, and most important, you must start now to sculpture the muscular framework into strong and beautiful form. This is how you do it: • (1) Sleep without a pillow. If you must have one, let it be flat. (2) Get an expert to teach you good posture; practise it until you automatically sit, stand, walk and work in correct positions. (3) To strengthen the muscles that control your carriage, spend 10 minutes a day on special exercises such as these: Lie on your back, knees bent, so that the soles of the feet are flat on the floor. Full in your abdomen and press your spine down until every inch of it touches the floor. Relax and repeat 10 times. ■ Lie on you right side, your right arm stretched upward so that your head rests on it. Pull in the abdomen and flatten your back as much as possible; relax. Repeat many times. Do the same on your left side. (4) Hold you head high. If your neck is naturally short and thick, stretch it to make it longer and slimmer. Push it back against your collar and s-t-r-e-t-c-h. It should feel as if two hands above your ears were pulling your head upward. This is especially recommended to you if you are dumpy or if your head has that woeful middle-aged habit of sinking into your shoulders. (5) While you are sculpturing your neck by exercise and good carriage, keep the surface smooth and soft in tone and texture by daily care. Whenever you cleanse or cream your face do the same for your neck. If the skin is naturally smooth and fair, this is all you need do. But if it is dark, or withered, or rough and pebbly, a little more work will help. Try scrubbing it lightly with a complexion brush to quicken circulation. Use a mask often, or try a tingling circulation cream. • After taking any one of these treatments you should use your richest cream to supply the oils which are so necessary as one grows older.