BEAUTY NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 1 August 1925, Page 26

BEAUTY NOTES.

(By a Paris Beauty Specialist.)

PARIS, March 24.

They say that, "A woman is as old as she looks," but, it would perhaps be more correct to say, "a woman is as old as. her neck." For in nine cases out of ten, the neck is tha tell-tale. It may spoil her looks by being too thin for beauty at twenty. It begins to look scraggy and yellow at thirty or forty, the hollows growing deeper and the flesh more leathery as time goes on. On the other hand, the girl who has a beautifully rounded throat at twenty, ma y> hy the time she is forty, find that the "rounds" have doubled or tripled, and, before long they begin to sag. Then follows one of the worst ills that a woman's neck is heir to —the unsightly lumps at' its base, which gives; the appearance of a slight hump, and totallydestroys the beautiful arch'at the nape of the neck.

White,.firm flesh, is one of the-secrets of a beautiful throat. This flesh is made only by blood, rich in oxygen, and the only way to get plenty of oxygen into the blood, is to learn correct habits of breathing. The blood not only builds new cells, but carries out the old worn-out cells. If there is insufficient oxygen, then there is a clogging of waste material in the body, and gradually, the flesh becomes flabby, stringy, leathery, unhealthy and unlovely.

Now, except for organic desease of some sort, the woman of sixty is as capable of renewing energy and beauty, as the girl of sixteen. Take, for example, the great singers you have heard of, most of these women are well past the "dangerous age to beauty," yet they have the firm, smooth flesh, and

the exquisite curves of chin, throat and ' chest, that' many women -regard as the special gift of youth. This is largely , the result of correct breathing. For the singer uses all of her lung capacity, instead of just two thirds of it, as does the average woman. How to Remedy Beauty Ills.. You may be- the unwilling possessor of hollows in the neck, that need filling in, or an extra chin that requires lopping off. If so, you can over-come these,-and many other beauty-ills of the. throat and chest by deligeht practise of deep breathing -exercises, and neck and chest gymnastics. The,fresh air effects of deep breathing, will make your neck firm and white. It will also preserve the symmetry of line 1 about the chin, throat and chest. Neck. and chest gymnastics will give flexibility, poise, and that delightful up-right carriage of the head and shoulders, so expressive of youth. -, '' ' "i A hundred years ago, a great-French teacher of dramatic art, required his pupils to wear a collar, set with bristles, around the top of the neck to correct an oblique carriage of the head; the Mother Superior, of a French convent, who lived about the same time, instituted ,the practice of having her pupils carry a ball on the head, paying forfits if they let it .fall before they walked a required.distance. Remember, first of all, that there are' times and conditions for exercise. In the morning, just after rising, is the most favourable time. Never perform any gymnastics just after eating, or when you are tired or over-exercised, Have the window open to let plenty of fresh air in. Wear loose clothing, and the less of it the better. Stand in your bare feet unless the flqor is cold; in any case, wear only loose slippers without heels. Give your skin a chance to 'breathe, every pore of it should. It I carries off waste material, too, and needs air, just like the .blood.. But, all the deep.breathing in "the world, won't make the blood circulate freely in a . portion of the body that is squeezed or confined in any way. Everyone. knows that tight shoes - and tight gloves [ make cold feet and hands, bej cause they prevent the circulation of t the blood. And don't wear tight neckwear if you want a beautiful white , throat. _ Regarding Exercises for Neck Beauty. | . The average woman will first of all 5 need'exercises to develop and strengthen , that big dome-shaped * muscle,' forming j the floor of the 1 ' chest-cavity; which -the - doctors call the diaphragm, Whenone

inhales, it flattens out. When exhaling, the diaphragm reaches—that is, pushes upwards, driving the stale air out of the lungs.

No. 1. Stand, heels together, and raise arms straight above the head. Then bend at the hips, keeping the knees stiff, and try to touch tho floor with the finger-tips.

No. 2. Now vary the exercise, stand with the feet apart, the arms out at the sides, twist waist to the right, and try to touch the toes of the left foot, with the fingerß of the right hand. Reverse, and repeat five times.

No. 3. Lie fiat on the back, keep the head and shoulders close to the floor, the arms straight at the sides, and with knees stiff, slowly raise both legs, until they are at right angles with the body. Lower slowly, and repeat the exercise five to ten times. Be sure to keep the knees rigid throughout this exercise or else its whole value will be lost..

These exercises will make the diaphragm big and strong and, once this muscle is well developed, you will be on the right Toad- to breathing for beauty and for health.