CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 208, 3 September 1927, Page 24

CULT OF BEAUTY.

CARE OF THE EYES.

THE HAIR AND SHAMPOO.

(By a Paris Beauty Specialist.)

Many a child has gone through school dubbed stupid, or unattractive, when all she or he needed was a pair of wellfitted glasses. Every child of school age should have his eyes tested. This is just as important for boys as for girls. A boy ought to have his share of good looks, too. A young girl may look unattractive in glasses, but it is far better to wear them while in school than to develop into a blinking-eyed adult, near-sighted and groping, who misses far more of the good things of iiiic3iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiii[;

iiiiniiiiiiiiimEimiiiiiiiioimiiiiiiiniiiimiiiiii life than just mere beauty. Eyea cannot be made-over to order, as can teeth. Their shape cannot be altered nor their colour changed, but they car be made clearer and more beautiful b\ proper care. Simple eye baths of rose water, or of pure water and boraci< acid, will help keep them clear. Good wholesome food, and long hours oi sleep, will make them sparkle far more than any outside treatment could possibly do. Eye glasses, whenever there is the slightest need of them, will pre serve the eyes, and add beauty, because the eyes will be made normal as far a: possible. Better glasses for a few years ir childhood than to be "squinty-eyed* ever after. The Points of Beauty. Eyelashes and eyebrows are twc points of beauty that can be taken care

of while the child is still young. This hair-pulling can wait until the child has grown up, so far as that is concerned. Most pulling of stray hairs does not add to beauty. Unless the eyebrows meet over the eyes, let them alone. If they do meet, which is infrequent in a young person, pull out some of the hairs, and weaken the rest by frequent touches of peroxide. There are definite things you can do to give the lash and brow permanent beauty —brushing and oiling. Go over the lashes and brows with a tiny, soft-liaired brush every night and morning. At night apply a trifle of pure vaseline, being sure that it does not get into the eye, and be sure also that the application is from a jar kept for this purpose only, so that there is no danger of infection. Artificial Curling of the Hair. Artificial curling of the hair in childhood does not add to any permanent beauty in any way. It may, indeed, iiiiiiiiiiiiicsiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiuiouiiiimioiu

iimmiiiiiniiiimiiiiiniiiimiimumiiiiiiiiiniiii break the hair and injure the hair roots. Keep the hair of the young person in > perfect condition by frequent shampoos 1 and sunbaths. Teach the young girl*to have pride in her own hair. Do not use i anything that will change the natural colour of the hair, as this will merely temporarily beautify—with ugliness to follow years later. The Feet of a Child. The feet of a child should be given careful attention. Many a woman would be attractive if she knew how "to walk or if her feet did not hurt her when she did try. Sensible, broad-toed shoes, 1 though not beautiful, will help to make a beautiful foot when the wearer has grown up. Dancing and music make for beauty; music develops the aesthetic sense. Dancing adds grace, and teaches proper control of the body.