CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 141, 16 June 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

WALKING FOR HEALTH. BEAUTY RECIPES. (By A PARIS" BEAUTY SPECIALIST.) The slang phrase, "getting the air," might be used in a sense much more beneficial than the one in which it is generally accepted. Two hours, if possible, of the twentyfour, should be devoted to exercise in the open air. If dressed properly, one does not have to consider weather conditions, for the system, while active, is less susceptible to sudden changes in temperature than when at rest. For this reason, walking is perhaps the easiest means to employ in obtaining good health. The average woman should be able to walk at least five miles a day at the rate of three miles an- hour. At the first sign of fatigue, she can rest for a few minutes before continuing her walk. If the full amount of benefit is to be derived from walks, they must be taken regularly. Do not think you can take an extremely long walk one day, remaining at home the next and expect to get the same result that you would if you set aside, a regular hour each day. This daily habit of tramping iu the fresh air lays the foundation of good health, upon which beauty rests. lu cultivating this habit, do not. make the mistake of taking the walks before breakfast, or at the end of a long fast. An hour after a light meal, twice as long after a heavy one, is the best course to pursue. Problem of a Red Nose. Many women, especially those who go out a great deal in the open air, and those with very fine skins, are often troubled with red noses. There is also the case of the woman whose offending member is scarlet only when she goes into the open air. Her sufferings are not quite so acute, but they are bad enough, and often spoil ill her pleasure, in fresh air and exercise, after cramping her style on the links or at any other form of exercise.

The following treatment, which has been recommended by a very celebrated skin doctor, diminishes the redness ol the nose for a time, if used in conjunction with other methods. It is drastic, but if persevered in, is successful, provided that the digestion is not out of order and that care is taken not to go too near a fire on coming in and out of the cold, the feet and legs kepi warm and so forth. Before going out into the cold, or when the nose is very red, hold a compress made of absorbent wool moistened with benzine across the nose for a minute >. r two, taking care to leave the nostrils uncovered and not to inhale the benzine fumes. It is necessary to remember that benzine is highly inflammable and must not be used with a light in the room. For the rest, the nose should be bathed at bedtime with very hot water and then massaged until the unfortunate member is scarlet, with linger and thumb, working from the tip to the bridge. Then anoint freely with cold cream, lanoline or oil. For a Skin that has Suffered from Exposure. A skin that has suffered very much from exposure should be treated for three successive nights as follows: — Melt half an ounce of lanoline by standing the pot in hot water and add sweet almond oil gradually till the mixture is thin enough to work into the skin easily, lanoline alone is too stiff for the purpose. Bathe the face with warm water, which you will have previously softened by adding a pinch of bicarbonate of soda or a little dried sodium carbonate, both of which are excellent water softeners, and while still moist work in the lanoline. Leave the cream on the face for fifteen minutes and then wipe off. Of any of the ingredients used, lanoline is the most like the natural fat of the skin.

The Sheep's Offering to Beatity. Lanoline, I have ju>t said, is one of the safest \>eauty aids one can. liave. I had, however, forgotten mutton fat, or tallow, as a beautilier. A piece of tallow, about the size of an cjtl' siiouid be melted and strained. Indeed, it

should be boiled to kill any microbes. While it is cooling, tip into it, two teaspoonfuls of glycerine very slowly, drop by drop, and beat well into the tallow. When this « done, add ten drops of benzoine. I! you find the odour offensive do not add perfume, as that wil, not mix with the fat, but add a quantity of talc powder. The trouble you take is well repaid when you see the line texture it gives the skin. lam sure if women realised the value of tallow, it wouldn't be thrown away into the dust bin, but into a pan, to be melted into a marvellously inexpensive essential to a healthy, "happy feeling" complexion.

A Few Words About Teeth. The best way to take care of the teeth is to wash them carefully and thoroughly twice a day. Some people neglect this washing, others wash their teeth so hurriedly that little good is accomplished. Stop using a dentifrice if you find it gritty. Do not ii>'e too much dentifrice, this Is almost as harmful as none at all. Brush the teeth briskly and thoroughly. Once a day use a good dentifrice and a bit of Castille soap or a bit of French chalk. Have a toothpick kept in the privacy of your bedroom; a toothpick has its uses. Dental floss is also excellent for removing bits of food from between the teeth. Take care of your teeth, they are worth millions. The whole secret of keeping your teeth is to remember that clean teeth cannot decay. With regard to decayed teeth, that is a question for your dentist. Cleaning your teeth, while always good, will not cure them after they have started to decay. Only the best dentists can help yon. Teeth are too valuable to experiment with.