CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 4 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

CIRCLES UNDER THE EYES. HAIR REMOVERS. (By A BEAUTY SPECIALIST.) No warrior ever waged a harder fight than the battle that must be fought by every woman in order to keep dark circles from appearing beneath her eyes, and etching age-telling shadows. Small wonder, then, that so many women, weary of the war against age or illhealth, or that many others become lazy or lose interest in their looks, letting Nature take her course. And Nature's course with women is anything but a kindly one. Walk down the main street of any town and study the women's faces. You will be surprised to find that nine out of ten are marred by black circles under the eyes. It is a sad but true fact that circles under the eyes are not always a correct chronicle of the number of years that have passed over a woman's head, yet they are much more ageing to a woman's appearance than any other blemish that feminine beauty is heir to. Men inevitably catalogue the girl with circles under her eyes as a member of the class that has passed beyond the fascinating age, for men admire youth more thaii anything ;else. This makes it all the more pitiful to note that numerous girls, as well as numerous women of a maturer age, are cursed with these disfiguring marks. •■ • . > . . .. Circles under the eyes are caused by numerous ailments: Constipation, poor eyesight, insomnia, or late hours. Reading late at night, or. intense worry are also primary causes for the violet-hued shadows that sb of ten hide the beauty of many lovely pairs ,oi eyes. Amongst actresses and cinema stars, where people worship beauty, and the only unforgivable sin is to be Ugly, it is astonishing to notice the amazing number of unlined faces. There are beautiful girls by the dozen, but not only those who are still in their teens appear beautiful; there are great actresses, whom. everyone knows have passed .the two-scoge mai'k, whose skins are as guiltless of wrinkles as a baby's, and as for. circles under the. eyes such atrocities are not to be thought of. • V . Hair on the Face. There are many-things on the market to remove hair, most of them perfectly harmless. There are dozens of different depilatories* or hair dissolvers, and then there is the safety razor. . Those women who wish to remove |the hair growth from the armpits niay adopt any method they choose, but when it comes to removing the hair from ;the upper " ; lip or chin they must be careful. Haif naturally grows on a man's ; face, beginning at early youth. At first it is a soft fuzz, but as he shaves it off, day by day, it gets coarser and coarser, and in a few years it often becomes as stiff and wiry as the bristles of a;toothbrush. Women who are accustomed to shave under the armpits have probably noticed that this causes the hair to grow coarse. The longer the hair the softer it is, the shorter the hair the stiffer it is. The first day after shaving it is sharp to the touch, but gradually" it gfows softer

until it is shaved again. It makes no difference whatever whether the hair be shaved off with a razor-blade, or dissolved with a depilatory—the oftener it is removed the coarser it gets. This is also true of the hair on a woman's face or body. If she wants it to remain soft she had better let it alone, or simply* trim the long ends off with a pair of scissors. lam afraid there is only one remedy, and this a very safe one. Apply every morning peroxide of hydrogen on the affected parts, and then rub with soft pumice-stone. Red Nose. This affliction is just as prevalent now as it ever was. It proceeds from a variety of causes, and it is therefore impossible to suggest a universal remedy. If it is caused by poor circulation, an erysipelatous tendency, or dyspepsia, a doctor should be consulted. If caused by tight abdominal belts, or by intemperate eating or drinking, the first thing to do is to remove the cause. Any chemist or doctor will suggest a long list of remedies for red nose, and one may, or may not, be so good as another in your particular case. You will have to experiment for yourself. What is sauce for the goose is not always sauce for the gander. Perhaps zinc ointment, with a slight admixture of benzoin, will help the majority of cases. Anyway, it appears to be the most popular. Apply it thickly at night, covering it with bits of thin muslin or linen, and in the morning wash it off with hot water, which is better than cold for the affliction of red nose.