CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 252, 24 October 1931, Page 4 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

CARE OF THE SK.IN.

COLD CREAM

(By A PARISIAN . EXPERT.)

There are no geni in a pot of cold icreafti, no fairies hiding under the cover !of a box of rouge.- 1 ; 1 There is no mystery in a lipstick. Women have a way of i&lluding to the' "secrets" of a dressiingjtable as if the lotions and the .pots of jcold cream and boxes of powder contained some mysterious powers that jjust ordinary people can't understand. That is because they ■do not become well acquainted with ordinary aids to bealuty.

A woman will buy a jar of cold cream. She rubs it on once, twice, three times. There is no perceptible change, so she decides there is no virtue in it, -and hands the jar over to her maid. . She has forgotten one word in the English language—."perseverance" —there is no word that equals it in doing good team work with cream..

Actresses have usually good skins, and they ' take" a pride in leaving powders, rouge, lipsticks and eye pencils for the stage. Why have all actresses good skins and fine complexions? They have. I know. I have seen thousands of them. It is because they are wildly fextrayagant with cold cream. They know the value of cold cream tp retain good looks. An actress appears before • her public seven times a week,'and twice, oh Saturdays and Sundays—at least, she doeshere, in France. Seven times a week, and twice on Saturdays and Sundays, she puts cold cream on before her "make up," and seven times a week; plus the two days just mentioned-,- she has to put on more cold cream to take the stage make-up off. She doeen't use modest little dabs, she puts it on generously, she fairly plasters it in. ' And at night, before "going to bed, having taken the habit, she can't forget cold cream any more than a business. man fprgets his business appointments. It would be just as fatal to her job. 'So' readers, don't forget cold cream L

Lots of Interests ill Life. Children have a game I think .we grown-ups could play to our advantage. It is the game of make-believe. They make believe they are someone else. That is the secret of an "actress' youth, It is the seven times a week she is not herself, she is somebody else. She is a dweller in the kingdom of .make be--1 ieve, - in- this Way she is never- bored with herself, and being bored with oneself leaves marks that oceans of cold cream can never efface.

There is a lot in sunshine and fresh air. There is a lot in having interests in life. Interest yourself in anything you can—have a hobby.. Tennis, dancing, golf, riding, all help and prevent one from being bored. A woman must have thoughts; she. must have so many interests ill. life that she hasn't time to be selfish. Well then, to sum up, if you would be beautiful, have lots of interests in life. Books, plays, walks, trees, clubs, children. Oh, life is full of interesting things. But don't forget the cold cream! Cold cream! . .

The Care of the Feet. The majority of woihen do not realise the fact that the shapely neatly-shod foot is a great help in the ensemble of beauty. If the shoes do not fit, there is more or less discomfort. This discomfort leads to a stilted care in locomotion, which is destructive to grace and freedom of stride. It further causes a reflection of the discomfort in the face, leading to facial distortion, wrinkles and grey haifs. Beauty in tight, painful footgear is a ludicrous spectacle. It draws from the spectator a smile in which there is combined pity and condemnation. A heel too high is not practical for general wear, but if well-fitting it may not be particularly uncomfortable. A flat heel mky be made to look dressy, and is the correct thing for street wear. It seems we cannot be exactly proper iii all things and yet obtain the effect of what we are pleased to call beauty, so let's keep to the moderate and obtain the best effect possible with the least penalisation. The happy medium is the thing.

Breakdowns Result of Foot Ills,

Many serious health breakdowns may be directly the result of foot trouble. Sore or tender feet as a result of illfitting shoes dispose you to avoid exercise, which ,in turn brings all sorts of body and nerve ailments, contributing considerably and leading eventually to a complete breakdown of the health. If the feet-be not in perfect health, visit the chiropodist and have the defects corrected, and then, with reasonable care, avoid all future foot ailments. It is not beyond the means of any to visit .the chiropodist a few times a year and have the feet cared for. We are' too apt to neglect our visit to the. oculist, the.-den-tist the chiropodist /and such agencies for our well-being, deferring such visits until actual distress overtakes, us. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. •• ■ v

A Few Hints on Care of the feet. ? If you are on your feet a great deal, remove your shoes and stockings as soon as you return home. , Rub, your feet with alcohol or with oil and don a pair of soft shoes. If you dance a lot, a good plan is to have a hot foot bath before going out and an alcohol rub, followed by a massage with oil. Wipe all the oil - off carefully and powder the feet. Some people who dance a lot soap the soles of their shoes," but this is a plan I don't advise, anyi more'; than soaping your saddle in order to stick on! ■' , .

It is essential that stockings fit. If loose, they wrinkle or bunch tip, and cause undue pressure on restricted areas, and irritation and tenderness ensue.- The creases may not cause any actual, discomfort,, and you may be inclined to disregard them.., But do not forget, that, where undue pressure is exerted Nature is going to grow a horny callosity as a protection for the delicate nerve, veins and arteries beneath;- Tender feet may be benefited and soothed by rubbing with witch-hazel and spirits of in proportions as follows: Witch hazel 4oz, spirits of camphor loz.