PERSONAL APPEARANCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 214, 3 June 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL APPEARANCE.

Many, an,argument Ims. arisen out-, of,-the mestion las'to, : what ,are'tl;6 correct, proporions of a perfect figure. A. leading authority m .beauty-culture gives-the'heizht of a P er " ;6n"with a "perfect figure." She should be jxactly ec.uah to the distance between the -ips of the middle fingers of. either hand idler- the arms are. fully extended; ten times the length of the hand or seven and i half .'times the length of the foot, or five times the diameter of the chest, ; from ■ one irmpit to the other. The distance from; the jlbow' to-the tip of. .tha.middle .finger should be the same as from the elbow to the middle line' of '.tho •■breast:'. -From the top,; of the hc'ad- to the level. of the chin should be the same as from, tho level of the chin,to that jf the armpits, and from the heel to the i The ! same v authority- eives -: the would-be beauty, ■'br,-p'ossessor v of,,a ; goodVskin, warning, about ,tho injurious practice of stealing the- face, andespecially; if-, the process is followed at home, and not by a skilled;.skin specialist. Over-steaming the face, says, the writer, is more 1 likely. to 'cause premature wrinkles, puffiness, and sagginess of tho,skin than the other' way about. 'Further, it is stated that-over : steaming is absolutely fatal to', tho complexion of one who naturally has a good' deal of .colour. < When tliero is - any plethoric tendency, tho process accentuates the trouble, bringing the blood into tho face when there .is already too much surfaco circulation. Besides, there is a likelihood of sorious, congestion of _■ tHo tiny blood-vessels, especially around the nose and over the cheokbones. ■ ".

Aids to neaitny, £ooa joohß uie up in tlirbo things, arid, .after all, they. l aro the most important. Firstly, plenty of sleep; secondly, cleanliness of hoth skin and body ;■ and, thirdly, good digestion. On the latter rests much of one's . sood health, and .one of the principal factors to i lteep .or obtain it is good teeth. If they be, not good, have them put in order. * With these three essentials all working well, the result will he bright eyes, good complexions, .and-an all-round happiness in one s self. If digestive troubles are'not due to imperfect teeth, then the cause is generally tood oaten in a hurry. It is cruel'to health to eat quickly, 'and, when it is taken info consideration that /the digestive function really begins in the mouth, the advisability of eating slowly will be close* . ly. followed. Hurry every other "duty .but meals for more cases of ache and poor complexion are attributed to indigestion than to anything else—"Queen Bee" in the "Australasian."-; . ■ ■ ' -