TELL-TALE MOUTHS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 23 May 1930, Page 13

TELL-TALE MOUTHS

SOME HELPFUL HINTS

By Phyllis Wray.

(Copyright.)

Sometimes I think it is a woman's mouth which gives away her ago more surely than any other feature —not only the number of her years, but also their story. We hear it said oftentimes that you can't tell mothers and daughters apart in these days. And, indeed, a great many mothers do have as trim a figure, as fresh a complexion, as youthful clothes, as bright an outlook on life, as their daughters. But look into tho faces of these mothers and daughters, and thero is seldom any real difficulty in deciding which is which. There is something about the eyes and mouth of a woman of 35, 40, or 45 that marks her. Personally, I think it is generally a beautiful something (though- that may be because I am no longer 20 or 25). There aro wisdom, experience, balance, mellowness, understanding, in the mouth of a woman that gives it a richer beauty than it had in girlhood. It is only when the mouth betrays cynical wisdom, bitter experience, that the years are unbecoming. MOUTH BETEAY3 THOUGHTS. And so, the very best prescription for a beautiful mouth is courage and optimism. Worry and discontent are what make hard, ugly lines about your mouth. Love, gallant bravery, and faith are what keep youj mouth beautiful in spite of the years. Smile, laugh whenever you can. Read happy books, visit happy friends, go to jolly plays and movies. Tako time off to play with your husband and children. Make your thoughts dwell on the things you have which are good; don't lot yourself brood over your trials. Thoughts are what mould your mouth. But superficial aids are a help, too. You can do a lot for your mouth, with a little daily facial treatment. Every night, when you go to bed—and again in tho morning, if you can^ snatch the time—take a few minutes to massage and knead and mould and pat a good faco ereain into the skin. Give special attention to the massage movements around your mouth, to prevent those deep lines that run from the nose to the mouth comers, and I from the mouth corners downward. MASSAGE WILL SOFTEN LINES. To do this, massage and stroke face with-flat of hands, from under the point to tho chin, outward and upward to the temples. . Make this a deep, telling massage movement, in which the "heel" of tho palms lifts the tissues of the throat and. jaw ana cheeks. Use both hands, cupping the face in a big V. If you do this before the mirror, you will see that it removes the lines from nose to mouth. Next, with tho thumb and first finger, lift the mouth corners ana bring the tips of the thumb and finger together in the centre of the upper lip. This stroking movement helps correct a drooping

mouth. • If you have any tendency to down or superfluous hairs around your mouth always wipe away creams thoroughly and uso a face lotion immediately afterwards to remove any cream from the pores. Creams do not grow hairs, but they may make them shine-and show. To keep your lips from chapping, touch them, before going out,- with your richest skin ereain, or there is an excellent lipstick of white pomade which will keep tho lips soft and smooth without colouring them.. .