SLUMBER PILLOWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21377, 29 December 1932, Page 12

SLUMBER PILLOWS

Beauty pillows are a novelty American women are enthusing about. These are used to combat" facial wrinkles. They are small in size, made of fine linen, and are filled with seaweed cut into very small pieces. The seaweed is prepared by soaking it in water, to which common salt has been added, and when dried and * cut up is sprinkled with fine cedar sawdust. Tho pillow is stuffed just hard enough to give in the centre, where the head lies. They are said to, prevent the appearance of wrinkles even if one lies continuously on one . side of tho ! face.

French women fill their beauty pillows with something more fragrant—rose leaves. In securing the rose petals for filling the pillow, they should be gathered just as they begin to fall, put into a wide-mouthed jar and placed in the sun to dry lightly, then covered so that the perfume cannot escape. Crushed cloves and small sprigs of thyme should be added and the petals left for a week before putting into the pillows. A pillow is said to last for two months without the contents losing their beneficial effect. ' In Canada anti-wrinkle pillows are Ailed with sponges. An old pillow ticking can be used for this purpose, and two. dozen small sponges are required, cut up into small pieces, which ar© then soaked in cold water for three days and occasionally squeezed to remove any trace of dirt, or sand before drying them.

Tho packing of a sponge pillow is very important. The stuffing must not be compressed too tightly,- particularly at the edges, as a light springy effect is what is required 011 both sides, with a slightly harder compress in the middle of the pillow to take the head and provide a smooth surface for the cheek. This pillow is supposed to prevent the skin of the face from winkling—just the opposite to tho feather or kapok pillow.