Preserving Beauty.

Otago Witness, Issue 1916, 10 August 1888, Page 34

Preserving Beauty.

Some odd-minded investigator, who has spent a deal of patient labour in the search for means whereby women may preserve their beauty, has made an important discovery relating to one whom he calls the handsomest woman he ever knew. She was over 30 years cf age when our savant first made acquaintance with her, but, as he asserts with much emphasis, no girl of 16 ever had rosier cheeks or brighter eyes. He made haste to learn he inestimable secret, and here is a summary of his report : She was naturally a fine-looking woman, but the attention which she gave to matters of hygiene enhanced and preserved her physical attractiveness. What did she do ? Well, among other practices, she took a sponge-bath every morning ; was particular about the ventilation of her apartments, particularly her sleeping room ; took long walks whenever she could ; ate little meat and much fruit and cereal food, and drank her coffee without sugar and cream. To preserve the suppleness of her figure she practises standing one hour every day, 15 minutes at a time, with her hands on her hips before a long mirror. In that position she bends the knees outward and sinks slowly to the floor, or as near it as possible, meanwhile moving her arms in any direction to the utmost length, out or up, forward or backward, until she resumes the erect position with hands on hips. Each movement is repeated, accelerating the speed a little until, at the end of 13 minutes, it is done very rapidly, and a fine colour is in her face. She then lies down un a flat couch without a pillow and rests until her breath becomes normal and regular, as it will in the two minutes left of her 15. It is easy to see that her whole body thus receives good exercise, which adds to the grace of her form, beautifies her complexion by cunning Nature's own means, and makes her strong and healthy.