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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1940. Bringing Us Father

DO YOU THINK MR: NIGGS LIKES YACHTING?

YES-HE'S FASCINATED WITH IT-HE'S UP ON-I THE BRIDGE ALL DAY STUDYING THE DIFFERENT LIGHT-

HOUSES AND SHORE-LINES-

STEER CLOSER TO THE SHORE,

By George MacManus

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Festures Bymdicare,

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Reviving A Tired Body

As with most women, days come along which seem too much for me! Jammed with appoint- ments, writing to do, and other. daily chores. Usually too, those days are followed by evening.en- gagements which are difficult to cancel. But I have scheduled. specific reviving routine which tends to banish fatigue and per- mit me to face the evening hours with some poise and personal ai- tractiveness.

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I close myself in my bedroom refusing to answer telephone or door knockings. Sitting, at my dressing table I give my face and neck a thorough massage with plenty of cleansing cream after which I wash with soap and water. Then I dampen and pin up any straggling curis, don a shower. cap and apply a cream masque to my skin which I do not take. off until after a fifteen-minute re- luxing bath. In the bath water

I pour my currently favoured.

scent for I feel if one breathes a lovely perfume as tensed-mus- cles case, one's spirits get a fillip too. The bath water is as hot as I can stand and when I have loiled long eltough I let the cold water run in to cool my skin and then rinse il.

Once out, a brisk drying with a rough turkish towel and a splash- ing of fragrant cologne makes me ready for fresh underthings.

My hair gets a good brushing too, either before I pin up the curls or after they have set.

Beauty Angle Rest

Another fiteen minutes is spent reclining on my bed with my feet higher than my head and my hips raised with pillows. My eyes are covered with herbal eye pads saturated in very hot water (the masque is still on my face). Thus I rest and refuse, to think! Every little worry or memoran- dum I endeavour to drive from my mind. At first this, is dif- ficult. My mind races. All the

little, things I must do to-morrow

This young beauty prefers the "moonlight-and-loveliness" fragrance of those bath salts which come in an early Ameri- can glass bottic. It is a delicate floral bouquet and pleasing If you want your bath to revive tired spirits.

start to crowd into my. thoughts, out and get a very restful forty woman could do this if she tried But with will I can force. them, winks before getting up. (Every earnestly.)

For Poise And Health

Final Groomings

With splashings of clear warm and cold water I remove the cream masque. Then I wash out my eyes, touch up my nails, apply

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The woman with strong healthy Exerre 1. Lie on the hoor, thin film of make-up founda- bones has a better chance of suc-clasp hands behind the neck. Keep tion, and then the glamour. cess than she who allows her your legs and knees together, After such a schedule (which spine to weaken and grow mis-stiffened, and raise them slowly usually does not take me quite shapen. Therefore, spine strength-in the air until they are point-an hour) I: leave the house. re- ening and limbering exercises ing directly to the ceiling. Lower freshed

and feeling somewhat should be included in conditioning them slowly, Repeat five times like a beauty editor should feel schedules. The weak spine or one if the strain is not too great! who knows all the secrets! stiffened from. inactivity results Exercise 2. After relaxing a few in poor posture and often impairs seconds stretch out again and tuck health.

Don't Be Lazy

Here are four exercises which, when you discover how good they nake you feel you will want to practice, every day.

your toes under a heavy weight arms as much as you can, then such as a radiator. Stretch your

VIRGINIA. VALE demonstra:ɔs, a sping Etrengthening and thigh alimming exorcise. From the first position on hands and toes she olowly, assumes the squatting, position without losing her balance Note how straight lø her backi

slowly, raise yourself to a sitting. position and, continue the move- ment until you bend over and touch the weight your toes are under, -Do this once the first day three times a day, when you master it with ease.

Exercise 3. Now, stand up with feet rather wide- apart, arms, ex- tended and hands clasped above your head. Bend the trunk. for- ward with a swing, allowing your arms to swing forward at the same time and down through your legs as far back us possible, Return to original position. Relox, Re- peat three times each day the first week. Increase up to..ten times.

Exercise 4: After a little re laxation, lie on, your stomach and, extend your arms and logs. Stretch tall, Relax and stretch again 'reaching us far as you can and pushing down, as far as- you cait. Rolax. Now bend your kuces,and point your toes toward your. shoulders. back and, grasp both ankles, Keep head and chest, up and rock back and forth on your stomach," Rolux. Repent.

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