Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1912 — CARING FOR THE BACK [ARTICLE]

CARING FOR THE BACK

IMPORTANT CONSIDERING PRESENT STYLE OF EVENING DRESS. That Portion of Beautiful Feminine Anatomy Just Now Needs Special Attention—Expert Massage Is Especially Recommended. Since it has become the fashion to wear evening dresses cut very low in the back, that portion of feminine anatomy has been the object of more attention than it has heretofore claimed. Every wears evening dress sees to it that her back makes as good an appearance as her face, her coiffure or any other part of her person, Unfortunately, many women i» who wear decollete are not blessed with beautiful backs. How may they aid nature and attain through their own efforts this desirable feature?. Several beauty culturists have made a specialty of treating the back, and this is what one of them has to say on the subject: ‘The back should be rather flat in shape, with just the right curve, for beauty. Although, h woman may not be made after these lines, she may help her back to beauty by a few artificial aids. First in importance is the color, next the way it i 3 polished. “Back polishing restores a certain luster to the skin. It makes it shine with the softness and freshness Of youth. To have a well polished back means as much to a woman as to have a face which shines with the natural bloom of youth. It ! takes years off her age. “Expose the back to the air for a short time each day. Try to 'get the skin so that it does not have the shriveled look that comes from having been too long covered up. “Give the back the Russian massage daily by having cold water sprayed upon It. The Russian woman massages her skin, not with oils or with the hand, but with a needle spray. She has it turned upon her back until the flesh tingles as though it had been gone pver with an electric sponge. “Turkish mhssage is also necessary to remove the yellowness of a neglected back. It calls for a very rough towel and for strength and courage’’ In operating it. The back is tough and one can seesaw the Turkish towel, a long time over it without injury.

: “The velvet pad is about the best back polisher known. It is small in size, fitting conveniently in the hand. When dipped in oil it Is the best kind of food for a rough and tired looking back. Chamois skin is also good. It may be dipped in powder and rubbed on the back somewhat more vigorously than one would dare to powder the face. The make-up of the back is not so very dissimilar from the make-up of the face, but it is more strenuous. “For a back bleach never forget peroxide. Lime juice is a good back bleach. Cream of tartar slightly moistened makes a good back lbtion. It is necessary to use an acid as a whitener.” f X