Atlanta Daily World

Watch Your Mouth Lines
Marietta, Ga.

Mouths speak two languages; one that is directed to the ear; one that is read by the eye.

Lips can be languorous or stern. humorous or repellent. Lips that are entitled to the first beauty prize are those with uplifted corners-kindly. sweet. kissable.

How does one get them that way? One has to have a kindly feeling for one's fellow creatures. It is as simple as that.

Whether or not the mouth is attractive depends upon facial habits. The expression can change with a thought. The bossy woman clenches her teeth into a clinch. flexes the jaw muscles. She makes you think of a bear trap.

LIPS PULLED INWARD

Chagrin pulls the lower lips inward, destroying the harmonious lines. pushing out the soft tissues of the upper part of the chin. Whining. blubbering woman develops sagging lips that seem always about to quiver. Discontent draws down lip corners. creating lines from nostrils to chin. These lines are not easily erased, let me tell you. When they once set in. they have a ninety-nine year lease.

Few of us are aware of our facial habits. and that's too bad -since they have much to do with appearance. attractive or otherwise. When we take a mirror survey the face is usually in repose. We know nothing of its gymnastics. its lights and shadows.

Smiles highlight the face: but there are a variety of smiles. some nicer than others. There is the perpetual stationary. meaningless smile that bores the beholder. It lacks the spontaneity that makes for charm. It suggests insincerity. often in nothing more than a frozen smirk. You've seen it. lots of times. So has your good-looking teacher. You feel that the smile is a permanent fixture.

TEETH CAN AID

Sound. white teeth form an effective background for pretty lips. But that's another beauty lesson. Lips should be moist. smooth of surface with no ragged. and bits of cuticle. Lip biters should remember that. If the appealing rosy color isn't present. if lip granule out huey with our exercises. Don't dally only to show un swift or circulation.

In the meantime comfort yourself with a flattering lip pigment like the eyes. lips should have a setting of firm, healthy tissues. Letting the lips relax ruins the contour of the face. Not a pretty habit. if you ask us. or if you don't. Sagging jaw muscles may result, and then what? One will look years older than the record in the family Bible states.

Cream your lips at night, after you have washed away the rosy red coloring. Friction the flesh lightly. Place the first finger in the center of the upper lip. thumb at one end. second finger at the other. draw the lip up into a Cupid's bow. Firms fibers.