Show mav BT alais i inn new treatment to correct loose flabby skin french beauty specialists introduced this innovation and it has been taken up in this country by MME ARMAND if your byln Is loose and flabby and you hesitate to massage it for fear ol 01 pushing or dragging it which by the way is very harmful especially when lines are apparent then try the new er treatment of slapping the flesh french beauty specialists believe more in slapping and kneading the flesh than in massage and judging from the patronage they receive it ii a real success of course the alap ping Is a sort of massage but as it Is applied with tho flat of the hand there Is no pushing pulling or drag gang of the skin which Is likely to oc cur with ordinary massage it ond la not careful and skilled in the work in taking one of these treatments not long ago I 1 was told that the skin and flesh responded more quickly to this kind of work and that almost any part of the body could be filled out in much less time than with the ordinary massage it certainly makes the blood which Js dormant and sluggish come to life the regular pit pat sends it tingling through the veins until it seems that the whole skin Is aglow with fresh warm blood in the turkish baths part of the treatment consists of slapping and kneading the entire body and that Is why one feels so good thereafter because every bit of blood possible to reach has been set in motion how to slap your own face first cleanse the face thoroughly then warm the skin either by holding hot claths cloths upon it or by steaming it next pat in some of your favorite cream or skin food allow all that will to absorb and then with the flat of the hand slap firmly yet severely at the corners of the eyes and temples the work of slapping Is done best by alternating with the hands using one and then the other next slap the cheeks from the sides of the nose work out over the jawbone and on to the neck it what Is known as tha character lines those which run from the nostril to the corners of the mouth are deep then push the tongue beneath the line and slap well when n arbing about the eyes do so very gently use only the cushion of the second fingertip remember always that the eyes are sensitive to any hard or vigorous application so one must be careful to docco harm to them the forehead may be clapped vigorously with the palms and two fingers will suffice to slap the nose on each side double chin needs slapping to remove he superfluous tat and double chin alap 1 vigorously lial up tha head and with the back of the hands alternately slap upward oo 00 caslo nally pressing the flesh toward the chin never down toward thal throat when the face neck and chin baa been sufficiently slapped they tingle and smart but not pain theft after a few moments rest the hand should be doubled up into fists ani the flesh softly kneaded all over and wherever the skin Is loose and bagg it should be picked up between abl thumb and second finger and gently rolled back and forth when finish ed tha face can be cleansed of dust and foreign particles just as it Is with ordinary massage it you will take an old soft towel first to remove ehg superfluous cream you will notice how soiled it Is this slapping and knead ing not only helps to fill out the flesh but hakea an excellent way of ridding the skin of many impurities another method of using cream it Is very difficult to make soma ekens absorb oils and creams and jio matter how hard one may try by steaming the skin and other warming methods to open the pores the cream still remains on the surface it skin la of this texture then steaming or warming it rub a little 0 the cream on the tips of your finger or the palms of the hands and while you are slapping the skin this wl 1 work into it A good many women prefer to be massaged in the saint way and do not care to have aba cream on the face first it certainly has the advantage over the old method of applying the cream as it la more dainty and does not great s the whole face or akle at once you can also tell lust bow much cream tha skin will absorb it you take very little at first and it works in the hands become dry and then you may take up a little more and in this man ner you can tell that the cream la sinking into the skin |