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 always be improved, and some very considerably so. For this purpose, strong stimulating lotions are employed several times daily, alternated with gentle and long-continued inunction of oil or glycerine. In many instances, by steady perseverance in such applications very great improvement has resulted.

ON WRINKLES.

What cosmetic artist would not give one of his fingers to know some simple, efficacious means to do away with the furrows which Time leaves in the brow and cheeks? It has occupied the thoughts of many a one, and we could tell of dozens of processes suggested. They are different in plan, but in one respect are all alike, and that is, they are all of no avail.

The only suggestions we have to make are preventive, not curative. Let the skin be maintained in a soft, pliable, healthy condition, avoid frowning and grimaces which contract the muscles of the face, do not sit by a bright light which forces you to squint and half close the eyes, and maintain as much command as possible over the facial muscles.

It has been supposed that when once the skin has been thus corrugated into folds, it were possible, by stretching it with adhesive strips, to restore it to its natural evenness and smoothness. This has failed in every instance we have known it tried, and we consider it time thrown away. Undoubtedly half the lines