Chapter I: Front Matter

MY SECRETS OF BEAUTY

A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
its loveliness increases; it will
never pass into nothingness.
--KEATS

MY SECRETS
OF BEAUTY

BY
MME. LINA CAVALIERI

THE MOST FAMOUS LIVING BEAUTY

Including More Than 1,000 Valuable Recipes for
Preparations Used and Recommended by
Mme. Cavalieri Herself

ILLUSTRATED WITH NEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF
MME. CAVALIERI AND OTHER
FAMOUS BEAUTIES

PUBLISHED BY
THE CIRCULATION SYNDICATE, INC.
NEW YORK CITY

Copyright by Star Company
Copyright, 1914, by Circulation Syndicate, Inc.

DEDICATED TO
EVERY SEEKER AFTER BEAUTY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE CARE OF THE COMPLEXION 11

II HOW TO MAKE YOUR NECK BEAUTIFUL 40

III THINGS TO DO FOR THE EYES, EARS, AND NOSE 47

IV KEEPING THE HANDS, ARMS AND SHOULDERS YOUNG 61

V MASSAGE AS A BEAUTIFIER 74

VI WHAT TO DO FOR THE FEET 80

VII THE PROPER CARE OF THE MOUTH AND TEETH 89

VIII DUTIES EVERY WOMAN OWES TO HER HAIR 103

IX USEFUL BEAUTY HINTS FOR MEN 125

X THE CARE OF THE NAILS AND FINGERS 129

XI BEAUTY BATHS 143

XII GOOD HEALTH--BEAUTY’S FOUNDATION 154

XIII HOW TO ACQUIRE A PLEASING VOICE 175

XIV HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FIGURE 181

XV SAFE, EASY WAYS OF REDUCING WEIGHT 196

XVI HOW TO GAIN FLESH 217

XVII EXERCISES THAT HELP MAKE YOU BEAUTIFUL 230

XVIII POSTPONING THE DREAD SIGNS OF OLD AGE 248

XIX HOW TO TRAIN YOUR CHILDREN TO BE BEAUTIFUL 268

XX ADVICE TO BLONDES AND BRUNETTES 271

XXI SURE AIDS TO BEAUTY 282

XXII THE BEAUTY’S PERSONALITY AND HER CLOTHES 301

XXIII ODDS AND ENDS OF BEAUTY CULTURE 310

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Madame Lina Cavalieri _Frontispiece_

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Mary Garden 12

Anna Held 62

Pauline Frederick 78

Maxine Elliott 126

Lois Ewell 142

Madame Cavalieri 238

Kitty Gordon 254