Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-28
Soft and White Hands.

The Paris correspondent of the Boston
Post writes
Delicate hands have always been the
theme of praise of poets and lovers, and
there is charm about them one must ad-
nit still the mere charm of whiteness and
softness is entirely secondary, in nv
opinion, to the still greater charm ofuse.
| like best to see hand slender and delicate
enough not to offend critical taste, but also
not afraid of freedom and impulse A
kind hand, willing hand, capable hand,
AS well as soft and white hand. But II
Is the softness and whiteness that are the
chief object of attainment, and various are
the means, diligently and perseveringly
tried by fashionable bellies to achieve this
most desirable result, Now it is not an
easy matter for u healthy girl to obtain a
uniformly white hand II the blood flows
actively, and in swift currents. 1t will
sometimes rush to the cheeks and some
times to the hands, and generally it does
this just when II is not wanted, covering the
poor subject of its vagaries with still more
vivid bushes of shame and modification.
This paragraph was not intended for a ser.
mon, however, but simply as an introduc.
tion to the giants 9rdS," greasy gloves,
truly, which are the latest French inyen.
ton for whitening the hands. The giants
grdS consist frather large sized kid gloves,
which are covered upon the inside with a
greasy, bleaching preparation. The po-
made is very choice, and sold at IS a small
pot, which accounts for the price of the
gloves ($6 per pair; but in my opinion,
cold cream and an old pair Of light kid
gloves, costing originally $2, would be
equally etticacious, For my own part, l
cannot imagine how people can persuade
themselves to endure as much to achieve
SO little, No amount of whiteness would
induce me TO encase my hands In kid
gloves at night; l cannot even do it during
the warm weather in the daytime. Imake
the concession "a society by carrying two
pairs in my pocket, and then enjoy my
freedom with clear conscience. But Ii
must not be forgotten that gdRts grds are
warranted to produce wonderful white
ness and delicacy of the hand at the short
est notice and in spite of natural obstacles,
that is to say, good health and activity.
. SPELLING was a favorite diversion with
the party of journalists whom the Union
Pacific Railroad Company recently enter.
ained in journey TO the Rocky Noun
tains and back. In that collection of wits
ana scholars, some of the brightest showed
themselves very uncertain in the spelling
OF the vernacular One promising young
writer, setting out to spel ten words on a
wager, failed ON the first four, and another
gentleman OF long experience, graduate
OF Princeton College, and bright light in
The literary circles of Boston, went out of
similar contest with his plumes draggled
and his spirits broken. Five other gentle
men, one of them distinguished member
OF Yale College, were all hoored together
by the word innuendo, which they solemnly
believed was spelled inuendo, and brayely
lost money on their faith. Another who
had stood all other tests, gave way before
the word ipecacuanha and another who
till then had successfully contended against
the dictionary, went TO the ground at
apophthegm,