The daily gazette., 1882-03-09
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Fingers. $3.50
From the N. X. sun.
In one OF the side streets up town Ii
the Office Of a"Hand Doctor" !" The exte-
rior OF the house has no sign or door
plate to attract the notice Of the general
public, but 1t is evident that the fashion
able world has been Informed If the
Doctors. whereabouts, from the number
Of richly dressed people who frequent
the office. Curiosity Induced . reporter
TO visit this place last week. The SER
want who answ ers the door bell showed
the visitor into front parlor where a
| young woman ssood ready to receive
patients. The reporter pulled out an
upasthetIc looking hand from a pocket
and confessed desire to have 1t made q
thing of beauty. She examined it criti-
cally and SAID:
"Your hand has been badly neglected,
and needs treatment. The skin 10 bad
| In color, the knucklts look darx, and
the nails is dreat full. II you will be
seated until the Doctor IS through with
the patient be Is now treating, he will
attend to you"
While waiting, an examination of the
CNAIIOolJlCo Va luG VAdN~ " ~ Hmuo Il
Q Gaze on one slce OF the room were wax
models ofhands Of all shapes aud sizes.
Fat hands THU bony hands, some With
long fingers and Dme with short-hAnds
81 they should be and hands as they
should not be. Opp site these a show
case contained an ss,Ortment Of soaI D.,
sAlves and lotions, and lot Of gloves
coal SO and clumsy, that seemed strange
ly out If place in place devoted to
baud beauty. The Young woman said:
"Thcy are cosmetic gloves. These are
only q few Of the kind we use. The
Doctor prepares others 10 suit the needs
OF different patients. These are prepar-
ed to whiten the hands. They are
| spread inside with preparation Of yoIk
| of egg, oil of sweet Almonds and tine
ture of..benzlne, Ths double lap at the
wrist eHectually protects the cuff ON
being solsd. The gloves mex to them
are TO soften the hands, ard tie lining
Is saturated with q mlx.nre Of honey
myIrh, wax, and rts4 water. The
gloves In the corner are sill more pow
etfdl. They contain ss strong agen 8 as
eau safely be applied to the bands, and
cannot be used when the skin is chapped,
scratched or broken In any place. They
are lined with a preparation Of tartaric
| oil, lemon jnice oil OF bitter almonds,
brown Windsor soap, and some other
| ingi e lieLts."
Some puffed-out beg looking like box
| ing gloves proved to be bran mittens, and
the attendant explained the use Of box
| Of curious looking silver thimbl. about
| two inches lone:
1 fN, ah . he
ends of the fingers. Tapering fingers ara
not an possibility. Ladit s are willing
to undergo inconvenience and injury f)r
the sake Of tspering waists, but make nc
efflrt to improve the shape Of thelr
hands"
AS lady closely yelled came out from
the back parlor aud ltfs the room, the
Doctor announced himself ready TO at.
tend to another patient. The treatmeai
was begun by securing the hands will
fine white flint sand soap, and hot water.
Then followed q bran bath, which II
merely rubbing the hands with bran un-
til tho oughly dry. Stains aRd darl
lines about the knuckles we're theI
touchei with some acid on bit Of
chamols skin, and the hands were
Anointed with cold cream and held IL
warm towels until dry. This prOces
being completed, the Doctor requested
bis patient to sit before table near
windo W, and, seating himself oppOsit
and opening q Case Of ivory Instrument s
he asked:
care y u supersiitious about mai
spots?"
"No. What do you meAn?"
at Is an old belief that viii spot
upon the nails bring good fortune, whil
black ones are considered unlucky y
Both are ugly, however, and II you hav
no prejudlces will remove them; AM
s. saving he applied black, pitchy sub
stance that smelt of sulphur 10 eacl
spot, and during the ten minutes he al
lowed it TO remain there employed him
sci, in pushing down, with dull ivor,
instrument, the skin growing aroun'
the base of the nail. When the salv
was removed from the nails the finger
were dipped into pink wash, and thel
polished with a powder and chamoi
skin brush until each nall shone like
conch she'll.
BY this time It seemed as tho ugh
scribhler's cramp had seized each finger
aud strong desire was felt TO thrus
: the aching hands into the pockets.
s'Character Is shown by the shape o
the nails" said the Doctor. "Whel
! they are long and narrow it is q sign {
: dulness, and when curved they indicat
rapaclty. Sholt pals imply goodness
You do not affect that, see" said he
as'he tightenel his grip upon the finger
| and commenced filing of. the nails q
each corner. leaVing them as sharp an
, pointed as the thumb nail of Of scrlt
, bling defvish.
: The reporter declined any further al
tention, and paying the Doctor dsllAr
4. departed with his beautiful hands IN hi
) | pockets