Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11
MAKING HANDS BEAUTIFUL.
Cosmetic Gloves and Thimbles to Give
Shape to the Ends of the Fingers.

Cosmetic Gloves and Thimbles to Give
Shape to the Ends Of the Fingers.
From the N. Y. Sun.
| In one of the side streets up town is the Office
| of a Hand Doctor" The exterior of the house
has no sign or doorplate to attract the notice of
| the general public, but it is evident that the
fashionable world has been Informed of the
| doctors whereabouts. from the number of richly
dressed people who frequent the office Curiosity
! induced reporter to visit this place last week.
The servant who answered the door bell showed
the visitor into a front parlOr where a Young
woman stood ready to receive patients. The
reporter pulled out an misunderstanding hand
from pocket and confessed desire to have it
made thing Of beauty. She examined it crit
ically and said:
''Your hand has been badly neglected. and
| needs treatment. The skin is bad in color, the
knuckleS look dark. and the nails are dreadful
If you will be seated until the doctor is through
with the patient he is now treating, he will
| attend to you"
While waiting, an examination of the curios-
tiles of the Office was amusing. In a case on
one side OF the room were wax models of hands
OF all shapes and sizes. Fat hands, thin bony
hands, some with long fingers, some with short
hands as they should be and hands as they
should OF be. Opposite these show case con-
tanned an assortment OF soaps salves, and To-
tons, and lot of gloves, coarse and clumsy,
that seemed strangely out of place in place
sad-'They are cosmetic gloves. These are
only few of the kinds we USE The doctor
prepares others to suit the needs of different
patients. These are prepared to whiten the
hands They are spread inside with prepara-
ton OF yolk of egg, oil of sweet almonds and
| tincture Of benzOin. The double lap at the
wrist effectually protects the cuff from being
soiled. The gloves next to them are to soften
the hands, and the lining is saturated with a
mixture of honey, myrrh, wax, and rose water
mo n
They contain as strong agents as can safely be
applied to the hands. and cannot be used when
the skin is chapped, scratched, or broken in any
| place. They are lined with preparation of tar
taric OIL. lemon juice, oil of bitter Almonds
brown Windsor soap. and some other ingredi-
| ents."
| Some puffed-out bags looking like boxing
gloves proved to be bran mittens. and the atten-
dant explained the use of a box of curious look
| ing silver thimbles about two inches long:
'These are finger tips for shaping the ends of
| the fingers. Tapering fingers are not an impos-
sibility. Ladies are willing to undergo incon-
venience and injury Tor the sake of taperng
waists put make no effort to improve the shape
Of their hands,
AS lady closely yelled came out from the
back parlor and left the room, the doctor an
| nounced himself ready to attend to another
patient. The treatment was begun by securing
! the hands with fine white flint sand SOAP and
hot water. Then followed bran bath, which is
merely rubbing the hands with bran until thor
| Oughly dry Stains and dark lines about the
knuckles were then touched with some acid on
DIT OF chamOise skin, and the hands were
/ Amounted with cold cream and held in warm
| towels until dry. This process being completed
the doctor requested his patient to sit before
| table near a window, and, seating himself oppo-
site and opening q case of ivory instruments,
| he asked:
Are you superstitiOus about nail spOts?"
| mo. What do you mean?"
ut Is an old belief that white spots upon the
| nails bring good fortune. while black ones are
considered uniucky. Both are ugly, however
and If you have no prejudices / will remove
Them" and so saying he applied a black, pitchy
substance that smelt Of sulphur to eacn spot.
| and during the ten minutes he allowed it to re-
main there employed himself in pushing down.
with a dull ivory instrument, the skin growing
around the base Of the nail When the salye
was removed from the nails the fingers were
dipped into pink wash, and then polished with
| g powder and chamOis skin brush until each nail
| shone like q conch shell.
By this time it seemed as though a scribbler's
/ cramp had seized each finger, and a strong de-
sire was felt to thrust the aching hands into the
| pockets.
Character is shown by the shape of the
| naiis, said the doctor. "When they are long
and narrow it Is a sign Of dizziness, and when
! curved they indicate rapacity Short nails imply
! goodness You do not affect that see" said
| he, as he frightened his grip upon the fingers
and commenced filing off the nails at each cor
neS leaving them as sharp and pointed as the
thumb nail of scribbling dervsh.
| The reporter declined any further attention.
and. paying the doctor dollar departed with
his beautiful hands in his pockets.
Lime Kiln PhiIo.ephy.
| FROM the Detroit Free Press
| II argument won't bring q man ober to your
side 90 de queshun, knockin' him down won't
| do any good.
De man who can run up bill at de butchers
| an dodge him Tor six months ar not necessa-
| riy statesman.
! De man who takes up de mOas' sidewalk am
| not allus de pussOn OBJ de moas' consequence.
A ffteen-cent drunkard wants mo- room In dis
world dan Judge Oh de Supreme Court.
1 ssGOb.ss
In Craigs Universal English Dictionary
the word ''gob" Is thus described: "a little
mass or collection" and the following passage
| is quoted from LEstrange, ''Do'st think | have
SO little wit as to part with such a COB OF
money!" In DR.. Webster's Complete Diction-
airy of the English Language this word is further
described as "a small quantity The same
meaning given in WOrcpSfer'S Di,fionorr ri