The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-05
MAKING H.fNDS BEIUTIFIL.
Cosmetic Gloves and Thimbies to Give shape
TO the Ends of the Fingers

In one OF the side streets up town is tho
Office Off Hand Doctor" The exterior Of tho
house has no sign or door plate to attract tho
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 tho
Office. Curiosity induced reporter to visit
this place last week. The servant who am
swercd the door bell showed the visitor into u
front raror wher" IL young woman stood ready
to receive patients. The reporter pulh,d out
an notwithstanding hand from pocket and
confessed desire to have ii made u thing Of
beauty. She examined it critically and said:
Your hand has been badly neglected, and
needs treatment. The skin is bad in color, tho
knuckl"s look dark, and the nails are dreadful.
If you will bc seated until the Doctor l. through
With the patient he is now treating, he will at
tend to you.'
While waiting an examination II tn" curios-
tiles Of the office was amusing. In ca-" on
one side of the room were WAX models Of hands
Of all shapes and sizes. Fat hands. thin hony
hands som" with long fingers som" with short
hands n they should be and hands as they
should not Ice. Opposit" these Il show ease con-
tanned an assortment Of soaps salvus, and To-
tOnS. ana n lot OF gloves, coarse and clumsy.
that seemed strangely out Of ula"" in place
devoted e. hand beauty. Tn" young woman
said; .Thcy ar" cosmetic gloves, THESE ara
only few Of IN" kinds We use. The Doctor
prepares others to suit IN" needs If different
patients. These are prepared to Written lun
hands. They are spread. inside with a r.r,n,
lnrtur. of hnrZ0in The double inr nj Ina
wrist rii"ctualiy protects the cuff from hpns
snIl"d. The gloves next 10 them arr To- ,ui',A
the hands. and the lining /" saturated with Il
mixture OF honey, myrrh. waN, and r,~r Wu'"r.
III" gloves in tn" corner are sim more ppwor-
iui They contain a. strong agents as otn
used when the skin is chappod scratched OF
broken ~ any place. Thy are lined with q
%r%IH"H %t in rm ~ lemon ;Nlrrl "
other ingredients"
som" rutrrd-out bags looking like boxing
gloves proved to be bran mitt,I- and 'h" it.
lcndaHI explained he u" uf II box Of cum.
Io"EinE silver ihimbcs about tw" inches ..l':
lhce" are finger tips for shaping tu,. ru.s
OF IN" fingers. TnprrinE fingers ar" rm' ~
mpo~silllity Ladies' are willing i,l'I n'-'
ln"onNcnl"n"r and INJURY for the Si H. II llI..r-
ing waists; but max" NO effort to lmlGut, nc
shape Of their hands.
A. II lady closely yelled came ont from tho
back parur ami left tn" room, the Doctor .u-
n"unrrd himself ready 20 attend to- uuoNrI
patient. Thr treatment was begun Iy '1l-
and hot water. Then followed Il bran nor
which is merely rubbing the hands with h.r
about the kuurhl"- wrr,' then Touched WIN
some acid ON a hIt Of rtnmoi- skin, and .g
held in warm towels umiiI dry. TINS "r '",--1
hrtuE cumr-trd tn" Doctor requested ii-
seating himself "ppoott" aud opening a "a-"uI
ivory instruments, he asked: OIL,
. Ar" you surrlsiill"ue about nAl spots =
No. Mat ito Nuu moan:
" II an old hr .i"f that white spots upor The
nails bring good fortune, WhI" black "u'- 3'n
considered uniurky. Both are ugly, hoN','r
ana II YOU hay" no Ir"ludlo"s ! viii wu..'
theme and saving bee applied % l. ..
plt"lly substance that ~mrit Of sulphur t..'..l
spot and during tn" ten minutes h. uII.".. %
/ 70 remain there Employed himself in iU- 't
down, with dpli ivory iu-lmmrul 'he
growing around tn" has" uf tho nan. % ..H
III" saIvc was removed from the upl- u' DE
gers were dipped int" II pink wash. ".I .'
polished with "A powder and chnNu. ..G
brush until each nail shonr lik" a r.rrl. +. i.
byl hle YIN" i 1"rmcd H. th"ug, -nrI.
sir" was felt To thrust the aching hands ID
the pockets,
'.CmmM"r is shown by the shan" off '''
nails said the Doctor Whom thry gr PIG
and narrow it IT, a sign Of duur-- ura ....
curved they Indicate Upur.iy. Short '.
imuly goodness. You d. NOT ahr,, that. ....
said he, as hr frightened his grin a,..
fingers, and commenced fling ull i'. '..- D.
/ each corner leaving them as sharp anl a
as n" thumb nail II II ~rr,l ding ll.I}....
Tn" reporter declined any further .f'. '.
and, Wing the Doctor "a dollar 4 Iu.... -
his beautiful hands in his pockets.