Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-29

Uno Culiu HttuIdiy lCUOio, OuU TIC
wise mother pays no heed to the
little eLullitions of temper, well
knowing that in after days her
daughter will rise up and thank
her. Madam Patterson-BOnas
parte was the happy possessor of
a pair of most beautiful hands,
and il is said that the exquisite
taper of her fingers vas acquired
by the same disagreeable prac-
tice OF wearing thimbles.
The first great requisite toward
beauty is absolute cleanliness.
This can never be attained with
out the plentiful use ofpure soft
water and good soap. Nothing
keeps the hands in SO good con-
dition as rain water, or distilled
water; but as these are often I'M
~attainabie, the next best must be
made use of. A bottle of ammo
MIA and a box of powdered borax
are indispensable toilet articles. A
few drops of one or a tiny bit OF
the other in the hardest water Will
make it soft and pleasant to the
touch. Neither very hot nor
very cold water should be used;
tepid water softens and cleanses
better than either. Extremes and
sudden changes in temperature
should be avoided also Fine
white sandwich may be dried
and used again and again-pour-
ed into the basin and used with
the water, will be found very ef>
icacious in smoothing rough pla>
| ces and in removing certain STAINS
which have not become too deeply
settled into the pores. The acids :
oxalic and others-which are nee
essary for obstinate stains, are
deadly poisons, and should be
used with great care; the hands
should be washed thoroughly
with clear water after they have
been applied, and well rubbed
with clycerine or cold cream, as
the acid leaves the skin harsh and
dry.
For whitening the hands there
are various preparations which
NAV be used without..harm. ely
cerine. vaseline, cold cream oil
mutton tallow, we'll rubbed IN.
with a pair of old gloves worn
over night, will do much TO soften
and whiten. The white of an egg,
with a grain of alum dissolved IN
it, spread on the bands and wrap
ped i'm old linen over Night, Will
so the chroniclers of Queen Anne's
time say, make even soft and fab
by flesh firm aud clear looking.
Oatmeal and CORD meal, both dry
and moist, may be used with good
effect. The toughest and ugliest
pajrpfhands are made smoOthe anu
soft, if not white, iF one month, il
the owner will but see to it that
they are washed in warm water
every night. and rubbed with
whichever of the simple prepara-
tions mentioned best agrees with
the skin-one OF two applications
will discover that-and then in
case them in q pair of loose gloves,
from which the ends Of the fin
gers have been cut.
a paste for the face and hands,
used by the Romans, was made
of three ounceso Of ground barley,
one ounce of honey, and the white
of an egg, mixed thoroughly. This
must be spread on thickly and
worn over night, This used
nightly for a month will make the
skin Gne and soft; after that it
need not be used so often. This
Is rather Troublesome, rs the parts
to which 1t is applied must be
protected by gloves OF old lin
ell.
Now that we have the hands
shapely, soft and white, let us
turn orr attention TO the nails. The
mod us operaudi of the professions
| al manicure is as follows: The
! Singer tips are put to soak i'll dele
icately~coIored fiuger bowls, hall
full of tepid water, slightly seem
ted with perfume. After twenty
minutes of patient waiting the op
orator takes one hand, and, with
an ivory blade, or dull pointed
teel one loosens and pushes back
Tho c~uticle from the half-mOon ,
which in most cases is nearly or
o1ite covered. This is often at
tended with considerable pain, or
at least discomfort; in stubborn
cases some manieures use arId, but
this is not desirable, as ii makes
the fingers very sensitive for days