Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-25
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From the Chicago Tribune.
'Smsll hands," said one Of the salesladiee q
. Twenty-third street store, are plentiful In
New York, but there are many fashionable ladies
who never did . days work In their lives who
have large hands, although they may be shapsly
and white"
What lady among your customers has the
smallest hands?" Queried the reporter
well. don't know that can tell exactly.
There is one lady who comes here regularly
twice month for gloves. She can wear a 5I
easily but she always insists on squeezing her
hands into . number s. which makes them look
misshapen."
What Is considered a small handi"
well, hand that wears q number 6 glove or
Ga IL considered small. Number o. or 6s<
are fair sized; but any larger sized glove swell,
isn't desirable. People wearing smaller gloves
than number 6 are as unusual as ladies' who
wear number II shoes"
Does . thin or fat hand look best when
gloved?"
'Oh, thin hand. by oil means. why. hand
that lie positively repulsive when ungloved looks
ever 30 much smaller and very shapely In Q
tight fitting kid. You know that undrcsaed
Kid gloves ut more perfectly than the drcssed
KID. They cling to the hand and the tips Of the
fingers ft smoothly. Another thing about
gloves which is OF interest to the ladies is this:
If lady has very long fingers, let her never get
| a glove with fingers as long as her own. or the
hands will look very large. II is curious. but
true. Long fingers look beautiful on the nm
gloved hand but not pretty at all in gloves"
appear small?"
Yes, several. One way is to wrinkle the
glove about the wrist Another TO have the
| sleeve ruffied. tight. plain sleeve Ia very
trying to large hand, you know, like low heels
to a long foot"
The reporter sauntered into chiropodst's on
Fourteenth street to get his ideas on hands
"Finger-nails" said he .'are the greatest 1--WE
away on people who pretend to true blood. In
every case 1 can warrant you the hand IL a
strong index Of character. Why, the electricity
In peoples hands is remarkable. Some ladies
whose nails l beautify Qor 81 you know. why
electric batteries, l can tell you. But to come
| down to solid fact a homey nail spolls the
hand, no matter how beautiful 1t NAV be other
| wise"
''what do you consider perfect nai?" asked
the reporter
''Just this, sir. A long. oval-shaped nail.
| coming half way down between the top of the
finger and the first joint; and to be cut properly
the top end should be exactly the same shape al
the upper part OF the nail-a perfect oval; and 1t
| should grow no longer or no shorter than lust
to come to the tip Of the finger"
But notice." said the reporter ''that many
| ladies and gentlemen wear their nails very long
and cut to a narrow point"
"BarbarOus, sir, simply barbarous. II they
only knew how much like birds claws such
| nails looked they would stop 1t. But it is use
| less to fight against fashion. One might as well
try to coax the sun to stop rising"
prominent doctor in this city told the No
porter that q great many women, and men. too,
| poisoned themselves by using powder for their
| hands, or similar mixtures
The best thing In the world" said he ''and
also the simplest for making the hands white
| is Indian meal and glycerine. III the hands are
washed In the meal twice day and then gly-
cerined. 1t is almost impossible for them not to
| be white and smooth"
fashionable girl said to the reporter: lyon
can say II yon want to, and If you promise faith
fully not to give even an idea of my name, that
| II is dangerous to let any one squeeze your
hand too often or too hard. as IL enlarpes the
| knuckles more than you would imagine Just
look at my right hand. Now at this pretty
| LETT one"
| The reporter was convinced.