The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-08
HANDSOME HANDS.
"a Small Hand by All Means. Small
Hands and How 10 Display Them
How Squeezing Injuries the
knuckles

How Squeezing Injuries the
knuckles.
CAic"yo TriJan,.
" Small hands," said one of the sales
ladies at a Twcnty-third street store.
''arc plentiful in New York, bu, there
are many fashionable ladies who have
never done days work in their lives
who have large hands. although they
may be shapely and white"
'What lady among your customers
has the smallest hand ?" queried the re-
porter.
"Well, don't know that can tell
exactly. There is one lady who comes
here regularly twice month for gloves.
She can wear 4 5 easily, bu, She al
ways insists on squeezing her hands in
toa No, 5, which makes them look
misShapcn."
"What is considered small hand ?"
"Wcll. hand that wears a No. g
glove or OiI is considered small.
No. o.: or g.. are fair sized but any
larger sized glove is-well, isn't desira.
bic. People wearing smaller gloves
than No. are as unusual As ladies who
wear No. J., shoes"
"Docs 4 thin or fat hand look best
when gloved ?"
"Oh, thin hand. by all MEANS
Why, hand that is positively repulsivc
when unglovcd looks ever so much
smaller and very Shapely in tight fit
ting kid. You know that undresscd
KID gloves fit more perfectly than the
dressed kid. They cling to the hand,
and the tips of the fingers fit smoothly.
Another thing about gloves which is of
interest to the ladies' is this: If 4 lady
has very long fingers, let her never get
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 ungloved hand, but
not pretty At all in Gloves
as there any other way of making
the hand appear small? ?"
"Ncs, several. One way is to wrinkle
the glove about the wrist. Another is
10 have iie sleeve rufflcd. A tight
PLAIN sleeve is very trying to a large
hand. YOU know, like low heels to 4
long foot"
The reporter sauntered into 4 chiropo-
dlsi's on Fourteenth street to get his
ideas on hands. "Finger. nails" said
he, care the greatest givc-away on peo-
pie who pretend to true blood. In every
case | can warrant you the hand is a
strong index of character. Why, the
electricity in peoples hands is remark
able. Some ladies whose hands beau
tify for 81 you know. why, they send
shocks right through me; regular cleo
trc batteries, | can tell you. But to
come down 10 solid fact. homcly nail
spoilS the hand, no matter how beautiful
il may be otherwise"
"What do you consider a perfect
nail ?" asked the reporter.
just this, sir. \ long, oval shaped
nail, coming half way down between
the top of the finger and the first joint
and 50 be cut properly the top end
/ should be exactly the same shape Is the
upper part of the nail-a perfect oval;
and It should grow no longer or no
shorter than just 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 mar
row point.
"BlrbArouS. sir, simply barbarous.-
Ii they only knew how much like birds
claws such nails looked they would
stop it. But it is useless to fight agains,
fashion. One nigh, as well try to coax
the sun TO stop rising"
\ prominent doctor in this city told
the reporter iha, a great many women,
and men. too, poisoned themselves by
using powder for their hands, or similar
mixtures.
"rhc best thing in the world" said
he, "and also the simplest for making
the hands white. is Indian meal and
glycerinc. II the hands are washed in
the meal twice a day and then glyce-
rincd it is almost impossible for them
not to be white and smooth"
\ fashionable girl said to the reporter:
''iou can say if YOU want TO, and if you
promise faithfully not TO give even All
idea OF my name. that it is dangerous
To let any one squeeze your hand too
often or too hard As il enlarges the
knucklcS more than YOU would imagine.
Just look At my right hand. Now at
this pretty left one"
Inc reporter was convinced.