Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

women enjoy their physical emancipation
none the less for taking it. secondhand.
But why not originates
To Make the Hands Beautiful.
Dio Lewis tells how, in his Monthly:
The first thing requisite toward beauty is
absolute cleanliness. This can Eever be
obtained without the plentiful use of
pure, soft water and good soap. Moth
ing keeps the hands in so good condition
as rain water or distilled water; but as
these are often unattainable, the next
best must be made use of. A bottle of
ammonia and box of powdered borax
are indispensable toilet articles. A few
drops of one or tiny bit of the other in
the hardest water will make it soft and
pleasant to the touch. Neither very bot
nor very cold water should be used;
tepid water softens and cleSHses better
than either. Extremes and sudden
changes in temperature should be
avoided also. Fine white sandwich
may be dried and used again and again
poured into the basin and used with
the water will be found etficacious IN
smoothing rough places and in removing
certain stains which have not be-
come too deeply settled into the pores.
For whitening the hands, there are
various preparations which may be used
without harm. Glycerine, vaseline, cold
cream, or mutton tallow, we'll rubbed in,
with pair of old gloves worn over night,
will do much to soften and whiten. The
white of an egg, with grain of alum
dissolved in it, spread on the hands and
wrapped in old linen over night, will, so
the chroniclers of Queen Anne's time say,
make even soft and flabby flesh firm and
clear-looking. Oatmeal and cornmeal,
both dry and moist, may be used with
good effect. The toughest and ugliest
pair of hands may be made smooth and
soft, if not white, in one month, if the
owner will but see to it that they are well
washed in warm water every night, and
rubbed with whatever of the simpl3 prep
arations mentioned agrees with the skin
one or two applications will discover
that-and then eneased within pair of
gloves, fron which the ends of the fingers
have been cut.
Now that we have the hands shapely,
soft and white, let us turn our attention
to the nails. The modus operandi of the
professional manicure is as follows: The
finger tips are put to soak in delicaCely
colored finger bowls half full of tepid
water, slightly scented with perfume.
After twenty minutes of patient waiting
the operator takes one hand,
and with an ivory blade, or dull
pointed steel one, loosens and
pushes back the cuticle from
the half moon, which in most cases is
nearly or quite covered. This is often
attended with considerable pain, or al
least discomfort; in stubborn cases some
mapigages use acid, but this is not desira,
he as it makes the finger sensitive fol
days. When the flesh is we'll loosened
all the superfuous part is cut away with
tiny pair of curved scissors, made ex
pressly for the purpose. The nails are
then triAmed to the proper shape
Pointed Frsuch ones are considered the
latest, but people of the best taste fine
that an oval-shaped nail, little Longer
and about the shape of the finger, give
better taper to the finger than thu
pointed ones. However, that is matte
of Individual taste; but no matter wha
the shape, they must be left to grow
quite long.
After filing, chamois polisher ant
powder are used until they shine beauti
fully; then comes thorough washin.
and brushing in tepid water, and agar
they are polished with the attendant
bare hand, the oil from the human hanC
giving a higher degree of polish on finger
pals as well as on wood. This process
consumes about an hour, and is enjoya
BILE. Many people pay a stated sun
quarterly and go to the manicure twic'
week, but this is not at all necessary
after they are once well attended cleanin!
daily will keep the nails in good order
Every time the hands are washed tn
flesh should be carefully pushed bacl
with the towel; this will keep it loos
and in good shape, and two minutes
rubbing will give them good polish.