Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-30
CARE OF THE HANDS.
Importance OF Good Soap and Thor
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From the Chicago Tribune
While it is impossible for one to make beau
tiiul hand it Is possible to make q hand beauti-
fnl. All may not have soft, white, elegant
hands, with dimpled joints, tapering fingers.
ami crested nails as pink and polished as Per-
sian sea-shell, but all who believe in the efficacy
of soap and water and know the first principles
of the manicures art can make hard hand
soft. brown one white. knotted joints supple
and can cultivate the nails into any shane or
form i'm aginable.
Few have perfect hands, but it is not difficult
to keep them neat and clean Those who per-
form manual labor will have some trouble as
the skin becomes dry, hard and rough: but there
are persons who have never done n days work
Ill their lives who have rough. red hands and
dry. hard skin. equally difficult to treat. Men
Of sedentary habits who should have beautiful
hands expose them to cold and all conditions of
weather; and when this is not the case cheap
soaps. hot water and insufficient drying tend to
iriitate the skin in various ways.
Persons who go without gloves should never
wash the hands in warm water. as it makes
the skin sensitive and susceptive to chaps.
Buy the best soap in the market and if lake
water is used soften it with ammonia or bOraX.
Rub very dry and work little bay rum or CO.
logne water into tine skin. This is q sure pre-
tentative for chaps. and will do away with the
necessity of further pertaining the toilet. Wash
the hands but once day. unless absolutely
necessary; light soil may be removed by rub
bng little glycerne diluted with rOse-water.
Use bit of chamOis skin or piece of old linen
to work off the oil. 1t is a positive fact that
this simple treatment will soften hand in
three months time. If the glycerine leaves the
hands sticky battle them in rose or Florida
water, which will readily evaporate, taking the
oil with it.
Ladies who have to do homework cannot
have nice hands unless they wear gloves tor
the constant wetting OF the hands hardens the
skin. reddens the flesh. and ruins the nails One
OF the novelties of the rubber trade is the
kitchen glove which may be had In every size
and width for about $50. They are made with
gauntlet or frightened wrist, and are so fine in
texture that every detail of homework can he
faithfully executed. Women who know the
charm of pretty hand wear them constantly.
and not only wash dishes. sweep, scrub and iron
In them, but pick berries, cook. mix and kneau
bread and make as good cake and short pie
crust as the lCngest-tongued. heaviest -aWed
reddest-handed mother-in-law ever dreamed of.
Being made of rubber, they are perfectly water
proof. and no woman who has ever worn them
Will deny their usefulness. At first they are dis
agreeably hot and will excite perspiratiOn which
is the very best condition in the world to bleach
the skin. Stains on the hands may be removed
by the use OF corrosive sub,mate. This is
deadly poison, however, ard must be handled
with discretion. Use a quill or hair-brush and
may not be absorbed 10y the tissues treat one
spot at time, applying the drug every twenty
minutes or So but not so frequently if irritation
continues.
To Written or bleach the skin rapidly dissolve
five grains of chlOridated lime in tic water.
which should have blood heat The following
beacher, though less rapid in action. is also less
harmful:
Bitter almonds ........................10 ounces
!IiS lo"ueI $500. ........--..... l ounce
Fulverzcd horse-chesnut ............... ounces
Essence OF bergaiG0t. l drachm
Mix well, dissolve little in pint of water,
and wash the hands.
Cosmetic gloves are reputed valuable for this
purpose. The simplest and perhaps the best
night glove consists OF a large mittcn filled with
wet bran. Run the hand in it tie the wrists,
jump into bed, and if you are not up every hal
hcui carrying on Imaginary boxing matches you
haye L clearer conscience and a better digestion
than most of the women who have tired them
And now for the real cosmetic paste which is
composed Of the following Ingredients
IlEcttfe or EenZon. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ounce
IeiE CT two ergs
OIL sweet ALMONDS ST.. ..............2 ScrlnleS
Beat eggs and oil together. Coat the hands
with the mixture and draw Oh gloves two sizes
larger than the hand. Violent perspiration will
set in. especially il the gloves are rubber; the
skin will become hot and moist you will tumble
ami toss on a sleepess pillow. hear all sorts of
frightful noises have visions of hobgoblins
dragons. sand-baggcrs. burglars and murderers
the night will be so endless and your nervous
system so worked up that you will jerk your
suffering hands out Of the hot pudding-like
cases, throw them across the room and 20 TO
sleep-if you have more sense than vanity.
Red hands are caused 10y hard work. tight
sleeves and allowing the arms to hang down.
Tight acing has something to do with this
hateful cOoring. Wear the clothes loose around
the body. especially at the waist and armhole
take eight or ten footballs day, and have the
water as hot as can be endured. The best way
is to sit on the edge of the bath-tub turn on
both faucets, ard after cutting Off the cold wa
ter allow the temperature to go up to the point
of endurance. 1t will not be necessary to par
boil the pedals. If this treatment, with the out
door exercise, does not cOunteract the lurid
hue. you have toomuch blood in the system and
had better negotiate with the family doctor for
bleed with cuppug glasses. Carry the hands
up as that position will send the blood back to
the shoulders.
Sweaty hands may be partially cured by dis
solving spoonful of alum in the water. A few
drops OF aromatic suphuric acid in the water is
also recommended. Powder the hands well
after molstening them with bay rum, and wear
open kid gloves or lace mitts as much as posi-
BILE. People who have moist hands perspire
freely and should battle at least once day.
Wet. clammy hands can not be prescribed for
here. as such condition is suggestive of en-
feebled health or imperfect digestion, and re-
quires the attention OF skilled physician.
Taste in Wives.
From the New York Tribune
worthy young Connecticut farmer being
persuaded that lit is not good for man to be
alone. came to this city to seek wife Several
OF his neighbOrs had taken to themselves help
meets from among the plump and pleasing
immigrants and these matches had all turned
out SO we'll that he was minded to follow suit
But having inspected the arrivals ofegible girls
at Castle Garden tor two or three days. and not
having as yet seen any one to whom his heart
went out. this adventurous agricuiturist be-
thought himself of another plan. and one tor
which. indeed, he had no warrant of neighbory
example. He had read in the papers some
little time ago an account of the arrest of
young woman named Emma Larrabee for burg
larry. This young woman was described as a
professional burglar, and it was said that she
had an unconquerable passion for that kind of
illegitmate amusement. Now it occurred to
the young man from Connecticut that if Miss
Larrabee would marry him he might be able to
reclaim her. and forthwith he sought her out
AS he promptly ascertained that she had prior
engagement in the penitentiary. it may be
hoped that he will detach his affections from
this bright particular star. and rest content
with some less notorious but probably more
trustworthy maiden from over the sea- if indeed
the good state of Connecticut cannot furnish
him with a homemade American wife.
But though his taste in choosing a wife may
seem odd it is but the outcrOpping of a ten
dency which is by no means new When for
merry. Australia was penal colony, the set
tiers were allowed to marry the female cOnyicts,