Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

TX all the ordinary operator spends
y much care upon. So many lovely
things have been said and sung about the
beauty of the hand; such spell lies in
the touch, the sight of fine hand. smooth
IS curd, white as bisque, soft as chamois,
tnst most men and women covet to add it to
their personal graces. For even a mans hand
can De strong and quick and clever, while vet
shapeiy, smooth and presentable A woman
needs FAIR hands to charm with, and not more
Tor this than to pursue her feminine arts of
needle work, painting. and above ali of caring
Tor children and the sick. The sweetest memory
OF mother Is her gentle look. the next her
KIND voice, the third the tender. silky touch of
her hands IN WEAKNESS or illness
A neglected hand, which Is solely conye-
nlence to It's owner may be surprisingly i'm
proved by continuous care. The first point is
70 make and keep 1t clean. You NAV think
your hands we'll washed. yet after submitting
them to manicure they como out SO much
winter that one feels they never were clean he
fore. To put a careless hand in good condi-
hon may require half an hours work three
times week for fortnight. in which time the
new skin should grow whittier and finer than
before.
CARE OF HANDS
soak nl-kept hands in hot bathing soap suds
with half a teaspoonful of borax in the water,
which acts wonderfully in removing CRIME.
The hotter the water the sooner il will remove
CRIME and old particles. think the use of a
sun orush on the back of the hands. as well as
the use OF vaSeIine at night. fosters the growth
OF ha1r. Those who have used the rubber hand
brushes Will never want anything else Rubber
elngs 20 the surface with a sort of suction and
carries away every trace of CRIME with 1t.
The common washing powders of different
names quickly bleach the hands but leave
them harsh and dry unless rubbed with lemon
juice or vinegar and water. \ strong solution
OF oxahc acid should be kept to remove deep
stains which result from cutting fruit or yega-
taoies, though there are few which resist wash
ing soda. There are some which defy cyanide
OF potassium. which will take out stains of
iodlne, anIllne or nitrate of silver ITSELF
Being a most powerful poison. its use should
De confined to such stains as nothing else will
remove.
To SOFTEN THEM
Having whitened the hands and dried them
wei let US proceed to soften them. Half the
harshness of the skin comes of half drying
hands after washing them. and the best use of
almond meal comes in. 1t is nice to rub on the
hands while rinsing them. rubbing the backs
win IL as ii 1t were soap. But while the hands
sui feel moist from the towel rub the dry al
mond meal over them, giving the backs a little
friction. and they are left in a delightful state
from the soupcon of oily powder worked into
the pores. The callouS growth around the nails
IL TO be rubbed down with pumice stone or
still better a fine sand stone Or start the
emery wheel of the sewing machine and RIB
the fingers down with it. In time the little
sand stone worked by foot power will be one of
the manicure 3 Indispensable aids The small
grind stones for kitchen use serve good pur-
pose IN rubbing down rough OF horny hands to
smoothness. Not only do thew wear away
Foughness but the friction stimulates the skin
anu supplies the bands. The Romans knew
mos. that was worth knowing about the toilet.
and they used pumice and sand stone all over
their bodies to secure the marble smoothness
OF flesh We hear of. but seldom see
THE BEST WAY To TREAT AGSAILs
Is to cut them close with fine sharp scissors
soak the the first joint of the finger in very hot
soap suds for five or ten minutes keeping il as
hot as can be borne. and touching when dry
with cold cream. So far from being injurious to
cut or pare the sewage" as the French call
the rim of the skin next the NAIL when they are
imperfect the best way Is to trim them close
with sharp slender-pointed scissors first cut
ting the skin free Of the nail without bleeding
The nails can be trimmed to a fine oval on
almost any fingers by pressing the flesh away
at the corners and parlng these closer day
b. day till they lose unsightly breadth. Then
he fingers by frequent pressure at the sides of
TIE upper JOINT VIII take taper instead OF a
spreading tip. Ii is useless u develop a taper
hnger till the nail Is in oval shape.
TO KEEP THE NAILS THIN
polished and firm, keep them trimmed, never
allowing them to project beyond the finger
ends. rim of white two lines bevond the
flesh being the most beautiful way of wearing
them The pointed long nails, however fash
iOnable with the few. cruel looking and
suggest uselessness, accidents and breakages
ANYHOW. Imagine artist or a statue with
long pointed nails When We grow three-corner
ringer ends the pointed nail will be in keeping.
not TIL then. You will not see the talon cur
of nails on the hand OF any court beauties
photographed today. The files used by ordinary
manlcures are much too coarse for finger nails
scraplng the nails or filing their surface
thIcAens Them they should only be rubbed
down with the fine emery and cinnabar powder
which Is used for polishing shell and IVORY
The nails are an index OF the health. When
they thlcken. grow ridged or brittle the system
Is out OF order, to which careful diet and a few
Turkish baths Will usually restore il. The
eject OF the bath Is seen at once on the finger
nails. which seem thinner, more delicate and
firm for week after.
THE SIT METHOD
o. manicure sOaks one hand in warm soap suds
few minutes to soften the skin and nails when
they are dried and the nails cut at once. No
acid Is applied TO the nails as the manicure
urgently protests from experience that ii
makes them OPAQUE and brittle, DESTROYING the |
gelatlne which gives their clearness and t,nac-
ity. No sharp metal blade or scraper is ever
allowed for cleaning the nails, as digging and
scraplhg roughens the under side of the nails |
and prepares Ii to collect the dust Well-poI-
tshed nails and well-kept frger-tips no more
hoIc the dust than SO much smooth she'll
nle OF marvellous finencss Is used some times TO
smooth the corners and broken edges of the
nall, but they are required seldom as may
De- Next, the tinger-tlps are touched with am
aadlne, a delightful toilet jelly composed of
eggs, almond oil, pistachio milk and other
choice ingredients. trihe of this is applied
under the nail and to the selvage. after which
the pointed orange wood pencil clears the
nails perfectly, and is used to press the bind
Ing OF the nails back. Polishing with the pink
emery powdsr follows. using buffer of chamois
the usual shape, but twice or three times longer,
which Is much more surely and easily used
Care must be taken always to rub the nail to-
ward the edge, not downward, to wound the
sewage and nil II with powder. rim Of YER
million round a fresh-trimmed nail IL most care
less and unsIghtly. The nails receive their
maj polish by the palm OF the operator after
which the hand Is busted and wiped with a
square OF fine linen cambria. all the red that
VIII brush OF IS removed from the nails leav-
ing natural pink tint, and a touch OF aman-
cine rubbed over the back of the hand and
rlPed on leaves II plant, fresh and scented.
RECIPES FOR THE HANDS.
conclude with an English recipe for keep
ING hands smooth, which is two tablespoonfnls
o. lemon juice, one OF glycerine and the same
OF almond Oil-coloress oil by the way for ex-
Perlence lends reason to the idea that most ola
aud VSsehne dIscOlor and darkeu the hands
In PEASANT, hot foot baths nightly and purga-
n braa a