Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-21
WOMAN'S WORLD.
ADVICE TO THE GIRLS ABOUT THE
CARE OF HANDS IN SUMNER.

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seasonable information for Mothers.
The young woman who values her
smooth, soft, white hands leaves silk
and lace gloves behind when she starts
ON an outing or relegates them to boxes
containing house and evening finery.
She believes that what hands need most
in summer is protection. They. must
not be exposed to the effects of atmos1
phere when moist with perspirations
NOR must sun and heated dry air be al
lowed to parch and brown them.
Soap is not necessary for oily skins or
for thin, dry skins. When the hands
are soiled, dry or even unpleasantly
moist, dip them in warm water in which
q drop or two of aromatic spirits of am
monia has stood for few moments.
Once wet, dip them in jar of fine corn
meal, and, turning one within another
. few times, immerse them again in the
warm water. Then turn cold water
over them to create reaction of skin,
and to prevent puffiness or wrinkling.
Dry them with soft linen, and dust over
them fine, pure rice powder.
The effect of warm water is to open
the pores of the skin, thus emitting
more oil than is desirable, but the rice
powder counteracts that and is among
the most harmless agents to check per-
spiration, undue moisture and shine on
the skin. While cornmeal has softened
them, aromatic ammonia has removed
oil and soil and added to their white
ness. Rice powder may be scented with
q wild rose or sandalwood sachet.
Creams, glycerin, or emollients, prepa-
rations of cucumbers aud other fatty
substances should be avoided by oily
skins. Acids like lemon, astringents
like benzoin, the more harmless pow.
ders and starchy preparations, are bene
fetal to them at night, when loose pail
Of kid gloves should be drawn on.
Some women never expose their hands
to atmospheric effects in summer. They
are consequently neither hardened, as
the skin of the face is often, by contact
with dry air, and are unblemished, not
30 much from the fact that the sun is
not allowed to shine on them, for it fire.
quently does in the house, as that they
are spared the action of air on their del
icate surfaces, especially after the use
Of water. and it is that which works
havoc with the delicacy and beauty of
hands. 1t is so natural to feel that one
must bathe ones hands every little
while on the warm summer days to do
away with perspiration.
!. Bathe them as seldom as possible,
unless in the dry bath of meal, removed
with chamois skin. Even then dust on
some simple powder. At night try a
paste of cornstarch, lemon and little
borax. Canadian girls use it, and it can
be recommended for brunettes.
Silk OF lace gloves for outdoor use
should be tabooed, no matter how warm
the weather. In their stead many so
ciety women who have transparent
skins provide Danish reindeer skin
gloves. Reindeer skin is heavier and
has closer texture than other skins,
yet it possesses a softening power on
hands.
After a dip in the ocean the hands
should be immersed in a solution of
borax and ammonia. The action of
the sun on hands wet with sea water is
to draw the contents of small glands
beneath the skin to the surface, Great
ing tan and sometimes freckles. The
brine helps to ''set' the color, and
should therefore be counteracted az
speedily as possible. But too much
ammonia makes the skin yellow and old
In appearance. If the hands become
blistered rub in the following pmixture
Oil of almonds, part; rectifed spirits
part; rose or elderfower water, part
For stained hands try citric acid, spir
its Of rosemary and glycerin, and re
move with distilled water.-New Yorl
Sun.