St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
BEAUTY OF HANDS.
How to Treat Them So - to Mako 1hsa
Real Pretty.

How to Treat Them So ~ to Mako 1Ass
Real Pretty.
All the poets have written about
beautiful hands. all the painters have
given to the women who represented
their ideals the most lovely hands, and
lovers all over the world dilatc on thu
slender and aristocratic or dimpled
hands of those who ruled their hearts.
1t has been said that It takes five gen.
erations Of gentle breeding to form a
beautiful hand; but this may Be
doubted, inasmuch rs some Of the most
delicate and best-shaped hands are fre.
quently seen not only among women
who work, but among women who do
manual labor. "Rut," says somebody,
''kceping the hands in perfect order
means q great deal of trouble" Well.
it may require q little thought at
first, bot It is regular rather
than troublesome treatment that Is
necessary. II your hands have gotten
into . bad condition just begin by Civ
ing them. for q week or two. bath
every night You laugh Mt the idea OF
. bath for your hands, but It is a spc-
cific kind Of bath you want, for you
are treating ten good little workers
and trying to get them in good condi.
tion.
So from the druggist get enough sill
yer sand to cover the bottom ofa basin,
and ON this pour very hot water,
throwing in some small pieces Of soap,
SO that . lather is quickly formed.
Then put in both hands, enduring the
hot water, and wasping one hand over
the other for about ten minutes. After
this dry them with q soft towel, press.
ing down with it the skin that is
around the nail. and which this treat
ment had loosened Then use some
pleasant cold cream. strawberry oI
any other unguent that you
fancy, taking . little st time
and rubbing Il 20 we'll that
your hands will entirely lose that
unpleasant greasy feeling that often
comes The next morning give them q
good bath in tepid water. with soap
using the nail-brush, but not using II
too roughly. II your nails are inclined
to be brittle, rub little vaseline on
each one every night; this viii soften
and whiten them and cause the often
sive skin which grows about theil
roots, n weeds about q flower to b<
easily pushed down. The professional
manicure is given to cutting this skin
l do not believe in this. II it can moi
be pushed down after the hand-batf
with . small towel or with . small
stick, then it needs the softening treat.
ment that comes from vaseline or one oi
the creams Once you begin to cut the
skin it grows with great rapidity, and
from my own experience can say that
you will have sore and bleeding nail.
that are neither pretty nor necessary.
II q stain comes on your nails q little
lemon juice will quickly remove it II
your hands are inclined to get red
learn to hold them up rather than
down, and remember that tight
lacing will not only make . red nose,
but will also make red hands. A child
has. curiously enough. q keen appreci
alton of . beautiful hand and will no
tice it and grasp for it sooner than il
will q beautiful face. You know,
my dear girls. as well rs l that the
beautiful hands in the world are thoss
that are not only perfectly kept bu'
which do lovely service, smoothing ths
brow of the sick, touching gently tho
sad wounds and knowing how to ex
press by q gentle pressure that which
the lips may not speak. It's the hearts
own way of telling Of sympathy.-La
dies, Home L0urnal