Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-11-18

hands must then be held very tight to-
gether for a few minutes while the
palms are moist, 50 that there will be
that wrinlcled, crinkly appearance pc
euliar TO the palms of babies hands
y Lord Byron was a special admirer of
this American or Southern type of
hand. He said that it always made
him think of a rose, with its delicate
pink tints, and that the fingers to be
perfect must be like rose leaves, with
half moon upon them.
The artistic type of hand. you would
think, ought to be very pretty hand.
But, on the contrary, it is not pretty
at all. IL Is decidedly ugly. 1t is a
thin hand. and shows the bones and
muscles and sinews and even the veins
themselves. Owners of these hands
should be very proud of them, be-
cause their possession indicates much
talent in special lines. But they must
be careful, or their hands will never
be admired. The artistic hand must
be kept extremely clean and smooth.
This can only be done by much cold
Dreaming, many washings with almond
soap and sleeping in gloves. The
nails of such a hand should not be
polished, because they are rarely of
good shape, and glittering polish
would only call attention TO their inn
projections. They should be cut
round, just even with the ends of the
fingers, and no rings of any kind
should be worn.
Sarah Bernhard has aristocratic
hands. and she well knows that the
compliments which are showered upon
her ON account of her delicate hands
are earned only by hours of work
which she puts upon them 10 make
them soft and smooth. And because
she leaves them ringless. Whenever
she can she wears gloves-as tight as
possible. These make the hand look
round and almost graceful When
Sarah has her picture taken she always
wears gloves because every one knows
that hands, even the prettiest hands,
are apt to take" badly.
One of the loyeliest types of hands is
the sensitive type. The lamcnted Mrs.
Whitney had such hands as this. They
show disposition which can sympa-
thize with nearly everything. The
owners of such hands are great appre-
ciators OF the artistic in painting,
music and all kinds of art. They are
rarely very sllillful themselves, but
they show keen appreciation and a
moderate degree of talent. Such hands
are beautiful in their own peculiar
way. They are thick and rather heavy
The fingers are thick down TO the ends
but are then so squarely rounded that
they are symmetrical The wrists are
full and the thumb does not taper at
all
The owners OF such hands must APP.
ply hand bleach every now and then
and all the '.whiteners' they can find.
for, unfortunately, the sensitive hand
is very sensitive TO weather. 1t chaps
easily, roughens with the wind and
gets red when its owner bushes BY
great deal of care this type of hand
can be made handsome. But not other
wise.
The sensual type of hand usually be-
longs TO funny people-humorist
very stout people and people who en-
JOY living. Ex-Quecn Liliuokalani
has such hands in the perfection OF
the type, They are almost as broad as
they are long and the nails are short
and stubby. People who are fond of
eating generally have hands like this,
and also very good-natured people.
Such hands are apt 20 have a gres sy
look, and the owner must struggle
with soaps 10 produce the gcnteel dull.
ness and paleness required for the
civilized idea of beautiful skin.
The vital type OF hand is a peculiar
one. II is n mans hand, and the
broadness Of the fingers shows that it