The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-18
BEAUTY OF HANDS.
How 30 Treat Them So q. to Make Them
Real Pretty.

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Real Pretty.
All the poets have written about
beautiful hands, all the painter. have
given to the women who represented
their ideals the most lovely hands, and
! lovers all over the world dilate on III
slender and aristocratic or dimpled
hands OF those who ruled their hearts.
1t has been said that it takes ave gen.
erahens of gentle breeding 10 form a
| beautiful hand; but this NAV be
doubted, inRsmuch as some of the most
delicate and best-shaped hands are fire.
ouently seen not only among WOE en-
who work, but among women who do
manual labor. But" SAYS somebody.
keeping the hands in perfect order
means great deal of trouble" Well,
1t may require little thought at
first, but it is regular rather
/. than troublesome treatment that is
necessary. If your hands have gotten
into bad condition just begin by Civ
ing them, for week or two, a bath
every night You laugh at the idea OF
bath for your hands. but it is spe-
cific kind of bath you want, for you
are treating ten good little workers
and trying to get them in good condi-
ton.
So from the druggist get enough sill
yer sand to cover the bottom OF a basin,
and on this pour very hot water.
throwing IL some small pieces of soap,
so that lather is quickly formed
Then put in both hands, enduring the
hnt and
the other for about ten minutes. After
this dry them with a 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 or
any other unguent that you
fancy, taking a little at time
and rubbing IL so well that
your hands will entirely lose that
unpleasant, greasy feeling that often
comes. The next morning give them a
good bath in tepid water, with soap,
using the nail-brush, but not using il
too roughly. If your nails are inclined
TO be brittle, rub little vaseline on
each one every night; this win soften
and whiten them and cause the often
sive skin which grows about their
roots, as weeds about flower to be
easily pushed down. The professional
manicure is given to cutting this skin
I do not believe in this. II il can not
be pushed down after the hand bath
with a small towel or with a small
stick, then il needs the softening teeat-
ment that comes from vaseline or one CT
the creams. Once you begin 10 cut the
skin it grows with great rapidity, and
from my own experience | can say that
you will have sore and bleeding nails
that are neither pretty nor necessary.
II stain comes on your nails a little
lemon juice will quickly remove it. If
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, keen appreci-
alton of a beautiful hand and will no
tice it and grasp for it sooner than it
my dear girls, as well as | that the
beautiful hands in the world are those
that are not only perfectly kept but
which do lovely service, smoothing the
brow of the sick, touching gently the
sad wounds and knowing how 30 ex-
press by gentle pressure that which
the lips may not speak. Its the heart
own way of telling of sympathy.-LG-
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