The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
GROOMING JHE TIPS.
Nanicurlns is Now Extremely Fashion
able.

able.
! was hurryng along one of the cross
town thoroughfares the other day when
/ noticed Two young women stop sudden
ly and heard one VINO was pretty and
evidently a New Yorker. say 30 her COM
paniou, who was just as evidently trOm
lle prOYinces-d country cousin without 81
QoNo,: "Ou. Emma. DO come Lp with lac
AID set niau.cured.'
Get WHAT
"1ianicurcI; III treat"
y es, ] know, but what is this You want
me to get: persisted the otner, doubt
usiy.
on. It's all right
The idea OF 4 woman in ;his enlightcn-
ed age not knowing nov 10 Keep ber
hands il condition struck me as being
too funny tor anything, SO l Followed the
speakers up broad usnt OF stairs INTO
tie manicure parlOrs. 50 tlat 1 might
witness the "breaking-in' process.
II was fairly early, and but TWO OF the
half dozen attendants or operators were
occupied, so Mlss huIchet uucAct, WAC
had been greeted cordially by the gray
haired mistress OF the establishment,
pointed ~ a seat on one OF the comfortable
looking diyans which were scattered about
the room, and Hiss Country, much Win
thu air OF "A lamb going 10 the slaughter,
g.ngerly sat down upon IT,
Amt you going 10 get m-m-WhateVer
you call it-tooF she asked anNiously Of
her city cousin, VINO was slowly drawing
OFF her gloves.
y es. now do just what the operator
tells You, and your nails Will look just
perfectly lovely
That the manicure's art was much
needed by the bucollc visitor VAS made
apparent the instant she laid her mans
on the operating cushion. That member
was shapely enough, plump and firm, with
good, long fingers, and a weii-curved. Ia
square ana stained, ana. worst Of all,
OF different lengths The skin at the base
OF the nails was ragged. and a couple
or hang nails shOne RED ana unSiShty on
the thumbs
Just dip your fingers in this basin or
warm water, please, SAID the operator.
and Miss Country promptly submerged
her entire hand.
She got the hang of IT shortly, however.
and. while waiting tor the nails 10 soften
preparatory TO being operated upon,
glanced apprehenslNely at the array OF
shining scissors, knives ana nles with
which the little operating -taDie was
strewn.
What are you going to do to me now
she asked, nervously, when the at
tendant had taken her hand out OF the
basin and dried II on soft towel.
First, said the operator, I'm gong
to push back the skin from the base or
the nail with this little stick or orange
wood. SO that the full shape VI the nan
viii be exposed"
AS it didn't hurt the novice began 10
appear less appTchenslVe, ana stood the
clipping of OF the little supernuOus pieces
of skin with the sharp-pOlnted, curved
scissors without tremOr. The ENDS OF
the nails were so uneven that the opera
tor first clipped them down with another
pair OF heavier scissors, although she
told her subject that this was not 10 be
done thereafter. as cutting the nails
served to thicken the edges and sp-tl
their natural piiability. Then each uail
was carefully fled into exactly the shape
Of the little white crescent base.
Long. pointed nails have gone out or
and Miss Country looked wise and-on!
the nbber,-said:
Yes: [ knew they had"
When both hands had been carefully
gone over, hang-nails clipped ana ali
the little PARTICLES Of skin which adj
hered to the base OF the nails removed
by the knife and the pointed pair or
SCISSORS the operator poured a little d.
luted acid on bit OF sponge and touched
it to the stains, which quickly dlsap-
peared.
Then from dainty silver pot she took
some pink cosmetique which she spread
lightly over the nails 10 set" the polish,
which she then put on with the usual
ehamois skin polisher. covered with fine
powder.
Scented soap. water and a stir NAH
brush soon removed every trace OF pow
der and after the fingers were again
thoroughly dried. a delicate ink stain was
spread over each nail with tiny cameI's
hair brush. care being taken that the
stain should not spread over on the skin.
After a moments rest to allow the stain
10 become thoroughly dry, the final pol
ish with a plain channels poHsher was
given, and the operation was complete.
The young woman was simply delighted
with the metamorphOsis that had taken
place in her hands. and promptly declared
10 her cousin, whose well-kept nails had
required but a few minutes attention,
that she was going TO have them fixed
every day"
When told thar. that was not necessary,
Miss Country looked disappointed but