New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
NEW FADS IN MANICCRING.
TWO WORKERS NOW COMBINE FORCES
IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME.
e33 BROADWAY,

| FOIBLEs AND FANCIEs IN POLISHING AND sHAP-
ING THE NAILS-AN EXPERT IN THE ART
GIVES HER EXPERIENCES.
There are two of them now, two visiting mani
| cures and they go about together making hands
beautiful where only went heretofore
| People complained that manicurng took too
| long that they had to give up too much time 70
it," said the senior partner; NOW Jessie does one
hand OF a customer while do the other, and tho
time is shortened just one-half"
.'Of course, couldn't do it If we didn't work
exactly alike put In the younger girl: but Miss
VI. taught me- and now am expert as she is.
do YOU have many customers?' she was asked
"All We can attend to, and particularly on SUM-
days. Business men are at leisure then. and they
like to have their hands done without the trouble
of going out TO a manicure's \ great many ladies'
also put off having their nails attended TO until We
go Sunday morning to do their husbands. Often
the children in the family are mancured at the
same time
do we have trouble with the children Very
seldom, except that they get tired OF sitting still
A great many children are given into our charge
because they bite their nails. MancurinS is SOW
ere.sn cure for that. A lady said the other day
that she had put bitter aloes on her little girls
fingers and had tried everything she ever had
heard Of to prevent the childs nbbling her nails.
and that nothing stopped her until her hands were
put In
rs IL the powder we put OH the nails? No. she
would not mind that If she could stand bitter aoes
Manicurng makes the nail so firm and smooth that
there is nothing for her TO catch hold OF 10 bite
''It takes a great deal Of practice and deal OK
patience TO make good manicure" she went on.
Some girls never can learn. manicure must
have a good mory. Some customers like their nails
pointed and others like them rounded; some want
them cut just as short can be. and others wars
them left rather long. BY the second or third
|
preferences. and 1t would do to forget and TX
a mans nails square who wanted them oval or
give them "A high polish If he wanted them dull
do many men like their nails polished?'
Not many. In fact, the majority OF our Gus
toners prefer that their hands should not show
the touch Of a manicure all. They would rather
have people think that they took OF their nails
themselves"
why is 1t that some manicures charge more fof
doing mems hands than for doing womens"
Simply because they think the men have more
money to spend. or that they will be more LIBERAL
Mems hands are no harder to work with: In fasi'
/ know the moment look at hand whether whether !
shall have trouble with it or not. The hands s .,
fair person with a thin skin are likely to pesa CO..
easily and am very particular about cutting ths
cuticle around the base Of such nail Hands are
often made Very sore from such careiessnpssn snsn
Another person with strong somewhat tougm,
skin can bear hard treatment. and his nails WI"
There are a number OF manicures going about
who really have neither skill nor judgment; ine,
take a few lessons buy the requisite implements
and start out In the business without having hau
racCe to know ,hsr chsUses IA
than the best manicurcs charge" =.
This treatment OF the hands certainly grows III
popularity The rooms OF reputable specialist W
broadway are thronged every afternoon win 1us
ness men patrons who stop in TO he attenceo %.
their way uptown. and there are appointments ior
every interval in the day 80, ,,.
A man seated In front OF a manicure taDie, VII"
an ererpetic Young manicure each side OF hin
rubbing and trimming and filing his nails makes an
.Do we have fussy people?" repeated a manicure
girl in response to the question: wen; ,sa vcs %snt
sionally: some have pet fingers that they wan'
shanei differently from the others. other Gus.
toners insist upon holding the scissors the wan
thav think they should be held and then complain
trai we hurt them. Some tickle people change thelr
stvlc OF nail every few weeks. One lady VINO mas
hccn coming here for three years steadily mas neve.
been pleased yet. have never known man 10 %
fussy."