Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-10
TOLD Ky THE NAILS.
SIGNS By WHICH A MANICURE is ABLs
TO READ CHARACTER.
Finger Nails That Indicate Love OF LUXURY
and Others That Tell of Melancholy.
Study Nails, and You VIII Learn Whom
10 Trust and whom 10 shun.

Study Nails, and You VIII Learn Whom
TO Trust and whom 10 shun.
" Dear me, but you are luxurious In
your tastes said q pretty little manicure.
who does thriving business in caring for
the hands of men - well rs those Of wom-
On. The customer to whom she spoke was
q young woman " HON the manicure had
oevcr seen before
And, pray, how do you know that
Am luxurious in my tasteS?' the customer
asked in astoniShmcnt and at the same
time with much interest
"Oh, | can tell ny your nails You hear
people constantly talking of character be-
Ing shown in the hands. feet, eyes or
mouth, but no one but manicure with
years Of experience knows how people can
be read by their finger nails I've been In
this business five years. Many of my GUS
toners arc men, and I've got those thai
come to me regularly down pretty fina
and yet I've never exchanged a dozen
words with most Of them. | Judge every.
body the first time that l fix the nails. and
Ii ism { often that | make a wrong ests-
mate OF "A persons character
" But how in tho world can you ten
what man or woman Is merely by the
finger nails?' asked the customer
" Because they are such teltales. AS
b)on as L took your hand in mine and saw
how yo1s aaiis grew into the flesh at the
points ant sides | knew instantly that oil
your tastes are luxurious, and you indulge
yourself too, just Is far IA you can, don't
youy"
I'm afraid you are right. ="
"There, now, knew it. All OF my Gus
Somers who have such tastes have nails
that grow into the flesh They quarrel
about it and beg me for something to stop
this tendency, but | can't stop the work
of nature. OF course it's ugly and often
causes pain TO have the nail imbed itself
In the flesh, but if one is fond Of self in
diligence one must pay the penalty. eve
10 the finger nails.
The other day little woman came In
here with pale nails. They were almost
load colOrcd. Shenade two ur three pleas
ant remarks and finally said
" 1 wish my nails were pink like those
~ most girls.
4" But you can't have pink nails so long
as you are SO melancholy, Unanswered, and
she blurted out:
80 You nrTcr saw me before and done
know whether / IL melancholy or notr
color NJ your nails tells me so! I've sew
eral melancholy customers, but they dont
know that l know it. When q person 10
subject to Its of the blues or rather is in
II constant state of depression, the nails
,ecm 90 turn lead colorcd from sympathy
HyOG would maze up your mind tp al
ways te cheerful, your nails would grow
pink after awhile
Then she told me how she had lost her
sweetheart just two weeks bsfore they
were TO have been married, and although
three years have elapsed She has never been
able % shake of the lnelancho lia "
For awhile only the sound Of the file
was heard, and then the customer said:
do you know what you sc been telling
mo is very interestingly / wish you would
.Gll me more, for m going TO begin to
stuGy nails 4"
"Wcll, resumed the manicure, broad
nails Indicate "a gentle, timid and hashful
nature. OF course people with broad nails
often overcome their timidity and have
perfectly easy manners, but they are in
yariably gentle l made "a customer very
angry once She was "A middle aged
woman, ard il was the first time that size
had ever come 10 me. She said that o
dear friend, Mrs Brown who was one OF
my regular Customers, had recommended
her 10 come To me. As soon As | began 70
work on her nails she hogan to quarrel.
rhc uuarrcls4 with NV Instruments and
my way or using tnrln, bnd finally let In
On her dear friend for sending her 10 me
| worked away and said nothing, and
when | finished her nails looked really
beautiful she looked at them and then
at me and said
You must think me very disagreed.
blos
4" Oh, nor l answered j knew you
Would quarrel about something when YOU
nt down, because your narrow nail. told
me that you had a quarrelsome nature,
and you are not only qurrel-ome, but YOU
have an inordinate ambition Pardon my
trankucss, but people with narrow nails
IKE yours are always Quarrelsome and
ambitious.
"Shc louncci out but she has come to
mo once a week ever since
THAT very day stout man of athletic
build came in. He lAed his piercing eyes
upon me and seemed 10 he trying TO read
me, but | had the advantage, because I
could read him without CHANGING at his
face After a time hc began to question
me about my business, and l plucked up
courage To volunteer:
And you are a student, you are fone
81 knowledge and are full Of liberal senti.
ment.
" HI stared Mt me Us If l were cyazy and
said nothing more, but when he went to
,eave he undid parcel, took out book
aud wrote upon the lly leaf, For the little
manicure who read the author at first
:ight-from the author, and presented 1,
20 me That author was one of the most
popular belonging 20 the realistic school,
aud | guess he thought | was a witch, or
of course he thought that nobody would
take him for a student with his magnih-
cent physique He didn't know that his
round nails had indicated TO me what his
,hief characteristics were and he has never
been back since Perhaps he was afraid
Of me, but anyway prize that book ne
gave me above anything else that have.
Small nails indicate littleness Of mind.
obstinacy and concett Watch out for the
person with small nails, especially IL 10
happens 10 be man for he will he capa-
bic OF petty thoughts, speeches and actions
and thinks more OF himself than of any