Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-16

Hints to Those who Desire to Make Their
Hands Beautiful.

Hints to Those who Desire to Make Their
Hands Beautiful.
The care of the nails ia indispensable
il you wish TO have we'll cared
for looking hand. The whitest and
smoothest hand in all the world will DO
unlovely and unattractive IL the nails
are neglected and lot alone. The I'M.
desirable looking nails that we too
frequently sue on the fingers OF a
Sentlewoman are a discredit TO her,
and show her to be of careless, in-
different, or unrofinell mind. II the
nails are daily looked after they cannot
get into such neglected state, and a
Tow minutes every day arc all that are
need TO keep this end in view.
After this hands have been properly
washed and dried, you must turn your
attention to your nails. Gently press
back the flesh which is apt to grow up
aud cover the half moons in you fingers
with smooth piece Of polished orange
wood. This must be done while the
flesh is still soft and warm, after hav-
ing heen washed. Ii must be a very
gentle and careful performance, and
tine flesh must unly BIO gradually pressed
in any way. After all the fingers have
been well attended to in this respect,
ths nails themselves must be most care
fully cleaned, with thin, blunt pointed
ivory or orange wood cleaner. A nail
brush must, of course, have been used
in the first instance, ana Tho cleaner
only used If there is any dirt remaining
behind. Great care must be taken mot
Nr, IA hi
The sharp edge will soon scratch and
cut the Inside of the nail ami injurs
tho quick, and dirt will much sooner
| lorge there 10 consequence.
The next thing to do is TO cover the
nail with powder Of paste well rubbed
in a good powder can be made of six
grains of tragacanth, we'll mixed with
four ounces Of putty powder, and one
ounce OF violet powder. You can mako
paste of three grains of tragacnnth
| powder, two ounces OF putty powder,
| glyCerine one drachm, and roHewater
sufficient to mako all into stiff paste
hut the usu of paste ia not so nice as
powder The powder must then he we'll
fuDbed off with soft chamois leather
covered polisher. Very little powder
must no, upplied at q time, aud the
and fine smooth polish is the result
| A piece of Hnft Ghamios leather or d
elk handkerchief must he used to free
the mai from any lingering remains of
| paste or powder. The publishing should
he dune twice every day. IL the nails
are rubbed with the palm of the hand,
/ they keep very smooth and flexible.
When the nails require-cutting, they
| oh I'm trft nf
scissors cold for tho purpose. When
possible, and unless very expert with
the use of the left hand, it 10 better 10
have your maid always cut the right
hand nails for you, or go weekly to a
| professional manicurist for this pur-
| pose.
This shape OF the nail should BIO oval,
not cut into too long point at the
| end. Amy roughness after cutting the
nail can be smoothed away with file
sold for the purpose, The "hang nails
on tue edge of the nail must be rubbed
away with pumice stone or emery pow
der or tiled gently down once a day, but
never cut unless absolutely necessary.
| If lemon juice is rubbed owes tho nail
before washing the hunts, it will pre-
vent the flesh from growing up over tho
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to got dirty, and If they should become
30 they must be washed at once.
Gloves must BIO worn il there is any
dirty work to do. such MS gardening or
photography. In the latter case tho
gloves should be Of India rubber, of
the kind that doctors use for rost.
rnortsms. Where stains occur they
must be removed as quickly as pos.
sihle.
Ink stains cur be removed by the
pencils sold by chemists for that uur-
pose; fruit stains can he removed with
oxalic acid; simple stains ny lemon
juice; Photographic chemicals by am
mnnia und hot water, white sand, oil
choroform. Pumice stone also re.
moves obstinate stains. but, of course,
must not be used on the nails them,
selves, or they become scratched. II
your nails are very brittle, you should
rub into them at night, and before you
wash, yaHeline or lanoline. If they
crack or break badly, Use carbolic acid
in glycerine at night tany chemist will
mako il up and sleep in gloves. Where
white marks appear on the nails, you
should paint them at night with re
fined pitch ard myrrh. In the morn
ing wash off with butter. You should
nlan take tonic, as the marks show &
delicate state OF health.