The evening times., 1897-12-14
W0MKN'S CARE
OF THEIR HANDS
Never Relax Their Attention
to Them a Single Day.
Housework in Cold Weather Is Ruin
GUS Unless Rubber Gloves
Arc Worn

| There Is just one thing woman suffer
ing from badly kept hands must make up
her mind to do-neyer to relax her care
OF them for single day. Weeks and even
months me- be spent in dOctonng red hands,
coarse hands. bard hands, this vigilance 10
lie completely worthless II but few days
OF inattentioL ARE ever permitted. The
first move to make wnen ascurc OF distress
| ingly unkempt hands is to be effected is
to supply twclkitde Of hand covers, one
i or rubber, for heavy work, and one OF
| cbamois to wear after the hands have been
given cTesm massage. These chamois
gloves can be made at home with very
little trouble. .;Tncyl should be large AMI
holes must be cut Ia the palms to tecure
ventilation.
Housework nj cold weather. is ruinous
to the beauty Of ones hands. A hard
to lie attractive must be soft, even
though 1t may never be white, and it
should be as free as possible from the
crimson hue that always gives 1t such
a pitfful look. Wearing rubber gloves.
Whenever a housewife is going to expose
her hands to sudden changes, is the
Nrest plan for beautifying them. Wom-
eli make beds, dust. sweep, wash fishes
and do a great many other household tasks
while exposed to cold draughts. The
hands show this nlusage more quickly
than any Other, part of the body. For
the time being the busy one does lot
bctller, but later on the mischief that Ter
carelessness has wrought causes IN EN-
barrassmcnt 1t is impossible to hide.
There is really nothing about 4 womans
persona appearance 50 productive OF shyness
as the knowledge that she owns an ugly
pair of hands Ungloved. 1t is useless to try
and hide them, and she is never unconscious
Oftbeir ugliness. This robs her atonce If any
seIf-repose she may pride herself ipon DOS
sessing. In midwinter there is no time
when the hands should not be pains
takingly looked after. Going olt with the
hands car efuily gloved will not guard them
against unnatural redness. A nice, warm
mes: Of a muff is positively necessary to
the epreservaton of the bsauty of these mem
bers. The winter chap that we 80 assidu-
ouslv avoid upon our faces ia allowed to
settle upon our hands without 50 much as
a demur.
One Of the very best things for chapped
hands is a solution of giycerine and rose
water. A little powdered boraX may be
sprinkled into this oId-fa shioned but help
fui lotion. The proportions are one-third
water to two-thirds glycerinc. After the
hands have been-=washed drnp on their
backs some OF this lotion, rub it well
into the skin and then wipe them very,
yer: dry or all bath room rules 10
beautifyng the bands, this one Of wiping
their dry is the most important, The skin
that is the least bit sensitive, If lot
Thoroughly dried, becomes Redeemed and
roughened to such state IN short
time that the owner OF the miserable
feeling hands VIII be well-ntgh in des-
pair.
A plain cream is absolutely Necessary
as AT unguent for hand massage. The
cream can easily be made by incor-
porating the following ingredients: Six
ounces Of almond oil. an ounce OF sper-
maceti. lntle white wax. say half to
three quarters of au. ounce a couple Of
ounces of lanoiine, .sr glrcerins can be
used If you prefer. ,some skins do not
permit the use Of giycerine. While tie
cream is cooling pour into it. drop by
drop, rose water. Only small quantity
This cream as excellent for hand mas
sage Thin hands will be very much i'm
proved by being rubbed every night for
ten minutes or more with this unyu.nt.
1 think witha little generosity in the man
ageuent of toilet meals and close follow
ing Of the directions given that the reddest
pair Of hands and the toughest may be much
improved. Almond meal Is, of course. the
very best thing to use In conjunction with
WARM water Common oat meal or corr
meal made intcs paste is aspiendd cleanser. |
Be very particular about the soap for your
hands. You ma ynot be able to flint ndforsonm
time the right article. Persist until you do |
Remember tnat hard water will ruin the |
hands in a very little time. The water for |
hand baths must ne soft, even IL softened |
artificially B0rsx is good for this pur-
pose, but one great trouble in using borax |
is its abuse. In oyerdosing you dry the skin |
Until the hands begin to feel as stiff as |
boards. The merest sprinkle OF Powder or |
a few drops OF ammonia will soften hard |
water.
Pumice stone is sold in the most ia king
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