The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-22
THR SECRET OF
SOFT HANDS
A Little Practical Advice on
the Subject.
should Always Go to Bed '" iu
a ScrupuHu>iy Clean
skin.


hands. hands that one need never ie'i INT
! tucl,iuc out OF sight every tihie pan Va
cruical eyes rest upon teen.
snow. vii tel you. You cannot
nenIec, tncm Tor a cay. Not one uay'
! y,n mu,t ha methucical. certain time
al lhe Gas yoG want TO set apart ioi
4 nome fualauure II Tie nalis are NOV
pertect. t.aiuty. uI at least prcsenta"ie'
I y.u cannot cali the wmIest, soiteSl par
of hands beauufu
ouly ufteeu minutes Will be required
for the work III Al is CONSCIENTIOUS 70"
can. with AN occasional trip to a pro-
f,s~;onal nanirurist fla;tPT yourself that
vou have practically begun the cultiNa
tiou OF handsome hands
/ .lv.svs atvl,, a. many OH haths i"i
the hands as your pulse VIII ailo"' 90
a aav. al any rate, and more IL So"t
! work A. OF a criny nature. No' toiiSeeu
! oa-tfrat H.. tue cou.uonest stuff sold iof
/ olive Oils excellent
To wnUeu. fatteu. soften the hancs'
time rs required. Don't get dlScouiaeeu
II after a week or even a months pot
terug over them they should persist ia
di>ple3SnG you.
tau,., al,Iaze most Of the. time brings
kecgr>t anguish 40 a vain woman : sou.
/ I lhint one thout any VANITY nhght
/ ~uff.r under sach aa a,fliCtiUn. Noa may
! D., SIRE il your haunS continue red that
your circulation is poor; that you want
/ 1, CIV. .b.r tUuy aul batns ara briSk
maN>acr.
nave 40 Doubt that my advice regard
ing hot water j. received with many a
aiSelStad shrug. I know how difficult
if j. for hundreds OF W men to get hot
! ,-atrr. Tney might as well ask Tor the
moon. There - a great deal IN man
a-mg. When YOU can tnanage 90 30,
ANA have hot water, though At tee but a pint
/ at ati,u,.
Look ont for Clammy feet and moist
cold hands. Both indicate sluggish Hood.
Attack your torpid self with Turkish
/ towels and rub until you are all aglow.
! 10 this morning and night. Get pair
OF bells of wood and swing them. Walk
a. if you were obliged to make your five
miles an hour.
stir yourself about. BE up and doing.
| That IS The way many of you must CON
! triye to whIten hands that look like peo-
MES. You should alws vs. 90 to bed with
/ scrupulously clean skim In this manner
/ il can be accomplished. soak the hands
I in A basin of soapy, warm water.
A little olive oil stirred into ttis hand
! bath is very nice. Ten minutes viii suf-
! flee. THeu you want 10 use a deiCa te
/ CameIs- hair brush. one inferior in quality
! 10 TIE face brush II is far better than
/ anything else. The pores are thus eX-
! quisitelv ele8nsed II there are any OBJ
! .tinata taiuS. tne hands must inst be
/ rubbed with lemon juice. PUmiCe is all
+ right bat few persons seem 10 under
stand Its use. They are reckless, ana it
! breaks the skin. Result, sore hand.
/ always after tot water bath at
night, ruh my hands with an ointment
Of some kind TIE uuguent is home
/ made, and the recipe Is exceedingly SIM
! pile. Some pomades come especially for
/ uand massage. | DO not think they have
! any value. A good recipe 1 have given
! many times consists in placing in a ket-
/ tie. that stands in boiling water. the fol
/ lowing ingredients 1t is better to ex-
pertinent with a small quantity OF ma
terial first.
Take half draChm white wax, same OF
/ srermaCeti. one ounce lanolne. ounce
ana haH almond oil, two ounces of cocoa
/ butter, two ounces cOcoanut oil After
/ the mixture is melted, take from the fire
and add. Irop by drop, a little orange
! Flower or rose water. | sometimes add
! ten drops tinctre of beuzoin. Put in a
jar and every might knead this cream
we'll into your hands. Wearing gloves
! l. mere matter Of fancy. a tie cream
/ can all be removed after the la nd ma ssa ge
/ is finished.
/ A toilet standby I find the old-faSh-
/ Toned recipe, elyoerine and rose water,
! splendid. one-third rose water, two
/ thirds Elyce;ine, and a few pinChes OF
I powdered boraX, and before you dry your
HANDS drop some of this lotion on their
/ backs; rub % well into the skin and wine
the hands until every particle of moist
uTe j. absorbed. 1t is great prevent
/ i've or cilapped hands TO dust them off
with powder. Almond meal and all the
meals ATE fine. They soften aud whiten.
/ II is hardy necessary to tell dainty
/ woman to look out for her soap dish.
She Is sure to keep it supplied with the
finest. OF. at least. the most heaIthfuI
grades. There are many, mi very ca refuI
picking and choosing is required.
Arh iith > ANSN anu itiSS over fOlG Dan0S,
bat n YOU so one day without gloves W hen
your t. skS are suchthat your hands must be
exposed. you VIII never succeed in Goa King
! them into state OF beauty. Do wear rub
! Ter gloves when You sweep, wash dishes
! dust. or do anything t hat brings the hands
: into direct contact with dust, dirt or sud
! den changes of temperature.
You cannot fail to have charming
hands if You viii closely follow the ad-
! vice contained in this article. Some
/ times it requires longer, sometimes a
shorter period before you can take hon
! est pride in your hands, and, better still,
I realize that they feel as comfortable as
/ they look.
II all depends, OF course, on the way
/ they have been abused. Utterly neg
| lected hands viii demand vast amount
/ OF patience. You VIII be amply repaid,
| however. If you are persiStently in earnest
| 1t rs simply fiendish sensation to go
J about with drawn, withered-feeling hands;
hands that if they touch anything OF a
/ velvety nature make one want to cry out
! from sheer disnay.-Dorothy Maddox, in