The Portland daily press., 1898-11-11
THE HOME,
SENSIBLE MANICURI Nc.

Hands need not be repulsive II they are
used to hard work, and hands are not al
WAYS attractive if the nails are highly
polished and daintily curved. Even
shen-like nails will not conceal the pad
character that some hands reveal, neither
will toll worn fingers condemn the truiS
tine hand.
Cleanliness comes first and therefore
soap and warm water, a crash WASH cloUn
for rubbing the hands, or naii prusn.
are the first REQUESTS. By the uIne she
hands have been soaked and rubbed unpii
perfectly clean, the cuticle arouna ehe
nail is sufficiently Ioosened to pe easiis
pushed back at the sides and root Oh 1he
nail. either by the pressure of the fingers
alone, or using the wet cloth. In Crying
the hands use the soft bath towel. Inc
habit once formed of touching eacn nall
with this backward movement when
bathing and drying the hands, one al
most unoonsciously gives their nails
amassage treatment" not less than three
times "a day. and as many more as the
nature of their employment demands.
The home keeper, who is worker, may
have occasion TO wash her hands TWEEN ty
times day. but the deftness which she
may acquire in pushing back the cutiole
around her nails will not delay her an
appreciabie number of seconds II the
skin is not permitted to grow up and lie
on the NALL it rarely dries and CRACKS
and thel efore there are no hang-nalls anu
no broken edges that need cutting Win
the outicle scissors To know when tne
nails are perfect one may look to see II
the skin lies around the nails evenly WIN
a narrow edge like hem.
Unguent is very well to remove stalns
from under the nails or on the naiis, II
not used too freely. But IL is safer TO
have bottle of lemon juice; dip an
orange wood stick into the juice and pass
un(ser the nail once or twice, and tnen
wash away the acld.
One half the usual manicure set is un-
necessary, and one-half the rsmsinder op-
tional The cuticle knife and SCISSORS are
so unwiseIy used that one dare not rec
ommeud them. The average person Is
safer when confined to the orange WOOD
stick to pass under the cuticle carefuily
raised with the dull point of an old pair
of scissors. Not so ''stylish" as ster-
ling silver cuticle knife, but less ,nlurl.
Gus to the nails, which are SO sensitlyu
and easily injured.
use of some emollient night and morning
but it is matter of individual need
which must be found out. One nnds
vaseline Just the thing, another pair OF
hands are made vile by the same, but
may thrive under the use OF giyoerine
diluted with an equal quantity OF vioiet
water or Of lemon juice. The aiconol IN
the one and the acid in the other cuts
tie glycerine and moaihes its action,
Bay rum or rose water are good with
gIycerine. Almond cream suits some
hands but emollients, like soaps, can
never be prescribed; each person must
learn by experience what he needs.
A file that costs ten cents, 1t thin, SO
that il can be placed under the nail to re.
move any roughness there may be, is OF
far more practical use than more expen-
sive file of clumsy thickness. Nails need
filing usually once a week, ana ten min
utes is fair allowance of time to devote
to them if proper care is taken daily as
advised. New York Observer.
CALLAS.
If room for winter plants is limited
nothing will give more satisfaction than
a Gala. A correspondent says in Vick'
Magazine that the plant must not be put
in too large pot; it requires to be ROOT
bound to flower we'll. A six or seven
inch pot will be large enough for good
sized rootstook A good plan for the
summer is to turn the pots over and let
the tubers rest in some shady place until
fall. Then the plant is ready to be re-
potted, in the same pot, adding little
liquid manure when started. After re-
potting the plant should only be lightly
watered for two or three weeks, or until
the leaves begin to push. and then given
water generously. The soil should be
rich-a good loan. COW manure and sand.
Give plenty of warmth-rsmeInber the
s'broad open sunlight of the tropics
plenty of water, and the plant will begin
blooming early in the winter and usually
continue until the next spring. The
flowers will come almost before you know
it, The needs OF calla have been de-
scrited as: "Waser like mill, heat like
q furnace, food like an army, absolute
rest during summer"
GRAPE RECEIPTS.
Unfermented Grape ce.-Bottling
grape juice is as simple as canning fruit.
1t must be kept in cool place and used
soon after opening, the same as canned
fruit, for exposure to the air will start
fermentation Strain pure jlice from