The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

opera and theater-to wear at nights after
a cream or ointment has been applied.
Soak the hands in warm water in which
buttermilk soap and boraX have been dis
solved. Battle until the skin about the
manicure Instruments. Gently loosen the
delicate rim OF skin around the little half
moon moon at the base OF the nail using the
pose Then gently file the nails until they
are oval in shape and until every rough
ness is removed. Always file from the
side toward the center and avoid the use
OF the scissors as much as possible, as
the cutting often bruises the nails and
makes the little white spots that are so
ugly. The shaping of the nail is most
important and when the proper outline
has been attained little filing every day
will make any tedious pairing unneces-
sary. The ugly fashion of having the
passed, and it should be the aim to fol-
low the outline of the finger tips as much
as possible allowing only the slightest
smooth the ragged edges with the sand
paper files. which prevent the splitting
and breaking that IS SO annoying.
Stain- can be removed by the acids sold
for the Purpose. but a. mixture of equal
parts lemon juice and rosewater will be
found quite as good any of the prepara-
tions on the market. Dip an orange wood
stick into this acid and carefully follow
the nail, cleansing all the skin surround
ing it and running the stick beneath the
edge so that every particle of dust is
taken out. Soak the hands again after
reaching this stage in the manicuring pro-
cess, and then snip off any hang-nails
that may be visible, being careful not to
cut away any of the cuticie at the base of
The Uniting process comes next. Just
the slightest touch of the red paste should
be rubbed on each nail with the tip of
the finger. and then the buffer, upon
which a little powder has been placed,
should be used for the polishing The day
of the CLASSY nail has gone by, and the
well-kept hand does not dazzle one by the
luster of the nails. After each nail has
been polished separately, the hands
should be again rinsed, as the nails will
not look natural with traces of powder
and pink paste upon them
Having restored the nails as far as pos
sible. the next thing is to apply soothing
A good preparation that softens the
hands is made as follows: Soak one-half
pound OF oatmeal over night in a quart
of warm water, strain, and add one table
spoonful of lemon juice and one teaspoon
ful each of olive oil, rosewater, cologne
and glycerin.
Almond meal should be kept on the
dressing table and used when the hands
OF nhseeo oil, eight ounces OF roseWater,
| and one-fourth ounce tincture of benzoin
| IS sood Tor increasing the flesh, and
| should be tried by those who are anxious
| to have plump hands
Cosmetic jelly is indispensable to the
! women who take systematic care of their
! hands. 1t is rather difficult to make but
will be satisfactory after has been
| compounded The formula is as follows:
Soak thirty grains of gum of tragacanth
/ in seven ounces of rose water When it is
| thoroughly dissolved. strain through mus
/ lin and add once-ha1f ounce of glycerin
and one-half ounce of alcohol
In the SOUTH where the women are very
| proud of having hands that look as if
! they. never had been employed for work
much dependence is placed upon mutton
tallow compounds. The following is one
of the favorite bleaches: Y ok of one egg
one and three-Guarters drachms of ely
cerin, one and three~quarters drachrns OF
boraX, well mixed. An0int the hands al
night and wear gloves 1t should be re-
| membered that the prescriptions good fol
| one person may not be healing to another
| Some find the glycerin mixtures best. and
| others like the creams in which olive oil
or mutton talfow is the base. 1t is vel
| to experiment until just the right ONT
| ment has been found.