The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-20
THE ART OF MANlcuRINc.
The Whole Operation ia Made Plain 6,
ANYONE MnY Perfnrn, IL

A'Ahy
An expert describes as follows the
whole process of manlcurlng. SO thot
those who cannot pay regular visits IN
professional may know how TO per.
form this interesting operation for
themselves: The finger TIPS must fret
be Immersed for n few minutes IN a
bowl of hot lather made from n pure
toilet soap. This is to soften the noII
and the cuticle surrounding its bosa
This cuticle, or thin, tough skin. is
frequently allowed by those who no.
glect the dainty care of the hands and
nails to grow up over the matrix and
thus hide from view the pretty half
moon, or "lunula" which I'm all well
Kept nails is to be plainly discerned.
AS soon as the skin has become nice.
ly softened the fingers are taken ont
OF the soap solution and gently dried
with soft towel. They are now ready
Tor the operation of the cutlcle knife.
Ilis must be used with the greatest
delicacy, care being taken not to
scratch the nail in any way. The point
of the knife should be gently passed
under the edge of the skin looseninp
1t from the nail. The supernuous mem.
brane or cuticle should now be cut
away with the cuticle scissors. These
are made long and slender, with beau.
TRULY curved points Ordinary scls.
sors would not do the work properly.
1t must be distinctly understood that
this cutting of the cuticle is only nee
eSsary with neglected nails. Nails
which receive proper and regular at.
tention have the lunula we'll in view,
and the skin at the base Is not allowed
to grow over it, being gently rubbed
back every day with an ivory presser.
Whenever 1t is necessary to cut the
cuticle 1t must be done with n skilful
and delicate touch, and under no cir
cumstances should blood be drawn,
as in such case irritation and much
soreness would follow.
The nails themselves may now be
nicely cut and trimmed with nail scis.
sors They should be cut to n pretty
oval shape and may be finished Off
with a tle to soften and level the
edges.
The beautifying process then com.
mences by lmmersing the nails for n
minute in any of the cleansing fluids,
or by the use of n little lemon Juice
to free the nail from all stains and
discoloratlons. Little orange wood
sticks, sold in tiny bundles, are also
used to apply the fluid under the
corners of the nail, and these effectu-
ally eradicate ink, gardening or other
stains, which are sometimes difficult
to remove from the edges. Now rinse
the nails in little rose water and
commence the polishing
The pollsher, or rubber, has an ebony.
ivory or polished handle, and Is COM
posed of an oval pad covered with n
piece of fine chamois leather. A lit
tie good nail powder is sprinkled over
1t, and the nails are rubbed briskly
backward and forward until bril-
liant polish is obtained. If It is de.
sired to color nails which are not nat
urally pink, little pink coloring paste
may now be rubbed into them and the
polishing renewed.
To keep the nails in good condition
they should be manicured twice
week and once n day, after washing
the hands, the thin membrane at their
base should be gently pushed back
with the ivory presser and the nails
polished with the chamols leather rub
ber
Many persons. especially those of
weak het lth, are troubled with thin,
dry, brittle nails, which are constant
~ breaking or splitting and becoming
jagged at the edges A lemon kept on
the wasbstand and used after washing
is useful for remedynG this state
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