The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
Nails Should Be Worn
as Long as Possible

There WAS Cnce a time when the woman
who went to be manicured was accused of
extravaganza and when the man who
patron-zed the manicure's chair voted
a fop. But that time has gone by. Now
the woman who never manicrres is hope
less. and the man who does not indulge in
occasional visits to d manicuri-y esta blish
ment runs the risk o being badly groomed.
The beauty of the hand depends largely
upon the prettiness of the nails. Two fea-
lures influence the nails. First their
length: second, their shape. Coloring en-
tiers into II a little but not much.
The nails should be worn as long as pos
sible. They really cannot be too long. They
should project beyond the finger tips just
so as to give them a tapering appearance
and the cuticle should he pulled low at the
base to give them moon
The nails when too long will break so it
is necessary to observe some caution in the
care of them. and it is really task to keep
them just the right length, of the right
shape and of the right color.
There are three or four ways of cutting
the nails. The rounding nail of the bus-
ness woman is the most practical, and the
square nail CT the working woman is neces-
sary In certain cases: but neither are as
pretty as the pointed nail of the society
woman. But she VINO wears the pointed nail
must take the time to keep it exact.
To point the nail cut it with the straight
scissors, but do not have the point too
sharp. 1t is a great mistake 10 shape the
nall INTO the Very long. sharp point, for 1t
breaks easily and is dangerous.
There is point called the Langtry nail
The nail grows nigh at each side of the
finger. so as to keep il in shape: then comes
the point, which is almost a blunt one A
very high polish finishes the nail.
TO Bring Out "the Moon
at Base of Nail.
The question of cleansing the nail is prob-
ably the first one that occurs TO a woman
who has 10 DO her own manicultng II the
nail be scraped underneath, either with the
cleaner or with the orange wood stick ii
soon grows white and a great. unsightly rim
disfgures the tol-
Now, pretty peiI should be pink almost
to the finger END. and there should be
scarcely any whtish rim.
To obtain this pinkish appearance clean
the nall as little as possible. When washing
the hands rub the nails very lightly over
the cake of soap, and in washing wash out
the soap from underneath This is worth an
hour of scraping and does not injure the
inner surface
With little care exercised in the mat
ter o. cleaning the nail. the whole will
soon begin TO grow pinkish toward the tip,
and that white edge will disappear.
As for the moon" at the base of the
nail, 1t can orly be brought out by cooking.
IsuhlIy the nrst attempt 10 iorce the moon
forth will result m great unsightly white
spots along the base of the nail. which must
grow out before they can he removed.
White spots are scars and are always pro-
uuced by an injury to the base Of the nail.
Very often the injury is done with the
orange wood stick: again it is the work of
the cuticlc knife. The nail at its base is
very soft, and. If pressed upon, II will be
injured and a white spot will result. This is
the secret Of so many disfgured finger nails.
such as are often found upon the fingers of
the most fastidious women.
Manicuring Can Be
Performed at Home.
Mancuring is simple operation and one
that can be performed at home. II preferred.
or II economy is any motive.
1t should Ut be done oftener than twice
a week at most. as nothing injuries the nail
as much as frequent clipping and cutting
The work CT the manicure during the week
is very simple and consists merely in loosen
ing the flesh at the base of the nail and
in polishing the nail into brilliancy.
When manicuring begin by soaking the
fingers in lukewarm water. II Is surprising