The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
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WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
4 can forgive a plain face in a woman.
but I cannot forgive ugly hands"
So murmured a Twentieth Century society
man. The face shows intelligence, even
though 81 be plain But the hand. II neg
Ieoted. displays so many dIssgreesble traits
that IL IS positively unforgivable."
An "u1forgivaSic~ hand g. 4 bad thtng
for any woman. not only because II IL an
index TO her poor personal grooming, but
because Il Is Mt pretty to look at
There have been many recipes given Tor
E pretty hand. one IS that & should have
long. slender. smooth fingers. each one
crowned with n long. PIN; nall.
The nan should DE twice as long as Il is
wide. x should be q pale pink, quite a
pastel shade; and. at The base, there should
be a half moon or crystal color.
There IS no 1uzichtiy tip upon the perfect
nal, but It IS pink 10 the very end except
for the slightest rim Of pearl.
The duEcrs should taper right from .hs
hand 10 the point and the hand itself should
be very f;m ald white. with a palm that is
q deep pink. The veins should show in the
back OF the parfect hand. but the backs,
Instead Of being k~nUezly, should dlmple.
Ths diupls CONES BY the use OF creams and
exercise.
The nails. besides being long and pink
ana showing q moon at the base. should Be
cut Into a rather pointed oval 80 that the
shape resembles that OF a hlbert nut.
Unless the nails arc long. unless they are
pink and unless they are cut into the long
oval shape they VIII not be pretty.
Fflbert-Shaped Nail Is
Always Becoming.
There - the nal Of the business woman
which one sees occasionally. Il IS cut on
square Ike that Of a man. But this makes
the finger lock very stubby ana is not q nail
that cRn be admired.
The fIbeTt-shaped nall Is always becoming
and It Is q shape that can be worn by the
woman n any walk IN life. It's point is
not too sharp Tor daily use and 81 is not too
difficult for home mauicuTing.
The pointed nail which is adopted by the
society woman. the woman OF leisure. Is
undoubtedly the most beautiful Of all. for It
makes the fingers look long ana absolutely
tapeTs them. But Il IS very difficult to
preserve ana. unless It Is kept exact, it
looks ugly.
II you are n the habit OF employing a
manicure, by si means adopt the long
slender point. but 10 not have il too sharp.
She will understand now 10 make Il look
sharp with a IJlF.- that IS slightly bluuted.
The manicure is an excellent woman TO
patraniae. providing always that she IN
cer5rsnds her business. With a good mani
cure 70 assist you. ;asre is no reason why
you OF airy other woman should not have
pretty nails.
The matter OF caring for the hands IS
quite another thing and comes under that
a skin treatment 10 matter how care
fully the nails are kept they will amount
90 very lijae Sc the general aspect Of tie
hand II me skin IS not fair ana clear and
iree from frcck;eg and spots.
But there are a few things TO be remem-
hsued 81 Shaping the nail. things which you
Can observe .1T yourself or tell your mani
cure 10 observe.
one OF lhez= is the white SPOT which ap-
PEAKS on so many nails. Il comes frst at
The base OF The nail and gradually works
BIS way 20 tire end. Few things are more
} L.zfEuriny than these white SPOTS and Few
are more easily removed. They are scars,
simple and plre. And they are caused By
rough handling.
Orange-Wood Stick Responsible
for White Marks.
The ~orange-wcgd stick IS responsible fer
nanny OF these white marks and the metal
Implement IS responsible for a great many
moro.
As The nails are manI.ured the skin Is
pushed back from the base OF the nail and.
in doing 50 an injury IS inflicted upon the
soft inner naii. TIE nail at the base is lit
tie more than a pgip and. Il pressed upon
with the orauKe-wood stick, It is injurs2.
and the result is a white speCk which soon
appears upon the nail.
Care in pushing pack the cutlcle viii
prevent these spots.
Another caution uust be given IN shaping
the nails. ana that is in the cutting. De
not trim the points at The sides OF the nails.
II you 90 50 the flesh viii fall and the end
Of the finger viii become large and puffy
and will grow out o. shape. Let the nails
grow high at the side and point them at
the tips and you viii have 4 truly beauti-
fuI taperinE nail
Probably the most important OF all things /
to look out for S the daily cleaning. Many
women have fallen into the habit II scrap
ing the inner surface OF the nail with a
sharp instrument, ike a penknite: and the
result is a deep u~nsighly white rim around
the rail. /
Now, pretty nails DO not have these white
rims, but are pink down 10 the very tips.