Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
THE QUESI::::.0F BEAUTY
How to Have and Care for
Handsome White Hands.
OUNCES OF PREVENTION
TO SECUREs GOOD CIRCULATION
ANDiFIRM FLESH.
Many Secrets Of the Toilet Revealed
Muscles Must Be Exey-
cised.
OUNCES OF PREVENTION
Copyright, 1902.}

cept in rare instances, without infinite
| painstaking.
Particularly in summer does she find that
her hands require more care than ordinary,
| IL they are exposed to sun and wind, not
| merely without gloves, but without the
| right kind Of gloves, Redeemed or Drowned
| and coarsened skin may be expected, per-
| maps further adorned with freckles and
| moth patches.
Old Neptune Is as bad as Old Sol In his
| effects on the skin, but she who knows a
thing CT two gets the best of him every
| time Immediately after a dip in the
ocean the hands are bathed in borax and
water, with just drop or two of ammonia
| In II. Not too much ammonia or the skin
VIII be made yellow. A word about wash
ing the hands in water to which ammonia
has been added; it is a common practice
and all well enough If the supplementary
proceedings are followed otherwise the last
state OF the hands Is worse than the first
Ammonia is unfit for toilet purposes, I'M
less its effects are removed. 1t is alkaline
and destroys the natural oil on or near
the surface of the skin, leaving it rough
er&ckly and with a tendency to chap and
wrinkle; therefore after the use of am
monia. any alkaline preparation or soap
or any sort, the hands should be rnsed in
clear water and rubbed with glycerine and
rose water. or almond oil, or some other
like substance
Never use hard water. If possible The
best way to soften the water is to put some
bran In the water pitcher-one pint of bran
to four quarts of. Water-or, better still
keep oran bag on the toilet table and dip
that In the basin of water. Borax or am
| monia softens water, but too frequent use
of either is not advisable.
Summer FreckIes.
Summer freckles on the hands are easily
dealt with. A nj c1,ra
if taken in time Isl Rose water, 3 ounces;
glycerin, drains; tincture Of benzoin,
dram; lemon juice, / dram; borax, u dram.
Rub the boraXa with the glycerin, gradual
Iy add the rose water: lastly, the tincture
OF benzoin, stirring constantly. Apply at
night. 70 -
A second recipe calls for: Powdered alum,
ounce; lemon juice, 1 ounce; rose water,
" pint. T7 81
Or still another preparation which is
equally as good: Glycerin, 3 ounces; ctric
acid, u ouncehf oil of sweet almonds, u
dram; oil of lemon, a dram; rose water, l
pint. Rub the acid ia the oils, add the gly-
GERM. then the. rose water, g. little at a
time until the whole ID we'll mixed. Shake
well before using and apply every night.
If hands perspire, after washing them in
cold water containingia little alcohol-about
two drains or two teaspoonfuls of alcohol
to one pint of : water-pOwder the hands
with starch and orTis root. Each must be
well powdered before being mixed. The
proportion IS ore part orris root to four
parts starch. Put; in thin muslin bag and
keep near by for frequent use. Another
powder is made Of three parts French
chalk and one part arrowroot. Mix well
and put in bag. Other powders which
may be used for moist hands or If a pow
der Is needed occasionally to whiten the
hands: Powdered carbonate of magnesium,
8 ounces: extract jasmine, 1 dram; oil of
rose. drops; oil of neroi. 10 drops.
, Recipe No. 2-Powdered tale, a ounces:
lxrtt. ant 10 oirln 1 Ntn oil n <
drops.
Recipe No. 3-French chalk 4 ounces:
powdered orris root, ounces; Oil of rose,
drops.
be cured if touched carefully once day
with salicylic acid, u dram; Tactic acid "a
dram: colodion, drains. Apply with
cancels hair brush. Care must be taken in
the use of the collodion, for as you know it
is a solution of gun cotton in ether. Or
warts may be touched frequently with the
colorless tincture of iodine or with nitrate
of silver. A strong solution of salicyIic acid
alone destroys warts, mo1es or any unhealthy
growth of the skim without pain or injury
to the healthy parts. Warts may also be
removed by the electric needle.
For Specks on Nails.
Tiny white specks on the finger nails are
due to slight knocks or other injuries to
the nails. Usually the nails can withstand
a good deal Of knocking about, but if they
are soft, white marks are often left even
after quite trivial injuries. They may some
times be removed by an application of vine
gar and myrrh, one ounce Of the former to
one-half ounce of the latter, to which is
added one-half ounce flour of sulphur. Rub
on the nails once a day A teaspoonful of
vinegar in a cup of warm water will re-
move stains from the fingers.
An important factor in hand culture is
kneading and massaging. This secures good
circulation, which helps to keep the hands
white and smooth and makes the skin plant
For this process begin with the fingers.
Hold the tip of the finger between the
thumb and forefnger, passing them down
the length of the finger, its inner and outer
surfaces by one or two quick movements,
the motions being from the extremity to
the hand, This movement is intended to
empty the veins.
Take UP each finger separately, and then
the outside of the hand, the motion being
toward the wrist. Massage first with the
thumb, then with thumb and forefinger.
One can cultivate ones own hands, although
the assistance of a friend is valuable, better
work naturally being accomplished by two
hands than by one hand.
The strength of the manipulations or
stroking varies from the slightest touch to
a firm pressure. For the outer surface of
the hand itself, with thumb and fingers
knead the flesh of the other hand. or if you
can call any one Ito your assistance with
both hands she will SO knead and manipu-
late your hand that every individual mus
Gle gets proper degree of attention.
Strengthen Muscles.
The muscles of the hand and wrist are
exercised and rqstrengthened by finger
spreading. Hold the tips of the fingers
apart, then bring, them together and tightly
clnch them to- form fist. Repeat this
slowly at first and chen rapidly for five
minutes at time. ,After this process of
cultivating thei fhandnhas been diligently
carried ON for some time there should be a
noticeable gain in les appearance with
added. sHpplenesss of ,Nrist. But don't look
for results. toewsaonIs Persevere and still
perseEere spenderiaga Hpon such wise saws
as Rome vast not hssilt in a day"
Before begiHnbIgst his process of knead-
ing take about s1ne pint of fine, white sand
and put it in as9rash basin which is nearly
filled with warm, soapy water. Wash the
hands In this. rubbing them thoroughly
with the sand, then rinse in oatmeal water
and afterward thoroughly dry them. At
times during the process of cuitivating the
hand hold up first one and then the other,
to free the veins, of an excess of blood.
When beauty has nothing else to do let her
throw up her hands, whether at the
command of highwaymen or from sense