The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
PRETTY HANDS FOR EVERY ONE
LITTLE TRICKS THAT BEAUTY
SEEKERS SHOULD KNOW.

Palms should Ne Pink and tho Up-ts-Dats
Young woman Lets Them Bo soea
Three shapes fer tho Finger Mails
Secrets Of Soft White Hands.
The pretty girl as she marches onward
into the realm of perfect beauty. does not
forget hsr hands
1t 10 not alone the back OF tho hand which
receives attention. but the palm also. And,
when you study pretty girl, you will
observe that she sits, not with her hands
crossed in her lap. but with the palms ex-
posed and the hands spread listlessly out
1t In q helpless, an appealing. q pretty
attitude Of the hands, this fashion Of OK
posing the palms. and the girl who wants TO
produce good effects will lsarn how to do It.
You can experiment by laying both hands
In your lap, backs down, and by straighten-
ing the fingers slightly go a. to show the
pink inner part.
And the palms must be pink. Pale hands
are not pretty and the palm that s notified
or gray or blue ID never admired.
There are palms that are dry and show
hot and the hesh has crinklcd look az
though 1t had been summed and tanned
and dried. This dryness OF the palms is
one Of the first sigma Of old age, and the
woman who feels It coming on should
hasten to Use . hand lotion to keep her
flesh in good order.
Sarah Bernhardt, at one period, tinted
her palms pale saffron. But it was not
a good style; and in the striking contrast to
this, many French actresses fastened TO
rouge. tho palms. making them as pink
as could be-
There are women who rub little dry
they sonnet ines powder the backs also.
1t certainly gives the hands pretty and =
he althy tone, for pink finger tips and pink
palms arc very attractive.
A good hand and nail emollient Is abso-
lutely necessary for certain persons whose
flesh IL inclined to dry and crinkle. For
these people there must be a daily treat
ment Of the hands. or they will ago very
rapidly and grow sadly out Of shape.
The knotty condition OF certain hands
Is due to the shrinkage OF the flesh. This
is sometimes natural, and Is often the
effect Of age.
The first signs Of old age are observed,
not In the face, but In the hands. At 80 a
gradual and almost imperceptible change
begins to come over the hands, and at 40
this is clearly defined. The hands begin
to lose their shape, the skin loses Its tone,
the flesh rhrinks, and the bones begin to
appear under the skin.
The remedy for this Is plain. As the
skin dries, from whatever cause. the moist
ure must be replaced. The natural oils
of the skin must be restored and the hand
must be made moist and piabls and soft
II Its beauty IL to be revived.
And I,i il nj n
whose hands had been neglected until
they were yellow and blue and gray, all
colOrs except flesh color. went to a mani
cure to have her hands treated.
The MANICURE who was wise woman.
took bowl Of pure oil OF sweet almonds
and immersed the hands OF her patient in
the oil. Keeping them there for some min
utes she took them out and gently mas
saged them unit there was not particle
Of oil on the surface.
II this treatment Is applied patio ntly
and INTEL! gently, and for Fifteen minutes
at time, The hands will begin to plump
out and the akin to be pretty again. The
hands should not be washed afterward.
for the of will surely sink In. II they are
well nassaged.
There Is girl in society who is noted for
her beautiful hands. They are lovely in
shape and color and are always e1quisitely
groomed. This young woman never goes
to bed without washing her hands In very
hot water and soap.
She scrubs them with flesh brush until
they are clean. She then rinses them with
half dozen perfectly clear hot waters.
And finally she massa ges a lump OF cold
cream into them. II softens them and
whitens them and does them n world OF
good.
In the morning they are beautifully soft
And, after the nails have been polished,
the hands are In good shape for the day,
The color OF the nails is matter 10 be