The sea coast echo., 1903-05-23
CHINESE MANlcuR,no
How Oriental Women p,.,.
Their Finer Nil 70 Wes'

~" o''ensai Women Prefer !, ~
Their Finger Nail. % "ssf
Lovely woman has the san.
nesses In Pekin and Canton e ~ weak
,. aork and Chicago. The co,rs. = u New
iher. dressmaker. and too,.ar. nil
as as important 10 her as to her r ars
,,na. ra, sis.er. Like the latter, she "aei sls
upon manicuring. but on scoe oae uotesI
social conditions there ara reoun' ~ q
shr.aa s,vhai manicures : to employ tvIoo gro'ea
har tn,iee ga = week Either she attenss ss 2
ner own nails or else sbs ''snus s to|
upon junior wife, a seryan, uependl|
70 do the work for her tn " slavs|
wealth, Wealthy Chinese merchants I,'es T. = q
York's Chinatown usually % Nev|
fingers. '"e'r tapering
Her IDEAL hnsernail is no, a..
.he occident. at least so far ~ susl o.
Is concerned. Where the % shape
makes a standard simple ov., 'es.ern
y almost parallel to the curvs,n - wnlcn
.ne nhser' Chinese lady OF fa.s, ,s u
wants hers to extend well heva' ,asnlon
nnger-tps, so as to form ~ Oau ae
whose major axis 1t at least tw,c" c"pse Is
miner. The flesh at the base Is nr.s NM .ns
pack as far as possible. So a, 's'aea !"
crease the lunette or moon /" in
The side 1t is encouraged n 'nne o, AZ
the nail. " overlap
The ends should be at leas,
inch In length beyond the ill., aa't
they separate from the skin Tn" oIe's ~
son OF this last requirement T. ,ss. ~
the length shows that the ownos ,ua' VA
not work. Yet, as every Chinese ,'a VIZ
an does work, she keeps I'M tbo ,vu' !.
tion by several odd expedIents ~.
is 70 wear hnger-caps when wo,S,as NV
and when asleep. These ara NV,
bought by summing parties IN mn psa
street for souvenirs. Another ia 70 ,s ~
gloves or mittens. or even stocS,nS'
upon the hands when engaged nnes
household labor. 'VVH
In a manicure equipment tbo,o a..
FIRST, toilet soap, and, second aoon
wood; the latter being also emn,ovos
for shampooing. There is also a =,
OF unguent, which corresponds IN A.,
erican cold cream. or polishing nov.
der they use phlverized cuttlo6sh hon.
mixed with sandalwootl. sawdust ~
dried tea flowers. For applying tho
powder, they have a small brush loos
ing very much like the western tooth
brush. or a fine silk towel For i'm.
proving the color OF the nail many
washes have been invented Nearly
all seem manufactured upon a gensr.
al formular OF an alcoholic base tinted
pink and containing a solution of some
gum lacquer, which, when dried. re.
mains moderately elastic. The nail.
scissors are small, like those Of tho
West. so far as the blades are con.
cerned, but the loops are altogether
different. The thumb loop Is of normal
size, while its mate Is large enough for
W. Nhh VfVh thipt anu lOuT HngerN,
This construction gives a firmer grin
and stronger and more accurate cut
ting quality. Curious implements are
the cutting tweezers. These have
straight or convex edges and are en-
ployed to remove calous or dead skin
trim nails, and to. correct the growth
of tissue on the tip of the finger be
low the nail. For polishing the under
side of the nail, especially near the
quick, little sticks of hard, elastic
wood are used. These are cut with va.
rying heads. Some come to a point,
others to chisel-like edges, while q
third are cut into brush-like ends
which will carry large amount Of
polishing powder. Many Chinese won.
en,instead Of cutting the sticks, chew
the ends into little brushes New
York Post.