The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-07-10
she, "and you will have no more Of
those white marks"

those white marks"
TO press the skin down at the base
of the nail use no other instrument
than soft towel. Soak the fingers a
long time in soft water in which there
is little boracic acid.
Let the first water he soapy one
Dry the fingers, pour in clean hot
water and soak the finger tips again.
This time soak them for five minutes
if you can spare the time. Take out
and wipe upon soft towel, pressing
down the flesh at the base of the nails
until the moons show.
1t may take the moons month tc
come forth from their hiding place, but
if you persist, they will surely appear
Remember that every nail has Its
moon; it is there, although you may
never have seen it; and it is only nee.
essary to coax it forth.
AS for cutting the cuticle, it is an
operation that is never necessary. The
cuticle protects the nail and is re.
quired for its preservation. If you
cut or clip it you make it ragged, and
the result will be the troublesome little
hang nails which make the fingers sore
and are dis6guring to the finger tips
In summer the hands are apt to
grow dark and coarse. For this there
is nothing like the free use of fruit
acids.
Take the juice of a cut lemon and
apply it to the backs Of the hands, or
use ripe cucumber. Scrub the backs
of them with the split interior of a
cucumber and keep on scrubbing them
until they are free from blemishes and
clear in tone. The tonic efficacy of
cucumber juice upon the skin is we'll
known.
Nor must the value of cold cream
be underestimated. The woman who
will rub bit of cold cream into her
hands every night, not forgetting to
force little bit under the finger nails,
will insure for herself set of white
finger tips.
In cleansing the nails, use a very
soft nail brush. Many women keep
tooth brush for that purpose, as it is
smaller and reaches the finger tips
best. This brush will clean the nails
perfectly, and the use of the orange
wood stick, or of the nail scraper, is
never needed.
For washing the hands, the little
soap bags are best of all. To make
soap bag, gather all the odd bits of
toilet soap, scented and unscented,
and let them dry in the sun.
When perfectly free from moisture,
take them and rub them to a powder.
If the bits are placed in strong linen
bag and pounded with hammer, they
will powder quickly.
Now take one cup of powdered oat-
meal and mix into it a tablespoonful
of the powdered soap. Stir we'll and
add, if you have it, a little powdered
orris root to scent the bags. Sift to-
gether until you have a fine, dry, light
powder.
Fill cheesecloth bags with the mix
ture, and let the bags be the size of
your thumb. Lay them in box, to
be brought out as needed. They will
make quick soft lather, which will
cure the hands and make the skin nice
and smooth. Powdered oatmeal is
better than bran for this purpose and
possesses the great merit of being
always within easy reach.
Nice hands are possible to every
woman. Indeed, they are considered
special marks of refinement. True, all
may not possess the tapering tips OF
The famous court beauties, but all can
have nice, white, smooth fingers, tip
ped by long oval nails, almond shaped,
pink and pretty, with clear moons at
the base of each nail and cuticle that
IS unbroken.