Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
THE..QU&T OF BEAUTY
The Secret Of Having Hand
some White Hands.
MANICURfNG HINTS
PREvENTINd 3 eHAPPNa AND
REDNEss OF THE SKIN.
Muscles Must Be Exercised II Firm
Flesh and shapelessness
Arc Desired.
MANICURfNG HINTS

Written for The Evening Star By Katherine Morton.
So great is the charm Of beautiful hand
that there Is scarcely any other that sur
passes 1t. ',,-s ss1
The artistic hand. with It's delicate. taper,
ing fingers. is like the poet, born, not
made" Every woman may not hope for
this Ideal second face" as the hand has
been cleverly called, but no hands OF wo-
mankind are really barred from q greater
or less degree of beauty.
Your soft hand Is woman In ITSELF"
said poet painter to one whom he loved
Perhaps he was quite content that her face
seemed but passably fair. Her soft hand
was doubtless less Subtle, soothing, syrnpa-
thetic.
Care and scrupulous cleanliness are soon
repaid in the toilet Of the hands. but too
much manicurng is as bad as not enough
Too much polishing makes the hands so
tender as to be Redeemed and roughened
easily, ana the nails 80 brittle that the
slightest contact with anything hard breaks
them down into the quick, causing intense
pain. - '.i 40
Instead Of using the nail polisher, or buff
fer, on the nails. try polishing them on the
palm OF the hand Put a little rose-tinted
nail paste on the nails, and then carefully
polish them by rubbing on the palm Of
the other hand. This may be a daily pro-
cess. 4.11- --f - -+-1l'
If the nails are rounded of with the file
when necessary they will not need to be cut
with the scissors Nothing tends to injure
the nails 80 much as persistent trimming
with padr of scissors. In order to keep
the crescent at the base well formed, the
skin should be pushed back from the nail
with towel, or, If necessary, with a blunt
orange wood stick, every time the hands
are washed. This stick is also excellent for
hn IT,
soaked for few minutes in warm water.
The Correct Size. ne
The finger nail should be about one and a
half times as long as it Is broad and neatly
rounded at the top -
An extremely ugly fashion is that Of trim
ming the nails to sharp points. If there Is
anything In this world worse than a creak-
Ing door to set ane's teeth on edge, 1t is to
shake hand and feel slight Craze from
such claws. Itsis feline.
Chapped hands are an especial source of
annoyance to. many persons during cold
weather. Every one should keep a bottle
OF glycerine on the toilet table: 1t is best
preparation of slycerine Is 1 dram powdered
borax, ounces OF rose water and 1 ounce
OF glycerine. StiN another preparation calls
for ! ounce ofusiycerine and rose water
and ounces of distilled rose water; or
equal parts liquor ammoniac, tincture of
opium, spirits Of; turpentine and olive oil is
still another remedy -h~
Massagtng the bands with perfumed sly-
cerine or honey is q; good way to help to
keep them soft and smooth. The naims
as much as the backs OF the hands. need
attention. Rub the emollient into the palms
with thumb and forefnger
II you want to make hands soft and
smooth very quickly, first soap them we'll
and then DOllF info hon
giycer1ne. Wash your hands well with this
rinse, dry thoroughly and dust with oat.
meal. Give final rub with piece of toilet
chamois. II you want your hands to be al
ways white, keep box Of oatmeal on your
washstand, and rub some over your hands
every time after washing.
Excessive moisture. disagreeable aff1ic-
ton, can be helped, If not cured, by care.
such hands Indicate an anaemic state of
the system and want of quick clrcuIa zion
the corrections for which are nourishfne
food. a tonic and cold baths. Keen a hoy
OF powdered alum on the washstand and
sprinkle half teaspoonful into the hand
bath. After drying the hands thorouehiv
rub into the palms a pinch or two Of the
boracic powder. Now and then dust the in
side OF gloves with this powder, and t1ne
now OF moisture will be- in a measure,
checked. To stop it entirely would be i'm
possible until, by means Of a good tonic
and careful diet. the whole system regains
Its normal vigor.
Firm and Shapely.
It Is not enough to make hands smootb
and white. The flesh must be firm and the
hand shapely. To accomplish this muscles
must be exercised. ak. O. ~. z.
For the fingers-fve-fnger exercises. "a
they may be called-extend the right or left
forearm forward horizontally, hand Oman
and palm up. Close the fist tightly, folding
the thumb over the fingers Open the hand
and stretch the palm and fingers, using
some force. If possible. arch the hand
backward. When the hand Is stretched the
fingers should remain close together. the
thumb apart e.
This exercise Is to make the hand supnJe
ana free IN movement by cultivating the
muscles on the back and by stretching the
hexors Of the palm. The stretching is the
most important part of the exercise. !. The
tight closing Of the hand strengthens 1t for
piano playing. = $3.50 -
For the exercise called hand fiuein1 bend
the elbow and extend the forearm hort
zontally forward, fexing the wrist to face
the palm toward the body. Then fling the
hand rapidly edgewise UP and. down, as
from the fingers. - = -,
In whirlng the hands, another exercise
which Is admirable for relieving the tension
and fatigue Of the hands Incident to writing
or playing the plano, hold the forearms for
ward with palms toward the body and then
whirl or throw the hands around each
other. After half a dozen whirls reverse
the direction. This Is particularly good for
muscles Of the wrists.
For hand rotation, without moving the
arm. bend the hand upward, downward.
sidewise. For the upward motion bend the
hand from the wrist as far as possible in
the direction of the back Of the hand.
For another hand athletic" hold the
forearm forward. with the palms turned in.
and shake the Hand quickly from side to
side i71ne
with the weight s9of the body resting
upon the ball of one foot and the other
foot relaxed. relax the hand and wrist on
the same side with. the active foot, and
raise the hand UP on a level with the head.
Then lower 1t, bringing life into it, or vital
izing It. AS the arm moves up and down
poise the head e4silY;, =.
Arm twisting. too, should receive some
attention. Seretch the arm out straight
from the shoulder. turning the palm IN
and clenching the hand as 1t goes out. twist
or rotate the arm forfnard from the shout
der and twist It back again with the palm
up. Repeat the twisting several times. al
ternating the right ana left arm.
While this movement is good for hand |
and wrist muscles, It Is also admirable for
overcoming round shoulders, and II is yerv
well worth while to devote daily ten min.
utes or SO to the exercise
All the exercises are usually taken IN |
standing position, with the head haid Il