The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-04-02
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CARE OF THE FINGER TIPS.
Marion Martineau in Chicago Tribur


chair was voted fop But that time has gone nv
Now the woman who never manicures is homeless
and the man who does not indulge in occasional
visits to mamcurlng establishment runs the risk
of being badly groomed.
The beauty of the hand depends largely ,,noo
the prettlness OF the nails. Two features influence
the nails. First, their length second their shape
Coloring enters into it little but not much
The nails should be worn as long as possible
They really cannot be too long They should pro-
ect beyond the finger tips lust so as to give them
tapermg appearance, and the cutice should be
pulled low at the base to give them a moon
The nails when too long will break so it is nee
essary to observe some caution in the care of them
and It Is really task to keep them just the right
length, OF the right shape and of the right color
There three or four ways of cutting the
nails. The rounding nail Of the business woman is
the most practcal and the square nail of the work
ing woman Is necessary in certain cases. but neither
is as pretty the pointed nail of the society wo-
man. But she who wears the pointed nail must take
the time TO keep it exact
To point the nail cut it with the straight scis-
sors, but do not have the point too sharp 1t is a
great mistake to shape the nails into the long sharp
point, for it breaks easily and is dangerous
There Is point called the Langtry nail The
nail grows high at each side of the finger so as to
keep 1t in shape; then comes the point, which is
almost blunt one. y high polish finishes the nail
The question of cleansing the nail is probably
the nrst one that occurs to a woman who has to do
her own manicuring. If the nail be scraped under
meath, either with the cleaner or with the orange
wood stick, it soon grows white, and a great, I'M
slightly rim dishgures the tip.
Now, pretty nail should be pink almost to the
finger end; and there should be scarcely any whit
ish rim
To obtain this pinkish appearance clean the nail
little possible When washing the hands rub
the nails lightly over the cake of soap from under
meath. This is worth an hour of scraping and does
MT 1,1I1p no
With little care exercised in the matter of
cleaning the NAIL the whole will soon begin to grow
pinksh toward the tip and that white edge will dis
appear.
As for the moon at the base of the nail it can
only be brought out by coaxing. Usually the first
unsightly white spots along the base of the nail,
which must grow out before they can be removed.
White spots are scars and are always produced
by an injury to the base of nail Often the in
jury is done with the orange wood stick again it is
the work of the cuticle knife. The nail at its base
Is soft and, if pressed upon it will be injured and
a white spot viii result This is the secret OF so
many disfgured finger nails, such as are often
found upon the fingers of the most fastidous wo-
men.
Manicuring is simple operation and one that
can be performed at home if preferred, or if econ
omy is any motive.
1t, should not be done oftener than twice week
AZ dS uOllllIlS nail so mucn as
quent clipping and cutting. The work of the man
icure during the week, is simple and consists mere
y in loosening the flesh at the base of the nail and
in polishing the nail into briliancy.
When manicuring, begin by soaking the fingers
in lukewarm water 1t is surprising how large a
part this plays in the process yet how often it is
neglected A certain who is noted for her
pretty pink tips cultivated the habit of soaking one
hand in water fifteen minutes, reading the while.
She then lays aside her book and finishes the mani
curing of the hand.
The other hand is then treated in the same way
with the preliminary fifteen minutes soaking, and
the result Is something that Is worth while
After the finger tips have been soaked fifteen
minutes it Is time to clip away the ragged bits of
cutcle Do not cut off the cutice in strips, as is
The custom with many. Let it remain on. 1t will
harden when the hands get dry and will really pro-
tect the pretty moon
Keep pushing back the skin and clip off such
portions appear to be ragged. Sometimes the
cuticle scissors not necessary and if so, is
indication that the hands are in excellent condi-
ton indeed.
Then comes the shaping of the nail Use your
judgment to the shape, but do not make the mis-
take Of clipping it closely the sides. Leave the
sides high you can for this high nail protects
the finger ends and keeps them from getting thick.
You viii find that where the corners of the nails
cut away the finger invariably says lacking the
necessary support. The taper finger tip is the one
whose nail is not cut away at the corners.
Now. when the nails are shaped comes the time
for cooring them. If you like pink nails you can
use little finger rouge. This is a red salye which
is rubbed in Little should be used. Touch the
finger to the save and dab" each nail slightly with
it. touching it in the middle Do not let 1t get I'M
der the skin for ii is hard to get out
The powder comes last. And about this there
is some difference of opinion. Just the bril-
liant nail is not so fashionable. yet it is pretty
that one cannot condemn it. Women Of society
wearing it and many stage
Those who do not want polish can be content
with washing off the rouge and with rubbing the
nails in the palm of the hand. Take each hand sep
paraely and rub the nails briskly in the palm of the
other hand.
The nails now have clean, perfectly groomed
and their dulmess is one of their
beauties.
1t is necessary, finally, to wash the hands with
soap TO get off the powder And then comes chance
for little cold cream.
MARION MARTINEAU's BEAUTY ADVICE