The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

| need only to be reminded III order to quit
biting the nails.
Again. there are persons who nibhle &
the sides of the nails. This makes Gallon
marks. which in time become very haze
/ The callOuses are cut away only to forn
again, until, at each side of the mai
there is a spot which closely resembles
corn. This little lump distigures the finge
| tips and is apparent, even when gloves al
worn.
CHANGING SHAPE OF HANDS.
IF a woman with ugly hands could la
her hands well manicured and could. the.
sncase them in gloves and keep them i'll
gloves for a month. her fingers could come
out beautiful said a woman who treats
the hands of society women. But" add
ID she. this is impossible. so we get along
the best way we can. We incase them in
gloves during the night"
The fingers of the human hand are nat
u1ally .tapering. They taper in a child
and they taper on the hands of q woman
of leisure. But the hands of those who
have been busy at housewifery. who have
used the needle, who have played the .i-
ano. who have written, painted. or used
any particular article or. instrument a
great deal. enough to fiatten the fingers.
will seldom have taper fingers.
The hands of golfers, Of tennis players.
of women who ride, of those who san
yachts or indulge in heavy and active
sports. never taper. and often they are
positively flattened out, with spatulate fin
gers that refuse to be pink and to look soft
and round.
Sports as we'll as work bring penalties
with them. But. in a great measure, this
can be overcome. But it takes the consent
of the woman who owns the hands, for
she must work on them 4 little.
Water is the best known friend of the
woman who wants nice hands.
Too much water will injure the face. for
1t wi cause it TO chap. Tie face cannot
be washed more than twice per day. But
the hands, having a different Kind of skin.
can be soaked hours and hours. and the
more they are soaked the better for them.
Hands that look dark and creased and
rracked must be treated by healing lotions.
Three parts Glycerine to one, part. of rose
water will heal cracked hands,, Bay rum
is healing to certain skin, and there are
hands that thrive il rubbed with yaseline
every day.
Benzoin in water-say about ten drops TO
4 pint Of warm water-wiI act rs u whit
ener. while benzoinated r~aseline is second
to nothing in healing and viii ening. Very
hot water. made into a thick Iather win
plain, good. oily soap, is very: fine for
whitening the hands, especially if IL tea
spoon of borax powder is added to a quart
of water, with six drops of ammonia.
WHITENING THE NAILS.
The normal nail is pink. but alas, how
few nave normal nails. The nails are yell
'ow and blue, and often they become very
dark, even brown and purple.
There are nail whiteners which can lie
used with impunity. for they will not in
lure the nail. There are whiteners that.
make the nail brittle. and others that,
while they whiten it, cause it to turn dark
a little later: and there are still other
whiteners which actually poison the nail.
making it rough on top and ragged along
the cuticle. J.
An excellent bleach for the nails is car
bolic acid In water, the proportion being
fifteen drops to a tumbler of water. Men
ton to the druggist how you are going
to use it. Apply with the orange wool
stick, and be sure to dip the stick in the
solution frequently. Itsacts not only as
an antiseptic but as a whitener as well.
The hands can be bleached in the same
tanner. But it is well to mingle. eau.
ton in with the bleach for. there are
hands that redden unless great care is
taken. all hands should have a little
cold cream applied afterward.
The best thing for trimming the nails
are emory boards. as the tiny slips of
%sandpaper are called. Those are about
half an nch in width and about three
inches long They will file the nails very
close yet not too close for comfort. Those
who like the nails clipped at each side /.
will find b emory board just the thing.