The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
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81 vas met By o woman Who pulled on
my gloves and iOoised ~ my haads. \
but chem betwe can her I've beautiful oval
palms and slapped thsm.
II epnid have cried out with pain. She
pptted them and warmed them and touched
them gently.
Poor things said abe. 'thsy have been
trsa,sd very badly, They might he such
pretty hands
sWhsn II cams time TO take my place
In the manicure's chair, o great owl OF
oil was brought and set before me .
Your hands ATe too rough for water
sald the manicure, You must o them
FIRST In good OIL
sThs oil seemed TO enter the pores and
TO MI out my fingers. When took them
out they were greasy, hut moro comfort
able than they had been In months. In
stead Of washing them the manicure drisd
then on q soft cotton rag, and then she
sst herself at work Upon my finger tips.
They were In sad condition.
sShe fled the nails o trffe, just enough
10 take on the sharp edges, Then she
rave me q pair OF hid gloves two sizes too
large, mems gloves.
s'Take them home With YOU said she.
and wear them nights. Line them with
glove paste, put them on and sleep in than.
Do this twice a week for q month. Then
only once O week.
Then she shaped the nail. =.
. Shaping the nail Ia done at the base
said she, though most people think other
Wise. They cut the tip and they file, they
clip and they destroy, Then they eet
the nail. / pull down the fesh until the
silver o show, and keep at IL until
there Is q sharp and decided moon, not a
tiny one, but an unfnistakable moon
when you work ct the base OF the nail,
you should work by pulling ratheT han by
white spot or scar on the base Of the nail.
-Of all things In the world, there is
biemisssess ' must grow on. There Is no
other way Of getting them Of the nail
The style now Is for the long. founding
sSe shat a Re o ofi the sy Anger aSs a I 'q There q should 'SIi
not be a pointed nail uponta round, TAT
finger; and a pointed finger tip should not
have o broad. rounded nail. ~.
The pointed fnger tip takea q pointed
nail, and q round tip should ave a round
nail. Suit the shape OF your finger nail 70
the shape Of your finger. 80
Finger nails are very glossy now, The
manicure. as she worked upon my inGers.
was careful to preserve tho polish. She
FURNISHED and she rubbed, and she CLOSED
and painted, until she . my nails LOOKING
sThe manicure told me that sleeping
IN gloves Ia good for the hands, but there are
better things. The best thing in. the world
for the hands is to soak them fifteen min
utes at night. Then they should have q
big as a walnut.
TT takes time to rub this into the hands,
for II must be applied little by little and
rubbed until the hands are ~ smooth as
can be-. Fully fifteen minutes can be spent
In this way and the hands should be rubbed
on the face frequently TO soften them.
warm them, and make the cream sink into
sTakine care OF the hands 10 not time
wasted, II women only knew the battles
that are won by beautiful hands; The face
may be poor, but II will pass IL the hands
are perfect. 1t gives one a great dec OF
aThere are other things the manicure
told me, before she turned me out cured,
for II took nine Visits, two o week for q
month. To-day my hands are perfect.
T 7 . SS%H tbs wit { t oost p Ser q p aspSs p @,sns
TO have her hands made 90 nice. She
might have told also that abe, had been
compelled to buy go worth OF lotions and
other things, and she might have said that
she had spent hours and hours practising
TO acquire INC hII ncfboh.
The art OF having nice hands Ia one that
almost any woman can pick up.
Hands should be kept warm for. an hour
after being washed, Never take than
right out into the cold air.
Hands should be washed not In hard
water but In water softened with borax.
A teaspoonful OF borax In q basin OF water
IL about right. Once q week the water can
be made milky with bensoin,
Hands should always be dipped In q little
perfumed water after being washed. Very
dainty women can conclude the hand wash
ing process by pouring q drop Of the oil
of jessamine Into the palm OF the hand
The oil penetrates the skin In a lasting
Women whose hands are growing old
can check the ravages OF time by rubbing q
little OF O good nail emollient into the cuti-
Gle every night. For this purpose there may
be Used vaseline and olive oil, half and hall,
mixed over hot water, or q little mutton tai
low made creamy with olive oil, 1t Ia easy
to make q good nail emollient.
II the knucklee are too big All In the hand
with cream by m~assaging. This will make
the flesh softer and will take away the ten
Tight sleeves and tight collars will make
the hands red.
Try to keep the palms OF your hands
Women OF retirement never have the
fnger nails longer than the finger tips.
Nails are Of three lengths, the short. square
rail, which IL the rail Of the business VIC man;