The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

waymen or from a sense Of duty demand
ed by her personal appearance; 1t Is
beneficial performance and helps to make
the hands white. Never allow the hands
to hang down. as the blood viii MI and
stretch the veins.
So great is the charm OF a beautiful
hand that there is scarcely any other that
surpasses It, In the estimation Of many
persons, indeed. a beautiful hand wields
a great power than beautiful face.
A handsome hand Is even more often
the exception than handsome foot. An
artist once said: The most beautiful
hand ever saw, perfect and beautiful as
IL was in all other parts, needed Just one
sixteenth of an inch OF flesh to make II
perfect"
Sir Peter Lely copied from a pretty
housemaid the hands for every one Of his
sisters, and whether they hold fan or
rosebud. whether they dfmple one cheek
with taper finger, or clasp the gtrdle OF
a gown, makes no difference in the gen
eral effect produced
The most beautiful hand belongs to tho
Irish girl The English hand Is too
plump, the American Is too long and mar
row, the German has fingers too short
and the palms too broad. If to the Irish
girl belongs the first prize, the daughters
of Poland carry of second honors. The
hands of the French, Spanish and Italian
girls may be called Indifferent. though
there are more beautiful hands to be seen
I'm France and Italy than in Spain The
Pa-isiennes bestow a great deal of time
and attention on their hands the conse-
quence being that they are believed, by
superficial observers. to have finer hands
than the women Of any other part OF
France or any other country.
Charles Reade. who once started long
newspaper discussion on ambidextertty.
thought that mankind can, ought to, and
eventually will be either-handed- That it
ia possible 10 train both hands is evident
from the story told of Sir Edwin Land
seer who on one occasion drew a deers
head with one hand while he was draw
ing a landscape with the other. Another
clever artist could draw. simultaneously,
two different objects with either hand. or
he could draw an object with one hand
and at the same time write the name
with the other. Piano players have to
train both hands. Children without doubt
should be taught to use both hands with
equal freedom and facility.
Don't cut the nails without first holding
them in warm water to soften them.
Don't cut the eutieIe or any part Of the
flesh around the nails
Don't polish the nails too highly; they
should have only a natural gloss.
Don't cut the nails Ia points. but care
fully arched-
Don't file or scrape the nails-it only
helps to thicken them They should only
be rubbed down with the very fine emery
and cinnabar powder which Is used for
polishing shell ard ivory
Don't allow the nails to remain long
soiIed with anything that will stain them.
Don't wash the hands oftener than nee
essary: dry them thoroughly after every
washing
Don't wear gloves that are size too
small or that fasten too tightly. This
prevents free circulation and makes the
hands red.
Don't wear rings that are too small; the
inevitable result Is diSfigurement-red and
swollen hands and knuckles-
Don't wear bracelets so tight that they
affect the circulation. or so loose that
they rub on the wrist joints.