Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-11-16
CARE AND MANIcuRINo ESSEN.
TIAL TO BEAUTY.
Possession Of . Simple Outfit and .
Little Time All That 10 Neces-
sary for the Possession Of
Dainty Fingers.

few women devote that dttcuIlou "
the hand that it really demands.
Often the woman who is content to
spend many half hour on the study
and identifying of her complexion, on
the effective dressing of her hair, on
the make of her blouse and the
hang of her skirt, will begrudge .
few minutes daily attention which Is
all that is needed to keep. the hands
and nails neat and pleasing to look
at.
Those who do not mind going to .
little trouble will find that manicur-
ing can easily be accomplished by
themselves. The number of aces
series is limited, and, all told, will
not cost much. This being so, every
woman who desires to possess dainty
fingers will lose no time in securing
the necessary outfit.
This is what you will need to get
you can either buy each article sepa-
rately-sometimes the best plan-of
get them all complete in a box.
| A cuticle knife, a pair of curved
cuticle scissors, metal file, box Of
emery boards, box of polishing pow
der and rubbers. If desired, piece
| of chamois leather may be used in
stead of the latter.
Before you start the actual mani
curing. you must wash your hand
very thoroughly in warm water. Then
dry 1t carefully, and soak the fingers,
say for five or ten minutes, in a
bowl Of hot, soapy water, which
should be placed conveniently at
hand.
If the skin at the base of the
finger nails is extra dry, it may be
/ necessary to keep the fingers i'm
mersed for an even longer period.
Having thoroughly soaked the fin
gers, dry them, and, taking your GU
ticle knife or orangewood stick
using the back of the knife-gently
push back the cuticle and press down
the skin at the side of the nail.
This little process will effectually
prevent the formation of "hang-nails.'
which are not only disagreeable in ap
pearance, but often very painful in ad
dition.
Now go round the nail underneath
with the blade of the knife, but what
ever you do don't go too deep. If yor
do, the shape of the nail will be a
once spoiled.
Now we come to the important pro
cess of filing, and here let it be saiC
that the nails should always be filed
and not cut Before starting, pu
some cream on all the fingers, allow
Ing 1t to well soak in, and wipe off.
Work with the idea of giving thu
naih a good shape. This means tina
on completion each nail should hav'
narrow line of white. getting broad
er at the point. AS a rule, If the nail
are filed about every three days. i
will be quite sufficient.
Now the rouge pot is called int
requisition. A very little of the PREF
aration must be applied to each mai
taking care to avoid the tips and hall
moon, which. of course. should b
perfectly white.
Afterward soak the fingers in yer
hot water, in order that the roug
may soak in thoroughly Dry, an
then polish with the powde err or rul
ber-or leather.
Once again wash the hands In war;
water and soap, and then apply tn
nail brush, after which they mus
again be briskly rubbed with tow.
or leather, but without powder.
: The operation is now complete,
and no doubt, when you look at you
hands, you will consider that tn
time you have spent on them is tim
very we'll spent.
Many women are troubled at time
by their nails cracking, and in TIL
case it Is good plan to apply
them an ointment which will have tt
effect of hardening them. The folio,
: ing is excellent for this purpose:
Melt over a very slow fire a,
Il drains of walnut oil, two and a ha
scruples of white wax, five scrupl,
q of colophony, and one scruple of alur
A.. Well heat over the fire and app
|. nightly.