Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
THE GIRL YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE
BY KATHERINE MORTON.


~ HERE Is no excuse in these days
of advanced cosmetic arr for the
woman who has iil-kept hands.
- No matter what her station in
life may be, whether she does
housework or holds her hands in lovely
idleness, 1t Is necessary for her fingers to
show some degree OF care and attention.
The houseworker will argue that dlshwash-
Ing, scrubbing and busting are not con-
ducfve to a soft skin polished finger
nails. But l know of several women who
do their own work and can yet display
pair of hands which If not Immaculate ac-
eording to the ideal OF the manicure, still
do their owners a great deal of credit
Before going into the care of the hands
let me say something about the use of
them. Have you ever watched children
making mud pies? 1 recently saw two
little girls digging in the dirt with tiny
clam shells. The child clutched her
shell and dug in vigorously. getting the
dirt all over her hands, not to mention her
frock and face. The other little girl took
her clam shell in the daintiest manner
with two fingers, and her pile of dirt was
as large that of her sister, but she IN
stinctively kept herself clean, with the ex-
ception Of the two fingers. This same diff
ference exists in the way of doing house
work. There is a way of scrubbing daintily,
and there Is a particular way of busting
with equal daintiness, which, be II said,
Is as much to be recommended for the brio
a-brac as Ii Is for the hands
woman who has her own work to do
should set aside a small sum OF money
a dollar and half is all that Is neces-
sary-and invest In a pair of rubber gloves
for washing dishes and a pair of rough
channels gloves for sweeping. busting, etc.
Both pairs of gloves should be at least one
size larger than the number she buys for
ordinary use. The rubber gloves will last
a long time If they are carefully rinsed in
warm water after being used and the grease
from the dishwater Is not allowed to accu-
muiate on them. -
1t is not always possible to tell exactly
what lotion or emollent will agree with
every skin. but unquestionably near the
kitchen sink there should be bottle Of
glycerin or Jar of cream. and after wash
Ing the pots and pans the following pro-
cess should be gone through: Wash the
hands thoroughly with warm water and
bland soap: dry them partially: now rub
into the skin of the hands a little of the
cream of glycerin, which ever suits the
skin best; wash the hands again quickly
In warm water and dry thoroughly This
will leave the skin soft and pleasant to
the touch Never wash the hands in cold
water If you want TO keep them beautiful.
Never use on your hands n soap that con-
tadns enough free alkali to make it bitter
II tasted with the tip of the tongue. There
are many inexpensive soaps on the mar
ket that are perfectly pure. Many or the
hands are very red, apply the following
pomade:
Lanolin, 100 grams; paraffin Qiauid), %
grams; extract of vanilla, 10 drops; oil Of
roses. l drop. Mix and apply when nee
essary.
The roughness will yield to this lotion:
Rose water 100 grams: glycerin, 20
grams: tannin. so centgrammes. Apply
a few drops TO the hands night and morn
ing.
If the hands still need attention, take a
pair of old white kid gloves several sizes
too large. cut holes in the fingers for ven
tiiation. spread this cream over the hands
and wear the gloves at night.
X
White petrolatum. 31a ounces: paraffin
wax, Il ounce; lanolin, l ounce; water,
IL ounces; oil of rose, drops; alcohol.
II dram. Melt the paraffln wax, add the
petroleum. and lanolin; stir constantly
beating the water in during the process;
add the oil and alcohol when nearly cold
A cream c. this sort will not create a
growth of superfiuous hair If used with
discretion and washed out of the skin
every morning.
Now for the care of the nails proper: