Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-20
FIFTEEN MINUTES DAILY WILL
TRANSFORM A HAND.
A NECESSARY MODERN ART
Every Woman Should Learn to Treat
Own NaiIs-ImpIements Essential
to This Important Part of the
IoiIet-A Tidy Turn-Tintina and
Polishing.

snow me a. woman's hand and I'll
tell you her CASTE" is an old Persian
proverb which has lost none of it's
piquant truth today.
The world at large is very apt to
Judge a woman's tastes, culture and
refinement by the appearance of her
hands, especially the nails. Here we
look for the browning attraction; the
shapeliness, delicate coloring and
healthy sheen which Victor Hugo has
put into poetic words of his own.
God took his softest clay, his purest
eolors and made fragile jewel. mys-
ferrous and caressing-the fingers of
a woman"
There are many hands which have
laiien from grace through the careless
neglect of their owners.
/ Every woman can not have a small
shapely hand with dimpled knuckles.
but she can keep it clearly, soft and
white with welLkept nails which
beautify it and in a manner make
amends for large hand with niched
knuckles.
The art of manicuring is not a
science requiring years of study. but
with intelligent instruction, adapta
billty and persevering effort the hands
may be kept in healthy and attract
I've condition, big factor in the ap-
pearance OF a well-groomed woman.
Fifteen minutes every day will trans
form an otherwise neglected and I'M
attractive hand into one that bears
little or no resemblance to it's former
condition
/ The hands are SO constantly coming
in contact with soil and germs of all
Kinds that 1t is marvellous that we
escape as well as we do. 1t is impos
sible to keep the nails free from mi.
crobes and disease germs unless
given good manicuring with anti
septic preparation an stenlized in.
lstruments.
be careful to choose madcure who
thoroughly understands her business
examine the condition of the instru
ments and observe the method OF
jneatness which prevails in the es,
Establishment or the lack of them.
! You can not use too much discre-
ton in patronizing only first-class
establishment and one where the
greatest attention is given to sani-
tary precautions.
A woman possessing thick. dull
hued nails misshapen and with cuticle
growing over the base may with
proper care make them shapely, trans
parent and shell-like in their beauty.
If they are red, rough or freckled there
are specific remedies for each blem-
lish
| Ii you once rake it habit to give
fifteen minutes attention to vour nails
while making your bedtime toilet YOU
will never regret the time, and In
/ little while wonder why so important
detail was ever neglected At night
is the best time to manicure nails, for
in the morning the average woman
finds her time limited and she is IN
cline1 to skimp the work.
/ 1t will not be necessary to secure all
manicure has ON her table.
There should be two pair of scissors.
one for cutting nails and long. slen-
der, sharp cuticle scissors, good
flexible nail file and orange wood stick,
package of emery boards and a
chamciscovered polisher.
The coloring paste, a polishing
powder and an antiseptic wash for
removing stains and killing germs are
also necessary.
Toilet pumice stone is necessary In
removing the dead skin and CRIME. A
little bowl and good antiseptic soap
are included. OF course, there are
fattening creams, oils and bleaching
lotions which may be added to the out
fit as required.
Before beginning operations soak
the fingers in a bowl of warm, soapy
water for several minutes in which
little toilet water or benzoin has been
added. This tends to soften the nail
so that it may be filed without break
ing. Trim the nails in a graceful
oval, blowing them 10 extend beyond
the fieshy parts Of the tips The first
step Is TO cut the halls the desired
length when they require it; all do
/, not. Insert the point of the scissors
underneath the ingrown side, then
lifting and cutting the nail at the same
time. cutting toward the side from the
center Of the nail.
After being cut. then file and shape
them Hold the file gently. using IT
from the side Of the nail toward the
center, giving IL a sidewise stroke.