El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-12

q EVERAL pretty girls and some
y who want to be pretty have asked
me the best way to care for the
hands and am going to answer them
all at once today.
Bessie, who is just A. assures me
dolefully that her hands are ruined
forever because she has always bitten
her nails, and still continues to bite
them. OF course, if she goes on in
this pessimistic frame of mind her
hands will not improve. In the mean
time, my dear Bessie, don't you think
you could make an effort and control
yourself and stop biting your nails
without having to resort TO the treat
ment given children, which consists in
rubbing a little extract % quassia on
the fingernails and the tips of the fin
gers each time after Washing them
The taste of this extract is very bitter,
and it viii remind you that YOU are
doing a foolish thing and spelling the
looks OF your hands, which poets call
the second face" and which should
receive all the care and attention you
can give them.
1t isn't difficult to have soft and
pretty hands, and / have known lots
OF girls who did homework whose
hands were better looking than others
who never washed dish and never
came IN contact with a smoky and
greasy pot or pan.
First of all, you must take pains to
make the skin of your hands soft and
white. a good cold cream or camphor
cream should be used for this. As al
most all OF the articles used for the
hands can be bought cheaper thar
they can be made, it Is better TO 90 to
a reliable place and buy such things
rather than 10 experiment with for
mulaS.
No matter how good the formula, IN
less you happen to have the knack Of
making it properly. il will cost YOU
more than the article manufactured BY
the wholesale and consequently sold
at moderate price.
What 40 Use.
Keep small jar Of cold cream near
your WashsJand, and if you have
Kitchen work to do, have il near the
sink; 1t viii pay you to make some
small hand towels Tor your own par
tlcular use in the kitchen and every
time you wash your hands before dry
ing them, apply a little bit of cream
or grease, and thea dry off thoroughly
On your own towel.
There should also be a piece Of
pumice stone and a fresh cut lemon
TO remove stains or calloUs Spots
from the hands.
II your hands are always very
rough take a little good oatmeal. boil
II in water sufficient TO make a thin
cruel, strain it through cheesecloth
and add little more water; use this
liquid instead of fresh water for wash
ing the hands. This is also good for
washing the face, especially for girls
whose skin chaps easily.
Few girls are willing to wear gloves
at night and I think it is more or
less torture even if the gloves are two
or three sizes too big. But the same
results can be obtained; that is, nice
soft, white hands, II cold cream is used |
frequently, and good massage or
into the hands every night.
This treatment will sometimes fat
ten hands but ordinarily the hand
does not get plump until the rest of
the body fattens up and very nervous /
people are not likely to have plump
hands until their nerves are cured or |
conquered.
Red and swollen hands are usually
caused by tight lacing, or structure
somewhere on the body; tight garters /
will show in this way, and so viii I
tight armhOles, and very red hands !
after eating are sometimes the effect /
Of Indigestion.
If you have much Homework or |
kitchen work to do, keep all your old !
gloves to wear at this time. Rubber I
gloves are excellent for dishwashing /
scrubbing brush. If you don't want /
your rubber gloves to crack or rot 1
be sure and clean them very thorough |
" before drying.
How to Manicure.
Now as to the care of the nails. You /
only need a very few simple imple- |
ments and if You take 20 minutes once J
a week, and two or three minutes /
every day, you ought to be able to keep /
your hands in good condition. The /
instruments you will need are an !
OrangewOOd stick, a nail file. soma |
emery boards nail clipper, nail 4
polisher or piece of chamois, pail paste 1
and polish. Instead of liquid bleach 4
use lemon juice on a little piece of cot /
ton, rolled round the point of your /
orange stick, for bleaching discOlOra- |
items under the nail. First of all clip /
your nails in the shape desired. Don't /
cut them too long or too pointed. File |
the edges and finish off with the emery J
until the edge is perfectly soft and i
smooth. Wash the hands thoroughly /
and soak the nails in water; now press J
the skin or selYege around the nail /