Evening star., 1915-11-10
Manicuring Lessons.
Lesson No. 2.-The Right Tools.

Remember" said the bustling lit
tie manicure as she sorted her TOOLS
with pink polished finger tips. that
you must attend to your nails daily
that you must stop strenuous dig
ging: that beautiful nails are your
birthright and business asset, and
that home manicuring is possible to
every girl.
Nov, the right tools
do you see that my tools are not
fancy looking? I buy them at the
hardware shop or the department
store by the single piece. and get the
very best quality Of steel-neVer nina
ornamental handles
"If a girl would spend as much
money. or twice the money. on me
best manufacture as she does on the
plush-covered, silver r-handled set
that kind the best young man used to
give for a Christmas present-she VIII
get five times the service. and, WhatS
more. results.
First. the knife. some call 1t the
cuticle knife. Such small blade, less
than fourth of an inch wide, the
back rounding over to small point,
that's the kind to go under the nails
and the cuticle l keep the blade
bit dull so 1t won't scratch the delicate
enamel of the finger nails. That's
thing to remember. dull knife blades
for finger nails.
best maker. There's a reason for the
long slender handles, the blade scarce
ly n fourth of an inch wide at the
widest part, tapering down to needle
points. and for the gentle curve-they
cut into tiny curved places that
straight or broad scissors cannot reach
THE file is one thin strip of steel
without handle. This one is eight
and one-half inches long. and see. so
flexible I can bend 1t into a half circle
Notice how it springs and bends when
file your nail. That springiness does
away with the disagreeable scrape
of the stin file that sets your teeth on
edge and makes so many folks shy of
manicuring. Look to it that the file
you buy is double-cut, that Is. with
two sets of teeth crossing obliquely.
It's twice as sharp and cuts softly with
few swift strokes.
Emery boards put the velvet finish
on the bevel edge of the filed nail.
The buffer or polisher. l prefer
long, narrow one with handle that
may be clasped between the thumb and
middle fnger-oh, a wooden handle is
good enough, though silver one is
dresser My buffer is adjusta BILE
that's what you ask for in the shop
the covering can be changed in the
wink of an eye. And. say, here's Sc
crel, save your Ola CldiHolS 6loNcS ~
make new buffer covers.
Now rub your fingers over the
bristles of this
"Nailbrush. Fine and soft and firm.
1t pays to get good one, for it lasts.
So much for the tools. Now
Cream. Common white vaselne.
almond oil. or oldfa fashioned mutton
ta1low are the simplest, hence the
safest. Look out for fancy perfumed
creams and salves unless you are sure
of the make.
Polish, yes. that's what this little
cake is. I like the solid form, it's
handiest. though some prefer the boxes
of pink powder. l never use liquid
polish.
This white powder is bleach, some
harmless stuff that helps soften and
clean the cuticle and nail. Profess
sional manicures discourage the use
of peroxide of hydrogen as bleach
for the nails; it makes them dry and
brittle. When a girl sets out to buy
bleach and polish she would best have
the advice of a professional manicure,
or go to a reliable dealer.
Now. let's begin" and the busy little
manicure hustled out to get some hot
water.