Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-06-27
BY MARIE DOWNING
Director
!. arieuse Beauty Foundation

k-sTicUSe Dtiity OIitudtlOH
There are some women who spend
4 great deal of time and thought on
the more obvious features OF beauty
culture, such as r-dressing and
Gaze of tie complexion, and yet
neglect numerous little details which
are necessary to maintain the ap-
pearapce of real beauty.
One of the most important of these
details, which we sometimes are in
clined to overlook, is the proper
grooming of the fingernails. No
matter how carefully we apply our
facial makeup and arrange our hair,
we are not achieving our greatest pos
sih,e attractiveness, and we are not
maxine the most of our natural en-
dowments, unless the nails are as
"well-dressed" as the rest Of us.
Many women complain that they
are troubled with brittle fingernails,
which break off easily and are very
difficult 20 keep manicured to the
desired shape.
OF course fingerna;ls, like the rest
of the body, must get adequate
noarishment from the blood stream to
De healthy. In many cases, brittle
or overly-soft nails are produced By
some constitu, ional disorder. A good
healthy diet, coupled with plenty of
sleep, fresh air and exercise, will
often correct this condition.
But there are few precautions
we can take to help keep the nails
attractive. If they are too dry and
brittle, it is a good idea to massage
them with olive oil, which will pene-
trate better if it is warmed slight
~. 1t should be rubbed in by strok-
ing toward the base of the nails in
order to push back the cuticle, the
field CT skin covering the bottom OF
tie nails.
1t is best to do this massaging just
before retiring, so that the oil may
have On opportunity to penetrate the
mills during the night instead of be-
irg washed off in the course of house
hold duties.
Keering the cuticle pushed back cor
rectly IS Of utmost Importance in CIV
ing the nails a well-groomei appear
ance. Never force the cuticle back away
from the nails if the SKIN is dry, and
never push it back harshly with a
sharp inst ument.
Whenever the s:sin has been soft
enei, the cuticle wi respond best
- rrassaging. After washing the
hands. dry the tip of each finger
BY drawing the towel over it toward
the base of the hand. Just this
simple care each time the hands are
washed Will aid greatly in keeping
the cuticle we'll back and avoiding
those troublesome chang nails"
Even better is the gentle massag-
i,g. OF the cuti lie with warm olive
c;l while it is being applied to the
rail. One Of the best ways OF keep.
inc The cuticle healthy and well back
eff the nail is to wrap bit OF cot.
ton or soft cloth about an orange
wood stick, soak it in your olive
oil, and with this swab gently push
back the cutic'e.
One important reason for CRYING
The cuticle this attention is the fact
that the moons" in the fingernails
are accentaated when the line at the
base of the nails is kept we'll back
# this massaging is done fairly
often it viii seldom be necessary to
trim the cuticle with scissors in order
to keep it neat and regular. There
are Iaany other little tips about nails
how TO shape them to suit the shape
of your hands and fingers, how to
keep the underside of the tips
hleached, how to file them properly
but before we close I want to in,
elude timely little warning.