The Washington times., 1936-12-18
Beauty
How to Care
For Hands
By DONNA GRACE

become red and chapped and need
a lot of attention.
There are some skins so az
fected by this change that some
girls they must give up all social
engagements and wait until the
winter is over. That, of course,
is not quite possible for any of us,
and the only thing to do is to re-
sort to all the soothing creams
and oils we know Of.
This is the treatment, but we
want to remind you Of something
that may be the direct cause of
the trouble along with the cold
weather, of course.
Clear Skin
It is the irritation that comes
from the dust and other soil that
goes with overheated rooms, rough
clothing and dark, colored gar
ments such as heavy coats and
furs that are worn for months
without cleaning. This and all
black suede will be sure to stain
the skin and give it an irritated
red look.
Black suede bags, gloves and
shoes are really a problem. They
are always nice and generally In
the height of fashion for fan and
winter, but even the very best
grade may rub off and discolor the
hands.
We believe when we are aware
of this it may be possible to avoid
a great deal of the annoyance.
TRY not to handle the suede With
the bare hands. Hold the bag with
a cloth or old gloves while 1t IS
brushed; then wrap it in a tissue
before putting it away. Have an
old pair of gloves to slip on when
ever YOU put on suede shoes Or
handle them at all. Then when
suede gloves are worn, powder the
hands before putting them on.
This may seem something OF a
nuisance, but it takes only a few
moments and is well worth the
trouble and time. Do not wash the
hands in warm water just before
going out, and be sure to dry them
thoroughly always. Give them a
good soap massage several times
a week. Use a god soap and make
a creamy lather Of it; then with
tepid or rather warm water rub
on the soap just as you use your
creams. A briStle brush should be
used for the finger tips and nails
and even for the whole hand.
Then they are rinsed and dried,
followed by generous application
of cream.
When the skin is dry and
chapped, use tissue cream. Very
dry or chapped skin will be i'm
proved with frequent amounting
of lanolin. Keep a tube on hand
and touch the nail base and the
side where the hangnails are likely
to be, and you will find the cold
weather will not affect the skin
badly at all.
The woman who does housework
must try to protect her skin with
gloves. Rubber gloves when the
hands are in water and the loose
cotton gloves when dusting or do
ing any other rough work.
Vegetable Stains
We are going to tell you a secret
we learned from a woman who,
may we say, knows her vegetables.
If you have prepared fresh vege-
tables for cooking, you know that
most of them stain the skin. Pota-
toes are among the worst and the
ones we always use for every din.
ner, so this is to prevent this, she
too, advises one to wear gloves,
but when preparing any of the
tuberous variety, she places the
vegetable in the sink. Then while
she holds it with fork she scrubs
it with wire brush. The ordinary
wire or copper dish mops are the
best, as she says they are easy to
manipulate and will remove all
the roughness and leave the po-
tato as smooth and white as an
apple. The water is kept running
during the operation.
This sounds intriguing, and we
are going to try it ourselves as
soon as we can assemble the zinc
and other things.
Dear Donna Grace: Would you
please help me with my hip
trouble? I do quite a bit of sit
ting and am getting the so-called
"desk-chair spread" My waist
is 25, hips 38, weight 119, and I
do not want to lose any weight.
BETTY.
You are not overweight for the
average height-and you will
find correct posture will help to
keep your figure in the right pro-
portions, but you will need to
keep the hip and thigh muscles
pliable, and that can be done by
exercise or massage.
The bicycle riding movements
are very good-so is walking and
dancing. Tap dancers have lean
hips. My normalizing set will
keep the hips trim and svelt.
Wv. V.-The metal curriers' will
not harm your hair, and you may
continue to use them if you like.
If your mother thinks you should
have a permanent wave, why not
try one and see how nice they are?
You can really keep your hands
just as nice as you would like to
have them if you will give them
the daily care they need, and
have a marvellous routine with