The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-26

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not only your hands. but also your
personality, can be. Most unattrac-
tive hand poStureS and manneriSmS
are due to nervousness and lack OF
confidence. They suggest other less
pleasant things about you, how
ever.
For instance. arms that are ha-
bitually folded give you a hard
look, suggest stern. uncomprom-
Using temperament. Hands folded
meekly in your lap suggest that you
are timid. Hands that are always
fluttering. claSping and unclasping.
picking at things, suggest that you
are jittery. insure of yourself.
W Tile exaggerated hand move
ments and gestures say that you
are affected and insincere.
Try Graceful Exercises
How can you train your hands to
show the nicer things about your
personality? First. by learning to
control them. muscular control.
that is. You do it by exercising the
hands until wrists and fingers are
flexible and timber. and by prac-
ticing raceful movements in
everything you do. Learn to hold
objects firmly. surely and easily. A
light clasp on your teacup handle
or water glass. fingers close to-
gether and all touching the object.
is beautiful and natural-looking.
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gestures. The actress knows how to
use her hands to emphasize what
she is saying or to speak for her.
but few women have this knack-
few American women. that is! For
eign women, and men as well. use
gestures frequently to accent their
speech and do it beautifully. too.
Watch the hands of musicians. of
women on the stage and screen.
Notice the slow, sure motion that is
essential to expressiveness and
grace. Try out hand movements in
the privacy Of your own room.
Remember II your hands are
used gracefully, their shape need
not be perfect. Groom them until
they are flawless. go through the
exercises and massage movements
that make the fingers seem more
tapering.
Simple Massage Nightly
You can influence the shape OF
the hands if you will do this simple
massage every night: Cleanse the
hands thoroughly and cream we'll
with an oily cream. Then. begin
ming at the base of each finger on
the left hand. take first the fore
finger. then each of the others Sue
cessively. between thumb and fin
ger of right hand. Pull fingers with
a firm movement from base to tip.
Repeat this massage with the right
hand.
Then take the forefinger Of your
left hand firmly between thumb
and foreflnger of your right hand.
Make a spiral movement from bot
tom to top Of finger, ending with a
slight pinch on either side Of the
nail. Do this on both hands, con-
tinuing the massage for five min
uleS. EVcU SHudIc. otuUUy AAi6Clo
will be prettier for It.
Make the fingers appear more
slender by this trick of Ginger
Rogers: She uses liquid rouge along
the sides Of the fingers. applying it
Immediately after smoothing the
hands with lotion. It is used SPAR
ingly and blended well into the
slightly moist foundation.
Another trick to make the hands
seem more normal in proportion is
to put on nail polish in such a way
it seems to lengthen or modify the
fingers. Squarish or broad nails
look like more perfect ovals II poll
ish is applied from base to tips.
leaving a narrow margin Of un-
covered nail at the sides. Long
nails. on the other hand. are more
interesting IL half moon and mar
row white tip are left. Changing
the appearance of the nails seems
to change the proportions Of the
entire hand.