Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1884 — Manicured Hands. [ARTICLE]

Manicured Hands.

They are known by the rosy transparency of the nails and the well defined half-moons at the base, Avhere the cuticle is drawn back and compelled to relinquish its tenacious hold. The cuttings of the nails are oval-shaped, and the brittle, shell-like edge smooth as glass. The whole hand undergoes a change, as by direction of the manicure it is swathed in poultices and washes by night and watched and caressed by day until it becomes as handsome and perfect in its shape as it is possible for that particular hand to be, and an object of respect and admiration to its owner. —Detroit Free Press.