Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1916 — HANDS REQUIRE MUCH CARE [ARTICLE]

HANDS REQUIRE MUCH CARE

Woman’s Attractiveness Depends • Great Deal on Their Dainty and Proper Appearance. Beautiful hands are a sign of good breeding, it is said, and certain it is that no one who neglects her hands can expect them to look well. Only regular attention and steady care bring forth any results in beautifying the hands. The girl who works for her living need not despair, however, for if she will devote a few moments each night to hpr hands they will look almost as well as those of the lady of leisure. Be careful first of all as to how the hands are washed—in tepid water is the most satisfactory, for it is not too cold to remove the dirt and not too hot to redden the flesh. Constantly changing soap is very bad for the skin. A good soap should be selected and be used regularly without change. Be sure that all the soap is off the hands, then dry thoroughly, so that the flesh is not left damp and moist. Once a month is none too often to go to a professional manicurist, but by watching attentively how the work is done, you may be able to do your manicuring at home the rest of the time. The monthly visit will just serve to keep the nails shaped rightly if you do them yourself once or twice a week. Invest in a good nail file, some emery boards, a cuticle scissors, a nail bleach, an orange stick, a polish and some powdered pumice stone.