Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1908 — MANICURING THE NAILS. [ARTICLE]

MANICURING THE NAILS.

Requires Little Time and Effort Vo Have Well Kept Nalls. Any woman who is willing to devote !a half hour once a week and five minutes every day can have attractive looking nails. Some, of course, are less responsive to treatment than others, but none Is hopeless. Some nails are too brittle, which causes them to break, and others are too soft and-bend In an “annoying manner. This shows plainly that they need an emollient of some sort. If you can, consult a reliable manicure, who will advise you Just what will be best for your particular ease. Persevere until you a preparation that Is beneficial, and then persevere In using it until your nails are In a healthy, normal condition. After getting your nails in a healthy condition, the next step is to get them well shaped. For shaping the nails emery boards are the best. Run the board around the outline of the nails and shape them as prettily as possible; then let them alone. Constant snipping with curved scissors Is responsible for many a mls-shaped hall. The cuticle should next receive attention. There is no possible excuse for using scissors upon the cuticle, and the sooner the woman who Is doing her own manicuring learns this the better for the appearance of her hands. After soaking the fingers In warm water, push the cuticle gently back with a bit of soft Turkish toweling. If it is slightly obstinate, use a little cold cream on an orangewood stick very gently and with much caution. This will keep the nail jong and almondshaped and cause the moons to ljpear. There are moons at the base of every nail, and perseverance in this treatment will make them appear. Many wrongly believe that manual or domestic work dooms the nails to ugliness, but this is not so. The treatment advised above will bring out all the natural shell tints of the nails and preserve their beauty indefinitely. But they must have regular attention, or their beauty will disappear.