THE IMPORTANCE OF HANDS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 67, 22 March 1929, Page 15

THE IMPORTANCE OF HANDS

To keep the hands white and smooth is more than half the battle toward having really nice hands. This is difficult when one has household work to do, for incessant washing is not good, and a lotion of rosewater, glycerine, and lemon juice in equal proportions with a little eau de Cologne is a good mixture to have handy to rub into the hands after washing, says a writer in an exchange. Use a piece of lemon for stains on the hands, and a small bristly brush to clean the nails well. Put on a good cold cream at night, as it softens the hands, and the massage that ensues when rubbing it in is excellent for the skin and the shape. You can be your uwn manicurist. All that is required is an orange stick, a nail file, and a pair of curved scissors, some cold cream, nail powder, and a polisher, a piece of chamois leather is quite good if no pad is available. Filing is infinitely better for the nails than cutting. Exercise improves the shape of tho handfe, as it develops the essential muscles. These are some good ones to follow:—Open the hand wide, slowly close it, and repeat. Interlock the two hands, bend tlio fingers hnilf as far as they will go, then slowly bring the palms togethei\ Repeat this several times. Stretch each linger as far apart from tho others as possible, then slowly close together and repeat several times.