NICE HANDS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 March 1928, Page 17

NICE HANDS.

How. roughened hands which do the* housework can get. to be sure. And it’s no good quoting to their worried owner all the sentimental bosh that men have written about the hand which rocks the cradle ruling the world. Women know better. They know that the hand which* pulls the purse strings makes the world to wag. Slyly they quote another old gag. It’s money that makes the mare to go. Men. we notice, do not admire this proverb as much as some others, but it* is tats girl who olfers them a lily-white baud who leads them t-o the altar. After all, this *is the fate* to which most of us aspire, so how to acquire the lily white hand, and still make the mare go without much money is one of those subjects in which all colonial women are interested. Hens i allows some practical hints on the art* ol maintaining pretty. hands ana still making them practical hands, which have to help fight the battle of life for themselves and their loved ones.

First of all, banish soda altogether. It will do your hands more harm in a few .minutes* than care and creaming nil overcome in days. Have always at hand some good soap flakes ; don’t be content with the cheap quality that :*om*es in bulk, but get a* reliable brand that is made from pure soap. Sprinkle a spoonful into your wash-ing-up bowl, dissolve in boiling water, and whisk to a lather, then add water to the temperature required—not too rot*. This lather will have a* softenipg and cleansing effect on your skin while von work. When you’ve finished, dry vour hands at once on a dry, absorbent towel, and while your hands* are still moist and warm rub well into them whatever preparation suits them be«r,* Glycerine and lemon or pure* glycerine *i,te the cheapest and most efficacious things for keeping th hands smooth ■,nd white, hut some women find that lanoline or a good cold cream suits them even better. . Remember that in nine eases out of ten it isn’t* having the hands in water 'hat hurts them, hut not* drying them 1 1*”* roughly when they come out. If your hanCts get very wet, irub them veil with a cut lemon two or three rvimes a day. and make sure that your :ir*cu lation is good by friction and exercise.