BEAUTIFUL FINGER-NAILS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12287, 20 June 1903, Page 7

BEAUTIFUL FINGER-NAILS.

So many people wonder why their fin^ gei? caiis. (ire always in suck, a^ dreadful condition, and yet -they dont stop to f tbink they are. /'constantly, abusing them (says a manicurist). Tfce^finger nails arc -extremely deli-7 cate and should receive the best cf cure.If you will carei'uUy observe the "foX" Jowing'siiggestipnsifc yill be the .first and » impox-tant ' step towards proity finger nailfi. ■.. • Kever put acid around the cuticle.,-. It hardens the skm and ctu*es it to. get scaly, all of which is thebeginning/^ of ugly hang-nail^. ";

Don't cut the cuticle. "If your iiDger nails have been neglected, so that the cuticle has grown up on the nail in a ragged , manner 1 , have it loosened and trimmed down by a manicure who ~ understands her business. Then if you will take the pains to loosen it with, an orange , stick,, each time af tor bathing the hands, you can .easily keep ie in good condition. "' If an rirango stick is not handy, while the hanJs are moist, .use your finger under a soft towel to push the cuticle back, being careful not to pres-s haid enough to injure the base of the nail, which is. very tender, and especially so in cases where tho nails aio naturally^thin.. ' <^Ii& is a very common occurrenco to see' n person pick up a penknife to clean their finger nails, or possibly Tifff f the sharp poiuted end of a file. It only injures the, skin under the naii, making it ragged, and giving it an inikmed look,, but in doing this you aio bound to scrape the under part of the end of tho nail, and that is why they split and break oil". - *" Always use au orange stick. r J hey are not expensive and are the best i»struments in the world for cleaning the naiL-'. ' Never , scrub your nails in strong 'amrr-ouia water. Ifc hardens the cuticle and renders the nail crisp and easily broken. "' , A great many persons find it hard to keep their cuticle neat and trim. in some cases it is natural for it to grow rapidly and in a ragged fashion. This can be remedied by using hot olive oil at night. Bach nighf, after you -have bathed tlie • hands in warm water and soap, first take sni brango sick and loosen the cuticle carefully all around the nails. , Then heat a teaspoonful of pure olive oil and wrap enough absorbent cotton on the>end of the stick to. take up. oil enough to .thocaughly tjaturate tl c cuticle. The oil" shrinks the cuticle and keeps it smooth and in The result cannot be gained in _ two or three treatments, but if continued until the cuticle begins .to look trim and- neat, it can., then be abandoned, j and^if a little attention is paid to them now and then 1 they will never get ragged and unsightly. Cold cream rubbed over the nails &$ ( night will keep them soft/md pliable. , Use an, emery board, made for that* purpose, ever}" other day at least, and ! you will find it keeps thft nails from! * getting and torn^on the edges. 1 Always use a file that is smooth on the side that lies next to the finger.. and hold the flesh away ftom the nail with the thumb.