BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12021, 21 March 1903, Page 3 (Supplement)

BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

The woman with, beautiful hands has observed several rules in their care. She has her gloves made to order if she can afford it. If she cannot do this, she takes care to buy gloves that are large rather than small for her. She has learned how to manicure her own hands, and does it regularly. If her hands have become misshapen through wearing too tight gloves, she visits a skilful masseuse and has the fault corrected. A few exercises will work wonders towards promoting grace in the finger-tips and wrist. Stand with the arms at right angles to the body, the hands with the palms down. Bend the hands from the wnst, first as far up as they will go, then down. Repeat until the wrists become a little tired, but never until they are strained. • Now close the hand tightly, until it has become a formidable fist, then throw out the fingers sharply, spreading them as far as they will stretch. These two simple exercises will produce great suppleness and ease of the finger joints, and tend to increase the circulation. Tight sleeves are as injurious as tight gloves. When you see a woman who is wearing her sleeves so tight that they bind, look at her hands. They will be i>ed and puffy, with the veins swollen, and the texture of the skin coarse and dark. The bauds respond readily to emollients. If they are chapped, or the skin is broken, rub in a little camphor cream with the tips of the fingers very gently. Rub in the cream at night, just before retiring, and put on afterwards a pair of white chamois or ordinary kid gloves, from which the finger tips have been cut. Never wash the hands in cold water; always dry them thoroughly, and never use an inferior soap.