Show allee sa samee ee chinese the patent office recently granted a patent on a device worthy of the ancient greeks it is a a system of finger tapering and joint reducing bands the idea is to make thimble shaped hands of thin and pliant aluminium in seta acts of various sizes to fit the fingers and thumbs and by wearing them at night gradually produce the slender blender and tapering fingers so BO much admired by tho the fashionable half of the world tho the aluminium bands are provided with rings which are crowded down on the outside so as to compress the fingers it is said that these thesa bands have been thoroughly tested by several of the best known ladies of fashion in washington and new york and t they hey speak of the theia m in the highest terms of praise washington letter |