| Show brittle finger ainge many women who have pretty hands are constantly mortified in cold weather by the rough appearance of their finger nails caused by the fact that they break and split the intense cold causes the nails too to ber become omen so brittle that it seems impossible to trim theme them so as to make them smooth the possessor posses soi of such nails should cut them with bothin no nothing thin except avell sharpened max manicure acure scissors and the nails must never be cut or filed unless the fingers have first been soaked in v arm batet the may inny sometimes be lessened by rubbing almond oil thoroughly into the nails und finger ends on retiring at night an old pair of lid kid gloves must then be pul pulled ledon on the cheh housekeeper whose nails break easily casily should never stir an anything on the hot range without first slipping on a loose glove as the dry heat from the fire will make her nails more brittle th than anever ever neither must she allow herself to stay out of doors for a moment without having her hands protected from the cold which is even more injurious J urious than the heat heal AU these there precautions may aft seem to be a bother but bat in the end are worth while harpers lazar |
