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Show CARE OF THE HAND IDEAL IS A POSSIBILITY FOR EVERY GIRL. ' ' 8lmpte Precautions That Will Preserve Pre-serve Delicacy and Beauty Consistent Con-sistent Use of Glove an Absolute Abso-lute Necessity, Tho ugliest of hands may be vastly Improved, if not actually beautified. First of all, girls should learn to hold tho hands so that they will somewhat some-what rcBomblo tho Ideal ono, which Is slightly wodgo-shnpod.tho broader end at tho wrist and tho narrower at tho tapering finger tips. And bo careful never to clinch tho fist, for that not only denotes meanness and parsimony, parsi-mony, but tends to broaden tho knuckles. Tho hand should bo kept open, whother hanging at tho Bides or lyldg fiat In tho lap. In tho latter case tho palms look prettiest turned upward, and if they are kept soft as tho boIcs of a baby's feet and rosy as tho insldo of a sholl, so much the hotter, for, in addition to expressing youth nnd health, such delicacy deli-cacy dumbly appeals to tho sterner 80X. It is notthohard-palmed woman who socurcs tho subway scat during tho rush hours, howover richly sho may doscrvo such consideration. Not that man is unchivalrous, but becauso ho bollovcs that tho owner of square-fingered, square-fingered, broad, brown hands Is as well ablo as himself to cling to a strap. Evory girl should rcallzo this and bear In mind that any man who protends pro-tends to ndmlro palpably ugly hands 1b not to bo trusted. Tho hand of tho fominlno golf enthusiast en-thusiast may bo readily recognized by Its (Tat fingers nnd masslvo Jolqts, but if its shapo tnuBt bo wantonly sacrificed, sacri-ficed, Its cutlclo at least should be kept whlto by regular washings In warm wator mixed with cornmeal and tho purest soap obtatnablo, for money so spent Is well laid out. Aftor washing tho hands should always al-ways bo thoroughly rinsed In cold water, and If ono Is not immediately going out of doors, slipped into loose gloves. In fact, to keep tho hands In good condition, tha golfing girl should wear gloves at every posslblo waking moment mo-ment commonsurnto with domestic obligations, ob-ligations, and Invariably from night until morning, for pasto lined "beauty" gloves, which accomplish miracles with hard palms, work whllo their owner sleeps. Dark hucd, thin and hard hands may bo mado white, plump and soft by soak-ins soak-ins thorn in hot water until tho pores aro opened, thon rubbing cold cream Into their backs, palms, flngor tips and Joints and lotting It soak Into them whllo one rends and montnlly digests di-gests tho morning pnpor's telegraphic nows. Whon they have bcon wiped with a coarse towel, ono will bo surprised and cortalnly shocked at the amount of grlmo romoved and impelled to treat them to a second hot wator soaking nnd another cream dclugo beforo draw, ing on a pair of now, loose, whlto chamois gloves. Do not endeavor to economize with n pair of cleansed pnrty gloveH, which will probably bo tight In spots and certainly soiled Insldo. Stains, freckles nnd tan lend coarseness coarse-ness to tho nppcaranco of the skin. Lemon treatment will usually vanquish van-quish tho effects of tho sun's rays, raw tomato Julco 1b excellent for fruit stains and pumtco stono will rub away Ink marks no longer excusable on tho plea that they suggost literary pursuits, pur-suits, as up-to-dato mombors of tho craft dictate to typewriters. During chilly weather tho hands are apt to chap If exposed to tho outer air directly after being bathed, unlois thoroughly rinsed In cold, running water and kept warm and moist In looso-flttlng gloves, which, by tho why, will mako tto hands appear smaller. Moreover, palpably tight gloves lend their wearer an air of vulgarity, and It habitually worn naturo will evl denco disapproval in tho form of enlarged en-larged Joints. |