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Show Care That the Hands Require. The hands have often been called the indexes of character,- as the eyes are known as the windows of the soul, so surely' such important members are well worth care. They need care. too. particularly in summer time, when they are so seldom covered'with gloves, and when the sun has ample opportunity opportuni-ty to mar their whiteness with tan end freckles. Ideal hands are w hite, not dead blue-ish blue-ish white, but pinky Avhite: they are not too soft at least, not soft enough to I ack character. The nails are manicured, mani-cured, and at all times of the year, perfect per-fect hands are neither too hot nor too cold. Of coursp, such wonderful hands are quite the exception, but cjycry woman can do a little toward keeping thm In condition. Perspiring hands are, for instance, in-stance, far from desirable, and a good remedy is to wash them in a solution of tincture of belladonna one-half ounce, cologne three ounces. This mixture should be kept at hand and al-days al-days rubbed well into the skin after the hands are washed in hot water. As belladonna is a poison, the solution should bo kept out of reach of children and the bottle should be labeled. The hands in summer are very likely to became tanned and frc'ckled, an 1 both of these defects should bo remedied reme-died at once. For this purpose" it Is always al-ways well to have a half lemon on the washstand so that Hie juice may b.-rubbed b.-rubbed into the hands every time they are washed. This serves to keep the hands white and attractive. Hard and callous hands should be washed in oatmeal water made by din- ping little cheesecloth bags of oatma into the basin, or they may be washo3 in a paste made of ray oatmeal ami warm water. Gloves, too. are sometimes worn at night to soften and whiten the hands, and the gloves are prepared for use by ripping them open anel spreading the inside with a paste. The ripped seam may be again swed up. The paste is made of ground barley, the white of an egg. a teaspoonful of glycerin and one ounce of honey. The gloves should have the fingers cut off at the ends to allow tiie air to reach the hands. It is best to choose a large size. A nice lotion for the hands is made by putting into a bottle two ounces of glycerin, two ounces of water, four ta-blespoonfuls ta-blespoonfuls of lemon juice and a few-drops few-drops of carbolic acid. Shake well. anel. after washing and drying the hands, rub a little of the mixture into them. Sea bathing frequently makes fingernails finger-nails brittle, but equal parts of turpentine turpen-tine arid myrrh melted together and spread, upon the nails at night will make them stronger, while that mixture mix-ture may be removed with a little olive oil in the morning. Freckles and sunburn often disfigure the wrists and arms, but there is a good remedy which may be put up in bottles and applied when convenient. Three drams of lemon juice, eleven ounces o' hot water, two drams of borax, one ounce of red rose petals: dissolve all together. to-gether. After twenty-four hours the whole is strained through a jelly bag. the clear portion is bottled with one ounce of glycerin and the remedy is ready for use. |
