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Show WOMAN'S ARM AND HAND. The Secret of How to Make Theni Beautiful. Many men declare that nothing fascinates fas-cinates them so much in woman as a beautiful hand. However a well kept hand can scarcely be considered a merit in anybody, any-body, man or woman. It is a matter of course. There is no readier way to. guage the breeding of an individual than by a study of his hands and nails. Ne every one has beautiful hands. But, no matter how badly-shaped badly-shaped the hand may be. one can always al-ways have a well groomed finger nail, and soft, clean skin. This may not constitute beauty, but it is a very gooel substitute. Many women neglect their hands for six days of the week, and spent an hour on the seventh at their manicures. mani-cures. They wonder why it is that their 1 hands are never fit to be seen. It is with the hands as with the hair, and complexion, and everything else pertaining per-taining to beauty and health. The care must be constant. Every day must contribute con-tribute its mite. The requisites for the finger nails are few. A nail brush, an emery file, a nail scissors, a cuticle knife, a polisher and an orange stick, some hot water, a little paste and a pink nail powder comprise the outfit. The woman who does not know how to use thtse things could not spend fifty cents or a dollar more profitably prof-itably than by going to a manicure anel having her nails attended to. She can thus learn from observation to perform the manicure's office for herself. At first it may not be easy to manicure mani-cure the fingers of the right hand, but with practice that difficulty can be oveecome. A few minutes every morning morn-ing devoted to the care of the hands will make and keep them soft, white and pretty. If the hands be red and rough the following preparation will improve them: White almonds, three ounces; cold cream, four ounces; honey, two ounces: orange flower water, five ounces. Pound the almond3 in a mortar to a paste, add the cold cream and mix with the other ingredients. Apply at night. Washing the hands and arms in oatmeal water is another means of whitening and improving im-proving their texture. The oatmeal should be boiled in water, a cupful to a gallon, and the hands and arms bathed often in the strained water. Young girls are often troubled with red handa and red arms. These defects are usually caused by poor circulation or by tight lacing. Then, of course, no amount of "local treatment" can have any beneficial result. Remove the cause. Others are annoyed by perspiring perspir-ing hands. The malady can be checked to a certain extent by washing the hands in hot water and powdering them with Fuller's earth. |