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Show i mmwmmnmmmmwmmmimmmmmMmuMmtmtkmi ! i rr Brittle Nails. Whero the nnlls are brittle soak Hum every night In a lUtlo wnnn ollvo oil, Kt It soak In and thou rub on vaseline, which Is ono of tho best applications to innko the nails nice. It softens the cuticle around tho base 'so it can be pushed back iind tho hall "moons" perfectly shown. A unit brush should bo medium, bristles nel'her too stiff nor too soft: If It Is used every tlmo the lunula nro washed thero will bo no need for tho usual "digging" under tho nails with a shnip Instrument. A blunt-pointed orango wood stick Is the Lest, but n bit of soft old linen used or one hand with the nails of tho other should be ttufUclent. It Is tho uso of hard steel points on tho mills, under and around them, that makes them all tho harder to keep clean becauso they aro roughened. rough-ened. As llttlo polishing powder should be used ns possible; It has the efi'ect ut making tho nails thin nnd brittle. |