Show suggestions ON THE CARE OF FINGER NAILS nothing betrays the careless woman sooner than her nails and nothing shows renn ement better than the same possessions hands with beautiful nalla always please and the eye dwells on them with a peculiar satisfaction for in a cense nails are veritable jewels which decorate the fingers even while performing the great of protection they may be passed as gems indeed because they have formation of jewel 8 ahng composed ofa flint silica lime and similar stuffs tha cunning mineral wor kat our finger ends Is all Welded together and made in a measure elastic by the power of gelatin those who desire good firm bright nails gleaming and polished at their fanger alpa should see to it that the food they eat contains abundance of tho substances the pulses and oatmeal are some of the best of these foods good for and hair forming alike the nails become impoverished chalky liable to break through deficiency of gelatin and excess of lima deposits anything that interferes with the health of the whole body will interfere with the shining appearance ot the nails at once nails are really a kind of skin they are skin formations beang merely an altered kind of cuticle small halt moons show at the ends of the nails where the seln proper leaves off and the horny protection begins these white I 1 curves are by some called new nails they arc in act the earliest portion 0 nail growth being the skin in its changed form where the cells mass together in a new way multiplying rapidly and beginning to secrete much mineral matter from the blood that circulates within their substance from the edge ot the nail new growth pushes onward until the whole finger end Is duly protected the dainty nail Is laid on a very sensitive skin bed which also gives it additions the growth is nearly twice as rapid in summer as it Is in winter in all people it is very easy to keep the nails IB less than alve minutes allowed them regularly each day will all that is required they need cutting with a pair of proper nail scissors and the cutting should exactly follow the outline of the finger ends A piece of lemon used once or twice a neck Is nearly a necessity if nails are to be kept aright the acid acts on the nail substance with a wonderful effect of polishing and it softens the skin marvelously that Is apt to drag itself forward over the chining nail surface any dirt about the nail any stain of ink or fruit the lemon will dispose of at once dissolving and decomposing the annoying marks as nothing else will A little oil rubbed over each nail after the lemon treatment continues the pol process nourishes the nail and skin eradicates the last lingering atom of maraca A little wad of soft flannel is used when applying the oil after the oil the hands are bayed in soft water wiped and the nail pol continued with a tiny alt 0 chamois leather violet powder or fine chalk on the chamois is an aid to great success brushing rather roughens the nails and should be avoided desserts Des are popular in summer when many stomachs reject heavier food the dainties should be nutritious the appearance of the food it prettily served alir tempt the appetite through the eyes here are acme recipes recommended by a successful alexandra pudding take three eggs three ounces of pounded auar tareo ounces of breadcrumbs bread crumbs halt a lemon one teacupful 0 a little strawberry jam and short or puff paste alln a pie dish with paste and cover the bot torn with fruit sprinkled with sugar mix the breadcrumbs bread crumbs sugar juice of lemon and peel grated with the milk and eggs well beaten beat all together pour into a pie dish over the fruit and bake tor half an hour dainty Swee a light sponge or a round madeira cake baked about three inches in depth se this into three layers on the bottom layer spread cream whipped stiff with red currant jelly on the next layer more whipped cream then put on the top layer and spread this with acco y rated with crystallized cherries apricots and angelica custard apple charlotte place in a buttered pie dish some slices of apple and sugar and lemon juice two ounces of the former and a squeeze of the latter fill to the top of the dish bake tender make half pint of custard pour over the apples in the pie dlab which will have shrunk bake till the custard baa set and serve la the pl dish |