HOW TO HAVE ATTRACTIVE ARMS AND HANDS

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 3, Issue 5, 1 November 1924, Page 56

HOW TO HAVE ATTRACTIVE ARMS AND HANDS

W ITH the vogue of short sleeves, a smooth and attractive arm is a great asset to its owner. Obviously a rough, red elbow, or a scraggy forearm will not look well in short sleeves, but by the exercise of a little care, thought and trouble every girl may follow the fashion and reveal an arm as shapely as Cleopatra’s. One of the best methods of keeping the arms symmetrical is to avoid digging them into the table when writing or reading and to ' make daily use of massage with a suitable cream. The finest thing for developing the arms naturally is exercise, and this may be obtained in the way most suited to the temperament of the individual. For one, housework will prove enough, playing tennis or golf will help another. If no other form of exercise is available, the daily use of the dumbbell should be resorted to. Oatmeal is splendid for the hands and arms; it helps to whiten them, and keeps them soft and attractive. When the hands have been washed in warm water they should be soaked for about five minutes in oatmeal water, which may be made thus: Throw a handful of the meal into boiling water, stir it, and leave till lukewarm. Use this as indicated, and then, when the hands have been dried, rub in some lemon juice or glycerine and rose water. Another way to keep the hands soft is to sleep in large gloves that have been treated inside with cream, taking care to cut holes in the palms.