“The Art Of…” Episode 1: Manicures “First, my hand was dipped in perfumed water,” stated British writer Veva Karsland as she described a visit to Mary E. Cobb’s Manhattan salon. “Then the nails were skillfully shaped by Miss Cobb’s experienced fingers, [using] a small file made expressly for the purpose, the sides rounded with a sharp pair of scissors.” Karsland made sure to highlight Cobb’s newest innovation: the emery board. “Next, they were rubbed with the little emery boards and polished with Cherri‑lip paste,” she noted in "The Nursing Record" in 1889. (Karsland, Veva. “The Manicure.” Women and Their Work. The Nursing Record, 24 Oct. 1889, p. 241.)
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