The pose of the hands is a favorite topic in photographic journals. It has recently been again pointed out that one of the greatest difficulties in posing hands has been the nervous consciousness of the sitter; but this fact is, fortunately, becoming a thing of the past. The greatest troubles nowadays are the slight exaggeration of the short focus lens, and the belief in many minds that hands are smaller than they really are. Do not (says a writer in Wilson's Photogaphic Magazine) let the sitter hear a word about her hand; try to let her forget them. Do not let the hands be placed symmetrically, so that the head looks like tne apex of an isosceles triangle. Hands look more prominent on dark dresses than on light ones. A nand may be partly hidden by the folds of a dress, or its size may be apparently reduced by placing it side-ways to the camera. If it is a natural pose, a hand supporting a cheek or chin looks well. If the fingers are relaxed the hand looks smaller and more natural than when the fingers are stiff. Treat each pair of hands on their merits, usually by leaving them to the natural unconsciousness of the sitter, and the difficulties of posing the hands will in a great measure disappear.