The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

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when popular prejudice turns against them again,
as it will one day. Lead, often used instead of iron,
is as dangerous adiubstance as it is well possible to
employ, and the lead comb in which our grand-
mothers trusted is of very uncertain efficacy. There,
is no swift mode which does not involve the use e'
lead or silver to a dangerous extent, and no safe
mode except iron, or sometimes after a certain age
iron and sulphuret of potassium, which restores the
decreasing sulphur. In any case, too, under any
te
temptation, the woman who tries to change
h
colour of her eyelashes is a fool, who risks fort no-
thing penalties which may embitter an entire if.ee.
Instantaneous hair dying is effected by washing. tn..
hair in a solution of nitrate of silver, and then in ;
mixture of hydrosulphuret of ammonia and distilled
water which acts as a mordant, when the hair :in-
stantly turns either brown or black. It is, however'
on the golden shades that intellect has been recently
chiefly expended, and here is a list which which
every colour except one—the golden bronze—
is caused by washing with a solution of blue vitrio
followed by another of the ferrocyanide of Petains-
sium. "A strong infusion of safflowers, or a se'i,
tion of pure rouge, in a weak solution of crystl,,
lised carbonate of soda, gives a bright recto
like henna, or a reddish yellow,' according
a 11101'
its strength, if followed, when dry, by
dant' of lemon juice or vinegar diluted with one;
half to an equal bulk of water. An acidulatl
solution of k salt of antimony, followed by a wla
mordant' of neutral hydrosulphuret of ainnio.oeo
or the bisulphuret, carefully avoiding excess, ell
a 'red turning on the orange,' which tones vie", to
light brown hair. A solution of sulphantimeniler
of potassa (Schlippe's salt) with a mordant of NO' $
slightly acidulated with sulphuric acid, g,iveiscien
bright orange red,' or golden red colour.' 1-I°l
yellow—A solution of bichloride of tin (suffieiellitu;
diluted), followed by a ' mordant' of hydrosulP",
ret of ammonia, gives a rich golden yellow darker
very very light hair, and a ' golden brown' to darsio,
hair, owing to the formation of aurum ransivu of
mosaic gold or bisulphuret of tin. A solution t,
acetate or nitrate of lead, followed by a meruall•cii
of yellow chromate of potash, gives a brilliant rler
' golden yellow.' If wanted warmer' or cl,eftd
toned,' a few drops of solution of diacetate '`,te
(Goulard's extract) should be added to the aeerbir
solution. A solution of pure annotta, obtained to
boiling it in water slightly alkalised with carbon
el,
of soda, or with salt of tartar, gives a golden Yets
low' or flame yellow,' according to its strength;rer
very pale hair, and corresponding tones to darns,
hair. A previous mordant' of alum water deePe ed
it,. and a subsequent washing with water seen: it
with lemon juice or vinegar reddens' it, or turnfee,
on the' orange.' " Henna, by the way, is nn°b,.„J
tioßable, and never fails, so that if any NO-I,E,
really wishes for bright redhair she has only to 134 ,
friends with some attaché of the embassy at hat
stantinople or with Mr. Lyard. We must add t
there is now sold in Paris a dye which ins,t3ll;to
changes white or flaxen hair into the most giest'ils,
gold, which is nearly instantaneous, and never ',ado
or can fail. It is called orpiment, is the Cap.
sulphuret of arsenic, and has only one trifling "dr
pot
back, which those who want it probably will as
mind. It kills, just as inevitably and as swiftly
doses of arsenic would,