Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-27
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 81, 1850.

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THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 81, 1850.
WHAT'S THE REAspN-It is d melancholy
fact that not one lady in Q hundred, In these
United States, has fine or luxuriant hair.
Everybody is complaining Ut the loss Of ''wo-
mans chief glory" and wondering why on
earth pomatums and hairwashes. oils and
restoratyea, fail To bring it back las per adj
vertisem ," We suspect there would be
general exclamation of incredibly among
the gentlemen did they but knew what an
immense proportion of the tastetully arranS-
ed tresses they behold on fair heads grew on
somebody else's pate. Almost every one wears
a "roiP' or braid" which comes from the
hairdresser's, and costs from five TO twenty
dollars. It is disposed with consummate
skill-you cannot distinguish the sly hair-pins
that fasten on the false decoration, yet there
it is, tacit confession that nature gives way
to art. ..#., ...
My hair will keep coming out, although
[ take the greatest pains with 1t, signs the
fashionable belle; Il don't see what the trou-
BILE isl" ".ss1~s"
There are several TROUBLES" first and
foremost among which is the expensive roll
itself Any hair-dresser will tell you that
the weight and pressure OF this heavy mass
of false hair, with the heat it induces around
the head is highly prejudicial to the growth
and welfare of the real hair. II you must
wear roll, letit be AS seldom as possible.
Whenever you can dispense with 1t, do so.
Let its place be supplied as often as practl-
cable with light head-dress secured with
as few hair-pins as will support 1t. These
last are fearfully destructive to the hair, cut
ting and wearing it to an incredible degree.
Gutta percha haig-pus are the best, and
even these should be limited in number.
All sorts of pomatums, oils and prepare
tions had better be let alone There is no
use in soaking the skin OF the head in grease,
as is often done If the hair is harsh aud
dry, castor-ol, perfumed, is the best appllca-
ton, but the scalp itself should not be satura-
ted Washing the head thoroughly in fair
water once week will be found very bene-
fetal.
Bodily health is almost essential to the ma
tura: growth Of the hair. Nothing Indicates
the progress Of sickness so plainly as the
dry, dead look of the hair; and if our Amerl-
can ladies want lovely. luxuriant tresses,
they they must avoid heated rooms, late
hours, and fashionable dissi patton. There
is no help for it---Dature will avenge any III
fringemeut on her laws, and the sooner we
become thoroughly convinced Of this fact,
the better for us.
There is no ornament half SO becoming TO
a female head as thick, beautiful hair. 1t
needs no decoration beyond natural flower
or two Nets, diamond sprays, tiaras OF
pearl, arc useless-it is like painting the
iiiy" to wear them Remember this, girls,
and take every precaution to preserve this
exquisite ornament Of Natures manufacture.
Once gone, it is hard to coax back again.
DIAMOND Cur DIAMuND.-in Baltimore,
lust after the Democratic Conyention,a Bell
Douglas Louis7illian, noted for his betting
propeusities, wagered q thousand dollars
with a North Carolinian that Bell would re-
ceiye the electoral vote of Virginia. The
gentlemen drew their checks for the amount
and deposited them in the hands OF third
party, a resident of Philadelphia.
4 week after the election. it was deemed
q sure thing that Breckenridge had carried
the State The Louisvillian thereupon, in
this belief, wrote to the North CarollGlan
that it would greatly Inconvenience him to
pay the money forthwith, and asked him to
hold up the check for short time. This
TcGClSQ the NUTtii hiieti a &C
was reported dead sure" for Bell. He
thereupon writes to the stake holder to re-
turn him his check, as he wasn't willing to
risk his money against the check of man
who couldn't ''come to time" The stake
holder advises the Kentuckian of the de-
mand; the latter, however, believing from
the --latest news that he had won, won't con-
cur, but writes the bet must stand, and the
North Caroinian is informed Of his concluss
sion." This letter reaches him when 1t is an
nounced that six Breckenridge electors were
chosen. North Carolina believes he has the
"dead wood" on the kentuckian, and
promptly sends q messenger to the stakehol-
der tor the checks. lie arrives, and ac-
ouaints the man who holds the checks OF his
business. But, presto change.-the latter
points out the latest Geographic news in the
morning papers, stating that the Breckln-
ridge electors refuse to serve,and that Bell
receives the electoral vote Of Nirslnia.-
Isn't that diamond cut ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Journal, 18th.