The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-02

The fashionable world is reveiing in NJ.
the delight of q new and brilliant idea.---
Ihe rage on the part of the ladies for red
and gold has eliminated, and the effect
promises to be so stupendous as to throw
secession and dlsunion quite into the shade
iii fact, it threatens to break I'D any
quantity Of unions, present and prospective,
unless some ingenious Yankee can invent
asolttrino or Magenta liquid hair dye which
will lmpart the flaming hue, now considered
so desirable. The new caprice exhibits
itself n the shape of q peucAdnt for those
gentlemen only who can beast Of what are
politely called auburn tresses," or "golar,i
locks" but which in reality take in every
shade OF the tavorite hue from calrotty rcd
to the mild and dingy tint known as
''gaudy." 1t is the brilliant color, however
which is in the asccndant-the redder the
better, and the more dist.ngue. Sons;
young ladies who were unfortunate enough
to have dark haired lovers, after vanly try
ing to induce them to cut off their hair and
wear a red or yellow wig, discarded them,
and the poor wretches, (lately perhaps con-
s!dered the glass of fashion and the mould
OF torln) find themselves almost excluded
from society. The "Solferinos" and MA
gentas,' (the one indicating the pale red
headed llien, and the other the deeper
shades,) on the contrary, are astonished at
the increase of their popularity. They arc
invited to all the parties, they arc bowed to
and sweetly smiled upon on Broadway, all
the bellies being covetous of the honor OF
displaying red-headed beau on the fashion.
able thoroughiare. When young lady
makes a new acquaintance, her friends no
longer ask her, is he rich? or is he hand.
some! but is he Solftrino? or Magenta ?
One very enthusiastic admirer Of the new
style had Il lover Of the right complexol,
but whose hair was too light For her taste.
Her desire to deepen its hues induced her,
1t is said, to make kind of wash which
produced such magical effects that num-
Der OF other young ladies were crazy until
she told the secret, and it now quite COM
mon for girls when they meet to speak OF
their bcaux, as gentlemen do their meer.
schaums, and ask, docs he color Z"
;. So obstinate has this fancy become that
short time since a lady in Fifth avenue
gave party at which only gentlemen with
hair of the prevailing shades were invited.
As one after another Of the male guests ar.
rived the effect produced became very curl
GUS. Iue Hlalofity re)olccd III brilliant
flaming top-knots which fairly illuminated
the room, but all the different tints were
exhibited, from the bright auburn aud .'sol.
den chestnut (Which some ladies particu.
larly Affect to the.pale reddish brown and
delicate tiaxen. Some gentlemen are be
coming as eager for fiame-co,ored locks as
the ladies, indeed it is whispered that ttse
ardor and galantry of a, few induced then,
70 extend the coloring process to their noses.
That is. however, probably lbe!-at any
rate, dark haired individuals may consider
th.msl Ives eclipsed for the time unless they
will consent to be shaven and shorn and
tltted up with new coronal decoration a,
the hands Of some fashionable coituer.-.N
Y. Sunday Times.