Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

hair: and Il will be noticed that, as n
rule, il is arranged so as to interfere
rs little as possible with the outlines
Of the head, But there is nm airy
grace in these well'proporlioncd, liy.
ing, waving (not crimpcd) aud iilleted
locks which puts 10 shame the ponder.
osity and the cnarseness of the mighty
nest of artificial and liieless braids aud
curls which the modern woman is fond
of hooh ing on 10 the back of her head
much as fit were an inverted wash,
bowl.
Now tho beauty Of all hair is It's
life. That g,oss aud gleam-thai
richness of eolor-that peculiar some.
thing, which shows that il is alive aud
part Of her head upon which il is
arranged that the warm blood, cours,
ing through living veines, sends
through its numerous tubes the sap
which gives il freshness aud bright.
ness Between the hair growing on
a healthy head and the dead hair
which has been detached from the
flesh which bred il. there is great
difference which can both be seen and
felt.
How fuzzy and faded that lady's
hack braids are! But look at the
smooth. shiny. deeper>colored hair, Of
which just ltttIe may be seen about
her forehead or temples. though she
hides il SO carefully away To make
room for strange hair upon her head
The difference is that her back hair is
dead. while the front hair is alive :
and all the pomatums in the world
can not give the former the natural
living gloss of the latter.
Yesterday | saw a lady in store
who was deliberately and premedita,
edly buying II long coil of some horri.
BILE imitation of natural hair, which, |
believe. is called jute. When |
thought Of all the horrible stories Of
parasites. and "such like" which |
had heard connected with this stuff.
! felt creepish all over as ! thought
Of her coiling il among her own hy.
ing tresses.
Bat even were there not this strong
objection, there is another equally
strong 10 mixing heavy false switches
with the natural hair. The weight
by degree pulls i, out. The same can
be said Of heavy ready.braided ehig-
mons which are pinned over the natural
hair. And more than this. the Wear
ing ofa heavy. hot mass AT the back Of
the head makes feminine life, little by
little, hut a weariness both Of flesh
and spirit The head, being over,
heated, aches aud aches on. Being
overloaded, il droops aud the con
slant strain upon the muscles of the
back, Of the neck induces n chronic
pain ia that region. And what is all
this self,inAieted pain forg Simply
TO carry on attempted couuterieiting,
which deceives nobody.
There is no good in il. Years ago.
some beauty discovered that il was
becoming 10 her TO wear all her hair
gathered into one simple knot, low at
the back Of the neck. and. drawn down
smoothly over the ears. Instantly
there was perfect furorc among all
women 10 wear their hair like this,
All the feminine ears, big and little,
ugly and pretty, were hidden away
under sleek bands Of hair. as religious.
~ as to have been born with ears was
n c.1me in woman 10 be deprecated
and concealed. Yet ali the pretty
faces were just rs pretty then as they
are now under different style Of hair
dressing, and all the ugly ones were
just as ugly.
may venture safely TO say that
nothing can add 10 the beauty Of d
fair face SO much as wearing the hail
in a style naturally becoming 10 it
whether that be fashionable or not.