The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-04-02
BLONDES.

John E Russell in the Springfield tda,sl. Repub-
licap
The causes Of vast changes are often
trivial. A word or touch may sway the
destiny of thousands vet unborn. In 1853,
the world had been for more than century
firmly governed by the spell of
OZARK woHEN"
The most philosophical and critical OBJ
server would have failed to detect any
symptom Of revolt from the established
authority. But the hour of change was
marked on the dial of time. and tie rulers
OF the world were about to resign their
power, ia obedience to the irresistible de-
cree Of overruling Fashion.
The late Louis Napnleon,-t the saltim-
banque who threw lucky surnmersault
into tue Imperial chair of Gallic state, and
reignsd a charlatan Emperor until the rough
German had seized him by the tawdry col
lar and tossed him INTO broken cXile,-had,
in this year, married the ambitious Span
ish
COUNTESS DE TEBk.
The fair Spanilrd had not the unmiXed
blood Of the Peninsula. \ cold strain OF
the Northern race had mingled in her veins.
The Scotland Of the last century vas mis-
erably poor. her gloomy hills us.ailed by
wirtry tompests, and her cold and lonely
heartha, though they made her meet
nurse" for poesy and legend, afforded but
ecanty support for her sturdy sons. 1t was
natural that they should have been found
fortune hunting wherever "siler" was to
be had, the Jest Of the better endowed. il
every part Of the world. 4 red hare
clunsman found his opportunity in .he no.
mantle Ian Of Spain, marrying above his
station, and becoming the progenitor Of
the Empress of France, who, bY grace OF
position, - also arbiter Of the world Of fash
ION. The raw carrot style Of the Tweed
blended we'll with the olive Ct Settle, ard
produced
Tns BLohnE cONrLEXT0S.
to which all heantv f.r twenty weary has
been f"'rrd tn approximate. lrna thu
accession "f the new Empress, langtimf
neglected h!on Il. awoke to find thern-e|ve.
beauties and the'r various c.edes az tawnv
yellow, golden, aud red at once coraman
ded the homage Of mankind The derose,
brunettcs, buried from power. though ac
quescrnt outwar,llv. could not We eonten
10 suffer neglect, and. finding Their orrnr
tunity in the fact that the bon e nuke
the article scarce, took exsraordinarr
measures AMI produced an artificial St prT,
by drawing blonde wigs orer dark hair, or
hv blanching dark hair to the desired shade
This method Of obtaining blondes, and tn,
vuigarities Of the English "hurle.Qu
troupes,' had caused q rapid reaction il
taste on tins side of the Atlantic. even be
fore the exile Of tie Empress had made ne
authority doubtful and there i prospcc
that brnnettes will, in spite OF their create
abundance,
ELGAIH TINS SUPREMACY
for time, again to be dispossessed by
whim OF fashion: for the fashion of com
pleIinn ike all other human vpgnrics, i
subject To change. The passion fer blondes
smoog the dark haired race, Gibbs and fow,
it Is fever that intcrmits, a fantasy tha
burns and cnaI< again.
Among the Greeks aud Romans iigh
compleIlons were very rare. and for thu
reason highly prilsd blondes were can
sidered to be the real beauties. tie tru
type, of loveliHess. These opinions power
fully swayci the soul Of art, aud we've
golden threads into all the warp and WOO
Of ancient song and story. To meet tn
earricious tast, of the time, the femal
pagsns made up their deficiency in rart b
the art, recently revived, of changing
BLACK HAIR 70 YELLOW OF RID.
This custom Is repeatedly referred to b
the poets and satirists- In Orid's four
tcsnih eleey he reproaehes his mis,res
VIZ" ueI iul4s I'll ttHlHN CNustlC pbisbi'
on her he'd to bianeh the color The prac
tice Of shaving the head and wearing Wig
made Of the yellow barr af German slave
was verv common. The modern witticisu
which reg'sarly makes its appearance a
stated intervals smong the venerable "Joes
in the variety column of the country news
paTer. upon the cir! that wore her ow,
hair, because she paid Cor X. ia from Mar
tial'. epigram on Gala. golden hair.
Sacred history eon,ai-e little nat;ee g
female complexion having to do with Ts
brews, Egyptians, and other brown race,
although we know from Is,iah that .her
was = strong inclination TO
IMPROVE UPoS NATURE
among the Jewish DANES. The Egyr tiar
were exceedingly clean, and among ,h
many advantages of the captivity of tt
Jews amans them was the acquiring 6
scrupu,ousiy sleanly habits, though, like a
Eastern peorls. they made gTea. use 4,
perfumes and unguats. They were fou
also Of tchangeable suits Of apparel, au
che NANTES, and the winples, and II
eri.ping pins the "round tires Ike Il
Eeaa," ,h.r got frog the Eatsvlonisn vo.