The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-27
RED HAIR.
Some National Prejaafees AGAINST it
The Favorfse CoIors OF Various
Nations

description OF hair which Ia Neither 5IaeIs, nor
brown, nor white. nor Vli6y-orowa. 1t may
be the Hery lileaian shock; i5 may be- she
4 the paIy amber IL may be- the FURNISHED
I gold; Il may be the
Brown In the shadow and gold IN Eha sua =
s'es6 e5si, T. 10 all red they have no etaer
word. And yet under this general term are con-
founded the two extremes ct beauty and agil-
ness, the two shades which have been respect
/ lively made che attributes Of she angel and
the demon. We find that while. on sae one
hand, red haiz, or rather a certain shaese Of III.
mas been both popularity and POLITICALLY asso-
sia5sd with all ag,iness, all vice aud all
nlaligni5y. d aaere pleasing varIetyof the same
hue has Been associated With AL g5vetlness,
all naeekness and all Innocence.
Scott ID the TalisMan gives Riehardss head
man "a huge red beard, naiagtiag with shaggy
locks Of she SAME 6Dtor;'' and Id the same
scene introduces serving as a marked CEN
trast} ais beautiful queen, Berangarta, with
her "eheEubfs eorassnanes and diaheysLlea
golden 6rsssss-
The demon Of cruelty Is painted by poets
with red hair. sauthey says
His coarse hair Was rcd
Pale gray his syas, and blood. saoe, and his faea
Wrt8ale9 with such sualls as malice wears
Id eeSra.y-''
t seems likewise So &c considered che mark
OF crafty and treacherons disposition. In
Spain It ia popularity Known By the aaaae Of
Judas hair and ii all Spanish paintings
JUDAS Is Distinguished rom the rsaf 81 hss
disciples by the aery color Of ais aair In
England similar belief seems 80 have pre-
Vallsd, Though unattended with the same IN
rsaaenbls prejudice. In snakspearess clay Of
IA Won Like E5. ResalIad, IN praise OF Aer
lover, says.
Rdsatsad-Efs hair IL OF the 5issembIfag cBIor.
tstsI-sn ,-thlag br5waer than Jdda-ss
k6sHtAd-E attn nis hair q OF a good e6l6r.
Having How seen red aair made 5hs atErt-
5utss of the demon, 5he aea.isaaan and the
traitor, ne snail And other attributes 10 thts
same rea aalE made 20 represent perfect III
aocenee and Beauty.
Pollock says ia zig poem. The Course Of
Time
AS though the glorious. golden, sushy b-egs
of 5hdasaad 9hsrIbEM lad 5eea saora Oh -
Tennyson says.
Sweet gtsI-gratllaEas n their TsIsgsu hair.
Milton, In describing a 5eauaiftaI woman ::
The one with shining locks Sf xGtd,. and
complexion rattLan5 as Ehe light Again.
fairesB q Ter daughters, adorned with locks
of gold
Among ali che rlaFions We have 10 draw tie
reasaer's attention 10 ssale ct the more marked
prAiadiass- The Egyptians stand pse-emi-
lent f5r tie violence CT 5lsir aversion Sc red
hair; theirs was literally a turning hatrea
for on the authority Of Dfoaorlls s'6naG
highly civilized ps0ple' annually performed
taa ceremony Of BURNING alive an unfortunate
nLsVialla. whose 5RiY crime vas the eal.1r
Ut his hair Fancy the STATE Of mind ITO
which every gasssssor ct the sbnaxioas shade
a21st nave seen thrown On the approach Of
5he tsrsataeG CEREMONY. Let 10 arY 80 realize
a case Suppose Al Individual, citizen of
unbleusisheG character, and with hair aat SO
very red, onIy tie supply aas 5ean unegalaI To
5he Demand AUD All she mere laayraaG cal
pri55 save bessn already used ug-faney 6he
peer man. ne aaT having any knowledge OF laa
patent Jet hlas:k haIf dye rushing dlsJraatsGly
ABOUT, piGsoHst7 asking his frtenns whether
they BdIax his halr is really 80 very red : 5r
fancy aim more eagerly taan Tfdalotss grasp
ing AZ every receipt warranted 30 produce
deep and permanent black; fancy hEn SNEAK
Ing EarDHgh the aTrssEss imagining EaaG every
cue who Ionks 81 AIM is saying 60 hiIlaslf
There Foes the man for the aey1 5Gn-ars.'
What eaa the gG6r man do Il he
we're 10 dee 90 another city they world
BllTa aaas che aigra reality az aeing stranger,
IN preference 20 6ne OF thelr 0wn tswnsnlen.
4 le title draws bearer aTlL nearer, and as Gle
Grsaa Truth that Ms aaIr Is lnfsIeatIGEa6Iy
che readest Ia the place begins 10 9Gzs CUT hy
degrees his aggnY Is reGonbteG- e is Che
Asst tight; unable ii 5ae extremity Ut lis
anguish Go term any plan Of take any aaeaa-
gre for safety, be passes The 6Iaie vaIaIag dis
sraere1ly about ais house, e2aiaiaaln9. s'0h, [
This dreadful red a;air p The morning c.awns
he liz III enehsd win horror; t6r 1le zen 5ho,l-
saEdGh time ne rusaes 30 his glass. Ia waa6 +
Ea 5hisS His aaIr is no l6Eger ref-tear aIG /
anguish nave turned it WHITE H. Leaps aigh
u cured II an Al Instant .ss {. But he
tiaras net trust the evidence Of bis /
own 5ewitCersG ssnsea. He calls hIs house, /
aolG together aud demands OF them fhts eflOr
6t his aaIr-5heY all declare IL white. i laad /
KNOCKING IS a0W beard az 5ae deer, Ills heart /
Leaps within aim, YeI De feels he i safe then
D aGrfIb1s ag1ail comes over ainl. Lear AID +
anguish aaa turned his aaatr Waite perhaps T
joy may have Turned il red again. But he /
5anaoI any longer bear the suspense, aid /
PUSHES 10 tie 1aGr himself.
He sees the priests ready with ti;aTnheaas, {
The magistrate. Eae people and the USUAL Goth 1
1he sacrifice. Some OF them mag &c his L
Srends3 cut ii IL a religious ceremony, and 4
AL private feeling MUST give way The T
inquiry Is new made, Is Mr. tBar5arssa'
30 El6nle, II all NJ. BarbarGsa, lie cries with {
5reul6alg eagrrness. His tatft5v-Eawasmsn
are all taken s7aAsk They asad Known him
veil lalY 5f 1henl often iineG at dis house, +
MIC, bheref5rs, 1t wtsliG nave 3sen interesting I
20 aa<s aGW De 6fisaupa as roast How
AVER, there Is no hetU for tG. Tt w3IliG 1e T
INDUSTRIOUS 20 burn a man vhese aalr was not
red So that, although f.reaafdiEy G.isap- I
5olataa, they BIZ poerttieail7 congratulate him,
ana tasB, Pasha Bafbar6sa gees eff with
Y rhGsGnle heart 10 see ais netghbGr Burnt. +
The Chinese have also Al aversion 60 rad- +
Haired people. ala It vas bell we'd by chem
or considerable title thai ali the Easytzsh
we're red haired. ana so did the French, until /
very recently travelled Frenshaan a,.EnitEsd
,aaI lie a;at. actually seen Edgt4shaien that +
we're net rstl- haired II
The ancient Romans, We find, had stron9
5enchanG IL favor OF yellow or golEen aAdr.
algarly called ared haIE.' The Romans aa
nirtaa this s1ade Of hair 80 much 5aaG their
aftea we're id the ass1i5 Of making use of eas-
aatles &c change the c6Ior OF their raven
oe1s- The asle nest esIser1ieh was dark
made IS the apiana6 asvers, made use ct
y Horace l5 describe Il, is the same vhIeh ne
enloEbys TO describe che ea1or OF f
ne Tier. llGg.ng " WHAT We knew Of the