Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-04
"Dark eIaing the EEair.',
en- the Philadelphia Ledger.


"Distress," who writes about her premature
ly whitening hair, has so much company-not in
distress, but in numbers-that she has only to
suit her costume to her new cOlors and remain
as youthful, if not grow more youthful than be-
fore. Precisely what the powder of a bygone
fashion for the hair did for the women of l776.
and their charming followers at all Martha
Washington tea parties since, the premature
grayness OF many American women nowadays
is doing for them, in contrast to women OF other
natiOnalities who keep their hair in it's youthful
colorng and have their faces show old The face
that Is deepening i'm its lines or losing its fresh
ness shows ali these signs of years or care much
more plainly when it is framed in dark hair.
which is not nearly SO kindly as the soft framing
of gray or white.
The young doctor or lawyer rejOices when
he finds silver lock as so much added capital
In his business; and SO some women find their
beauty growing more brilliant with the at first
unwelcome change in their brown OF black
tresses. in this country. at least, the color
OF the hair Is no longer sign of years; and
there are even fashions in gray hair; some
protesting to find the blue-gr that black
hair occasionally changes. to be a more admi-
rable tint for flashing brunette than the
soft brown ash color of the blonde. DYES NAV
be very injurious; the Philadelphia girls who
have had brown hair bleached or dyed vel
low or red have generally had reason to renent
oft in head troubles or early paralysis. and
there is dead look or unnatural brilliancy after
such preparations which generally can be
detected. The harmless preparations. so called.
such as using leaden comb, or brown or
black pomatum stick only do their darkening
work by sOiling the hair. People who use other
pomatums or oils must Judge for themselves
how much this Is an Inconvenience.
The effect Of some climates and atmOspheres
upon some hair is so marked that people NAV in
time come to have hair-breadth ESCAPES from
losing it. by a guide-boOk of places good for
the hair" At the seaside most hair is strength
ened; those who have been losing it in town can
safely submit to more vigorous cOmbing than
usual, while an ocean voyage or crossing the
ocean is positive grief to some people,
because of the rapid lOOsening of the strands
of hair In the dryer air of the mountains.
again, the hair will come out in quantities
and seem to grow harsh. Some handsome
gray-haired danes never venture to go near
sulphur spring, or take the baths, because
it turns their hair tOa greenish yellow, Just as
sulphur is the base of some hair ''stains.'' The
nerve health of the body has certainly much
to do with the brilllancy and health of the hair
but whether any kind Of foods. heterogeneous or
albumlnOus foods will improve or restore the
color Is a point that has not yet been reached.
though it probably will be some day. What
ever improves the health, lends p,,.ity to the
cOn,pteIiOn-and this is of much more cOnse-
quence to good looks or even beauty than the
tint Of the hair-wll help ''Dstress," and. If
you are wise, you will let the color of your
hair help you also to choose the prettiest colors
to wear with it, and so secure to yourself at
Effectiveness always, in good temper and good
looks.