The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-22
HOW TO BLEACH THE HAIR.
Only One Way, and That a Poisonous
One, to Obtain Golden Locks.
From the Mem York Grdrhic


One, to Obtain Golden Locks.
From the Nep York Graphic.
1t is difficult to stem any story in which
champagne is introduced There is a sparkle
| in the looks of the word, an easy sense of
| opulence in its sound, that wins its way into
the most truth-guarded columns of a news
paper.
One of the most beguiling Of these cham
payne stories is that women use 1T for
bleaching their hair. 1t reappears with the
periodical recurrence of the sea serpent.
The thought of lovely woman floating her
locks in a bottle of champagne is always too
much for the susceptible youth who works
the scissors, and In it goes.
Now, the fact is that not even board
ing-school girl would divert champagne
from its natural uses to this end The ex-
| pertinent in the first place is too costly; in
the second place women arc like creatures
| to ourselves. They would rather drink it.
However, a number of different hair
| dreSserS have been interviewed on the sub
| iect The result of these Investigations
| must be painful to the exchange reader ard
his fervid imaginings. One and all agree that
there is no authority for saying that cham
payne will bleach the hair. The efferves-
cent quality of champagne might tighten
the hair a little, as will acids, but something
further is required.
Naturally each hairdresser is ready to
produce that something further. This is in
every case a colorless liquid. At one place
it is called we will say, Dawn" in another
''Liauide dor" At a third it appears as
under some musical and beguiling syllable,
meaning nothing.
In every case it is assured that this magi-
cal colorless liquid is the only thing that
will bleach the hair without destroying it,
There are also other preparations to which
a good deal of care has been given to provid
ing them with musical names to turn hair
red, chestnut and other desired tints.
In each case the question was plumply
asked, do you know anything about
peroxide of hydrogenW
Eyes, it will bleach the hair, but it is a
powerful acid and will ruin 1t. Now the
Dawn Tor the 'Liquide dor or the Azure
OLE as the case might bel has been analysed
and is medically pure"
To settle all these conflicting claims and
testimony an attempt was made to inter-
view Mr.. Charles Meyers, the theatrical
wig maker. Mr.. Meyers had gone to Eu-
rope, but he had left in his place an able as
sistant, who was dealing out face powder of
different tints with a small scoop to waiting
customers.
AS he was busy, he was laconic, but his
brief words carried conviction of their
truthfulness.
What do you use to bleach hair"
Peroxide of hydrogen with ammonia
added to make it stronger"
"How does it bleach the hairT'
sit is a powerful acid, and bleaches by
burning the hair"
Doesn't that injure the hairF'
"Certainly-ruinS it.
"Why do you do it, then|
"People want it.
"Will nothing else bleach the hairl"
Nothing"
What, then, is DAWN"
"Peroxide of hydrogen"
"What is 'Liquide d'Orp"
Peroxide of hydrogen"
''What is 'Aureolef"
Peroxide of hydrogen"
"What does peroxide Of hydrogen look
likep
"Water"
There seemed to be nothing more to DO
asked on that subject
Some face powoer was bought as emol-
lent for the young man, and while he was
scooping and boxing, few more questions
ventured:
what will turn hair chestnut"
Peroxide Of hydrogen"
"Then what will turn it redF
"Peroxide of hydrogen"
He laid down the box of powder, took up
20 cents In eXcndnBe, put IL III tne Jill, Onen
folded his arms on the counter, leaned on
them and thus delivered himself:
"There are but two things you can do
with hair. You can bleach 1t and you can
dye it, If we should put dozen pieces Of
hair that looked alike in bath Of peroxide
of hydrogen they would come out--more
likely than not-all different. 1t would be
owing to the different color tendency Of the
hair which the oily pigment hides. One
might be chestnut, another red, another
gold and another fax. That's all there is
of it,"
Eyes, very well, thank you. sir. But,
please" calling this back from the door,
lido YOU suppose that horax or bicarbonate
of soda would bleach the hairF
The young man struggled with his feel
ings aud then answered suavely.
"You can keep your hair clean with bo
rax and soda, and while keeping it clean
allow its natural color to show. But iii
thus drying out all the natural oils you in
lure the soft and silky texture of the hair,
which is a great part of its beauty. Good
morning. Not at all"