The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
CARE OF THE HAIR.



Disastroas nssu1ts % tho Drowning pr
ssas-vasious Kinds u Brushss--3
Keep . Clean Healthy sealp-Cars
Men worry themselves bald and worns
wash their beads bare. It makes very lit
difference what happens to the head Of o ma
70 Ions. as he doesn't lo&e IL, but the very he.
hair peservative for women and children
comb and brush. Soap and water rot tn
hair without cleansing the scalp. Take. 10
instance. two children in the same family
and. by way Of experiment, comb and br,,s
one curly head and comb and shampoo tn
other for Eve or six years. Unless the chill
dren belong TO q hairless family the forme
will show q wig 90 per cent better in oualit
and abundance than the crop of the sister
who has been soused eight or nino times
month. Perhaps hotter illustration is tn
drowning process current among men, mos
Of whom duck their heads in cold watel
every morning and duck the life out of thu
hair before the age Of 30 The dry wash Il
worthy Of trial, but the benefits must not bt
looked for in less than three years.
AS beginning invest In . long black
comb having two grades Of teeth Any com
position will do but metal, which is objec-
tionable on account Of tho heat engendered
in the friction A good rubber comb is
about the best, not only on account Of the
elasticity of the rack, but against the glossy
black every particle Of dust and soil shows.
To make perfect toilet the ''rackingo should
last until the comb passes through the hair
clean. Part Of tho service must DO towel with
which to wipe the comb every time it is drawn
through the hair. A brush will cost any
where from 81 to $50, according to the money
ono may care TO put in the mounting Silver
bound gavels arc very expensive, the she'll
backs come next and pretty ivories end ccllu.
loids sell at IS aud 81. There are rubber
goods for IS and tho 5est wood mounts for q
dollar less
For real service nothing is better than a
narrow, palmwood, wild boar bristle brush
made of the natural hair, which need not
cost more than 81. There are the "barber
brushes" served with black bristies, which
woman doesn't want, as the color hides the
dirt. White bristles are better but less SER
viceable, as tho bleaching weakens the hair.
but the best Is tho natural color, containing
mixture OF gray, brown and black Used
every day dollar brush will last two months.
but after that 1t Is not Of much account for
cleaning tue hair. In fact, no brush is worth
bureau room when 1t will not reach through
the hair to the scalp There are, to DO sure,
different purposes to which hair brushes are
put. Some people buy them to equip dress
ing case; Others to clean the comb on: still |
others to smooth the hair with after it has
been combed, and few to dress the hair and
cleanse the scalp. II intended for this last |
service long life cannot b. expected from it
BY way Of care don't soak the brush; the
bristles can be washed without swelling and
splitting tho back. A better plan is to clean
it with cloth after each using But, re
turning to the toilet, 1t is not time wasted to
spend thirty minutes day on the hair, first
using the comb, then the brush, and finally
the comb to dress it. Now, it is q long time
to comb the hair steadily for fifteen minutes,
and unless the work is done in tho face Of q
clock the operation will be brought to finish
in ten minutes or less, for the arms will tire
and the neck and shoulders perspire IL the
hair is thick and abundant. However, it is
tho best way and the only way to keep clean,
healthy scalp and get glossy, natural
dressing on the hair. There are in all the
hair shops young women who 60 out to dress
hair, spending an hour or so every day In
each family. The mother or child is placed
In chair barber fashion, with a towel
pinned about the neck and shoulders. After
the hair has been vigorously combed the
clerk looks the scalp over with bit of soft
cloth saturated with sweet oil, which Is ap-
piled to dandruff spots. After the scruff has
been loosened the scalp not the hair, is
combed, and then follows q thorough brush.
ing until every particle of loose and decayed
skin has been removed. As final touch the
.csses are specifically brushed until the
aair looks oily.
For tho woman who has to spend her sum.
ner in city as dirty and smoky as Chicago,
'owdcr Is o greater necessity than soap, for
is possible to keep clean with dry bathing,
tut recourse must be made 30 some sort of
protection if the complexion is to be saved
u all the powders In the market pink, white,
ream and mother Of pearl or buff, tho sim. 4
lest and finest Is the best. A large number
4 the most expensive powders contain bis
ruth and magnssia, which are not beneficial
$ cosmetics. Some physicians consider bis =
ruth actually poisonous. but the fact that it
as been constantly used by women Of good
- 80 =" osASu6 uAAAoSS a. 10 Aa'oi /
Whether it will agree with all compilations is Il
mother question, and the best thing that can
. said In its favor Is it adhesiveness 1t
ticks like white lead, and that il the quality p
lost desired in make ups. Lead, however, is
aneful. No woman who values her health
i'll use it, since it cannot DO applied with "
ut being absorbed by the system. Its effects
10 most serious. resulting often in idiocy
nd paralysis OF
Tho best, safest and cheapest powder is dt
CO -four, and to make sure Of Its purity the al
co can DO purchased whole and pounded In yo
mortar for use. Second choice Il French
ialk, which forms the best protection
|ainst sun, tan and weather burn For q
chic, aail, sunny drive o. o long walk tn
coating Of chalk Is As good protection for q
% face and neck o. a VEIL Powder Is an &C
'celient preventative againsta face that Is 70
exposure to dust, smoke. SCOT or storm. lot
roperly applied IL acts a. 60 between, re-
living the dirt which otherwise would Ill
Q pores Of the skin. Before retiring 1t str
ould 30 rubbed of first with soft cloth tb,
ID The face washed with cold cream or sweet {