Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
SOME HORRORS OF HAIR DYES.
They Would Not Re Ted Much ~ People
Realized their Hurtfuine~s.

They Would Not Re Ted Much People
Realized their Hurtfuiness.
WHY WOMEN SUFFER- Lrss PROM bkIDSfss THAN
MEN Do-DrKISs As A ckpsn roR BALD HEADS
HENSA foR RID HAIR AND oRPrnrSI foR
GOLDEN LONESOME UNDESIRABLE PnnnATIc
sHADks-FAcrs ABOUT cHIsSoNs
ssVv-HY ARE WOMEN LESS INCLINED
w than men 10 badness repeated the
scientist gravely. in response 20 a srAR writer's
question. 1T is not known with certainty.
but the best authorities end . reason for the
fact in the heshy covering Of the
female skull which IL thicker than
that Of the male Uranium. Therefore il
affords more fruitful soil one might say,
producing a taller and better rooted crop Az
the same time the coloring oil that supplies
pigment TO the hairs is more plentiful. and
thus its exhaustion. causing grayness, is
less usual There 10 good reason 90
believe that covering up the head tends TO
make people bald and this notion finds some
confirmation in the fact that the peasant girl.
of France and Germany, who go bare-headed
always, have tresses Of extraordinary lu,uri-
ance. Barris,ers in England. too. as I have
understood. are apt 10 suffer from badness
because OF wearing wigs.
badness A suRJrcr oF JEST.
'Baldness has been subject for jest ss Gar
back as history goes lou may remember per-
haps why it was that the children made fun %
Elisha. which untimelv merriment caused them
TO be eaten up by bears. There is many a
tragedy IN such an affection. Think Of the
horrible anxiety Of a marrying mother who
mas made the discovery that unless she gets
rid OF her daughter by q certain time the
nElf RfrNlN -
unmarketable article. Cnfortunateiy vanity
Is frequent cause OF badness. inasmuch az
the trouble Is only too apt Go be occasioned by
The use OF dyes and bleaches. &c. In a couplet
locks through such imprudence. the poet Ovid
said:
~ told you no, to dye your hair.
Ana now YOU have hair 20 dye
$50 long there has been such a thing as
fashion in this world. women seem 60 have
dyed their hair. The society woman OF ancient
Rome required three maids TO adjust and pre-
pare her tresses for any festive occasion. one 20
comb and curl them. another 30 anoiut and per
iume them. and a third to do the arrangement
and construction Of the couture. Dyeing WAS a
separate part OF the process. All the resources
Of chemistry have been explored for paints TO
be thus employed. For the process. inasmuch
as II does not really alter the coloring of the
hair, but merely stains il on the outside with a
TINT that needs TO be constantly reap
pled. Is. properly speaking. rather paint
ing than dyeing. Thus far women have
confined themselves TO conventional colors in
THIS art, but there is no telling when the mode
may not persuade them 20 dive their locks green,
blue or purple. Sometimes the secondary ef-
Iects Of the medicsments utilized appear in
even such surprising rainboS hues as these.
RED HAIR IN FASHION.
Until comparatively recently red hair has
been despised. but within the last few wears the
prime fashion has come to lie Titan auburn
with a vivid fash of copper in il. Even
tresses of the most intense and unqualified
red are In vogue at present in Paris Ii 10 pro-
dIced with henna. the substance with which the
ladies Of the orient stain their finger nsils,
which is imported for the purpose from Turkey.
One of the African peoples. who call themselves
the Somali, die their wool with henna and lime
until II Is Of a brick-dust hue.
'One thing to be said in favor OF henna 10
that II Is entirely harmless. whereas nearly all
OF the dyes that are sold very injurious in
deed; One solution very popular in Paris in
stantly changes white or haxen hair into the
most beautiful gold. IL is called orpiment. is
the golden sulphuret of arsenic and has only one
Overwhelmingly. that il kills Its deadly
action is as swift and inevitable large doses
of arsenic taken internally would be. Most
hair dyes contain a large proportion Of lead.
the deadliness of which is well known. A man
who dyes his mustache ought TO
abstain hom soup. Nitrate of silver
has acquired much popularity for such
1 PtA poste ocChusc OF the DlhCh IL pro-
| duces Unfortunately, after il has been EN-
ployed for a while it bestows in addition Q re-
| markable play of irridescent colors which in
the sunshine produce rather absurd -sslet.
A lovely brown tint may be given 10 the
mustache with a few applications of cloriie
of gold. but ultimately the gold occasions
the ZANE rainbow effects are brought about
| by the silver. The notion Of bleaching hair. Of
which SO many brunettes nowadays take adj
vantage for the purpose Of becoming blondes,
/ 10 fx.alx- - -. II
ready going out Of fashion somewhat The
| peroxide of hydrogen usually applied ne .
bleach withers up and destroys the vitality Of
the hair.
| SUNLIGHT DARKESs THE HAIR
1T seems rather curious that strong sunlight
should seem TO have the effect Of dsrkening
the hair, instead Of bleaching it. considering
the matter from the geographical point Of view.
For, whereas the hght-haired races all belong
IN cool climates. the tropical people have
dark locks. There il one very simple
preparation for making the hair darker.
which may he safely recommended. inasmuch -
| il can do lie harm. Ii 10 a weak solution OF
acetrte of iron in water, mixed with little
| glycerne. Rubbed daily into the head il will
gradually and permanently produce the result
desired. besides having q good effect on the
health. Ii is an interesting fact that bristles.
spines. feathers, fur and wool all very closely
resemble hair in their chemical nature and
| formation.
FASHION AND COMMON SENSE.
Notwithstanding all that is said to the con-
trary there is no doubt that fashions are much
more under control by common sense than
they used to be. Even tight lacing has well
nigh gone ont. though the fanatic dress re-
| formers would not have you believe il. The
| absurd chignon. so universally worn q few years
| ago. WAS done away with chiefly by the howl
| that was made against il on grounds
| of cleanliness and health. The hair Of which
| these remarkable adornments were composed
was shown to be derived from the most objec-
| tionable sources. much of il coming from Zulu