Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-11
wOMAN'S HAIR.
1t 10 Declared to BE an Unfaiiing Index 10
Feminine Character,

1t IL Declared to BE an Unfaiiing Index to
Feminine Character.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Quite a novel and warm argument was had
the other day between an especially successful
hotel man and the manager Of g dry goods
house. both of this city. The subject, oddly
enough, was-woman's hair.
"I'll back my word for any reasonable
amount" declared the hotel man. 'thst can
read q woman as accurately by her hair as
anybody else can by her eyes, nose, mouth,
&C."
"You probably wouldn't omit taking the
eyes, lips, nose, &C., in at the same glance
necessary to see her hair2" observed the dry
goods man.
Il wouldn't ask to see those features at ALL "
replied the host. "They could be covered up.
Have her head entirely concealed Ali I'd want
to see would be good-sized strand Of her hair
but I'd have to know it was grown to her head
before I'd put up my money"
Then her manner Of wearing il would not
enter into or affect your decision?''
Necessarily not in the least"
"Wel, I'm not in a wagering mood today,
though if 1 were / wouldn mind taking you
for fifty or hundred that you'd get left nine
times out Of ten,'' commented the man Of dry
goods; 'sbut that shouldn't prevent you sharing
your theories with us."
Excuse me-facts, not theories" said the
hotel man correctingly. And then he proceeded
to say: Il start out in my reading of a woman
by her hair with the quite generally known and
accepted principle that the finer the hair the
gentler the birth, or the better. higher grade
the family stock from which she came, and,
having thus determined whether she is Of
gentle or rude birth, rely upon the amount Of
care which her hair shows to have had in order
to obtain the key to her mode Of life. A
brilliant, glossy effect even in connection with
the finest feminine hair is the result only Of
long and most careful attention, while in the
case OF coarse hair, indicating to less or
greater extent rude birth, q high degree Of
glossiness is utterly impossible. And now 1
will give you principle or rule that you will
probably laugh at. but it stands for q fact,
nevertheless it is that the closer the ends Of the
hair cling together when unaffected by an
artificial force the more intellectually does the
owner possess. When the ends and particu-
larry the body of the hair, show a tendency to
curl it is an infallible sign that the owner has
inherent grace and poetic ease of body. The
straighter and less yielding-though not neces-
sarily harsh-the hair, the firmer and more
| positive is the womans nature. Treach-
| cry and jealousy hide beneath lusterless or
dead black hair nine cases out Of ten. Femi-
| nine hair that may appear of the finest tex
ture and be glossy almost to brilliancy when
vowed at little distance but that on close
examination is found to have q broken or split
appearance-something quite common in ladies
hair-may be depended on to a certainty as in
| dicating badly unbalanced character q woman
with an excess of especially queer notions, and
one who, while she may be nice enough to
bow to on the street. should be avoided as an
intimate friend. The lighter colored the hair
the more sensitive and 'touchy' the owner
except in rare cases. where her ladyship en-
joys perfect health. Brown hair, whatever
| the shade, is always, l have found in nv
business as hotel man, the most pleasan,
and satisfactory shade of hair to have
| to do with across the hotel counter. and that's
the place to find out a woman's nature. What
ever the shade Of brown it may be-
you will find the fact almost infallible that
such hair covers a perfect hotbed OF
common sense, good judgment and reason.
And as for auburn hair, 1 would trust al
auburn or red-haired woman for more days
board without her having any baggage than
would woman with hair of any other color
brown locks not excepted, and I've probably
had as many red-haired ladies for my guests a,
any other hotel man in the country Soms
red-haired women are mighty impulsive ani
quick-spoken occasionally but have Away,
found them the pc SCISSORS Of two most appre
eiable traits. They are strictly honest and
have common sense, while as a general rule
they are among the brightest, the gentlest Of
gentlewomen."