Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

The Recent Horse Show Has Given Ladies' n
Good Idea in Hairdressing


From the New York sun.
"NightcapS are TO be in vogue again, and the
horse show has brought them back, announced
a wide-sleeved beauty the other day while dis
cussing fashion with friend
II know it because twenty women have told
me so. she continued, land I myself am
having half dozen silk head pieces made. and
mean to wear them every night of nv life
What for? Why to try for a higher polish on
M hair, OF course. just as grooms blanket fine
horses TO protect their coats from dust, chill
and general rougheBing. ION see every time
we girls looked at those perfectly groomed
creatures in the ring we envied the exquisite
sheen OF their skins rejecting light like so
many mirrors.
The TANKS of the sorre,s shone like conner
while the chestnuts had exactly that silky blond
briliiancy would give the world - carry
around on our heads. Of course We have used
CASTLE soap. the yolk of an egg, rum and
quinne. and all the rest OF those good old
fashioned receipts for washing the hair, ana
found every one of them excellent in wav
Then worked out a sort Of system for myself
that, as far as invigoraling .he roots. holding
the color and keeping the ends from splitting
is not TO be equaled.
ITO begin with" Beauty explained II keen
three grades of brushes on nv dressing table,
and apply them vigorously for thirty minutes
night and morning. The first one is stiff, with
long, sparse bristles calculated TO search out
dandruff and stimulate the scalp by quicken
ing the circulation of the blood. Next comes
one of moderate strength. close set. and de-
signed TO remove every tiny particle of dust
Few realize how injurious these intinitesimal
atoms are in cracking and driving the ibers
Yet they absorb the natural oil needed bv the
hair, and unless gotten rid of will do perma-
nent hurt. NV last brush is merely g polisher
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quire that L carefully clip the ends of
NV hair once month, wash il every three
weeks. let it hang in long tails down my back
when chance TO be staying indoors and am
ever careful to use only new smooth hairpins,
and no soda or borsx for cleansing purposes
You can zee that ii looks pretty thick and
shiny now, but If all that old Scotch lady
tells me be true will soon eclipse the prize
winners at the show for sheen and sickness L
had told hel of our proposed nightcsp scheme,
whereupon she gave me some idea of the bene-
fetal effects of silk upon hair. 1t seems in her
young days they wore those huge baloon-like
puffs over the ears. and women rivaled each
other in the smooth gloss of their locks. She
struggled for fret honors along with the rest
and did il also TO please her old father. who was
blind and loved TO pass his hand over her we'll
brushed head
Every morning she knelt beside his chair.
and the very instant his sensitive fingers
touched her bandeaux he knew whether or no
she had worn her cap the night previous. Had
she let it off the fine sickness OF texture was
gone, only to be regained by close adherence TO
brush and cap. The old lady assures me the
early badness of men so common TODAY lis
largely due to their sleeping with uncovered
heads. The caps, IT appears. absorbed all hurt
full Precipitation that helps to weaken the roots
and protects the scalp from sudden chilis and
draughts. which cause the hair to tall
When inquiry made as to the stvle of
these novel articles Beauty explained that she
had no idea of looking a fright even in bed to
benefit her hair. They are 10 be cut after the
models used for infants. tiny crown in the
back. with a full piece corded in that will ex-
tend all around from nuque 20 brow. The hair
will be well brushed. neatly braided, lightly
fastened up with shell pins and then the cap
drawn over it closely 20 conceal every strand
full ruche of soft lace frames the face the
sides cut TO leave the ears free while thin
silk strings keep the whole affair in place with
out irritating chin OF cheek.