The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-21
IT IS EASY TO BECOMs a BLONDE.
An Explanation of the Restoration Of
the Color OF PATHS Hair.
From the Ne'o York Sun.

From the NeiC York sun.
Nine. PATHS temperance this year as
brunette has, apparently, revived interest
ing gossip concerning the ready trans
formation of brunettes into blondes, and
their restoration. The processes have
astonished the town for a couple Of decades,
aud 1t is known that the diva successfully
tried the experiment Just before her last
farewell to America two seasons ago. she
had departed to her castle az
Cralg-y-NOs. in Wales, black-haired and
happy, and she reappeared with bead OF
hair that the enthusiasts described as a pc
wi.ching Titan red" The secret Of the
transformation was peroxide Of hydrogen.
Concerning the experiment the editor OF the
1mcrtcdn HGirdTesSer said recently:
blondes will exist as long as peroxide or
hydrogen is manufactured. 1t turns the
most pronounced brunette into charming
blonde, at ranging charge OF from 81 81
in the Bowery to $40 in Fourteenth or
Twenty-third street"
THE editor is right" said Robert
Bellcharnbers, who used TO be president of
Hairdressers' Union Of New York. Moth
ing is easier than TO make blonde nova
days of women whom nature has thus
favored. Mime. PATHS experiment is an IL
lustration Of the facility with which the
thing can be done. Patti, however. only
went through half the bleaching process,
and consequently she came out as a Titan,
not blonde When she stopped washing
her hair with peroxide Of hydrogen her hair
gradually returned to its natural black"
Mr.. Bellchambers introduced peroxide OF
hydrogen in this country for bleaching.
Pauline Markham of the English
blondes theatrical troupe" he said, was
the first woman who used it in this city. |
supplied it to her over twenty years ago.
Tbar, I'D
women in society followed the example. IL
used to sell in those days. when it was a
nine days wonder, at $40 bottle, and
know Of women of wealth who didn't like
the color Of their hair, who paid as much as
$50 bottle for it. That left profit of $12
to the dealer, for it sold wholesale at IS a
bottle, Now it finds a ready sale all over
the world, and can be bought for rs cents a
bottle. Here it's"
He held up a 6-ounce bottle containing a
fluid that was absolutely colorless, like
water. 1t had a slight odor. The process
Of making blondes" he said, lis to apply
this to the roots of the hair occasionally.
after the first bleaching of the hair. IL
affects the coloring matter only. The hair
changes from black or dark to red, and then
to a blonde. You can make it any shade
you desire"
''Can any color of hair be bleached!"
ANY except natural red. We can do
nothing with that unless we apply dye Red
hair viii not bleach. l have tried for years
to find out the reason, but no one could tell
me-"
"But isn't it hurtfui, poisonousp'
THE hair will grow out again its natural
color as soon as the use of the wash Is
stopped, and as for the effects of the fluid
here's q sample of how dangerous it is"
He drew the cork of the bottle, held it
up, and let its contents trickle down his
throat. Then he explained: at is not
only harmless, but it has been discovered
that it is an excellent antiseptic. When my
boy had diphtheria some months ago the
doctor prescribed this and it cured him. 1t
cuts away that peculiar growth in the
throat that is one Of the accomplishments
of diphtheria, and it cleanses the system. |
have known for years that It makes fine
wash for the teeth 1t removes all the i'm
puriries and gives fine gloss TO the enamel
You take a little in your mouth and rinse
the teeth. The fluid forms into soapy
liquid like dentifrice, and cleans the teeth
readily. GU don't even have to use a tooth
brush. unless you care TO. The rinsing of
the mouth is sufficient. There is man in
town who asserts that this peroxide of
hydrogen is the great cure-Rll that the world
has been looking for, but hs is an extremist,
/ fear. All that l know about it is that it
does not injure the hair and thatit is q cura-
tive agent for diphtheria and that 1t makes
an effective dentrifice. IL is seldom used,
however, except for its original purpose of
bleaching hair l have had it analysed by
competent chemists, who didn't know why
l wanted it tested, and they say that it is
devoid OF harm when applied to the hair"