The morning call., 1892-06-12
CHARACTER In HAIR.
Results Of the Careful Observations Of
Chicago Hotel Man.
CIicarn Trihnna

Chicago Hotel Man.
Chicago Tribune.
Quite a novel and warm argument was
had the other day between an especially
successful hotsl man and the manager of
dry-g00ds house, both Of this city. The
subject, oddly enough. was women's hair.
"Iil back my word for any amount" de-
olared the hotel man, that l can read a
woman as accurately by her hair as anybody
else can by her eyes, nose, mouth, etc"
You probably wouldn't omit taking tie
eyes, lips, nose. etc. in at the same glance
necessary to see her hair?" observed the
dTy-gOOds man.
Il wouldn't ask to see those features at
all, " replied the host They could be COW
cred IN. Have her head entirely concealed.
All Ia want to see would be a good-sized
strand OF her hair; but I'd have to know it
was grown to her head before I'd put up Lny
money"
"Then her manner OF wearing it would
not enter into or affect your decision 90
Necessarily, nO-not in the least"
''Wen, Pm not in a wagering mood today,
though if I were I wouldn't mind taking
you for fifty or a hundred that you'd get
left nine times out Of ten. commented the
man Of dTy-gOOds, "but that shouldn't pre-
vent you sharing your theories with u.s."
Excuse me-facts, not theories" said
the hotel man cOTreetingly. And then he
proceeded to say; Il start cut IN my read
ing 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 de-
termined whether she is Of gentle or rude
birth, | rely upon the amount Of care
which her hair shows to have had in order
10 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 a less OF greater extent, rude birth, q high
degree Of glossiness is utterly impossible.
And now / viii give you a principle or
rule that you will probably laugh at, but it
stands for 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 particularly the body
Of the hair show a tendency to curl, il is an
lnfalibie sign that the owner has an inheT-
ent grace and poetic ease Of body. The
stTaighter and less yielding-though not
necessarily harsh-tne hair. the frmer and
more positive is the woman's nature.
Ireachery and jealousy hide beneath lusteT-
less or dead-back hair nine cases out Of
ten. Feminine hair that may appear Of the
finest texture, and be glossy almost to bril-
llanCy when viewed at a little distance, but
tnat on close examination is found TO have
a broken or split ppearance-sOmethng
quite common in ladies' hair-may be Ge-
pended on to a certainty as indicating a
BADLY un balanced character, woman with
10 excess Of especially queer notions. and
one who, while she may be nice enough to
bow down 70 on the street, should be
avoided as an intimate friend. Tie
lighter eOlOTed the hair the more SEN
sitiYe and 'tOuchy' the owner, except in
rare cases, where her ladyshiD enjoys per.
feet health. Brown hair, whatever the
shade, is always, / have found in my bus-
ness as a hotel man, the most pleasant and
satisfactory shade OF hair to have TO do with
across the hotel-cOunteT, and that's the
place to find out 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.
"Aud as for auburn hair, / would trust
an auburn or red haired woman for more
days board without her having any baggage
than l would a woman with hair of any
other color, brown locks not excepted, and
I've probably had as many red-haired ladies
for my guests as any other hOtelman iu the
country, Some Ted-haired women are
mighty impulsive and quick spoken Oc-
casiOnaly, but L have always found them
the pOsse5sOrs Of TWO most appreciable
traits. They are strictly honest and have
common sense, while as a general rule they
are among the brightest. the gentlest Of
gentieWOmen.D