The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07
HER CHIEF GLORY.
woman's Hair and-the More Recent Ideas
as to It's Treatment.

Female ingenuity in devisinG new fashions
for dressingthe hair has done very much TO harm
II. Happily. since the atrucious fashion OF
wearing the hair in a chignon or waterfall has
been abolished, very little false hair is worn,
and the graceful. easy style of wearing the hair
to-day makes 1t possible for a woman with
very little hair TO dress 1t prettily. Curly or
wavy hair is an advantage, and the possessor OF
1t is the envied OF her the possibilities OF
pretty arrangement are greater. and 1t lends
softness to the face. Women with straight hal:
have TO resort TO curling irons and crimping
tOngs, which are very Injurious. The heated
iron applied to the hair burns the ends however
careful the user may be, and their persistent
use dries the life and color out of the hair leav-
ing 1t dry and harsh Ia the touch.
Now that the friZZled bang has passed away,
and woman's forehead il seen again, the curling
iron has. In measure, lost its sefulness, but Il
fashion requires that the hair be g undulated, !"
and women prefer its soft effect rather than the
severity imP@Ited BY straight hair drawn OF the
few years ago invented anew "undu lating" iron,
and with IL introduced the style OF hairdressing
made so popular by Nine. liading. The women
of Paris saw and admired. and Henri's fortune
was made. He charged an exorbitant amour:
Ia dress the hair. 81. Int nevertheless women
stood In line outside his shop awaiting their turn
as men stand at the box office of the theatre at
the opening of the opera season. and not infre-
quently woman OF speculative turn would sell
her place in line for very good price 10 some
one more anxious than she to get in. The effects
ends Of the French women hair.
Brushing Is the best tonic, and Is absolutely
The bristles Of the brush should be long and OF
medium stiffness; not sharp enough 10 irritate
the scalp, but OF sufficient body to penetrate
thoroughly the hair. Half an hour should be
devoted Ia this brushing night and morning.
Ihe best way Is % part the hair In the middle
arately run the brush through at least twenty
ive times TO side, The good effect will he no
pay the trouble. This brushing, besides bring
ing out al The natural gloss q the hair, pre-
cline rubbed well into the scalp will help il.
Women make grave mistake in washing the
hair 100 OFTEN. II Is popularity supposed that a
washing is necessary once week to keep the
head clean, but IL is not so. Brushing will keep
the scalp clean and free from dust, aud sham
man has her own recipe for shampoo, but pure
CASTLE soap and enough bOrax 10 soften the
not be used unless the hair Is very oily. In that
case little Is very good, but otherwise IL tends
q hair wash Will turn dark hair TO dirty red
brown color and kill all natural lustre.
well-known physician. DIR. Fox, who Is now
patient several years ago. She found in il
wonderful invigOratOr for the hair, and gave
told others about IL, until now druggists keep
IL as a regular stock In trade.
and ead a Tasn g
divided IN their opinions OF the efficacy OF
singing the ends q The hair instead Of cutting
in It, and preventing the splitting OF the ends
that is so annoying. Others maintain that il
really causes the hair to split.
IL Is pleasing TO be able to say that bleaching
the hair has almost become a past fashion. The
woman who has given an artificial color 10 her
hair regrets IL in time. IL Il generally begun
with the idea that one application will last a
lifetime. but when II Is discovered that II is nee
essary 10 touch il up" at least once week, as
the new growth appears, the constant repetition
OF the process soon becomes annoying. Many
women, repenting Of the folly OF colOring the
hair, have had l. cut on rather than risk the
glare OF daylight on their YaTieRated locks.
Most women have a horror ~ turning zrAy
feeling that II indicates the encTOAchnient Of
years. Premature gTayness is very common,
and may be- attributed - various causes. Some
times Il is due Ia an absence Of iron in the blood.
IL i common among people OF an anRmie ma
ture. and sickness often causes the hair 10
change. People who suffer from neuralgia gem
orally show very gray At the temples. and the
fact that hair suddenly turns gray through
fright or intense Worriment has been 50 pOsi-
lively proved that there Is no doubt Of ia Oc-
cuTrenee. Gray hair Is always beautiful with
yOuHg face.