The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17
nER CHIEF GLORY.
WOman's Hair and the More Recent Ideas
to Its Treatment.

as to It's Treatment.
Female ingenuity in devising new
fashions for dressing the hair has done
very much to harm it, Happily. since
the atrocious fashion of wearing the
hair in chignOn or waterfall has been
abolished. very little false hair is worn,
and the graceful, easy style of wearing
the hair today makes it possible for
woman with very little hair to dress it
prettily. Curly or vFavy hair is an ad-
vantage, and the possessor Of it is the
envied of her sex, as the possibilities Of
pretty arrangement are greater, and it
lends softness to the face. Women with
straight hair 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 per
sistent use dries the life and color out
of the hair, leaving it dry and harsh to
the touch.
Now that the frizzled bang has passed
away, and vvoman's forehead is seen
again, the curling iron has in a measure
lost it's usefulness, but it is still in evil
dence on most dressing tables, as fash
ion requires that the hair be 'undulat-
ed, = and women prefer its soft effect
rather than the severity impaired by
straight hair drawn off the forehead.
The leading hairdresser of Paris a few
years ago invented a new tundulating''
iron, and with it introduced the style
of hairdressing made so popular by
Nine Hading. The women of Paris saw
and admired, and Henri's fortune was
made He charged an exorbitant amount
to dress the hair, IS, but nevertheless
women stood in line outside his shop
awaiting their turn as men stand at the
box Office of the theater at the opening
Of the opera season, and not infrequent-
" a woman of speculative turn would
sell her place i'll line for a very good price
to some one more anxious than she to
get in. The effects of this crimping was
soon apparent III the broken ends of the
FrenchwOmen S hair
Brushing is the best tonic and is abb
solutely necessary if one would have
bright, glossy hair. The bristles of the
brush should be long and of medium
stiffness, not sharp enough to irritate
the scalp, but of sufficient body to pene-
trate thoroughly the hair. Half an hour
should be devoted to this brushing night
and morning. The best way is to part
the hair in the middle and down the
back, and taking each side separately
run the brush through at least 25 times
to a side. The good effect will be no
ticeable in a very short time and will
we'll repay the trouble This brushing
besides bringing out all the natural
gloss Of the hair, prevents dandruff If
one is troubled with it, vaseline rubbed
well into the scalp will help it.
Women make a grave mistake in
washing the hair too often 1t is pOpu-
larly supposed that washing is neces-
sary once . week to keep the head clean
but it is not SO. Brushing will keep the
scalp clean and free from dust and a
shampoo IS only necessary once a month
Every woman has her own recipe for a
shampoo but pure CASTLE soap and
enough borax to soften the water are a.
good as anything. Ammonia should not
be used unless the hair is very oily. II
that case a little is very good, but 9th
erWise it tends to make the hair dry and
brittle Soda used as a hair wash will
turn dark hair to dirty red brown color
and kill all natural luster
A well known physician, DR. Fox
who is now dead, gave a prescription
for a hair tonic to a patient several
years ago She found in it a wonderful
invigOrator for the hair and gave the
prescription to several friends, who in
turn told theirs about 1t, until now
trade
It is liquid, made of vegetable in
gradients and is called green soap =
HaiTdressers are divided in their opin-
ions of the efficacy Of singing the ends
of the hair instead of cutting it Some
hold that it seals the hair, keeping life
in it and preventing the splitting Of the
ends that is SO annoying. Others maim-