Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-28
HER GROWN OFGLORY
HOW WOMEN GET IT AND HOW THEY
 PRESERVE IT.
Kate Jordan Learns Something In . Hair Store A Good Sign Some Valuable Toilet Hints-Enthusiasm Over Natural Curls.
Especial Correspondence.l


 NEW YORK, July 24. 4.-"woman's rrowning beauty is her hair," an adage ns old as the hills, and verify the part that hair plays in making q face gentle or hard, pretty or the reverse, Is really wonderful.
 As I walked beside a young and we'll known prima donna the other day my gaze was drawn away from her pretty pro- file to the wondrous luster of her Titan blond hair.
 "I never saw such polish on hair of that color before!' was nIy passing thought when was aroused by seeing her enter q large hair emporium whero six wax fig ures turned their heads in naughty style, coiffures ''fearfully and won- derfully made, :" the despair of the novices studying them, whose noses were pressed flatly against tho glass.
 Well, I went in too. If the prima donna had her hair ''done" there, I wanted to know it. She did. I saw her enter the shampooing room, have her bang cut, and comfortably settle herself, with a ncwspa- per, for half an hours brushing at the hands of a delft young person, whose very movements inspired confidence in her ability.
 I learned more of hair in that 20 min utes than knew in the whole course of my life. decided that hair is like some peoplc-they present shallow appear ance, and one doesn't expect much from them, but on acquaintance they are found to be philosophers or something else equal ly deep thinking. It is really marvellous what a part human hair plays and has played in the history of the world.
 For instance, that blond switch which madame takes down and fondles so carcss- ingly with her long, delft white fingers to whom did 1t bclongs Was she very poor and driven to the sharp edges of necessity before she gave her locks for gold as yellowf Was she Q German Marguerite or O French Marie, who wantonly sold them that she might buy a coral necklace to attract Q rustic lover on n fete day, while hiding her shorn head under coquet- ish capr Or was she n pale, spiritual eyed novice who heard tho metallic fric- ton of the scissors through the silence of an cchoing convent cell?
 An, fancy, fancyl Hear what madame says:
 Hair cutters employed by big houses in tho chief European cities go through the villages and buy wherever and as cheaply as they can. The hair of all colors Is shipped together to the various houses, and also to this country. It Is first, my dear, assorted according to length only, irrespective of color. Then come the col ors to choose between. These hairs vary from 10 to 65 inches. So, you see, the hair from the lady of noble birth and reduced circumstances goes in, for aught WIG know, with the hair from the head of tho village girl and the modern saint. That's tho way romance disappears from every thing in life, I'm afraid, If you only lift the veil There may be hair from hun drcd heads in this very switch.'
 Oh, how the dealers enthuse over natu- rally curly hair! It is so expensive that only tho very rich can indulge in 1t. A woman who still cherishes an insistenco for false hair may buy a switch that seems naturally wavy and think she has bar gain. Let her put it in water, and she will sec how soon the magic wave disap- pears. Tho way this artificial beauty Is gained Is rather interesting. The switch Is braided by fingers strong as n bull fighters, and n tense rope goes with each strand to hold it in place. It Is boiled thoroughly, allowed to dry in the sun while still braided and then baked like a round of beef
 The simple cultures worn now require little false hair, if any, and us n result the money made from switches and bangs is immeasurably small. This is n good sign of wOman's growing sense and the SUI premacy of natural beauty, but it's a very bad thing for the hair dealers. They have tO IndhS tnClE pFouts Dy auulflB tollct prtp- arations, curling irons and shampooing parlors to their stock in trade and re- sources. But 10 or l5 years ago, in the days when elaborate braids and puffs were fashionable, and still earlier, when the hideous chignon turned the feminine head into n protubcrance of uglincss, then, oh, then, the French hair dealers laid the foundations of snug fortunes.
 So great was the demand then that hair cut from the head of Chinese fclons was surrptitiously used in the cheaper grades
 Fancy New York girl twining an cx- cue around her classic head with an cx-
 prcssiOn of supreme content! Of course
 she never drramcd of the appalling truth,
 for tho Mongnlian hair was put through a
 process of bleaching which, by rotting the
 fiber, made it dry and fuzzy, thus destroy,
 ing its native coarsCncss.
 Madame gave me some very valuable toilet hints regarding the hair. Her re-
 marks began with Always" and
 ''Nevcr."
 Always" said madame as she leaned comfortably back and folded her white hands, always, my dear use pure castillo soap little glycerin and very warm
 water. Always dig at the scalp. Always
 rinse the hair in warm water, then by de
 grces in cold water. Always dry by a sun
 ny window, using plenty of friction Never use artificial heat. Never put liquid extracts in the water. The spirits which go to make up every perfume have tend ency to turn the hair gray. Never use alcohol in any form on the hair. Away:
 brush the hair on retiring for half an houI or 20 minutes and braid 1t loosely. Singt the ends once a month. If a woman wants to give lighter tone to her naturally
 fair hair, the white of an egg is a harmles: and effective lotion"
 But if you don't put extract in tho washing water how is one to have tho fra grant locks which girls in books always disportt" inquired.
 Easy enough, my dear. This is what I recommend: Make full round cap oi thin silk-wash silk. Between a sheer muslin lining and the silk put a layer oi cotton well covered with Q strong sachei powder. After brushing tho hair tumble it loosely into the cap for balf an houI night and morning. This Is bit expen. sive, of course, as the sachet must be fresh. ened about once in six weeks or a month, but it's worth 1t. Moro than this, while the cap isn't on your head put it in youi bureau drawer with your vcils and hand kcrchicfs. Then 1t does a double duty" A wise woman is madame, with Q swee, voice and q white handI But as went away thought how strange 1t must scem to view ones business opportunities in the various heads of hair that passed one's door. KATE JORDAN. The Humorous Beggar. Cfent-Whnt you mnSt stand ir y,a,,1 ,f