The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
THE ARTS OF BEAUTY !;
Studies in Craces, Health and Good Looks
copYRIoHrrp. BY r. H. WOODWARD COMPANY.

perature OF the brain, blood and entire
system. Thin hair prepares the way for
neuralgia OF the head and face especially
with opon bonnets and windy climate.
Neuralgia quickly indrtes Rrayness
ana affects the sight. Natures penalties
for neglect are various. and inter linked.
Thin haired persons often have weak eyes,
but seldom connect tho two conditions.
The hair ought TO bo thick on the fore
head and waved or crisp enough To afford
slight shade TO tno eyes without falllng
so low as 70 interfere with the sight. The
Hat, we'll brushed bands OF hair In the
'front.' drawn strictly away from the part
ing, cause thinning on the temples and
at the parting. All fiat and very smooth
styles OF hair dressing inJure its growth
more or less by drawing IL closely TO Keep
II IN good order Hair cannot lie too
easily or loosely for its own we'll being
AMI that OF the nerves of the head. Any
thing like pressure. heat or strain about
the hoad intlicts injury on the brain ana
ire finest parts of the nervous system.
Tho dragging Of the hair by the roots IN
Spanish and Parisian-C Chinese coiffures
rot only pulls IL out In time, but irrltates
the nerves ofsthe temples. Whom the hair
is drawn mp tightly the glands OF the
neck have teen known To swell In ugly
fashion. Wrong hair dressing aRgravates
spinal mandy as truly as weighty
skirts do The Psyche knot, so pretty or
the very few VINO know how TO wear it,
probably ruined the hair of Grecian
women as IL does our own, If twisted
tight, and Psyche knot, or massive
coil, does immense mischief bv heating
the base of the brain and sensitive top OF
the spine. Women only notice the effect
by the relief in headache. or when tired
out, or letting ones hair down. But
those with any pronounced spinal all
ment find the sensation OF knot OF hair
on the top of the head or at the pack un-
bearable. The poinpadour coiifure Is
safe, IL open work rolls are used to sup
port the front hair Chatelaine braids sus-
pended from tire crown are bad when they
drag or heat tho back OF the head. The
high coitfure piled on the top OF the
head heats and presses on very sensitive
spot which is the one OF the iirst TO grow
thin and bald. These criticisms are the
opinion of liberal doctors ana hairdressers
who are artists as well. The verdict OF
artists and physicians alike is that the
natural and safo way of wearing the hair
Is flowing naturally in waves, curls
or long banging braid I'm the Russian
fashion, by which the weight falls equally
on all sides. Young girls should wear
their hair free and curly. tied by ribbon
or light fllet, or III braids as long as
decorum will tolerate. Women should
wear curls tied back in the pretty fash
ion Of twenty years ago, or in the hang
ing braid at home, and abroad the braid
looped in Cadogan style or wound
coronet-wise around the head With this
easy artistic and natural style of head
dress nervousness would be relieved and
half the headaches disappear. The ineyit
able result would bo increased care OF
the hair. since no mengre growth would
be tolerable In such simplicity. AS the
nature OF hair is to grow, under all pos
sible conditions and with good care its
average growth is from five To thirteen
inches year. IL would be the work of "a
few seasons only to provide post women
with as handsome % ohevelure as they dc.
sire IL is % matter Of pride with the
favored to show hair down on the knee
and braids thick as M arm, or carls
TO the waist; but as IA matter Of
fact and experieDce one would pre-
fer some other woman to wear
them. These magnificent, phenomenal
heads of hair are unending trouble To
dress, to care for and keep tolerabie, even
IL one sits all day com bipg IL like the
Sutherland sisters. Women have had
their hair cut TO the skull in sheer despair
OF caring for its thickness, and felt re-
lieved when years thinned away two
thirds OF its weight.
The prettisst naturally curling heads of
hair in New York were a fatigue TO, their
possessors .wht n young ladybood was past.
There was no possibility of dressing them
anyway but in those richly ruflled tressos,
and a mamma, with crisped curls and a
bonnet felt herself solecism in society
when overy other woman was weariug
braids The women who let down their
cIoaks of hair to the floor before admiring
friends have a life of toll To care for these
exhibition tresses. The work of putting
such hair up every day would reconcile
any woman In weeks time TO frizettes
and pug. A very good standard of hair
l.. /.
head when braided, md thick enough to
look we'll when hanging straight. Look
at the hair of the women In tho picture
OF 1.-The Russian Wedding end you will
see as much wealth of tresses as ordinary
life can tolerate.
But hair must pe carefully cultivated
to grow of even length, supple, silken
and pleasing In color. The same treat
ment will not do for different kinds of
hair by any means-strong. stiff, nntur
ally moist hair needs a weekly shampoo
ing and daily and nightly brushing, with
exposure to tho morning and evening
sun, which is great stinulant to the
hair Thin, soft dry hair needs tender
care, but with either the step toward in-
provement is through cleansing Of the
scalp and hair, which collects dust its
entire length Various alkalies, borax.
ammonia, carbonate OF potash and wash
ing soda arc used for washing the head.
and strong hair will bear them, tut they
burn the life out OF thin, dry locks. Most
hair washes are usually entirely too
strong. Soap bark is really better than
anything. except the shampoo powder of
the fatal sisters, which leaves the hair
luxuriously silky, instead of flying like
thistledown. Pour two quarts OF boiling
water on a tablespoonful of soap bark,
let it cool till pleasant, comb the hair
smoothly from the face, part 1t ana scrub
down the parting with the shampoo
brush which is like an exaggerated
tooth brush, wetting the skin we'll with
the decoction It fathers well, and the
whole head should be gone over making
twenty or more partings the hair rinsed
in plenty of clear water, combed and