The evening times., 1898-06-25
A SEASON OF 11n1AHsHA1R.
Red Locks Needed 10 'OMsef Pfesens
Fashion able COl0rs.

Fashionable COlors.
Woman has about finished getting her
Summer. hair ready. Mere man needn't
chuckle at this remark. II he does he
only shows his igne e.anee. for it is a
fact that the fashion as to the color
of the hair changes with the predominant
color of dress. No mother Of baby
girl need fret herself into fever over
the unsatisfactory color of her infants s
hair in this day and generation. Arts
too far ahead of nature to- let little
thing like that trouble one. When the
said infant with the unsatisfactory hair
reaches womanhood she can have hair OF
a color of her own choosing. from jet
black to a silky green. according to her
luck in getting hold of a irst-rate dye
and bleach.
Blue In every imaginable shade and
gray from a delicate pearl tint to real
Cincinnati coal-smoke color are the fash
ionable shades in dress this season. and
as Titan hair goes best with both. that
is the swell tint for woman's manufactur-
ed crown of glory.
1t is frequently assented that women do
not change the color of their hair as they
did formerly. That Is not true More
women dye their hair today than ever
before, but the art has reached stage
when 1t Is very hard to ,e;i the real from
the unreal when It comes to, color. 1t Is
a fact, however that far fewer women
bleach their hair to a Broadway blonde
shade than in years gone by. There are
good reasonssfor this. In the nrst place
this shade Everybody knows it, is in
bad repute, and then II Is produced by
the use of powerful chemicals. which not
only rot the hair at once. nut, further
more, In the end cause it to- turn some
outlandish color, such as bilious
green. Bleached hair Of this kind Is one
thing and dyed hair Of the fashionable
Titan tint quite another.
There are several shades of Titan
hair, and all are worn. A woman studies
her eyes, complexion. the shape of he,
face. her costumes. and then selects the
shade which will suit her the best. The
tint most to be desired is the pure ~
tian. d rich, warm req: but few women
can afford to frame their faces in this
Nine out OF ten have to vary 1t in one
way or another. Some require lighter
looks and others darker, and 50 II goes
but all are striving after the Titan effec,
Indeed, this Is absolutely necessary, fol
unless a woman has some warmth in ih'
color of her hair they are exceedingly
trying.
When asked about the fashionable col.
ors in hair at the moment, a young wo
man in an establishment famed for keep
ing woman's hair up to date in the matter
of color. said:
Red Is the prevailing color again tht.
| Spring and Summer. just as il WIS during
! the Winter. Titan. people like L. call 1t
| but it is no other than that pare. ca
| time rich dark red such as We all hatet
| when ! was a little girl. 1t costs wo
man jus; $50 to have her hair dyed, ant
1t can be done in morning. The process!
is simple. but a little tedious. and NJ
sane woman should attempt to dye hel
! own hair. A brick mason might just a:
F., we'll attempt to paint freize. In th'
| first place hair should be dyed in such Z
way as TO defy detection. There's no siI
| in it then provided a harmless vegetable
! dye is used: tie crime is in being founC
| out. The hair is thoroughly sham9ooeI
| first SO that not one particle of naturi
| oil remains in 1t. When 1t is perfectly
! dry the artist takes II strand by st-anC
and colors il by means of fine tooth
! brush saturated with the dye. being care
! full not TO touch the scalp. That Is th'
/ process and once thoroughly dyed no
| even soap and water will take the colo
| out or fade ii. II Is necessary occasion
ally to have it touched up a BIT