The herald., 1898-04-24
CLEANLINESS

When one considers how most
women treat their hair, one marvels
why womanhood does not gradually
become bald-headed. Tresses that
would fain be lovely, are crimped,
curled, twisted, combed out in hand
fuls, tortured with stiff brushes, burned
in spots and dabbled over with liquid
washes that fade out the poor strands
until they look as strealled and as be-
foggled as a two-seasons ago shirt
waist. Then after enduring all that,
they are screwed UP into little hills
and pillows, and stuck full of hair-pins
that tear and pull. When next morn
ing, the hills and things are torn down
to be remolded, every insulted hair is
in a nice tight little tangle of it's own.
Yet, for all that we hear women Won
der why their hair doesn't grow, or
why it falls out, or why it turns grey.
Mercy on us, it has to do something
after treatment like that.
There's no reason in the world why
every woman-barring those who are
invalids-should not have lovely, lux
uriant head of hair. All that is neces-
sary is a little care and a bit of atten-
ton now and then. But that's the
trouble with women. They don't
seem to stick to particularly
things" that should, rightly and prop
erly be fixed habits. One night, a
woman will fuss over and coddle her
hair with seemingly fond affection. She
will brush and caress and fondle it
until it shines with the sheen and
gloss of satin. And the next night
what does she do? Wad it UP into a
| tight little lump or else plait it into a
tangled pig-tail to which she insulting
| ly appends an old necktie or a shoe
string.
My dear girls, all that poetical talk
about crowns of glory" is not twaddle.
There's a heap of wisdom in it. Who
has not seen the girl whose funny lit
tie nose or squinty eyes are entirely
forgotten in the admiration one feels
for her beautiful hair? And then, who
has not seen the girl of regular and
perfect features whose scant, unruly
locks make her positively ugly?
The first absolute necessity in the
process of acquiring lovely tresses is
cleanliness. BY that, I do not mean
scrubbing of the scalp, but regular,
rational treatment. Once every three or
four weeks is quite often enough for
shampoo. Then it must be done
carefully and thoroughly and not
rushed through like a before-train-time
dinner. Use only the pure Spanish
CASTLE soap. And remember that it is
the scalp and not the hair that needs
the cleaning. Have the water tepid
and rinse in four waters Once dried
in, soap is very hard to get out. Dry
the hair by gentle pats with a soft
towel and then sit in the sun as long
as you can spare the time.
Few women realize what a splendid
thing an occasional summing is to the
hair. Airing, too, is very necessary to
invigorate the growth. The hair
should be left hanging loose and free
whenever opportunity permits. Dipping
the fingers in tepid water and gently
massaging the scalp will be found ex-
cellent. 1t brings the blood to the sur
face, removes the old skin, and does
| good generally.
Once day, the hair ought to receive
a brisk but gentle brushing. At night
is the best time, as then the dust OF
the day is brushed out. Before going
to bed it is wise to braid the hair loose
| ly, as it must not be allowed to gel
into a tangled condition.
Tonics and washes, whose ingredi.
entS you 10 not KNOW, cdH WOrk untOlC
mischief. Ammonia, used so much by
women, is very harsh and drying tc
the hair; and, used in a strong state
will not only color the hair most any
shade of the rainbow, but will kill the
hair-bulbs and all your hopes of G
nice, long, silky "crown of glory"
If the hair is naturally dry. alcoholic
washes must never be used. But II
there is an oversupply of natural oils
q tonic Of Is grains Of quinine dissolved