The times., 1898-11-13

weeks, and should use perfectly clear te-
pid water, with white or egg to bleach
the scalp-never, never use soap, look up
on borax, soda. ammonia, or any prepara-
tfons containing these alkalies. as enc
mics, and don't pour bay rum on your
hair. Occasionally lemon juice is nice,
but the well beaten egg is better. and aft
er rubbing with the hands, rinsing in
clear. cold water and drying IN the sun
the hair is ready for the application of
some reliable tonic used merely to soften
and set the secretions in the roots to flow
ing.
Every night and morning the hair
should be let down anG ;:ie possessor
should, with her ten fingers, gently mas
sage every part of the scalp This gets
up good circulation and raises all the
dandruff that will naturally rise. IL she
will then gently shake t1e mar that lies
close to the head the dandruff can be ca
silly induced to fall. Follow this up py
brushing out the long hair softly to DIS
lodge the dust that In twelve hours will
blow up and rest there. BY this means a
healthy Immediately clean head OF hair
can be preserved.
BRAID your hair In one tail loosely
down your back at night and try to study
out several good ways of pinning II up by
day. Hair should not be worn tightly
great length of time. in one style. Light
weight and very open toothed combs
should be employed in making the pom
padour, and night and morning when ar
ranging your hair dip the dressing comb
several times in clear water. Hair is like
any other plant. II needs drink and in
our dry climate, where there is little
moisture in the air. to dampen the locks
twice a day is positive necessity, else
they grow stiff from thirst.
Happily. women no longer pine after
the possession of very long hair. Very
long hair is apt, unless the growth Is phe-
nomenal, to be thin at the roots, and
nowadays woman does not boast that
her hair measures twenty-six, twenty
seven or thirty-fiye inches, but how
much her suit weighs and how well her
scalp is covered. This thickness of
growth is only to be had by cutting.
Anybody who has observed the human
scalp closely knows that in good condi-
tion, it sends out two growths year.
If the hair is carefully pruned it can
make three growths Il year. but this cut
ting must be done with unfailing regu-
larity. Once a month, and as nearly as
possible on the same date every thirty
days, is the best rule though weak, thin
hair should really not be cut. Singeing is
best for ii. Hair that is cut bleeds just
as plant that is pruned, and thereby
loses some of its vitality. Singeing OBJ
viates the bleeding. and the best way for
an amateur to SINCE her hair is to gather
up the ends and pass them slowly over
the top of lamp chimney. Very high
from the hot chimney at first, and then
slowly lower and lower until suddenly the
ends crisp. A quarter to an inch IS
enough per month. and it is absolutely
impossible to cherish poor hair back 10
vigorous growth If curling irons are used.
IF the hair must be curled, then by all
means refrain from using paper and pin
the twisted hair up in bits of black silk.
Some women would do as well to daily
rub their heads and stroke their hair with
old silk handkerchiefs, and by knotting
the four corners of a silk handkerchief
slip on this improvised cap at night. Silk
communicates electricity to the hair, and
electricity creates the essential gloss or
polish that can be retained in snow white
hair adding greatly to its beauty.