The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-01
Blonde Beauty Attacked.


uculariy suscept bic 20 the pink and
white porcelain tinted style Of woman
wllh an aureole Of giinung sunshine
abont hes face. Poets have extolled hei
81 every tongue Great artists have
chosen the hlue-eyed FURNISHED gold
crowned girl 10 represent every enarmer
of history.
cieopailas locks are said % have been
coppery gold. Helen Of Troy was fair as
lily Tire IorOiey's tresses were de-
soribed as golden net which shs spread
over the waves for her victims Mary
Queen OF Scots. Beatrice Cenci and vari-
Gus heroines 0f romantic lore and of
mythology are eredlted with the SUM
kissed curls OF the universal enchantress,
tho blonde.
And now 4 man has risen 90 declare
shat blondness is disease a microbe-
laden heritage that has descended through
generations. but Is dying out Every
blonde woman. he says. bears the evi-
denee 81 illness iu her blue eyes and
sunny hair as enectually as pitted face
indicates the ravages q smallpox. A
blonde woman VIII not exist a year hence.
ffer aaNon tresses viii reveal the fact
that her blood Is tainted. She Will hesi-
tate to admit this. and 81 she Is natur-
ally 3 blonde she win dye her hair ana
use black pencil for her broWs and
iashes II she Is = peroxide blonde she
will NO longer visit tho drug stere. unless
TO procure dye 20 undo the work she
has already accomplished III The hieaeh-
ing process
Col J. y. Barry IS the man. lie IS a
horse dealer. breeder and surgeon Of Chi
oago he made his startling remark Ia
lecture before the faculty Of the Uniyer-
sity Of Ohio. and explained that he came
20 the conclusions he announced through
studies Of the sorrel horse which he
compared. somewhat ungallantly, with
the blonde woman.
There has always been some subtle
association OF ideas in considering the
fairest type Of woman and the thorough
bred horse Points are quoted Ia common
for both-iooks STYLE spirit, grace. gentle
ness and carriage which Ia a horse Is
called action Kentucky. the land of fine
horses. also sends forth beautiful womon
This IS the first time. however remarks
the New York Sun. ttat the sorrel horse
has been selected for comparison with the
blonde woman.
WI .AfNAAAf NtNtA NtAtAA tAAH AAta'NNAANH tNHNr
ing 70 prove that blondeness indicated
traces Of prehistoric disease came about
entirely through his experiments IN breed
ing sorrei horses The nature OF the dis
ease he admits Is problemaiioal History
fails 70 name IT, The blonde man or
woman, he declare nevertheless gives
undenlablc Indication OF disease IN the
limo Of his or her progenitors
Originally" Col. Barry says, "all men
were dark The appearance Of light
hair and eyes was simultaneous with The
outbreak Of some terrible epidemic. a
dark man fell sick and when DE recovered
lms hair was yellow and his eyes blue.
This strain Is apparent in every blonde
woman and man alive to-day
While he says he has facts to prove
his theory which he is at present holding
back. and IS able even 90 explain the al
legged propnquity OF red-haired women
and white horses, Ct cannot be- expected
that Col. Barry's remarks will be taken
with any great seriousness lie may have
studied horses with success and bred them
and dealt IA them for several years, but
students generally artists. psychologists /
and doctors viii be loath 20 accept the 7
theory that blue eyes and golden hair /,
indicate the existence of a micr0be.
The sAlaness Is a distinct blow aimed at I
the peroxide traffic and the most lucra- |
tive branch Of the hair dressers business /
the bleaching and gliding Of femalne 4
tresses While artificial golden hair Is not 4
nearly 80 fashionable as d was ten years
ago, coloring is siill resoricd 10 by women
WHO are becoming gray. Artificial gold
and Itlantn locks. although too pro- 4
nounced In color 70 be mistaken for the
natural golden hair give an undoubted \
look of youth to the face. especially IN .
the CLEAN Of gas or electric lights Few
women are daring enough or beautiful I
enough TO naunt the traces of silver that I
proclaim the rcsistless touch Of years
The popular actress who Is familiar %
the public through the exquisite reddish .
gold hair which has grown TO be posi-. I
lively characteristic 81 the women. looks I
faded and gray-haircd on the street Il 4
seems impossible 20 associate her when I
seen thus with the blonde beauty that is
displayed on the stage. Gray hair is
the banner Of old age and although OF
late some natrons have allowed prena-
ture grayness to assert itself the idea
auUANt utiNt a u4rllAlIhN style lew viii I
follow IN the fashioil The aristocratic
silver streaks are not popular with one
woman ia a dozen and women with social 7
ambitions yet unattained and women in
fhe public eye vii rarely allow the
whitenei locks OF time to shine forth
on their brows.
The rage for gilded hair came 10 It's
height about fifteen years ago. some
scientist had declared that the race OF
blondes was dying out He said that
some necessary element Of vitality was
lacking 70 continuc the type on the face
Of the earth. Then this complexion BE-.
gan % be sought for The quest Of ne
golden girl was begun. Blondes pride8
themselves on their lack Of eoiorine as
though Il Indicated some finer strain of
humanity.
Ia Fact this has been Die o. the Al
tribufcd charms of ne blonde. sp,~if
uailty. deilcaey. refinement and aesiheG
clsin were supposed 90 be POSSESSED bv
the fair-haired above heir coarser.
grained brunette brothers and sisters
Few artists have pictured their angels
Ok dark complexion. The Illustrated an.