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

state Of things. They sazed curiously al
the woman with gilded hair. ia cars anl
restaurants and shops they eyed her with
amazement. She dazzled them, ana they
were unable to distinguish Tor a time be-
tween the imitation and the real By
many this look was mistaken FOR admira-
tion. Sensible women with families Oh.
served their husbands eyes following
some Titian-touohed beauty and felt q
pang of keen jealousy ard resolved forth
with 70 acquire the chfomo-tinted locks.
They went downtown and dipped Ia the
magic wells And husbands seeing beat
their breasts ana sroaned. for though
they associated golden girls with canvas
nymphs in frames ahose polished bars,
With rhythmic march OF amazons beneath
changing lights Or with the pop Of corks.
the seothing Of ffoth over the edge Of a
glass. the vivid sieam of the lobster and
other emblems of frivolous life. the artih-
eiaiiy golden head beside the hearth
struck a false note somewhere. and f.
seemed as though every household would
have to set up calcium light 70 carry
out the idea.
Still lovely woman continued 60 tint her
iopknot Girls who sought histrionic
ANNAN htHN NiNNAA AA"N 20 a "A-r'-tN-ttN
but % a hair glider II was the one
thing needfm then 10 their opinion 20
footlight success
The Inevitable reaction followed The
wave reccded. leaving a shore strewn
with shady y-rooted wrecks Then theatri-
cal managers began 20 cali for brown
haired and black-eyed giris-anythins bpt
bleachod heads Some women adopted a
discreet reddish-brown for their ooinures
and then as tiio bleach finally faded and
died away by inches some one noted the
fact chat an the natural blondes had dis
appeared There we're n'enty q women
who could not Ne called brunettes, but
the real, pink, peaehy blue-eyed. golden
trcssed girl had disappeared.
Saustlclans started Inquiries IN the col
leges. the shops. the factories There
was the same story 70 tell IN esch place
A genuine blonde was as rare as an
albino. Even az the opera there were ne
certified blondes. The type was becom-
ing extinct
a hair dresser says; "The custom OF
bleaching Is not SO general as it was. II
became too common and this speedily
killed Il as a fashion. The coloring Of
hair however. Is still done 20 a great
extent and there Is such an improvement
in the methods that the practice cannot
be c'assed with the old-time hair dyeing
''l'he fashionable color this season IS
the dark, coppery bronze brown Mrs.
Potter has hair Of this color and 1t was
very rare a few years ago Laugtry also
colored her hair 10 this tint Mrs. Car
ter's hair Z much too brick-red to be
fashionable It is wonderful hair.
carmine almost IN color strong long,
heavy.
'lf there be truth in the theories that
some phrenolosists hold ideal hair Is
brown soft. fine. glossy This Is the
true feminine hair. ID does not indicate
force passion or great accomplishment,
but AN the fner virtues are Indicated 10
The delicate strands
Some women are wearing hair that
plainly shows gray In IT'S strands. They
are not women who are even middle-aged.
The gray Is premature, and as every
woman IS trying 10 Be different from the
others this season the idea Of gray hair
was a bold stroke in this direction. Now
Il threatens 70 become something Of q
fad with the younger women Certainly,
there are few blondes. on the stage The
decline is more marked
'rhe most popular stars 81 the day are
not blondes by any means. They are not
pronounced In type m amy way. AN ex-
tremes are bad form Personally I should
say unless woman possesses the time
and means 10 pay strict attention to her
hair and have il regularly looked after by
a hrst-class hair-dresser she should not
attempt the colorlng process. while It
imparts youthfulnees and charm Il speed
ily fades II neglected and the effect then
Is much worse than IL It We're left alone.
"The woman who becomes prematurely
gray need not fear the effects upon her
looks Gray nair is fascinating with q
youthful face IL Is only when age has
lined the face and there is tendency TO
a general ageing that white hair makes
the change too pronounced.
"Bleached hair fen into disrepute large
ly through the fact that the work vas
poorly done and the hair neglected after
the coioring had been begun. On the
other hand there are one or two women
on the stage to-day who have faultless
golden hair and great youinfnlness q ape [
pearance and their hair IS GENERALLY sup
posed to be naturally golden 1t receives
the constant care Of specialist, Is
touched Up each week ana costs quite T
sum 70 keep in condition etch year"
An American artist says. III hlondness
Is disease 81 must be a remote one. The /
blonde type may be dying out in America I
but Germany and Sweden SIN produce
many blondes The English type. the
rosy-cheeked fun-biown blonde. was the
most robust looking OF women. and the
typical dairy maid can BE found to-day
Ia the country Of primrose meadows and
close-trimmed hedges
Artists are fond Of picturlne blonde
women. for there Is spirituality in the
blue eve in It's different shadiness. Blue.
you know. stands for beauty. whether Il
be IN a cloud OF in a picture The bru-
nette type seems more masculine. typl.
flying strength and the blonde delicacy
and weakness. The skin 81 the blonde Is
apt to be fine. calling in ail The art 81 the .
painter 10 reproduce g."
Never let a bird cage hang IN room /
where the gas Is alight. unless & is (
exceptionally well ventilated. the air
a.