The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-06-07
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WoMAN's CROWN OF BEAUTY.
From the Chicago Tribune, by Mari;
Marfineal1l

(From the Chicago Tribune, by Marian
Martineau)
Woman's crown of beauty is her hair.
No need to tell her of it. She knows
it and recognizes it.
Let woman's hair begin TO fall out,
and away she rushes to the druggist
to get a tonic. Let it continue to fall
and she goes to a massage operator.
good masseuse, one who understands
the art of manipulating the scalp in
such manner as to stimulate the
roots of the hair. Let her hair grow
gray, become faded in Tone or in any
way get ''out of Sorts for hair can
really get out of sorts, then there is
real trouble. for well woman knows
that her best beauty is threatened
There may have been some time a
beautiful woman, afflicted with a aid
head. But if so her. name is not on
record. All the worlds famous women
have had good heads of hair, or at
least they have had hair that could
be prettily arranged, and the records
have yet to tell of woman who could
be pretty in spite of poor,hair.
The 1ow-growing hair. giving the
forehead that wide. calm look which is
demanded by certain types of beauty,
does not belong to all. Nor are the
curling side locks within reach OF
everybody. High foreheads are an
American axiction, but the American
woman overcomes the evil a little by
the tasteful ways in which she dresses
her hair.
Pretty hair should be fluffy, it should
be glossy, it should be sufficiently
abundant. to clothe the head nicely, and
it should be even in color.
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The qeustion of color is one that
bothers every woman with a head of
hair. Her hair may be uneven in tone,
shading from light to dark, and looking
faded in places. Again it may be act
ually streaked with long light lock
trending it's way through hair much
deeper in color. Or the whole head,
while of the same color may have Gu
riously drab and dull look, without
bloom" as the French put it.
Gray hair offers still another prob
lem, one Of the most serious of all hair
problems.
To meet the color question fairly and
squarely there is only one thing to be
done. If the hair has been neglected
and has grown gray, or if it is de-
cidedly streaked, or if it is in any way
peculiarly marked by nature a light
streak and dark one, there is but one
solution of the matter, and that solu-
ton is hair dye.
The hair must be made all of one
color and to do this select the best dye
obtainable and follow directions There
are homemade dyes that are not as
good, and it is unsafe to experiment
with them. Buy. therefore, the best,
and do not deviate by as much as one
hairs breadth from the printed rules
for use.
But these cases are the extreme
ones, the cases that occur only once in
a while. And the rules which hold for
these rare ones are not applicable to
the others.
Fer the majority of women the best
treatment for the hair, consists in the
right kind of shampoo, in a skill
full massaging. in a little clever hand
ling afterwards and that is all.
Hair that is faded and drab looking
has been known to redeem itself un-
der the familiar egg shampoo.
Take a half cake of oily soap. Select
one that is recommended, for its oily
properties, and put it on the stove 10
melt cutting it first in little pieces. Let
ii rest in double boiler and cover it
with pint of water When melted re-
move 5rom the fire and let cool Beat
into the cold, soapy water one egg and
add a few droos of ammonia.
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In dealing with mixtures in which
there is ammonia or melted soap a
great deal of care must be taken that
the eyes are not injured. 1t is best to
have an assistant who will operate The
soapy mixture While the patient rests
her head against the edge of the wash
basin, a towel hello TO her eyes.
This mixture should lather easily and
is intended for the massage of the scalp
and hair. Never rub soap directly upon
the hair, for it sticks and cannot be re-
moved with ever so many washings,
but the mixture, on the other hand, Is
easily managed.
In washing clothes it is the custom to
allow them TO remain awhile in the
suds. SO. IN washing the hair, the
head should remain saturated for a few
minutes. that the soapy water may do
its cleansing work. Let the operator
manipulate the suds for, say, five min
utes.
The rinsing should be done with a
spray. The little sprayer with which
flowers the sprjnlled is better than
nothing, but it really costs so little to
own pipe of rubber with sprinkler
attached to it that most women are
willing to afford the little luxury.
The water should be hot at first, then
cold. With homemade contrivances it
is difficult to regulate. the heat but ct
can be done; and the result is a clear,
understanding scalp.
The matter of drying is managed in