Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
lair AND IT'S WAYS
FASHIONABLE SHADES FOR THE
COMING WINTER.
Conceits of the Coiffure-Styles Of the
Ancientsr The Present and
the Future.


In the museum of Roman antiquities at
York, England, ona of the chief treasures
is a coil of woman's hair. 1t was found in
the grave of Roman woman, the wife or
daughter of some military or civil official
sent out from the seven hilled city to ex-
tend or maintain the imperial power in the
third century after Christ. The nameles5
head upon which 1t once grew so iuxuri-
antly fell away centuries ago into the dust
whence as Scripture grtmly reminds one.
all are born, and whittier all return. But
the cruel hand of time has left the wo-
mans hair as thick and lustrous and richly
chestnut as on the day when last it's owner
braided 1t smoothly, then wound 1t round
and round into the noble coronet that
graces the museum.
From the ghostly Roman woman to the
flesh and blood New Yorker of the present
moment may seem a far cry. But, while
dynasties have waxed and waned and races
have arisen only to fall back into oblivion.
the coQuetries of women have remained
pretty much the same as when Eve first
did" her hair in the Garden Of Eden. In
the eyes Of the up-to-date hairdresser a
thousand years are as one.
Hair Is today a most absorbing topic with
women. and hairdressing "parlors' and
false hair experts are busy supplying the
demand for dyes wigs and smart coiffures.
More American women than ever are
coloring their hair" was the opinion Of a
leading hairdresser with French name
and an English accent. And more false
hair Is being bought and worn than in the
last thirty years-since the days Of water
falls and chatelaine braids. ma am"
A Rainbow Head.
After the hairdresser had taken time to
rearrange a false front that had fallen into
crooked ways on the forehead Of a wax
young man she resumed THE fashionable
shade in hair Is still Titan red. but Of this
there are several tints, ranging from a
bright bricky red to a hrowner. darker
color. Women choose the tint they like best
or that they fancy will best suit their COM
plexions. Dyeing the hair has been brought
down pretty fine these days, but although
1t is often possible to guarantee a given
shade, sometimes we decline to undertake a
head at all. For example, there was a lady
in here yesterday. She wanted her hair
dyed dark Titan. Well, she'd been trying
one cheap dye after another on her hair till
it was every color and all colors, striped and
spotted like zebra and tiger In COM
posite photo. On the right temple 1t was
a dull sea green, with one dye. and down
behind her left ear she was a rich violet,
with the effects of some other decoction
she'd been using. In order to get her hair
into shape for successful dyefng l should
have had to bleach 1t anywhere from one
to four times before applying the Titan
coloring, and she wouldn't stand for the
expense. Dyeing costs from 81 up to $50,
according to the length of time and the
amount of work involved. Never very
cheap, you see but vanity makes one pay
the piper some outrase bills.
Different Shades.
However, this woman I'm talking about
said she'd take bottle of dye and apply it
herself This morning in she came again,
quite humble and weeping. And wasn't she
sight! One side of her head was five
shades lighter than the other and the
nape of her neck 1t was carrots-just car
rots. She had done 1t all wrong, and then
she wanted to know what the matter was.
She was almost in tears. AS she left the
store she said, quite wobbly and broken
like in her voice, The way Of the trans
gressor is hard, which the same 1t certain
ly in her case. ma am.
"On long hair the dye will last from three
to six months, but the roots need to be
touched up every month or oftener, accord
ing to the growth Of the hair. This the
lady can do for herself. The dyeing pro-
Cess begins with the shampoo. which must
be as thorough as possible. Then the hair
may need bleaching in order to clear it of
other preparations and get 1t uniform in
color. Then comes the dye. With long,
thick hair strong, Wiry it may take
four hours to complete the process; with
fine, soft hair two hours. A great many
women ruin their hair with cheap dyes
OF these walnut stain comes off, while the
various sulphur dyes smell and are sticky
and greasy.
las to the tints that go with the hair
becomirgly. very dark brown or black re-
quires bright color in the cheeks. In ma
ture they often found in company with
clear brunette complexion. but the ladies
who dye their hair commonly go for a
white skin and rosy checks, this being re-
garded as most captivating. Red hair COM
bined with bright, light complexion may
be quite ravishing you may say, particu-
larry ~ blue eyes go with them"
Compilations and Dyed Hair.
"And what is the color of hair to go with
a pale saiow complexion?'
"Ah, my dear the ladies who dye their