The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
LORE IN REGARD TO HAIR.
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Fine Lace Makes Costly Fabric.

Fine Lace Makes Costly Fabric.
ST. Louis Star.
Premature gray hair often causes the
good to dye young remarks the joker
But in all seriousness gray hair is as much
an adjunct to beauty as an index to old
age. Pure living and attention to the
rules of health will keep a face youthful
and If gray hairs make an early appearance
they only add to its comeliness. Hosts of
young people consult specialists to be
treated for premature grayness, but others
seek from them means to bring about
grayness of just few hairs at the temples,
because its so intellectual, don't you
know"
Ada Rehan has the credit of being the
first woman in public life who allowed her
hair to turn gray without making the
slightest attempt to conceal it-that is, in
private life. On the stage, of course, she
who go farther than Ada Rehan are Ellen
Terry and Eleonora Duse, both appearing
on the stage without concealing their gray
hair.
serves that ''precocious badness is to be
especially observed, and the hair begins
to turn gray much sooner than i'm former
years" Lord Macaulay, in one of his es-
saws. said of Byron: From his Venetian
harem he sent forth volume after volume
full of eloquence, of wit, of pathos, of
ribaldry. and of bitter disdain. His health
sank under the effects of his intemper-
ance. His hair turned gray
A French collector owns a tiny square
made from the gray hair Of Margaret,
Countess of Lennox, valued at $1,000 1t is
said there is a kind of lace, known as Point
Treese, which is made from flax threads
mixed with gray hair, and is very costly.
Hair suddenly turning gray through ter
ror or illness is a well-known phenome-
non. Col. ID. G. Casey, superintendent of
the Medler mines, New Mexico, had a
thrilling experience with Indians in 1854.
The scare turned his hair gray within a
week. and it became snow-white within
Attorney General Bates had dark hair
and beard almost white. Once i'm the
presence of President Lincoln Mr.. Bates
was asked the reason his beard turned
white while his hair remained a normal
color He could not account for it, but
Lincoln laughingly said: why don't you
know? It's because he uses his chin more
than he does his head"
| On Feb. 20. 1772. some laborers found a
leaden coffin which contained the body of
| Thomas Beaufort. half brother to King
| Henry ", and on closer examination his
| hair brown intermixed with a few streaks
| of gray, was seen to be in perfect condition
after being buried for 345 years. He died
at East Greenwich in 1412.
| Captain Maitland thus describes Napoleon
| as he appeared while in confinement on
+, ST Helena in the summer of 1915: when
/ he smiled the expression of his countenance
was highly pleasing. When under the in
| fuence of disappointment. however. il as
Sumed a dark gloomy cast. His hair was
of a very dark brown, nearly approaching
| to black, and, though little thin the
| top and front, had not gray hair among
| it,
Publius Lentulus i'm an epistle sent to the
! Roman Senate thus describes the personal
| appearance of Jesus Christ: His hair is
| of the color of chestnut full ripe plain
10 the ears whence downward il is most
orient. curling and waving about the Shout
ders: i'm the midst of His forehead a stream
| of partition of His hair. after the manner
of the Nazarites; forehead plain and deli
! cafe: His face. without spot or wrinkle
beautiful with a lovely red; His beard
| thick, i'm color like his hair. not over long;
| His look innocent and mature; His eyes
| gray quick and clear.
| The hair of Highland Mary, immortal
| lied by Burns was of a light brown color
| A lock of il given to the poet on that last
| thorn of Coilsfield is preserved with two
| volumes Burns presented TO her, in the
| monument near Ayr.
| Fine black hair denotes a high-strung
| tempestuous nature. full of strong feeling
| and one usually very clever Coarse, lus-
1 terles, black hair is found in persons of a
| fitfuL Jealous and treacherous disposition
| About year ago the newspapers chron-
4 icled the fact that a Mrs. Mary Eta Davis
| was 125 years old on July 4. When ii:
/ wears old she lost her sight and hearing
| Later ner hair, heretofore a snowy white
| turned jet black and remained so. Hell
| hearing and sight also came back To her a,
| the same time