The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-25
RED-HEADED GIRLS SUCCEED.

These are the days of the girl with
red hair-fiery red, not auburn. 1t is
very seldom, says the Chicago Chroni
Gle. that one encounters an old maid
with red hair. All girls with such
tresses are snatched up by wife hun.
ters before they have lived long enough
to become old maids. People of large
experience and wide observation de.
clare that as a wife a girl with bright
locks is a success, if you catch a mild
one. She makes her home a bright,
happy one. She is warm-hearted, af.
fectionate and demonstrative. she is
buoyant in spirits. her nature being
as bright as her hair. She is ambi.
tious and, as a rule. she is clevereI
than her dark-haired sister The
brighter her hair the cleverer she Ii
OF course there are exceptions to this
rule, but they only prove the rule.
Another reason why she of the cop
per-colored tresses has such a fascina-
ticn for man that she is never left to
pine in solemn singleness is that she
is apt to be good cook and a good
dressmaker. Her taste in clothes how.
ever, is not always of the best. She
has leaning to bright colors, al
though she looks best in black OF
white, which she seldom chooses.
Not only does she like bright shades
but odd conceits in gowns and snowy
jewery. She is not the woman who
enjoys dark. grand rooms. She pre-
fers sunlight, freight and bright col.
ored rugs, hangings and upholstery.
She is seldom prim; while cleanly,
she is not often orderly.
While she often has the gifts OF
rhyming and versification, she is apt
to be a good mathematician and to
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Men who know all this from exDe-
rience declare that it is a pity that
the supply of red-headed women is
not greater. AS a matter of fact, it is
very limited. Only one woman in for
ty with hair of shades of Titan red
exists in civilized countries.
In Spain, for example, woman with
red hair is so seldom seen as to be
considered a great beauty, no matter
what her complexion, the shape of her
nose or the tone of her voice.
In China they have no bright-hair.
ed women. or so few that one with
brightly cleaning locks is regarded
with wonder akin to awe. In New Zea-
land a redhaired woman is considered
as on the right road to paradise.
On the other hand, in Egypt the red
head is regarded with aversion. The
ancient Egyptians were so violently
opposed to hair of this tone that once
a year they burned naluen Wnd
possessed bright locks, in the hope OF
DISCRIMINATING or lessing what they
considered a curse.
Sentiment aside. people of the car
rot-head type have vast advantage.
They are less liable to badness than
those who own brown or black hair.
The reason thereof is that one red
hair is as thick as three dark hairs.
With 10000 red hairs the scalp is well
matched With the same number OF
dark hairs a person is almost bald.
The AVERAGE number of filaments that
the brunette belle has to comb and
brush is 100000.
For the benefit of any young woman
who wishes to turn her black hair
into the more fashionable and desir-
able red hue 1t may be said that each
hair must be treated separately, first
with one thing and then with another,
and that the process is slow and elabo-
rate if it is done in scientific manner
that one would think a Meissonier In
stead of a hair dyer were at work on
one Of his delicate little studies. II
done in less careful manner milady
may appear with hair having various
shades of red IN it, from the gold to
copper.
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