The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-02-26
RED-HAIRED GIRLS SUCCEED.
A Wives, Mothers and Businesa
Women, They Are, as a Rule,
Better Than the Average.

These are the days of the girl with
very seldom that one encounters an old
maid with red hair. All girls with
such tresses are snatched up by wife
hunters before they have lived long
enough to become old maids. People
of large experience and wide observa-
ton declare that as wife a girl with
bright locks is a success, If you catch
mild one. She makes her home
bright, happy place. She is warm
hearted, affectionate and demonstra-
tive. She is buoyant in Aspirits, heI
nature being as bright as her hair.
She is ambitious and, as a rule, she is
cleverer than her dark-haired sister.
The brighter ner hair the cleverer she
is. OF course there are exceptions to
this rule, but they only prove the rule.
says the Chicago Chronicle.
Another reason why she of the cop
per-colorcd tresses has such fascina-
ton for man that she is never left to
pine in solemn singleness is that she is
apt to be good cook and good dress
maker. Her taste in clothes, however,
is not always Of the best. She has a
leaning to bright colors, although she
looks BEST in black or white, which she
seldom chooses.
Not only does she like bright shades
but odd conceits in gowns and SNOWY
jewelry. She is not the woman who
enjoys dark, grand rooms. She pre-
fra1i0ht nd hrir
colored rugs, hangings and upholstery.
She is seldom prim, while Clearly, she
is not often orderly.
While she often has the gifts OF
rhyming and versification, she is apt to
be G good mathematician and to keep
the family accounts square.
Men who know all this from expert
ence 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 ir 40 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 con-
sidered great beauty, no matter what
her complexion, the shape of her nose
or the tone of her voice
In China they have no br1ght-haired
women, or SO few that one with bright
ly cleaning locks is regarded with
wonder akin to awe. In New Zealand
a red-headed 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 OPP
posed to hair of this tone that once a
year they burned a maiden who pos
sessed bright locks, in the hope Of ex-
terminating or lessening what they
considered a curse.
Sentiment aside, people of the carrot
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 we'll matched.
With the same number of dark hairs,
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 desirable red
hue, it may be said that each hair must
be treated desperately, first with one
thing and then with another, and that
the process is slow and elaborate, if it
is done in scientific manner, that one
would think Meissonier, instead of a
hair dyer, were at work on one of his
delicate little studies. If done in less
careful manner, milady may appear with
hair having various shades of red in it.
from the gold to the copper.
AS to red hair In the masculine mat
rimonial market, in Munich club of
girls has been formed the members of
which pledge themselves to die old maids
rather than marry any but young men
with red hair. They are under the de-
fusion that the most devoted OF hus-
bands have fiery red topknots. They
are certainly more energetic and push
ing, and their tint of hair often has
direct bearing on their calling and ca
reers, presumably affecting their sue
cess in life.
In support of this statement, bewil-
dering mass of statistics has been set
forth showing how fair men in humble
life incline toward occupations connect
ed with horses and cattle, while fair men
of higher status become political agita-
tors, men of science, artists and law
yers.
The men who recruit the aristocracy
are mostly those on whom nature has
bestowed ruddy or at least straw-col-
ored locks.
Badly Broken English.
"Give me an illustration of broken
English" said the teacher.
"The ten commandments" piped a