The Washington times., 1905-08-02
To Restore SunDurned Hair
TO Original Color and Texture
Toward the End of the Season Soft Fluffy Hair Is
Not So Attractive as at the Begin
ming of Summer

Observing persons at the seashore or
ir the country are beginning 10 notice
that girls whose hair was soft and
pretty ut the beginning Of the season do
not look as attractive as at first. and
that something seems TO be wrong with
their hair Instead of being one color,
filed with varying tones as the light
strikes. il Il now duh and dead looking.
with strealled lines OF decidedly differ
eut colors, while gloss and sheen, so
essential To a well kept head. are lack
iEg
The cause of this-Ihe effects Of
which VIII require many months TO
overcome unless great care Is Jaken-is
going bareheaded in the sun, thus al
lowing the hair 30 burn-frequently in
creasIng the damage by using tongs. All
the natural oils are absorbed BY the
strong light and heat and nothing Is
left 10 nouFish the roots. Therefore the
hair fades. growing harsh and crisp.
difficult 20 handle, and losing much OF
its beauty. Unless the cause is stopped
il viii be "a year or more before the
former condition Is restored.
TO begin the cure, it IS imperative
that hats or some sort of head covering
shall be worn This is not 10 say that q
girl may never so OUT bareheaded. but
= is positively an injunction against
staying ali the morning on the links or
tennis courts without something over
the head Hair requires airing. and
should haye il, bat IL needs protection
from burning quite as much as the face
OF even more for direct sun rays fall on
the top Of the head when they do not
or the complexion.
There is no objection 10 a girls being
AN hour o. SO without head covering.
but she should not be longer.
Having removed the cause the next
thing Is 10 apply remedies, the best two
being an application Of oils and brushing
TO stimulate the scalp'g oils. 4 brush
should be of the best quality of boar s
bristles and it should be used so that
all parts Of the scalp are reached. The
hair must be parted many times and
long slow strokes given which Will
smooth without tearing out the hair.
A brush improperly used SO that IL is
pulled and hauled can create havoc
A thorough brushing should be given
in the morning and al night, and then
an application made OF One-half ounce
Of oil Of rosemary, one and one-half
ounces of oil OF almonds and eighteen
drops Of oil OF mace. Mix and apply 10
all parts Of the sc8lp with the finger
tips. massasing well.
Girls who Wish 10 keep their hair In
curl and are using tongs are inJuring
their hair more a this season by that
treatment than at any other time, Hot
Eongs always dry the oils too much, and
Il would be far better now to use =
bandoline and some kind OF patent curl
FRS night
4 good one is made of three-eights OF
an ounce OF gum tragacanth. one-haIT
pint of rosewater and one-quarter OF a
dram of oil of almonds Let the gum
stand in the rosewater IN warm place
Ill the former is quite soft, Then strain
through Il coarse straIneF and add the
oil. again stratning. this time through a
line one. Another good one is composed
Of three-quarteFs of dram OF ounce
seeds, one-quarter OF pint Of hot va
ter one-quarter of an ounce OF cologne.
three drops each OF oil OF cloves and
lavender. Mix the oils with the cologne
and soak the seeds over night In the hot
water. Then strain and add TO the
cologne. Wet the hair with this before
>zsing curriers'.
When the hair has a natural inclina-
tion TO curl there are certain combina-
tions that will accentuate and help 10