The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
NOW She SCENTS her HAIR.
AMERICAN GIRL LEARNS A
FRENCH BEAUTY SECRET.
Until Lately she Followed steam Laundry
Methods with Her Locks French
ShampOoing Methods Perfume That
Increase the Beauty % the Head.

ShampOOins Methods Perfumes That
Increase the Beauty % the Head.
The American girl should give sincere
thanks this year. = said a h~airdresser, for
it is 'oniy this yea that she has learned
to take care Of the hair.
you approach an American girl this
season and you will find her with scented
locks as sweet as those Of the Bible times.
1t is only lately that IL has been 50.
The French woman has always known
how to dress the hair. 1t is she who In
vents the new wave; and It is the French
hairdresser who gets at the way OF making
the hair shine and OF filing It with scents
until IL is agreeable TO the senses.
when the American girl shampoos her
hair she thinks 1t is enough to I'LL It with
soapsuds and afterward to wash all the
soapsuds out. She rinses 1t until there Is
not a particle OF life left in it and then
she thinks that she has done her duty by her
hair. 1t is clean.
she then does It up and wonders why
1t is a failure 1t does not look real
The best shampoos are those that leave
the hair light and soft and fragrant. They
do not TAX out all the natural oils.
@On the contrary the hair is just heavy
enough with the natural lotions to be nice.
This is what is done by the French sham
poo and the American girl is only Just
learning il.
Il well remember the day I was first
called to do the hair OF a princess in Paris.
Bottling up my scents and lotions I went
at once to her abode. / found her in her
dressing room. Around her were basins
of water and in porcelain tubs there were
all sorts OF rinsing things such as hot water.
salt water and ain water. She had pre-
pared for IN elaborate shampoo.
Iran my fingers through her hair: Throw
away all OF those things said /. 'and let
me have nothing at all. / have brought
with me the articles required
But said she. 4 would like to have
a French shampoo. a real shampoo
pardon me- said /. but the shampoo
which you need is not one that is given with
water. You hair is already too much
abused in this direction. The hair is
washed until there are no oils left in it.
You need a light soft alcoholic shampoo.
Then it will be perfect
taking out of my bag a little box OF
very finely ground powder 1 scattered it
through the hair. The powder was moth
ing more than some very finely ground
cornmeal put through the grinder again
and again.
with this was mixed some very fine
orrisroot powder. The whole had been
tossed together until 1t was very fine and
as fragrant as the meadow.
' Il also had for the occasion added a
handful of powdered lavender flowers and
you know how fragrant such a mixture
can be. Well. I rubbed it into the scalp
and while l rubbed | talked. as 1 did not
uish the onaration IN ba tadioua
Il allowed the powder to remain in the
hair fully fifteen minutes; long enough to
absorb any grease that might be in it.
Then / took a soft brush and I brushed.
When l was not brushing l shook.
-The trouble with most brushes is that
they are too hard. Either that or they are
not clean.
IAN brushes should be washed in boiling
hot water and soap after they are used
and we'll dried in the sun This keeps them
soft and clean. Most brushes tear the scalp
and all brushes pull out the hair unless
handled carefully.
Il brushed and brushed until there
was not a particle Of oornmeal in the hair.
Then l shook and shook until the hair
was perfectly light and clean.
-You would be surprised TO find how this
treatment helps the hair. 1t makes the
scalp soft and white and acts like a dry
shampoo. 1t does not injure the scalp,
nor does it make the hair gray.
Soap and water used too often upon
the hair will work upon the roots and gradu-
ally kill them. The hair turns white, and,
when once the hair gets gray, it is the be-
ginning OF the end of it.
Hair dies differently. In most cases
it turns white, then crinkles up, and usually
falls out. In other cases it goes quickly,
dropping out before il has had time to get
white.
But the hair Of my princess was treated
in such a manner that it would do neither
one nor the other. 1t would remain in and
be scented as long as she lives.
then / dressed the hair. dampening 1t
with a little scent as 1 worked. for waves
must be scented to be beautiful. l waved
it and l huted it all the time adding scent.
When I had finished il was delightful.
Then / famed it.. The reason hair
comes out so soon is that it is not famed
after il is dressed. 1T is all hot and moist,
and while il is in this condition the woman
goes out into the street.
-Of course it speedily fills with dust and
the waves come out in the wind. Now, II
it we're dried as it should have been dried,
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fully dried before one goes out.
-rhe only way to do this is by thorough
tanning. The fan must be wave d softly
SO as to watt the moisture away without
disarranging the hair.
when 1 did the hair OF another customer
It was different. This woman has heavy.
oily hair that simply will not stay in wave.
Yet it is "a beautiful rich brown that is cap
able OF being exquisitely done.
Il first washed the hair in perfumed
water and soap That bore a slight odor of
sandalwood, which is very penetrating.
Then l rinsed it, a perfumed rinse.
Then, when l had finished, l a~nointed
the whole hea with home made jessa nine
perfume. / make it from spirits Of cologne
and oil Of jessamine.
1T is powerful and it is just the odor to
use when the head is to be exposed to the
air, namely when one is going travelling,