The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09

every day, and the sitter and harder tho
brush the better.
II the hair is thin it should be dressed
With as few hair pins u possible, and the
scalp should be massaged every night with
just q trifie OF massage oil. To oil the scalp
when it il dry requires a great deal OF
patience and n good deal Of time. Only
n few drops Of oil il needed and IL Is best to
pour the oil into a thimble in order that too
much Of Il will not be used.
Here are the directions for the nightly
massng e Of the scalp:
Take a thimble and fll II half full OF sweet
oil. Castor oil Ia better il one can stand
the odor.
Part the hair from the forehead 10 the
nape of the heck and then begin to spat in
the oil. Dip one finger into the thimble
and make it go the full length OF the part.
Make a new parting and dip the finger
into the thimble again. Keep on Until you
have been over the entire scalp.
The matter OF curling the hair Ia i'm
portant 70 the woman who has straight
locks. Fashion says that the hair must be
kinky, and how to keep it kinky " q most
puzzling problem TO the m who h
her own hair dresser.
She must wave her hair and curl it and
do it up so that the little love locks Irvine
around her ears. How il she to do 50 in
the damp weather and II the uncertain
fogs Of fall and winter?
In the spring and summer IL IA even
worse. for with the first Whit OF the salt
air out comes the Last remaining vestige
of kink. Yet there are women whose hair
seems always to be curled, and these are
the wise ones who ave mastered the
subject OF the eternal kink.
Curling Il, after all, only q knack' and
she who wants to learn It can become per-
feet In il.
To curl the hair, first make sure that IL
is free Of oil. You can do nothing with hair
that is heavy with moisture. Shampoo
the front locks at least once a week, and be
sure that they are thoroughly dry, for you
cannot curl hair that is partly moist.
After tn hair IL dry it ia time for the
home hair curier to get in her fine work
Her first move IL to moisten the front hair
with perfumery.
She uses Just enough to dampen 1t all
around her face, and then, with rubber
hair curriers' or with bits Of paper, she does
I'd her hair so as TO make curls OF the right
! size. vi COuTS6 Sic II ChTCAuA " bhAh
under the ends so that there arc no stubby
locks. Then she takes an iron md presses
her cuTls.
The old fashioned way OF pressing them
on the table is still good, though rather
tedious; but, however it Is done, she
presses the curls until they are dry and
then, still leaving them up, she proceeds
with the rest Of her hair.
1t is better to put them up over night;
! but this IL for the woman who o not
want to 60 to bed with curl papers In her
hair. The whole secret Is to dry the haiI
thoroughly and if this is well done it
will stay in curl a very long time.
Waving the hair is a distinct art. and
this, too, can be learned. The hair should
he thoroughly dry, and the curriers' should
be slipped into the locks carefully. The
tongs should be heated until they are not
quite hot enough to scorch.
Il put the tonRs in the hair, said a hair
dresser, "clasp them tightly, give them
little twist and wait while I count sixty
1t is tedious, but 1t pays in tho long run,
for the hair done in this way will stay IN
wave q very long time
There are various hair curling fluids that
are good. Glycerine and water used to
dampen the hair will give it a stin wave
alcohol will give 1t a glossy, tight wave
but IL Ia apt to make the hair gray IL it Ii
applied to the roots.
The old fashioned ounce seed lotion.
consisting Of ounce seed stewed in water
will give a rather heavy wave, which Ii
becoming to some faces and there are
other preparations, many OF which are
sold at the drug stores, that are exceed
ingly good.
The whole secret lies in curling the
hair slowly. The hairdressers take forty
Ave minutes to wave you hair and fifteen
minutes to curl our bangs and the home
hairdresser cannot hope to do IL in less
time. She will find that her efforts will
prove a failure il she attempts to get
through IL any sooner.