The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-24
in W0MAN'S REALM


of women depend on the hair, and
how necessary it is to preserve it if
one would not get old prematurely,
it is altogether wonderful how little
care people bestow upon their tresses
as far as taking care of them is con
cerned They should be abundant
and glossy. There is many woman
who almost entirely owes her claim
to good looks to her hair, for if in
good condition and well dressed (by
well we mean not only fashionably
and carefully, but becomingly). ii de
velops the good points of the features
and the charm of expression So
between the face and the hair To
some women it is all important TO
have a point descending on the CEN
ter of the forehead and soft curls
! falling to the temples, which are
points that the fashionable coiffures
of today favor
We begin to lose our hair and our
hair outlines first on the temples, so
that it is there that the tresses should
be carefully cultivated and at pres
ent it is most essential to pay
special attention to the dressing of
the hair at the back, so that not too
hard line should be seen when it is
combed upward Men get bald on
top of the head: women rarely un-
less they have strained and tied the
hair unduly in that direction. But
about the temples, if allowed to as
sumo importance, the whole facial
expression will change and youth will
vanish Many people are reckless in
the treatment of their hair, and
comb and brush it too much; almost
as silly plan as neglecting it and
not brushing it enough 1t is pos
sible to shampoo the head too often
moderation in all things is secret
of beauty.
1t is well to remember that while
the most important, the hairs that
border the face and neck are the
most delicate. In these days of fric-
ton and massage, when the face is
being thus attended to, the hair is
often suffering. We injure it ter
ribly by frizzing it with the comb to
increase it apparent bulk, and by try
| ing to draw the hair forward in front
by means of comb after it has been
dressed; many hairs come out with
both these processes. Do not comb
the hair upward before brushing it;
on the contrary. let it assume its
most natural pose before dressing it.
Part the hair down the center before
beginning brushing operations, and
continue the brushing down from the
roots to the points. When the hair
is thick part it in small strands and
brush between. The movement of
brushing should be a gentle one; not
securing the scalp. but directed to
the hair. Curling on rollers during
the night is a strain, but is not so
injurious as the persistent use of hot
it is wise to introduce little oil on
the edges of the hair, so that none
OF the face creams and tonics find
their way onto it
When golden hair was the mode,
many and many a beautiful head of
hair was ruined forever by t1, use of
too strong alkalis. Massage of the
scalp and of the line where hair and
face meets does wonders The scalp
should not be hard and immovable
ron the skull but soft and easily
pushed backward and forward, and
this can be promoted by moving it
gently with the fingers of both hands
without interfering with the hair.
This increases the circulation of the
blood In time it will bear fruit by
the growth of fresh hairs. The hair
should be we'll ventilated, so that the
air can get to it.
Salt water has bad effect on the
hair. and ii not protected by water
proof cap. il should be we'll washed
on leaving the sea.
If the scalf is inhexible, the vigor
OF the hair will suffer. A quarter of
an hour spent by beginning at the
outer edge and working toward the
center, the fingers pressing firmly,
the skin. not the hair, being we'll
manipulated, works wonders. Then
good tonic should be used. accord
ing to the nature of the head-oily
or dry. Many heads of hair will not
stand constant washing. Very oily
heads ShOuld no ShamnOOpd about