The Washington herald., 1908-07-27
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW

I OF common sense A small boy has been
allowed 10 go barefoot on ground literally
/ sprinkied with broken glass. and his foot
( has been so badly injured that amputa-
/ ton is being seriously considered
/ The little fellow will be manned for
{ life if that is done. and all because some
I body told his mother that children ought
[ TO go without foot coverings Of any de-
l scription in warm weather. The p-in-
ciple Of the thing is all right but there
Z IS grave danger in carrying it out For
I just this reason sandals were made for
children Of al ages. and they furnish
/ the necessary protection for the soles
and sides OF the feet without shutting
out the air No stockings are required
with this footwear.
( The mother Of two active children told
me that she used to sit at the window
and watch the play Of the little ones
until their recklesness got on her nerves.
/ she knew that she could not stop II. so
/ she did the next best thing-kept out Of
sight and hearing and trusted 10 good
! fortune Possibly other mothers have the
same feelings. and possibly that accounts
; for some Of the bad habits we see In
/ remarkably small children. At ell events,
cigarette smoking and bad language are
nothing uncommon.
/ Il is easy TO bring I'D the children OF
our friends and neighbors-yes. know
I that Is often said. but why is it not pos
sible for parents 10 see danger. 10 detect
faults in their own chIIdren2 They are
quick to note the faiutest signs Of illness
I and prompt IN supplying the remedies.
yet tney viii leave bottles Of dangerous
liquids within reach OF baby fingers and
take no pains TO put matches in safe
I places. Within q year there has been q
score Of deaths from the discharge Of
firearms left unnOJiCed in the rooms
where children play
I I fancy that the mother of q large fam
/ ily becomes used TO the thought Of dan
ger IN connection with her little ones.
/ Probably she has too many things 10
disturb her to hnd time TO search for
/ trouble Perhaps she realizes the protec-
ton thrown around children At all
! events she goes about her various tasks
I with unconcern. as did the mother Of
the little boy who was hurt to-day. and
when trouble comes. meets IL with the
I fCrtitude 7 saw that small woman dis
/ play. The family physician arrived with
I pleasing promptness. but the twenty NH
utes must have seemed ten times as long
! There are other children n the family
l but II Is safe 10 say that they viii wear
shoes hereafter.
I TIE one branch OF business that has
ioGTtshed Ike the green bay tree. despite
distressing financial conditions. Is the
trading IN human hair. The fashion OF
elaborate hair6ressing and the era OF false
I hair preceded the panic IN the money
market. and has been IN 10 way affected
f by f. and the dealers r. hair goods are
[ reaping harvest that has been riperIcg
/ fer some tine.
/ Few OF the wearers OF fetching pufrs
[ and silky coils. OF curls and wigs. have
more than a vague idea OF the source Of
supply They understand the product 70
Z be human hair and seek 70 know nothing
more. 4 man. brought Up in the business
I and accumulatlng wealth by means Of the
present day fashions. has told ne a good
deal which an prepared 20 pass on
He has confded 90 ne the reason for ex-
eessively high prices IN hair which looks
no better than the cheaper grade
/ Prosperity re1gned fer a number %
/ years, and the peasant girls were not
l forced TO part with their has-. This
/ source Of supply being restricted. the
I price jumped Of course. ard another had
I 70 be found. because only the few could
anoTd such luXu-ies. China proved the
salvation Of the hair trade after q meth
I Cd OF refining and changing the color OF
] the coarse black hair had been discovered.
which method, BY the way, happens TO be
a cheap one
I To this day 4 wag OF sea captain IS
/ chuckling over q story he gave a cub re
porter. and which a newspaper printed in
good faith. and hair dealers are kept busy
swearing that The hair comes from the
i heads of the Chinese women Instead OF
! dead Cinnamon. The sea CAPTAIN dis
played a ton or more Of Chinese hair. and
told an amazing story OF Yankee enter
prise He said that Chinese CUrpses were
buried with the heads above ground. so
tlat they could be lifted up 10 heaven by
their queues. and AL that was necessary
for Yankee merchants was pronptness
with sharp scissors
Possibly the story. which was widely
read. had some influence upon local trade.
L viii not be forgotten for q good while.
an view Of the fact that Chinese hair is
treated with acids. which eat away some
OF its fiber, bleached 20 a straw color, and
then tinted the various shades known 10
trade, the most fasri6iOus woman can
wear the finished product without offend
Ing her deicacy. I imagine that ali hair
goods are clean enough 20 be above sus-
Dtcion-the public would soon ind out
sny la1l!ty Il tais direction.
I agree with a sensible husband, who
declared that he would rather his wife
would wear false hair than torture her
own into the waves and curIs fashion
demanded, or waste the time Necessary
to build up an elaborate structure each
day I have seen hair shockingly treated
IN the name Of fashion, all the luster and
elasticity burned out Of it The most sig
5idcant feature Of q hairdressing parlor
am used 10 visiting is the absence Of
the marcel wave n the hair Of proprietor
and assistants. They declare that II Is
due to lack OF time. Yet there are hours
when business IS slack. know. because
l have seen them BETTY BRADEEN.
SeIf-supPorfed Dressing.