The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-04
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BEWARE OF THE
PEROXIDE BLONDE.
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal.

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The artificial blonde has received a
/ Jolt from the National Dentists Asso-
citation more painful than the proven
bal pulling OF eye teeth, and where
scorn and ridicule have failed in the
past the advice of the dental surgeon
may prove effective
The association has been holding its
annual meeting over in Birmingham
and, as usual on such occasions, has
been discussing all manner of matters,
more or less important, connected
With the profession. Attention was
| directed to the fact that certain dis
ease of the gums is found most fire.
quently in the artificial blondes. In
deed this learned society went so far
as TO say that every woman who gives
| a golden hue to her hair by artificial
means becomes a victim to this gum
disease, so in common justice to man
| kind, with the accent on the man, due
! warning is given against the kissing
OF blondes
So there you have it in all its fear
full truth
Flossie Twinkletoes behind the foot
! lights has been told often enough that
she would be quite as attractive if she
were to allow her crown of glory to
| remain of the same shade which ma
| ture intended it to be; that sophisti-
! Gated man had learned the difference
| between the natural and the artificial
blondes; that at least fifty per cent.
| of them had a marked preference for
brunettes, anyway, so the chances
were only even of pleasing, although
the aTtifice remain undetected.
But all this has been of no avail
FlOssie and all her sisters have kept
right on with the peroxide process I'M
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rare than the undyed brunette.
Where other means have failed,
however, it may be regarded as GER
/ tain that the solemn warning issued
by the dentists association will have
full force and effect. From the day
when they decide to change the color
Of their hair they must also be will
ing to surrender one of the dearest
privileges of their sex. They must
go through life unkissed.
What's the use of blonde hair if it
is to be acquired at such a fearful
cost? 1t was never supposed that the
natural brunettes adopted this artificial
celebration for their health. The only
excuse for it was the suppositiOn that
it made them more attractive in the
eyes Of those whom they most wished
to attract. But if the penalty is to be
that they must go through life IN
kiSSed-if they are to foTegO all the
outward signs and symbols of endear-
ment-then peroxide has no colorado
claim to favor and the artificial blonde
might just as we'll content herself to
go through nfe as nature made her.
The dental profession has placed US
under obligations for a great many
things, but nothing it has ever done
has laid q greater claim upon our
gratitude than this timely warning
against the artificial blonde Don't
be surprised if you should see a mot
tied poll now and then in the near
future while the peroxide is wearing
OF, for We take it for granted that
FlOSSie is going to allow nature to re
assert itself The Furnished gold will
be a little dingy and there will be a
Selvage of darker hair around the
crown, but in a few weeks it will all
come right again and underneath iC
all we may recognize an old friend.
In the meantime the natural blonde
will come into her own, as pretty anc
popular as the CaStilian beauty of that
type which all the world has long
since learned to prize.