The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-13
DANGERS Or FALSE HAIR.
Precautions Necessary in Par
chasing Owing To Many
Different Grades.

interviewing an authority and
writer on Hair. ! was told that only
coarse or dirty hair goods of heavy
or matted condition was bad. Each
little real strand Of first quality
cut hair is so beautifully made by
| the creator that when it strikes the
air. II cleauses itself ANY heavy
or matted condition would prevent
tic air from penetrating and would
therefore, be injurious. But in his
opinion. fine false hair is practically
harmless, and the wearers would
have nothing To fear if they took
The precaution TO buy from IT,
liable dealer
There are four classes Of false
hair on the market Fine. soft hair,
cut from the heads of white women.
make up the first class.
This Raw Hair is practically all
imported, coming from all parts of
Europe and Asia Minor. Blond
| hair comes from Northern Europe
Germany ard Austria. ana black
| hair from Italy, Turkey. Armenia.
and other southern countries
The peasants Of Brittany, whose
constant mode is the wearing of
close fitting caps, furnishes a CTea
/ part OF this. \ great quantity comes
from the poorer class of German
I " h-44tllr ~ no GtH ftiLELu tillA atitlt-
| Ing 10 the duties of Children.
Church. and Kitchen which du-
ties the Kaiser tells them should be
first and foremost. As a result.
they are not concerned stTenuOuSly
| as regards the adUTnment of their
persons.
Tie second class consists of coarse
hair, cut from the heads Of white
women. This is given too. by races
ID II
The girls Of America or England
would almost as soon part with their
teeth as their hair
Now. wearing false hair of the
classes above mentioned would he
perfectly safe after being thorough
| ~ cleansed and renovated
The third class of false hair comes
from the Indian and Chinese races.
This is often filthy, UnclCan stuff. -
This hair is taken down into cellars
ana little needle is run alonp the
| length or each hair so as 90 divide
| II in two and give the hair a finer
! appearance.
This last named quality of So
| called human hair. is easily de-
tected by the coarse. brittle feeling
even when split and washed In soft
ening preparations. The various
colors are next obtained by bleach
| ing and then dyeing
Mineral dyes are often used which
are absorbed through the scalp and
| produce harmful effects. Each hair
Is hollow and contains the natural
oil which gives good hair that CLOS
sy, silky look. When the nair is
split. the oil dries out. the remain
ing huSk dries and breaks off This
is the class of "cut human hair
goods (fOr Chinese are humanD
COmmpnly found on the bargain
counters.
The fourth class makes no pre-
tense Of sDlendoT. and is made up
into what is really STYLED Rats
This class of hair is said 20 derive
its being mostly from different kinds
Of animals. Wood and fine steel be-
ing largely used. as well as wood
fiber Needless 70 say. il Is thor
oughIE cleansed. The only obiec-
tiOn 10 this class Of goods is that
! they are heavy and heating. and
prevent the passage of air 10 the
scalp, which is essential TO a healthy
head of hair
Hair goods Of fine quality from
tho French and German sources
have now approached so near per-
lection that the most Teticent have
adopted their use. and find the ad-
dition positively necessary for the
prev ailinE styles.
The one remaining fault has been
the heavy. cumbersome construction
of stems or cords in the braids.
which inva riably become exposed.
collect dust. and absorb perspira-
ton, and within a short time be-
come tangled and matted
Now, even this fault has been
eliminated. Patents have been grant
Cd Mr. Borden for an absolutely all
hair construction. There are no
Short stems. called stemlAss;" alb
solutely no stems at all. The sepa-
rate hairs are woven together in a
perfect imitation Of natures handi-
work The first and only advance
IN the hair art.
With the Borden patent. a 40-inch
plat uT tuThan twist can be made
from a 20-inch switch. There are
numerous other improvements which
must be seen TO be fully appreciated
Other patents have been granted
covering the construction of pOmpa-
dour, waves, wigs, &c, without
on patented hair loop COnstruc-
ton. which allows perfect yentila-
ucn 10 the hair and IN. and are
Endorsed by the leading physicians
as being the lightest. coolest, and
most natural hair goods made.
For the further cow fence OF
their Washington patrons. 9orden's
have established a branch at 704
18th St. \. w.
This news viii be welcomed by
their former customers. and the la
dies or Washington in general.