The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-10
~ ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

~ ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.
why" asked the inquiring one. re-
posing upon his spine with his feet
comfortably elevated, do women
blondine their hair"
why do men wear wigs and tou-
pees." retorted Maria.
For very good reasons" said the in
curing one sureptiously caressing his
carefully adjusted hirsute adornment.
ITO protect their heads from the damp
and cold. For sanitary. not decorative
reasons" he added blandly.
"A man." said Maria, lis the most
amusing thing on earth. And the vain
est"
"Oh, l don't know" sneered the in
quiring one. Il don't think they've got
anything on the women. Now that's
what l want to know-why do the
women monkey with their hair. Can
you understand it,"
why certainly" said Maria. Its
what every woman knows.
well, it passes my comprehension.
mumbled the inQuiring one. why do
they want to appear with blond tresses
OHC duUuk II III OLA "CCAo anu SAAS
next day with headgear dark as the
midnight sun"
1--WE often read of those repertoires
in the papers-but l never saw any
woman with such moving-picture
couture"
well. what do they do it for any
way" stubbornly stuck the inquiring
one"
Because, oh simple one, they don't
like the color handed down by Ma
ture"
whats the use of all this painting
and powdering and hair acrobatics."
grumbled the inquiring one. AFTER all
a woman's woman-cant she be sat-
isfied? Most of 'em are good-looking
enough-while they're young"
"Ha," cried Maria, in your poor.
laundering way you have hit the nail
on the head-give him time-time is
all he needs" she added maliciously.
And when they're not young" con-
tinued the inquiring one flattered by
Maria's back-handed compliment. mo
body cares what they look like"
EFT tn, brute" calculated Maria.
Besides Nature is the great artist"
went on the inQuiring one stabbing the
atmosphere with his cigarette and
squirting up his eyes. Mature never
makes mistake. She knows what col
or to make your hair-Nature is al
ways right" he detained oratorically.
That's just where you're wrong. 1t
shows you know nothing absolutely
about art. II you did you'd know that
Nature is the worst composer in the
universe. Nature knows how to color
but she can't compose. She throws the
color on the canvas but 1t doesn't al
ways juxtapose."
"Meaning-?"
THAT Ethel, who is an ash blonde
should have been given dark eyebrows
and eye-lashes by Nature-or her par
ents-wifh rose-tinted cheeks. Instead
of which she is pallid and has eye
brows and lashes the color of her hair.
Hence Ethel is not striking save
when she uses the pencil and the
brush When she rouges and darkens
her eye environment-the effect is
startling-she is beautiful. Nature
made a miscue when she painted Eth
ell"
"Or when she mated her parents"
You are too realistic" cried Maria.
This is not a problem novel,"
well, what's the use lodging the
TRUTH" said the inquiring one. That's
what's the matter with the race-not
bred properly. If it was-the women
wouldn't have to change the color Of
their hair" he grinned.
You admit, them" said Maria. that
there may be a reason
Il admit nothing woman who
blondines her hair is fool She de-
Fceives nobody"
Except the men," interrupted Ma
ria.
"Pooh-you couldn't fool me-" boast
ed the inquiring one
"Why-simple one-I could tell you
weird tales about women's hair you
see every day."
I'm not in daily contact with any
woman who blondines her hair" said
the inquiring one.
"Ha! Hal" Knocked Maria.
THE late Myrtle Reid" she contin-
ued, who killed herself because her
husband didn't love her any more-and
no mans worth killing yourself for,
best way is to kill him-goOoff mot
that will go down the ages long after
Lavendar and Old Lace has widowed
and turned to dust"
well, let's have it"
"a woman may deceive herself and
a man-but never another woman"
And its all right" acclaimed Maria,
for women to change the color of her
head-covering now and then if she
likes. 1t shows she has imagination.
That the wine of life still runs red in
her veins That she wants to be attrac-
tive That she likes admiration"
No woman has any business to live
after thirty-Rve," announced the inQuir-
ing one. There should be a general
slaughter at that age. They should be
herded into the shambles and individ-
ually guillotined In truth they should
never be allowed to get over eighteen.
Ought to stop then and begin over
again"
There you go in your brutal mascu-