The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08

TO the second objection is the same
that science gives It's questioners.
Science IS not concerned with who
uses, or TO what Uses are put, It's dis
coveries. SO the discoveries of fashion
even TO that Of color!ng the hair,
or wearing dyed Wig
As for the first-there are still
races which carefully hide away nall
parings and hair combngs because
they fear that some one, getting hold
Of them, will use them as a spell
against the original owner. Even
In civilized England. France, Amer
lea, you still find this belief. 1t Is
part OF the idea that what we may
call detachable parts OF the body
carry with them identity. And in
the thought that the hair, because
we came TO earth with It, must be
kept the snme as it grew and grows,
we have reflection Of the same
superstition.
AS 1t stands to-day there isn't
even the excuse that the hair is nee
essary to US to Justify the feeling
that 1t IS immoral to do anything
We Ike with 1t. Our hair now IS
simply and frankly an ornament
Ii one, for instance, decided that
she wanted 10 have her head shaved.
would Ii be thought immoral IL she
did sof Decidedly not. Absurd, per-
haps, but not immoral. Why then
should II be thought Immoral TO put
on more hair. or 10 change the color
OF that already on
There are always vast number
OF folk who feel more or less .-utely
that all beauty IS OF the evil one,
tina. one can't be gay without being
wicked and that the only proper vo-
cation OF mankind Is to mourn. These
folk have even tincturcd the minds
Of the normal with a shade Of their
apprehension. Consequently cutting
OFF the hair raises no question of
morality because IL makes one ugly,
and anything ugly can't possibly be
OF Satan. But because changing the
color OF ones hair can be done for
no other reason than to make one
more attractive, 1t must necessarily
be looked upon with suspicion.
And how utterly unintelligens Is
cha, viewpoint.
| think 1t is immoral not to make
oneself as beautiful as one can.
Things ms they are aren't so sacred
vie mustn't try to better them. If
mankind had thought that, 1t never
would have progressed. Mans fight
Inns been against Nature throughout.
Nature makes the desert and nan
tights her and. with his irrigation.
turns the desert into garden. II
you think tinting ones hair pink
or blue Is very far of from reclaim.
ing desert you're wrong.
My discovery came about this way.
made dress. 1t was for very
beautiful dark Parisienne. 1t was
a very beautiful dress. The girl
tried it on and was delighted |
was not 1t was more beautiful off
her than on-and that should not be.
What WAS the trouble: Its colors
were harmonious. vibrant. living. bnt
on her there came a slowing OF the
vibrant quality, n duIing. Suddenly
knew what 1t was 1t was her hair.
Her hair was n peculiarly deep black.
more brooding than allve-you Will
understand me. l touched 1t with q
blue powder and gave IL here and
there the flash you get in the wing
OF the buebird. And 10, At once
the dress grew more alive, more
vibrant than 1t had been when she
had not worn it. Ii was just thas
note that 1t needed 1T tuned 1t up,
accelerated 1t, gave 1t the proper
pltch-completcd both dress and
woman.
And then tried other dresses and
other hair colors with my models.