Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08

20 the second objection is the same
that science gives its 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 coloring the hair,
or wearing n dyed wig.
As for the first--theTe are still
races which carefully hide away nail
parings and hair comblngs 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 same as 1t grew and grows,
we have a reflection Of the same
superstition.
As It stands to-day there isn't
even the excuse that the hair Is nee
essary to us to justify the feeling
that Il IS Immoral" to do anything
we like with 1t. Our hair now Is
simply and frankly an ornament.
II one, for instanle, decided that
she wanted to have her head shaved,
would II be thought immoral II she
did so? Decidedly not. Absurd, per-
haps, but not immoral. Why then
should It be thought immoral to put
on more hair, or to change the color
Of that already on?
There are always a vast number
Of folk who feel more or less acutely
that all beauty Is of the evil one,
that one can't be gay without being
wicked and that the only proper vo-
cation OF mankind Is TO mourn. These
folk have even tinctured the minds
of the normal with n shade Of their
apprehension. Consequently cutting
OFF the hair raises no question OF
morality because II 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, II must necessarily
be looked upon with suspicion.
And how utterly unintelligent Is
that viewpoint!
l think II Is immoral not to make
oneself as beautiful as one can.
Things as they are aren't so sacred
we mustn't try 20 better them. II
mankind had thought that, 1t never
would have progressed. Mans fight
has been against Nature throughout.
\ Nature makes the desert and plan
fights her and. with his irrigation,
turns the desert into a garden. II
you think tinting ones hair pink
or blue is very far OF from reclaim
Ing n desert you're wrong.
My discovery came about this way
l made dress. it was for a very
beautiful dark Parlsienne. 1t was
very beautiful dress. The girl
tried Il on aud was delighted.
was not. II was more beautiful Oh
her than on--and that should not be
What was the trouble? It's colors
we're harmonious, vibrant, living, but
on her there came slowing OF the
vibrant quality. a dulllng. Suddenly
] knew what 1t was. Ii was her hair
Her hair was a peculiarly deep black
more broOding than alive-you will
understand me. I touched II with n
blue powder and gave 1t here and
there the flash you get In the wins
OF the bluebird. And 10! At once
the dress grew more alive, more
vibrant than It had been when she
had not worn II. II was Just that
note that It needed. II tuned 1t up
accelerated II. gave 1t the proper
pitch-completed both dress and
woman.
And then tried other dresses and
other hair col0rs with my models