Evening star., 1915-11-09
Helping Chi1dren's Hair.

Every mother wants her child to
possess an attractive head of hair, but
is often ignorant as to the means of
obtaining it. If one can start the cul-
tivation in infancy SO much the better.
Until the hair has grown an inch long
the daily washing of the head will be
sufficient After that brush is need
ed. a brush having long, fine. soft bris-
ties. in order not to irritate the scalp.
The friction caused by the brushing
will force the oily secretion from the
roots and this will be all that is neces-
sary for the purpose of growing hair.
In caring for young children's hair
the question often arises as to whether
cutting promotes its growth. Special
lists seem to disagree on this disputed
question. One says that those mothers
who make it a habit to keep the hair
of their children cut close when young,
on the supposition that the hair is i'm
proved thereby. are mistaken. 1t is
rather calculated to injure its beauty
and retard its maximum growth. 1t is
quite enough to have the ends clipped
or shortened occasionally. as the orig
inal hair Is always the finest and most
beautiful.
Another equally distinguished spe-
cialist claims that the hair of children.
whether they are boys or girls, should
be kept short until the seventh or
eighth year of age. as the long hair is
drain upon the nutrition of the body
and at this time of life all the nutri-
tive forces are needed in the growth
of muscle and bone. A girls hair aft
er she has reached the eighth year
should be allowed to grow. as the less
the hair is cut the finer it is
Considering the difference Of opinion
among experts the safe course would
be to keep the hair of quite young
children rather short to avoid any
drain upon their vitality, and more es-
pecially should this be observed in the
case of delicate child Or one of nerv-
GUS temperament.
If a child has scanty hair, a manipu-
lation of the scalp with mothers An
gers. plenty of outdoor exercise with
out head covering and exposure to sun
shine are recommended.
Children's hair should never be put
| into curl papers or braided tightly To
| do SO infiicts discomfort on the child
| and tends to strain and destroy the
| hair When child's hair is allowed to
| grow long slight clipping once in
three or four months will be beneficial
| To prevent the ends splitting, as
| they often do: take the hair, a strand
/ at time, about two inches from the
| ends. holding firmly with the finger
| and thumb Of the left hand, and brush
| with soft hair brush. This will keen
| the ends glossy as well as prevent
| splitting. A shampoo once a week. US
ing soap jelly or liquid. is sufficient
to keep the scalp clean and healthy
inexpensive Lunches.
Our luncheon club Is to have its first
meeting tomorrow, and I am making
our year book" Mrs. Happy Home
maker held up what looked like the
back Of book which she was cover
ing with a piece of bright cretonne.
Did l ever tell you about our lunch
con club? Well, 1t is great institu-
ltion. There are eight of us, and we
meet every other week at the members
houses. Our object Is not to try to
have the most elaborate meal. but the
best possible at the least expense.
! "At the end of the season we vote or
the various menus and the best and
cheapest gets a prize. So, you see, II
stimulates our ingenuity, besides pro-
noting sociability. After luncheon we
sew for some charity and take turns
reading aloud. and altogether it is a
wonderful little club.
But what is the yearbook. you ask
| In this cover we tie five strong manila
envelopes which are marked severally
Meats Salads and Vegetables Cakes,
| Desserts and Miscellaneous In the
miscellaneous envelope we put the mo-
nus we have had at all the luncheona