Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Bald Heads and Head.

1891 nrh and so few 5a.a.be.+-,
women' The hair of worsr "SH'st
becomes thinner and shor,s, 1sUa.ly
but l do not recall ever bay;na age,
one absolutely bald. The rs sen
many and complex. an
In the first place, wome5 c,,.;
their hair; they are PROUD o, ;.a
men admire it; they often 49,. 49, NE
tones; they rarely cut il "a "el
courage it; they spend much ,.-ra IS
1t. How pretty the long bra.3, ls ''
ing down the backs of school
school girls with their hair 49,. "
Tree! In terms of biology, hair lug
secondary sexual characterjsr, :.
device to capture the mall III.
arms and bare shoulders. Blo,-
brunette hair, if copious enough -
equally attractive to men. In
we have Biblical authority to the s9I.1,
that If woman has long hair +, :
glory to her, and what poet is +, ~.
declares that Beauty draws US ~
single hair?"
Absolutely black hair in ma, =.
woman is very rare except in cer,,;.
races, for example, the North Ana,i
can Indians, the Japanese, and o,ba,
Orientals, though once saw an Irisb
American with hair as black as ,
japanese.
Woman makes much of her head
gear, man very little. Ribbons an.
flowers and plumes adorn her head
The monster hats women wore ,su
years ago have about gone out nm
the little affairs they wear are often
''fearfully and wonderfully made" An
old or shabby hat disturbs a women
much more than a man would be dis.
turbed by one. She often brings home
the body of her hat and puts on tn.
trimming; the trimming is the all.in.
portant thing. The man wears his
nat as it comes from the halter, lis
only trimming being the hatband.
That hatless indoor life of women
evidently favors the growth ami pres.
ervation of their hair. Yet men IN.
cover their heads under conditions
wherein women do not We doff our
Lats as a sign of respect or reverence
Though We may not take off our shoes
IN holy ground, we do carry out hats in
our hands, while under the SAINT
conditions women carry theirs on their
heads. For the same reason. perhaps
women's heads remain covered il
churches, and all the sisters of Char.
ty, and all sp-called holy orders, aTs
required to conceal carefully their haii.
Rarely does a man sit down to lunch
even in a public restaurant, with his
nat on, though women always do. Is
t because our hats are so much more
easily removed? We have no strings
unite not hat pins to extract.
The badness of men is probably
largely due to their headgear. Inc
scalp is so protected that nature ceases
10 provide covering of her own. Inc
silk or "stovepipe" hat formerly so
generally worn, has much TO answer
.or. When | was young man II was
.ne vogue everywhere on all occasions
in England, | remember seeing Ute
boys at Rugby School playing ball win
heir "stovepipe" hats on. myself
wore one whenever dressed up
One's new hat came in ban1ooS
specially shaped for it, in which 1t was
always kept when not in use, and, one
must confess, men were then aoou'
as particular to have their hats cOH'
form 10 the fashion as women proven
.lally are about theirs. But tl'
"stovepipe" hat, like the swa!loW-'a''
cd coat, has had its day, except OIL
formal occasions. 1t was later follow
ed by the derby hat when was
ubiquitous until few years ago !
nave noticed but one on a man 5 Hea1
several years. The derby was Is
odd of character as an iron pot, YET !
remember Mr.. Howell's derby nat
Walt Whitman always wore a ofoau
trimmed gray, soft felt hat. VI.
.ninks of Lincoln with siorepIpe ha'
IN, as he wore this in most OF i''
1ctures. Roosevelt liked wias'
orimmed felt hat, like that OF the 'O'
Boys. While he was President l Cn.'
saw him going to church with SIM,
ing silk hat on his head Inc "'''
lime saw Emerson he had on s'O'.
pipe hat, one much the worse Tor ~ea ,
He probably never wore any other MN
The broad brimmed, light 'o'O.ss
Quaker was an improvement o" w.