Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
Is bohbed hair doomed?

NInUeFs
Is bObbed hair doomed?
Beauty specialists, theatrical man
ayers and style authorities in New
York agree that the postwar cpl
demic of shOrn tresses has reached
its peak, and women who seek to
dress differently" are turning to
transformations, the Parisienne
bandeau and other means of disguis-
ing their shipped locks, according to
late reports from the east.
Newspaper women, in attendance
at the Long Island social activities
in honor of the Prince of Walls, were
impressed with the spreading habit
of letting the hair grow long again.
Society women, they found, are pen
sioning the barber's shears, because
"evry shop girl now has a boyish
shingle, my dear"
BObbed Hair Too Expensive
81 cut my hair three years ago."
said a young business woman in a
downtown office yesterday. 81
thought I'd save a dreadful lot of
time. But, gracious, my King Tut
cut means oodles of bother and hair
dressing expenses-far more than
my old coiffure cost"
And bobbing does destroy
girls personality" chimed in her
companion. You look like every
other girl, at dances, the theatre,
parties. We all look like orphan ays-
lum inmates. No individuality. Yes,
I'm letting mine grow again.
Anyway
You may be as beautiful as Helen
of Troy or as shapely as Venus-but
you'll probably never win a nation
al bathing beauty contest if you have
bobbed hair!
To judge from the recent happen
ings at Atlantic City, where the
fairest of the fair from more than
ninety American cities assembled to
compete for the honor of being nam
ed Miss America" the girls with the
shingle or bOyish bob didn't have a |
chance.
True! There were a number of |
girls at the contest whose locks were
attractively clipped-but they dis
appeared in the first elimination and
were never heard of again.
Beauties Are Curl Adorned
On the other hand, Miss Ruth NAL
comson, whose dark, luxurious curls
fall far over her shapely shoulders,
was chosen Beach Queen of America.
She comes from Philadelphia. Her
curls have never been scissored, she
said. And now she has a secretary
working ten hours a day, It's said,
answering offers of contracts from
movie producers, toothbrush con-
Germs and hair tonic manufacturers.
And there was Miss Catherine M.
Campbell, of Columbus, o., who won
the Atlantic City beauty crown for
the last two years. She was runner
up" this year. And she's never heard
the barber's cru-u-uel clippers.
Another fascinating beauty, whose
long, fOYering tresses attracted the
judges to such a degree that she was
awarded numerous cups and place ]
in the select few called for final con- 1
was Miss Faye Lamphier, '
pride of Santa Cruz, Calf. Her long Y
hair frames a charming, intellectual g
The same applies to Miss Margaret {
Leigh, Miss Chicago" who finished
among the final five. Her dark curls I
stream gracefully down her should
ers.
BObs Destroy Personality 0
And when you asked one of the !,
City beauty judges 'Why?' :
le replied d 3
That beauty of face and figure and Il
are the main requisites
If the judges, but girls with bobs ,
ack that essential individuality y
which was needed to make them y
tand out from the crowd-and the u
,irls with long locks Immediately a.
rev the admiring glances. =,
BObbed hair is not passe by any ~
means! Some girls will cut their -
lair for years to come. And some -
married women. But the trend of s+
ashton is toward long hair again ~
With the aid of transformations" u,
nd the alluring bandeau and, hair
ct, until nature reasserts itself. +b
Every girl" concluded a New nj
'ork beauty specialist, should study in
er personality in the mirror. If she hi
an make herself distinctive, strik- n,
Ugly attractive and vibrant with ri
ersonality-by means of long hair +U
she is foolish to submit to the
cissors every two weeks" cb
If you don't think hair styles are OF
hanging, just notice the smart wo-
len in the shopping district one of w,
lese autumn afternoons! Long oil
'esses are coming back, sure. sc