Evening star., 1926-03-22

Pushing it's way into the first rank
of editorial discussion. like the in
sistent flapper herself. once more the
question of whether or not bobbed
hair is to stay or go is being debated
in the public press, following the
prognostications of doom by Ger
tain parties" professionally pessi-
mistic.
Commenting on the announcement
that emanated from the recent an
nual convention of the American
Master Fairdressers' Association in
New York City to the effect that
"bcbbed hair ia to find an immediate
finish," the Waterbury Republican
sees considerable overconfdence in
such a fiat statement as it notes that
modern woman. fortunately. is in
dependently arriving at her own con-
clusions as to what she will wear.
We suspect that even though the
hairdressers are giving dire threats
Of impending badness among women,
this effort to drive out bObbed hair
will fail" says the Republican. as it
hazards "the guess that for at least
a generation to come they are more
likely to change the styles of hair
cutting than revert to the long hair"
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1.-The decree of the master hair
dressers." in the opinion of the Terre
Haute Star. comes as a, sad jolt to
the people of the land. especially
right at this time. when the last
grandma in the United States has
finally succumbed to the prevailing
fad and put her long, gray locks
under the shears. But the decree
Of the hairdressers is only the de-
cree of the hairdressers, this paper
declares. as, continuing. it says ''the
final decision will be made by the
American women"
Reports of the passing of bobbed
hair and the return of long tresses
for women have been persistent"
remarks the La Crosse Tribune
and Leader Press, and yet 'it
is apparent that women are cut
ting their hair shorter and shorter.
with the end not vet in sight. Young
and old, male and female. have come
to the quite universe! conclusion that
shingles 'boyish hobs and the null
titude of other styles of bobbed hair
are sa nitary. convenient. time-saving.
becoming and belying to age. and that
bobi,ed hair is a blessing to woman
hood in younger years" affirms this
journal.
That the youth comforting power
of bobbed hair has interested Ameri-
can women more and more in other
forms of beauty aids is the statement
Of the Topeka Daily Capital. which
SAYS: 1.-THE bob has delnocratiZed the
art of Identification. Formerly only
women of wealth could afford to
patronize a beauty shop. Now beauty
shops derive their chief support from
stenographers, housewives. office
workers and shop girls. Popularity
of the bob has led to the almost uni
versal adoption by American women
Of other aids to personal adornment."
Even the voice of Paris seems not
to be as effective on this matter of
styles in hairdressing as it was wont
to be on styles in attire. SAYS the Ann
Arbor Times News: 'Bobbed hair
may be right or it may be wrong, in
principle. Our opinion is that the
question is largely a matter Of every
woman's own business, her only obl1-
CATION being to arrange her tresses in
the most becoming manner. Anyway.
we shall be disappointed In the Amer1-
can woman if she permits any French
man to decide the question for her.
This remark is occasioned by the
fact that NJ. Magnanaro. the superin-
tendent of the "Societe du Progress
de la Coiffure," French hairdressers'
organization, has also stated that
"bobbed hair is doomed" Comment
ing on this news from overseas. the
Wilkes Barre Times Leader advises
those who fancy being in the van.
guard of new fashion devotees to take
noNice, and Get from under while the