The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-29
M aria Jeritza
Gives Timely
Advice
BY Maria Jeritza,
Prima Donna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One Of
the Most Beautiful Women

VperA OOMhp4AtI anu Vtb VI
the Most Beautiful Women
Of the Day.
7 first thought 1t Is 4 little
a hard to think OF an Elton
crop Or any other form OF boyish
bob as a crown of glory. Surely
the ideal fair woman" has long.
thick. Iustrous tresses. which are
veritable crown, IL not halo.
still, short hair is the style
and 1t has advantages from the
standpoints of convenience and
hygiene. And it is quite possible
to possess dainty, shiningly-
lovely head Of hair. whether 1t
be luxuriantly long or modishly
bobbed by giving due care to the
cleaning and grooming Of scalp
and hair.
Study. your type of face and
figure and your age and teThpera.
ment very carefully. in deciding
on the style of your bob.
Ethel writes to ask what sort
Of bob would become her. Ethel
says she is 20 and has brown
eyes and straight brown hair.
She is slender. and has high
Z cheek bones and a Grecian nose.
know q young girl with Just
this type OF face. hair and
slendely-rounded body. who
achieves charm through wearing
her hair straight and short,
slightly pointed at the back and
Ia1riy long over the ears. She
has a bang or dip" which she
trains to one side. The. bang
covers an unbecomingIy high
forehead.
She slightly waves her bangs
and gives a water.wave to the
sides of her hair every other day.
To do this she vets the side
pieces at night and trains the
hair on each side into q circle
toward the front. She pins the
circular ringlets in place over
her temples with hairpins. If
necessary. they can be held in
place BY a loosely-tied piece of
yelling or thin silk. Her hair is
most becoming arranged in this
fashion, and falls in lines that
set off her features to best ad.
vantage.
II you are in doubt as to how
70 arrange your bob, go to the
very best hair dresser you know
q, ask his advice and let him
CUT u TO suit your face and type.
Or study haircuts in. maEazine
photographs and on the stage.
and when you find q TYNE that
seems suitable, have it copied by
your own hairdresser.
A bob requires even more
scrupulous care than long hair.
because tt is hopelessly ugly
when not well groomed.
Many persons possess the mis-.
taken idea that washing the hair
frequently injuries 1t. Hair can
be shampooed every week with.
out injury, provided good soap
Is used-preferably white soap.
melted--which is thoroughly rinsed
out of the hair afterward. and
provided also that the hair and
scalp are carefully dried.
Try to keep your hair In the
sunshine 10 minutes every day
and at the same time give il
gentle massage with stiff finger.
tips and fingers. using an out.
ward, circular movement.
Short hair is more inclined TO
be oily than long hair because
there is less surface over which
the natural oil of the hair can
diffuse. So do not become alarmed
because your Dah gets oily and
needs washing every week. Hair
that is ordinarily dry can usually
do without shampoo for two
or even three weeks.
Do not forget, In these days OF
cigarette smoking,N that odors
cling persistently and disagree.
ably to the hair. This Is true
OF perspiration and also of to.
bacco and cooking odors and is
another argument in favor Of
frequent shampoos.
If you will keep a sachet OF
your favorite perfume on top IT
your hair brush at all times, in
your bureau drawer, the frag.
rance of this sachet will family
scent your hair.