The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-05
Divided Skirts Promise To Be More Popular This Year
How to Shape
Eyebrows
By DONNA GRACE

to be attractive may SomeClmeS
cause her to experiment with
fads and products that are insult
able to her type.
There are sets ana groups Of
young girls who, for instance,
may select one certain screen star
for their standard and then try to
make themselves the image Of
their idol. The idea Of trying to
initiate any one Of these beauties
is commenable indeed, but not pos
sible for many girls, all Of various
types.
It is all well enough to walk
and talk as some stars do and to
wear the same hair styles and
makeup when suitable, but do
not try to do radical things with
yourself.
We notice q number Of girls
with shaved eyebrows and an
artificial arch penciled on in a
high, unnatural curve. This Is
never a good practice for any
young person, even If the browS
are low and heavy They should
be shaped and thinned, If they are
the thick, heavy type, and this is
usually done with a tweezer,
although in some shops they prefer
to shape them with a razor. It is
quite satisfactory when done by
an expert.
Depilatories are used by some
operators, but, for the home
operator, the tweezer Is the best.
Be sure that all the downy fine
hairs over the eyelid and under
the arch are removed, also the
stragglers that may reach out over
the nose between the eyes. Keep
the top arch trim and narrow, but
do not shorten it.
When the arch is made as high
as possible with proper tweezing,
it can be made to look higher by
Stroking little pencil lines slightly
above the natural brow. This calls
for q steady stroke and must be
done in a very good light before q
magnifying mirror. The strokes
are drawn in the same direction
as the hair grows.
Long beautiful lashes add so
much to ones expression, and they
can be encouraged to grow.
Dear Donna Grace: would
like to make my hair q light
blond platinum. Can you tell me
how to do this? 1 have used
peroxide, but it makes my hair
look reddish, and / do not like
this ut all. Is there any special
thing that you have to use to
make it q light blond or plati-
NUM-? yours truly, r. R."
Miss r. r.: Peroxide is the
active agent in all bleach. The
ammonia is for drying and
fastening the operation, and as
you have discovered it has a
tendency to give the hair q red
dish brasSy tint.
Platinum hair Is the result OF
intense bleaching. The same
peroxide bleach is used without
the ammonia, but it should be
applied several times within q
few days until all of the natural
color is removed. It can be done
even in one application, but this
is not advisable.
The platinum bleach, however,
should be done by an expert, as
it is a delicate operation that
really calls for the supervision
Of an expert. The process must
be observed carefully to see that
there are no dull or dark patches.
Frequent little applications may
be necessary for parts and sec
tions that are slow in responding
to the bleach.
The best way is to have 1t done
thoroughly by an experienced
operator. Then, if you wish, you
may do the retouching at home
with the white henna and perox-
ide. Treat only the new growth,
and be very careful to avoid drip
ping the mixture over the hair
that has been bleached.
Why mot cultivate beautiful
sweeping laShes with . little regu-
lar attention? 1 will send you my
eyelash treatment, without charge,
If you will inClOse a stamped, self.
addressed envelope for your reply
and address Donna Grace, beauty
editor Of this paper.