Evening star., 1939-01-29

her SllVery white mar. ar
from finding it handicap. Mrs. A. O.
Hedquist, the mother of two grown
children, owes fascinating career to
this snowy hair with which she drama
tizes her appearance.
If you have gray hair, make it a
badge of distinction, as this model
does. Follow her cue. and give your
hair stellar billing. Make your clothes,
coiffure, hats and cosmetics play sup
porting roles. Give your hair unre-
mitting care. If it is in the graying
process, consider tonic which will
help nature along in whitening it.
There are no two colors in dress
which will frame your white hair more
strikingly than black or navy blue.
With these, use touches Of white or
delicate color at your throat, to point
up the drama of your hair and to en-
liven your skin tones. Warm gray is
flattering color, but most shades of
brown throw a yellowish cast upon
white or gray hair. Evening gowns
may be of vivid color. An all-white
costume makes pure drama of nim-
bus of snowy hair, if dash of color
is used in an accessory detail and re-
peated in the coiffure with flower or
jewelled comb. To focus attention
upon your hair, keep the lines of your
clothes simple.
Style your coiffure distinctively
Mrs. Hedquist was one of New York's
first fashion models to swirl her hair
up in a charming top knot of silvery
curls. There are no prim Whistler's
Mother hair styles for her, even when
she poses in grandmother roles - and
no staid. mature hats Usually of black
or dark blue, they are cut with dash.
perked up with saucy wells or coquet-
tish plumes. and are all designed to
pay homage to her hair.
Play up your hair with delicate color
harmonies in your makeup. striving
for natural skin tones in rouge. powder
and lipstick. If your eyelashes and
eyebrows have retained their original
pigmentation, there will be sufficient
natural contrast with your hair In
that case. use mascara on the tips OF
your lashes. which are always lighter.
and clear wax eye shadow to enhance
the smoothness and clear transparency
of your lids. If your eyes require make
up, use shadow which exactlymatches
them in color, and darken your eye
brows lightly with your mascara
brush. Match your fngernails to your
lips.
There are two types of gray hair -
the black or dark brown which turns
a pure or blue white, and the light
brown. gold and reddish tones which
turn soft dove gray, if given proper
care. The wrong treatment of either
can deprive your hair Of its rightful
glory.
Use olive oil shampoos frequently
for luster, and wash the oil out with
soft or distilled water and clear.
white liquid soap. Blue rinses help to
dissipate yellow tinge. Use wave
set lotion with blueing in it for a final
bright, clean touch. Reject brass hair
pins or clips which perspiratio and
acids in the system can cause to throw
off stains.
Brush your hair with faithful day
byday care to exercise your scalp and
to stimulate action of the oil glands
Without healthy gloss, gray hair is
apt to age the appearance of the skin.
Exc out natural oils with brilliantine,
sprayed on with an atomlzer after each
grooming, to increase luster.
Heat is unfriendly to white and
graying hair, because it increases dry
ness and a natural tendency toward
yellow coloring Avoid direct exposure
to the sun, and substitute tempered
hand hlnuerc for DRIVING machines