The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1900, Page 5

F T T A TR TR TR Dk DR RS AT RS YT R RO Dressing a |jttle Girl's Hair SR T ATk Q*O*Q*Q* A A A A NS A A AN N XS AS DA RN Jhe right way s S0 simple i s ceriamly worih learning. Glycerine possesses ina high degree the property of extracting the fragrance of flowers. Put into the glycerin the leaves of any flower you wish, and by leaving them there a week or two the agreeable odor will permeate the whole. Pour a few drops of this into the rinsing water and the effect will be highly satisfactory. Perhaps no child in New York has a prettier head of flaxen hair than little Irene Truax of No. 20 West One Hun- dred and Twenty-first street. Four years ago her hair was shingled close, but it .1s now down ‘to her waist again. This luxuriant bair is not a gift of heredity, but the result of her mother's patient care. Now, this care chicfly falls upon Irene’s sister Louise, who, for the benefit of many little girls who do not know how to look out for their hair, tells what she does to keep Irene's curls in such good condition: “I break an egg into a saucer,” she says, “and rub it thoroughly into the hair. Then I rub the egg well into the scalp. A thorough wash with soap and warm water and a tiny bit of borax fol- lows. Then I wash it again witheut put- ting soap In the water, but using instead another egg and a little spirits of am- monia. The rinsing comes next. This SHAMPOO.. NO. "7 AFTER THE ComMmBa ThHE BRUSH -- NO. . &. FANNING THE HAaAaITR QUITE DR > .- time there is nothing but ammonia in the water. Last of all is a rinsing in abso- lutely clear warm water. When the hair is too oily I use a little bicarbonate of scda. “The drying should be carefully done. I take a bath towel, cne of the big, soft Another safe preparation is to dissolve Into & Dbasin OI SOOIl wauer. .a pieasant kind, and rub the hair 'till seemingly e\:ery half an ounce of "trausparent soap in a shampoo, especially for the little ones, to particle of the water is ahsurb‘ed. Then quart of soft water, add a wineglassful keep ever ready, is a mixture of two I fan the locks till they are quite dry. I of alcohol and a few drops of perfumed ounces each of glycerin and New Eng- end by rubbing into the scalp some soft- oil, shake well and set aside for using. land rum in a quart of bay rum. ening lotion such as bay rum. Sometimes Perhaps the most common shampoo of After the use of any of these liquids my sister’s hair is so fluffy that I use a all is simply to put a teaspoonful of borax the hair should be thoroughly washed in little of the perfumed glycerin. In the into a quart of water; or, mix a table- clean warm water. Use a fine tooth comb, first combing I use nothing but the comb, spoonful of the best olive oil with the but be careful not to irritate the scalp. not taking up the brush till the tangles same quantity of spirits of ammonia, add If a hair oil is desired perfumed glycerin are all out.” &5 half an ounce of glycerin and pour all can be used with always pleasing results. CYNTHIA WESTOVER AI.DEN. NG S. x Ca Wi T THES D B RUEBEEBING TEAY Rum — 8