Show I I II PRESERVING THE HAIR SHADE Girl Whose Hair lt IB 18 Decidedly Blond May Keep It So by Constant Constant Constant Con Con- stant Care It Is a difficult thing to do but I believe believe believe be be- lieve a girl whose hair ball is decidedly blond may keep It so f If she takes endless endless end end- endless less pains in its care Her efforts should be directed first to keeping tile the scalp In a healthy condition for I know of no tonic which will not be bevery bevery bevery very apt to darken the color This Is because all contain oils some more than others it is true But Dut grease is extremely likely to affect the color I and It is the tendency of light hair to become dark as years go by Agents which are decidedly bleachIng bleachIng bleach- bleach Ing lug in effect are not good for a natural bond because they dry diy the scalp oils and aud taking away this nourishment from the tresses causes them to fall fallor fallor fallor or to become dull in appearance Yet it Is true that soda or even peroxide if applied with something else In the very smallest quantities may may be beneficial beneficial bene bene- as to the color effect and not harmful to the head The fhe only shampoo for a golden- golden hall haired eel girl is the whites of raw law eggs I think These are cleansing and containing no coloring matter will not change the shade To each white might be put a piece of bicarbonate of soda the size of a small green pea I and five fi drops of ammonia or ide A tablespoonful of soft water Is put to each white For an ordinary amount of hair hall four whites should be required These when well mixed are rubbed over the scalp and In the hair this part pait of the tho work taking at least five and preferably ten minutes Not until all Is wet with It Is any water water water wa wa- ter put on and then the head Is washed in clear warm water putting a pinch of soda in the final rinse If It the scalp is inclined to dry neither soda ammonia nor peroxide should be u used ed at all There Is a rhubarb shampoo highly commended for blondes It Is made by putting an ounce each of at rhubarb and strained honey into three ounces of white wine letting the mixture stand tightly corked for 24 hours when it Is strained This is rubbed over the sc scalp lp and hair hall drying in before before before be be- fore being washed out In clear water A blond must see that her hairbrush Is Is kept scrupulously clean and protect protect pro pro- her hair all she can from dust Washing is not to be done more often than once a month Accumulation of natural oil oil- is not to be permitted for forit forit it will at once begin to act as a darkening darkening dark dark- dark ening agent but neither should the scalp be made dry |