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Show ! WOMAN'S WORLD . I New Hair-Styles React Like Spring Tonic By Ertta Haley YOU CANNOT ALWAYS afford the new wardrobe you want, but you can always be certain your hair if just right; and, for most women, this Inspires Just the confidence con-fidence they need to meet the new season or any situation. We're going through a fortunate period with hair styles right now. Those of us who are old enough will appreciate the fact that we don't have to Impose on ourselves below-the-waist length hair to be In fashion. Neither do we have to dye the hair a certain color, unnatural to us, because our own coloring is considered best Then, too, we don't have to use all sorts of devices de-vices in the hair style to make it appear just right. The prevailing fashion Is short hair and an easily managed style which, more frequently than not, can be brushed to gleaming smoothness to frame the face. For you who shampoo your own hair, the short styles will save time and energy In care. If you give yourself a permanent, or set Civ yourself a uni t , . . your own hair every week or every night, the short style is the ideal solution. Teen-agers as well as oldsters can look attractive In a short hair style. Many of those who feel they've passed their youth have discovered the short style lifts years off their face. Have Hair Styled To Face Contoura Unless you have been told, with absolute truth, that you have a "way with hair," It's best to seek help in cutting your locks. A friend Bruih it toftly with the knack may be able to do it for you, or you may have to seek professional attention. It's particularly important for your own sake to have an attractive attrac-tive cutting job, especially if you are not sold on the idea of having Easy Hair-Do , - :'?''. ' W :' : - rtW ; A V . I . A brief combing and a swish of the hair brush will keep your hair perfectly groomed for all occasions if you have the short casual hair cut and an easily given home permanent. Short hair is youthful to the wearer and saves precious time In the weekly shampoo and setting. the hair cut to a short length. If the job Is well done, you'll like it aid get complimented about it. One of the Ideas which we might well borrow from grandmother is the daily brushing. With short hair, it's easy to concentrate on this exercise that means so much in gleaming good looks. Shampoo Your Hair When it's Dirty There used to be some idea that hair should not be shampooed more than once a month, or at least not more often than once every two or 4three weeks. We now know that hair should be washed every time it gets dirty. In dirty localities and particularly If you have oily hair, you may have to have a shampoo twice a week to keep the hair looking best. If you have soft water, this makes it easy to get a lovely shampoo. However, don't let hard water scare you. Many good shampoos have a water-softening agent right in them that softens the water as you use It, and it's as lovely to use as though you'd gathered the water from the rain barrel. Follow this Schedule In Shampooing Just how is the right kind of shampoo given? Here's a simple outline, easy to follow: First comb, then brush the hair to help separate the dirt and get rid of the snarls in it. It's a good idea to part the hair in as many ways as possible for the brushing so that no area will be neglected. The scalp should be massaged at this point, too, so that it gets some exercise. It also will help relax re-lax you and give that million dollar feeling that's so important to good looks! If the hair is very dry. it may need some special treatment like oil. Rub a vegetable oil into the scalp with the finger-tips and allow to remain for some time, overnight if possible. Work the first application of shampoo and water In the hair, getting it all through the hair. This usually will be dirty. Now rinse this off with clear water. The first rinsing may be, and should be, warm; the last rinse can be cool or even cold. Home Permanent Helpa Solve Many Problems With the short hair styles which we now have, the home permanent answers many problems. To keep the hair short and in fashion requires re-quires frequent hair cutting because be-cause hair grows amazingly fast. Naturally, as soon as hair grows and must be cut, most of the permanent per-manent goes with it Since many women do not have the time to get a professional permanent per-manent every few months, they can easily rely on the home type which are highly satisfactory and reliable. Winding the hair is the only aspect which takes time at all, since the time during which the "curl takes" may be spent in housework, reading, or whatever else you want to do. |