Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1913 — BENEFIT IN POWDERING HAIR [ARTICLE]

BENEFIT IN POWDERING HAIR

Adds Greatly to Appearance of Youth* fulness, According to Woman Who Has Tried It. A society woman whose dark, fluffy hair was beginning to get gray over her forehead and about her ears was depressed by the aging look this gave her. “It’s becoming to some women, but not to me, though I think my hair when it gets more gray will be very becoming. My hair has grown very dark, as hair always % does before graying, and that is very trying to my face, especially when I wear evening dresß. It gives me a dry, shabby look. I don’t know how else _to describe it “Now I mourn over this no longer, for I have adopted that most becoming little Partstrickln vogue tbers among even very young women who haven’t a gray hair in their heads, of powdering the hair lightly about the face in the evening. “It took a little courage for me to do this at first, as it is still an unusual thing to do over here, but the result was so delgihtful that I soon lost all timidity about doing It. “It has taken years away from my appearance, softening as it does the harsh, unnatural darkness of the hair about my face and effacing the ugly little streaks of gray that were so unbecoming. “Besides,” she added with a little laugh, "there’s a little dash in doing it that makes greatly for youthfulness.’’