Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1918 — “SCENT CAPS’ FOR THE HAIR [ARTICLE]

“SCENT CAPS’ FOR THE HAIR

Locks May Be Perfumed by Wearing the Little Head Covering One Night a Week. Any woman may add a dainty and completing touch to the toilet by perfuming the hair and may accomplish it with little or no expense. But of two things she must be very sure, and they are that the perfume is very delicate and that conflicting scents are never used. If one prefers to use a liquid, good results are obtained by spraying the hair, after it has been shampooed and while it is loosely hanging, with an atomizer. Or the perfume may be rubbed into the palms of the hand or upon the bristles of the hairbrush and rubbed or brushed immediately over the head. But the best result is achieved by wearing “scent caps,” for they cover the hair and also protect it from unwelcome snarls. All that is needed is a circular cloth large enough to keep the hair free and allow circulation of air. It may be fitted to the head by an elastic, but not too tight a one, or the circulation will be stopped. Silk and. silkoline are the best materials, for they are so sheer. An interlining is necessary, and this may be of the thinnest cashmere, for that holds the odor well. Between the inner and outer caps sprinkle any kind of sachet you-may desire. Orris root is sweet and lasting, but never cloying. Thoroughly brush and qomb the hair at night and braid it loosely. Then don the light little cap one night a week. The hair will acquire a delicate scent. Tiny sachet pads sewed into one’s hats take little time and trouble to arrange, and they'help the hair to retain the sweetness which exposure to the air might otherwise destroy.