Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1896 — WOMAN HOME [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMAN HOME

BRAINS AND BALD HEADS. IF dermatoligists are to be believed the twentieth century woman stands a good chance of being compelled to wedr a -wig. . The claim is made that intellectual labor develops lack in the. hair, and that the daughters dnd granddaughters of the brainy, aggressive women of to-day who are pushing themselves into the front rank of the professions and distinguishing themselves in the fields of intellectual endeavor will be ba Id headed In early life. Science foresees this lamentable state of affairs, and sends ia note-of-warning. The "new woman” may be the progenitor of a nobler, a better woman, a brainier woman, but the latter will be a bald woman. .The "netv woman” is herself developing a tendency to baldness. It is an .Accepted scientific fact that excessive mental labor superinduces a weakness of the scalp tissue and the loss of the hair; that soon shows as partial baldness. With succeeding generations this weakness is aggravated, and is often marked by a complete less of hair in early life. Whthrra woman may escape actual baldness hersejf, in her children the germ will be sown, and so transmitted from generation to generation, until our young women will either be bald, bald as the egg of commerce, or at least be forced to wear short erpps of hair, like unto that of the boys of tbe presenU day. A glance over any assemblage of physicians, lawyers, statesmen or scientific men will show a decided majority of bald heads, while of the remainder the supply is light and scant, and the man with a luxuriant growth in such a gathering is conspicuous by reason of the fact. Close observation us rtre~hundreds of women who are taking an active part in public affairs will reveal this tendency: to scanty locks. Wonted nataraUyomakfr-evei'y effort to conceal such a fact; and it is not apparent to the casual observer, but inquiry among specialists who treat loss of hair and scalp diseases is met

With the admission that, while formerly women patrons were rare, they tiow come for treatment in numbers equal to the male customers. Women in the Hotel Business. The Misses Elliot, two prominent young New York society women, have created Veonsiderabte''talk by their recent action in opening a small hotel in that city which they will hereafter conduct. A few years ago such a move on the part of members of tire 400 would have been a nine days’ wonder, but New York society-, ha* lately grown wiser. Ten yeafsTagcTwhenrariheinber of one of the oldest New York families opened a grocery store in Newport soclety was sadly scandalized, Amt4t Ims been found that the effort to create an American aristocracy that would look down on “vulgar trades” was not destined to succeed. Indeed, one of the most popular signs of the times is the action of so many “swell” men and women, in entering trade. It makes Americans feel that democratic institutions are not a failure. Only a Suvrijcstion of Perfume. It-Is a law of modern form that men shall not use perfumes. Women tire permitted to carry about them a delicate odor of flowers or spices, but not 6 too much of it. Time was when the scent of fine‘ladies and dandles was overpowering. But all that is changed now, and the lady is expected to carry with her only a suggestion of perfume, if she has any at all. This. too. ill spite of the dictum from PaMs that the scent shall be strong. Perfume Is put on the handkerchief, essence of orris is used in the hair and other essences are used in my lady's toilet, but each perfume is subtle and delicate. She has her bath perfumed, too. .She puts eau de cologne into it, and naif a pint of benzine goes 'nto it to clear the skin and make it lirm and tight. One of the fads for the bath at present is the use of bags filled dally with almond meal or orris, with Shaved soap anil oil of roses or violets. Is lit “La ly” or “Woman?" A recent issue of the Verbalist has the following to say regarding an old dispute: The use of the word “lady.” whether in the singular or the plural, simply to designate sex Is In the worst possible taste. There Is a kind of pinfeather gentility which seems to have a settled aversion to using the terms “man” and “woman.” Such expressions as “She is a flue lady,” “a clever lady" and the like are studiously avoided by persons of refinement. If a woman of culture and refinement—in short, a lady—ls from any cause soever to work In a store, she Is quite contend to be called a saleswoman; hot so, however, with your young woman, who. being In a store, is in a better position than ever before. She bolls with indignation if she is not denominated a saleslady. Frisco’s Female Bagpipe Player. San Francisco, Cal., not Edinburgh, Scotland. Is the proud possessor of the only woman bagpipe player In the world. She is Miss Elaine Telfor, and she is an American by birth as well as by residence. She comesAof Scottish stock, however, her father being an Ayrshire man, who traces his ancestry back to Hobert Bruce. His daughter wak fond of Scottish legends ahd tales In her yanth. and at an early’age whs Inspired by t’“» • mhl.Hon to become the

mistress of the melodious art of piping. She learned readily and she 14 now sought all'along the coast to give, color to the gatherings of the men from Burns’ land. Miss Telfor is, a slight, dark-haired girl of 18, but she carries herself with the proverbial ’Stateliness of the piper and marches to the tunes she plays. She is fairly ablaze with the medals and decorations which have been bestowed upon her by the admiring Scotch societies of California.

The Rush at a Bargain Connter. One of the most interesting features of-the large shops where women spend much of their time and sonie of their money is the department known as the “waiting-room.” There the shopper is to be seen ih her most disheveled, most

distressed condition. After the bargain counter rushes, the snubs from haughty clerks, the disdain of the cash girls, and a long list of simila” woes, she retreats to the refuge prov *.ed by the proprietor. She sits in a disconsolate heap on velvet-cushioned sofas. She lets down her dignity sometimes her hair. She frequently curls up on one of the hot-looking divans and goes to sleep. She studies her shopping lists and examines those of her purchases which she carries with her.- She uses the firm's statlonerywitli the lavishness which is natural iu dealing-with other person's belongings. She displays sisterly kindness toward fellow shoppers driven by the bargain tempests into th - same haven. And once at least she has been moved to the most remarkable friendliness. One of the storm-tossed sisterhood drifted into the harbor and spied there another, who eydd her coldly. After a few minutes she walked overdo the lady of the.frigid aspect, “I beg your pardon,” she said, “but I know you had intended to buy that last 50-cent fan that I got. Would you like it now'? I find it’s too salmonypink anyway for me.” WhcreTipoll the other dilapidated purchasers who had put in for repairs were treated to the unusual sight of two rival shoppers almost embracing over a 50-ccnt fan. Tfninlr-g of Turkish Girls. Turkish girls of the better class iu the cities, after they are too bld to attend the primary schools, are largely educated at home by governesses, many.of whom come from England and France, but, unfortunately, do not represent the highest culture of these nations, so that real love of study is not, as a rule, developed under their influence. Turkish women have a great aptitude for foreign languages, and those met ou the steamers of the Bosphorus often speak French, and it is not unusual for them to speak German and English also.

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