Something About Hair.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 1373, 20 August 1895, Page 7

Something About Hair.

How the Characters of Some People can be Bead. Just at present there seems to be a good deal of ingenuity displayed in trying to read people’s characters by outward eigne. The face, the hands, the walk, and moustache have all been commented upon, and now some clever individual has drawn up rules by which we may tell a person’s character by the hair. Black hair which is absolutely without any wave or curl, and which lies in lank, lifeless masses, shows a melancholy disposition ; a black beard which grows sparsely also gives the same indication. Black hair which is wavy and curling, and very thick shows force of affection and a certain ardour ip love matters ; and so also does a thick and crisptextured black beard and moustache. The lank, thin, and uncurling black hair is one of the signatures of Saturn; the crisp, curling, and thickly-growing black hair is the combination of Venus and Saturn. The united influence of these two planets on a life gives force of character for the warmth and impulse given by Venus is tempered by the distrust of Saturn into prudence; tbua people with the crisp dark hair get the ardour combined with prudence which produces success in life. Chestnut hair of a soft and silky texture, and not very thick, gives romance of character. This is not the sort of hair which is ever seen on very common-place, realistic persons. This tint of hair, crisp or curling, and growing thickly on the head, and with a thickly-growing beard, also of crisp or wavy textnre, shows joviality and hospitality, and both women and men of this coloring are fond of society, have a good deal of " go" in them, and an immense amount of oonfidenoe in themselves. It is essentially one of the signatures of Jupiter; it indicates pride and generosity of character. Avaricious people never have hair of this coloring. Golden hair of a soft, pale gold, withont undulation, shows gentleness and tenderness, but no force of character. Men having this sort of hair are somewhat effeminate in their tastes, and are wanting in energy and decision. Both men and women having this pale, floss-silk sort of hair are incapable of strong affection ; they are attracted by the opposite sex, but they are more given to having a scries of small interests than one strong love. If the hair is found in combination with golden-colored eyes, it is indicative of ccquetry in the nature ; if with pale blue eyes, we have languor and caprice—a sentimental but inconstant person. Bright golden hair of a rich deep color, and of a crisp and waving texture, growing thickly on the head, and somewhat low on the brow, shows and ardent, poetic, and artistic temperament. It is the signature of Apollo—the sun. Such people are generally fond of music, painting, or poetry. Both men and women having this sort of hair are intuitive in their judgments ; they do not reason about things, they feel them ; they are a little quick ol temper, and are easily ruffled, but they! are quickly appeased; they are gay, and interest themselves in art, even if they are not artists themselves. Persons with red hair ate ardent and vivacious, especially if with it they have hazel eyes, in which case they have a bright and quick intelligence. They have a great deal of natural facility for study, and good memories. Bed hair with blue eyes shows the same warmth of character, but not so much intelligence ; and if with blue eyes and red bait tne eyebrows and eyelashes are white—as is often the case—it is an indication of a weak and capricious nature. People with red-brown hair which is very thick, and redder over the ears and at the temples and in the beard than on the bead, are courageous and hot-tempered. This kind of hair (unless the other indications in the face ate widely different) shows activity and energy in all things. It augments the indications of force and power given by other features, and in part this sort of hair gives sense of color in painters, force of language and eloquence in poets, and power in musical composition. Hair of that colorless fair color, or ash colored, denotes persons of an indolent and dreamy temperament. It is the indication given by the dominant influence of the moon at birth. Persons with this sort of hair, In combination with large blue-grey eyes, with fair, long, but straight eyelashes, and very slightly defined eyebrows, of the same blonde color, and white, soft skin, are capricious, languid, imaginative and somewhat melancholy. Women having this sort of coloring of skin and hair are romantic and devoted in a resigned but not active spirit; that is, they are more generous in words than in deeds, for they are incapable of exertion, and still less of perseverance. Persons with soft long hair of a dark brown, so dark as to be almost black, yet not that hlue blaok which is essentially melancholy, sre affectionate, gentle, and loving. Their first instinct is always good and kind. They like society, and are not quite so indolent as those having soft, ashcolored hair—indicative of the moon's influence they are still lovers of repose and comfort. People with this soft brown hair are very open to the impressions of beauty, and they abhor noise, discords, and quarrels of all sorts. Men with this sort oi hair, like those with pale golden hair are somewhat effeminate, and easily moved by tears. 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