PENALTIES OF THE SHINGLE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17905, 22 July 1926, Page 12

PENALTIES OF THE SHINGLE

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY. BY DOREEN DAWSON. ■J* * s thought that the dreadful old-fashioned monstrosity of a hat that used to be worn perched up on top of the head was much more hygienic than ns neo-Georgian successor. Yet. according to the experts, such is the lamentable fact. It seems that the condition of our hair is very serious’v menaced by the close-fitting'“little” hat 01 .felt to which we have given such un i i m allegiance. This especially applies, of course, to those women whose ' v °"i entails wearing a hat for the greater part ol the day. 1 he bob and the shingle have now nbG 1 tVc C VT d ° • lo, ' K enough to enable those disquieting exnerts to eet busy with their investigations and stat- - m y r C " us that while it is undeniably a fact that the hair gains !"? tre ! lgth tlle result of being ‘r h i’, r "’ , I . h ? lovely corn-coloured H-sie , v ;n e . V p l ca * English and Scots For he • a thing of the past, that'is ’ gr ? wi . ng stronger, the hair ™ Pped a!so . grows appreciably of ,s that the quality ui,l A** 1 f r rer nains the same whether the hair is,long, or short Tost as one would not exoiet f f • the same results by S ob l a ! n quantity of paint onVSSI tnd'ona the B h a fr lr varfes S ae colouring of it is alwed to at° r^ a to the length And whether or not we o- T•• tlemen prefer blondes” i arC * *11"’ title of the latest bellcr -some of us may care yery muci , j

on our own account if our golden locks gradually turn a mousey brown. That isn’t the only fly in the ointment, either, because we are furthermore assured by these pessimistic experts that the additional strength gamed by the hair as a result of the cutting process is only too rapidly negatived by the close-fitting hat aforesaid. Will the alarmists effect a change of fashion? It may or may not be a matter of significance that one or two famous society beauties are allowing their locks to grow again; also that the big airy hat is struggling desperately for a new lease of life.