WHAT THE HAIR TELLS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XVIII, 6 May 1899, Page 623

WHAT THE HAIR TELLS.

READ THIS AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ‘READ YOUR NEIGHBOURS. How do you wear your hair? Do you part it in the centre or on the right or left side? Are you in the habit of having it ‘cropped,’ or do you allow it the. privilege of ‘going to great lengths?’ At first sight it may seem difficult to discover the ‘wherefore’ of the above queries, but if you turn to facts, and compare the general charactei isties of people who favour one or other of these styles, you will find that persons with muitual tastes as regardt their hair are often more or less identical in disposition. Perhaps the mode of dressing the hair most patronised is that of dividing it on the left-hand side of the head, and therefore the task of determining the chief points in the characters of persons following this custom is rendered more difficult by reason of the many and varied types of men included in this category. As a rule, however, they are what may be termed "men of the world,' who generally take things as they find them, and will make the most of a bad bargain.

In contrast to the above, one finds more often than not that the disciples of the right-hand style gre apt to be contrary, obstinate, and self-willed, and frequently evince a tendency to be arbitrary in many of the smaller matters of life. Perhaps this qualitymay be said to atone in some measure for their somewhat numerous shortcomings.

it must, be obvious to the most casual observer that fewer persms part their hair in the centre than in any other way, and this being so, people of this class are less frequently met with.

Weakness for the society and sympathy of the gentler sex distinguishes them, and they- are prone to fall easy victims to the enchantments of a tactful woman, but generally, if occasion demands, they can also display remarkable strength of will and resoluteness.

In their dealings and intercourse with others they are found to be of a genial and forbearing nature, and are furthermore possessed of the virtue of being able to forgive and forget an injury.

Perhaps least can be said of those who favour extremes in the matter of the length or shortness of their hair, as under this category one encounters characters totally nt variance with each other.

A careful analysis of the natures of persons wearing long hair, however, brings to light the fact that a large percentage of them are deep thinkers, and men who, in a commercial sense, will ascertain the sterling value and merit of anything before venturing an opinion thereon. It is even a more difficult task to determine the characteristics of those who wear their hair very short. Blunt and breezy- ways, an innate sense of humour, and an impulsiveness tempered but slightly with discretion may, however, be taken ns nn epitome of their general character. One also invariably finds that they are the reverse of penurious, and a genuine appeal for monetary- assistance is usually- not. long in finding its way to their hearts and pockets.