Look at the bottom left of this gorgeous magazine cover, and you will see an article inside that I was very curious about.
It is called “How to have beautiful hair”, and was supposedly written by Pauline Starke. In the heading of the article, she is described as a “picture star.” A quick search of the internet proves that she was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922, and had a role as a dance extra in D. W. Griffith’s Intolerance before moving on to some starring roles in silent films. She was still acting in movies by the time this article came out in 1930, but after this year there are very few movie roles showing up under her name. I am sure she had beautiful hair, although ironically quite a few of the pictures I found of her show her wearing various styles of hats!
After stating that “Woman’s hair is yet her crowning glory, and her beauty depends much on the lustre and strengh of hair,” Pauline offers us the following tips (I have compiled some of the highlights from her article here):
1) Hair and scalp must ALWAYS be kept clean.
Starke explains that “of course” we can’t wash our hair every day, so instead we must brush it well to remove dirt.
2) This tip is especially for those girls with naturally curly or wavy hair:
“Everyone knows that naturally wavy hair becomes curlier on rainy days. Therefore, if you have the slightest suggestion of a wave in your hair, dampen it with hot water on rainy or foggy days, forming deep ridges with water-wave combs and letting them remain until the hair is dry. You will be surprised how beautifully wavy your hair remains for days afterwards.” The same treatment applies at the seashore and before a steamy bath.
Pauline of the beautiful hair.
3) “After shampooing the hair add a half cup of vinegar to the final rinse or squeeze half a lemon into the final rinsing water.”
“This will make your hair beautifully fluffy and glossy when dry.”
4) “If the hair has become dry, massage a little olive oil well into the roots”
…do this “every night and follow by brushing well with a stiff brush.”
5) A really good shampoo for all, but especially for fair and auburn hair:
“Take the yolks of two eggs and beat them up lightly with two tablespoonfuls of lukewarm water, add a tablespoonful of bay rum, and a teaspoonful of finely shredded Castile soap.”
6) Here is an “absolutely harmless shampoo” for blondes, to brighten their hair:
“Steep equal parts of honey and rhubarb stalks in three parts of white wine. Let it stand for twenty-four hours. Strain and use as a lotion, wetting all the hair. ” Let this dry in the hair, and leave on all night before rinsing out.
To finish, Pauline ends with this reminder:
“Nothing is more unattractive than colorless, lacklustre hair. A charming face may be spoiled by an unattractive coiffure… To be beautiful is neither a privilege nor a luxury, it is a necessity. BE BEAUTIFUL.”
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