The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1964 Page: 5 of 8
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Beehives Bulges Bother Boys;
Simple Hairstyles Win Approva
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By RAY CAVERT
Tall coiffures hairstyles have
been a royal pain in the neck for
several years.
Hairstyles have come into
vogue and gone out again; they've
changed and repeated cycles.
One of the most outrageous of
all was the buffant glass-blown
bubble.
The "Dig Bulge" in hair came
in 1950 when the wide buffant
style replaced the oversize hat.
This monstrosity grew up by
1000 into that column of mathe-
matical precision known as i the
"Beehive."
By the next year 1901 some
conservative soul with a respect
for nature made a gallant effort
to give the beehive back to the
bees and voted for shorter freer
tousled shaggy cuts with bangs.
He may have been against back-
combing but that was ridiculous.
By the next year high fashion
was still on the ladder going "up
up up" and that's where the
hairdresser had to be to work
skyscraping miracles.
Depending upon which foreign
film actress was in vogue U. S.
women over the past few years
have tangled their hair until it
swelled out to blimp proportions
or plastered it down on their
skulls as if it were Saran Wrap.
For you boys who may not
know it is necessary to tease the
hair or comb it backwards in
order to achieve that oversized
pumpkin look. Probably most of
you boys have been walking
across the campus with a girl
and have seen her coiffure "bob-
ble" in the West Texas breeze.
There is so much spray net and
lacquer on it that not one hair
moves; the whole thing just shifts
n little.
Or maybe you've been walking
behind a girl the wind whips
around catches her from behind
and blows up the layers of teas-
ing exposing a matted ratted
mess.
Or perhaps you're standing
talking and the sun shines
through her golden locks from
the rear Surprise! It's transparent!
I'll bet that if we took a vote
of those boys who destest teased
hair worn by girls every boy
Would raise his hand. Of course
we girls arc very much concerned
with the preferences of our men-
folk and usually we dress to
the same. But aside from the fact
that the male faction might; vote
against "largos bllmpi" we should
think about the damage done to
hair by teasing it.
Combing backwards with a
metal comb or one with uneven
ragged edges causes the ends of
the hair to split. Teasing dulls
the hair. It causes it to lose all
all its natural sheen and luster.
To counteract that loss it is
necessary to spray the hair heav-
ily with spray net or lacquer to
make it shine. Thirdly after get-
ting a professional styling at a
beauty salon (a carbon copy from
their only stencil the pumpkin
girls tend to merely touch up the
outer surfaces for a few days and
neglect daily brushings which do
so much to stimulate the roots
of the hair.
Enough concerning the evils of
teasing hair! Let's compromise!
Many girls have fine thin hair
and must do something that will
give it a little body. Modified
teasing is very useful in giving
the illusion of having more hair
than you actually do.
I want to introduce you to
some of the 1963 Fall Fashion
trends in hairstyles. And when
I'm through girls let's sec if we
don't get a vote of approval from
the fellas.
The new trend is toward nat-
ural healthy looking hair. That
dried-out matted teased look
has been replaced by the soft
silky look of casual just natur-
ally alive hair. A great varety of
"do's" is possible with medium
to long hair flipped or softly
turned under.
That casual fancy-free topper
goes up at night. Piled loosely
on top with little girl bangs it
doesn't resemble at all the inflat-
ed balloon the french twist or
the beehive.
Girls who like to wear their
hair shorter and who prefer a
little height will probably choose
a sleek smooth but small "do"
with wrap around not falling
down bangs for an evening date.
The morning dawns and the light
teasing is brushed out and she
sports a more easy-going topper.
I suppose all girls have a beau-
ty ideal and I would wager
from coast to coast the most wide-
spread admiration is for the All
American natural beauty that
young alive vibrant look in
beauty that radiates vitality and
health. A girl's hairstyle can con-
tribute greatly in creating this
image.
Never before have hair trends
so nearly matched our require-
ments for natural good looks. The
trends are toward smaller do's
and straighter lines. Teasing ac-
complishes neither of these ob-
jectives. Girls I hope you'll remember
my title next time you style your
hair Flatly Give It To Them
Straight- And boys let's encour-
age them. You can pop her bub-
ble and at the same time inflate
her ego by complimenting her
more wholesome healthy appearance.
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Goof Bolls?
College life is renowned for spawning new never-before-heard-of
tidbits of social curriculum called fads. David Sugg
senior history major from Buffalo N. Y. demonstrates his
ability (?) to cram four golf balls into his mouth at the same
time. This new caper does have its problems though as Sugg
seems to be wondering "What'll I do."
Final Exam Schedule
For Fall Semester
Texas one.
Most New Year's resolutions turn out to be revolutions.
Awards of tfa Year Dpartxnnt
The "Play With Fire" Award for this year goes to Eddie
Fisher.
The "Most Likely to Be Most Likely" Award goes to
Christine Keeler and her staff.
The "Wort Award of the Year" Award goes to Time Mag-
azine for giving Martin Luther King their "Man of the Year"
Award. '
The "Most Likely to Catch Pneumonia" Award for this
year and last and the one before that goes to Elizabeth Todd-Fisher-Burton.
To Nelson Rockefeller goes our "Family Man of the Year"
Award.
The "Kindest to Animal Life" Award is presented to Play-
boy Magazine for their love and care of bunnies.
The "Most Likely to Get Axed" Award goes to John Pro-
fumo and us.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1964, newspaper, January 10, 1964; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99335/m1/5/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.