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 It is contrary to all good taste to have the hair display the raven hue of youth when the marks of age are conspicuous on the face and the figure. For this reason, if it is decided to wear a wig, one should be chosen which suits with the whole appearance, and not simply with the desire to give to the top of the head an air of juvenility which is flatly contradicted by all other parts of the person.

Wigs, to speak of them a little more at length, should be as light as possible, readily permeable to the exterior air, so that the functions of the skin are not interfered with. They should not be too firmly fastened to the scalp, and they should be removed as frequently as possible, lest their warmth or weight lead to some eruption or other disease of the skin beneath. There is no call for their use merely for grayness, and when they are worn merely for the sake of allowing the hairs to gain strength by repeated shaving, the precautions we have mentioned, most of which have been already urged by Professor Cazenave in his excellent treatise on the hair, should be redoubled.