How a Young Man or Woman may choose a good Husband or Wife.
The hair in this case is commonly very remarkable and most significant.
Black hair signifies the person rash, choleric, given much to quarrels and strife; but if it be soft and pliable, the person is moderately meek and humble, of a free temper and good nature.
Dark brown hair signifies an indifferent good temper loving and affable, one easy to be wrought on with good usage.
Light brown hair, that is not harsh or broken at the ends, shews the party very loving and good natured, industrious and patient in the pleasure of marriage.
Flaxen hair is Venus’s own colour, and rarely fails, in any one, to render a soft, kind temper, usually of a fair and sanguine complexion, very amorous, and apt to love.
Dusky red hair, shews the person melancholy, and of a morose temper, not much subject to love, but covetous, and anxious to obtain honour and riches.
Bright or deep red hair shews the party to be very lecherous; one that will have many children, and very pleasing in marriage; yet apt to stray if satisfaction in marriage fails. It also signifieth the party wise and industrious, not designed for great riches.
Any colours that are intermixed between these, participate equally of the temper, qualities, good nature, and humours, that I have mentioned in the degrees of mixtures. And thus many a man or woman may make their conjecture, and so be happy.