Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-03-27
Give it A FrIzzle and Let it Fly.

The adics-we trembling venture to mention
thcm-will no doubt be interested to hear some
thing concerning the latest fashions for dressing
the hair. For their benefit, then, we clip the fol
lowing from late New York letter in the Charles
ton Mercury.
"What an amazing fecundiy of invention those
people WHO devise new arrangements for the te-
male hair nrc gifted with. don't know whether
your ladies have yet adopted the overflow style,
but il is spreading in New York. II was intro
duccd here about year ago by Lucy Rushton,
the actress, but did not take very we'll at first.
alier II few months little girl: adopted it, aud it
i. now quito prevalent among full grown females.
To get up first rate overflow, all that is neces:a
~ is to give the hair thorough frizze, and then
| let il Ny It should be nliow,id~'to fy back nnd
| fall over the shoulders, otherwise the wearer
| miph, be taken for ono Of Barnum's beautiful
| Circassians from Williamsburg just escaped
from tho Museum. Tho appropriateness of the
name is apparent; besides it rs suggestive Of the
waterfall.
"Another style that threatens to become alarm
ingly popular IL the comet. This consists OF al
| enormous Aigmo" on tho top Of the head, and n
tail of fri=zied hair depending from it and stream
ing over onc shoulder. A few specimens Of The
comet have been on Broadway. They were at
tractiye. Young ladies with red hair (the fash
ionablo color) can get up n very effective comet.
Light auburn does very well, but is not quite bril-
liant enough Brown or black won't do at sll.
Nobody ever saw brown or black comet
There. Take your choice. Which shall it be !?
Overflow" or Comet?" It Seems however ;hat
the black and brown heads must not undertake
tho Comet The red and nnxen heads have the
advantage; for fashion permits them either to
flame as "Come.s" or surgeas Overfows. Now,
rs for our part, We like the "0yerAOw' scheme.
Very thin hair, if you "give't thorough frizzlc
and let it fy," will make beautiful Overflow; :
while very thick hair, when sc treated, will make
dclugo equal to that which has taken place late
" in Tennessee And then another advantage
Of the G0vcrlow" must be its immunity from
greyarines" or "pedicuh" Or "nits.' AZ swc
write the last word, we shriel: with horror and
become s.nscess But an article in another col
umn, beaded Bugs and Humbugs" Will explain
what wc mean by grcgarine." and "pediculi."
OF course We would not tread upon such ground
if it h.d not been well trodien before
But what does it matter if iLtre are "grcgu-
rnes" in tho dead hair which eOmposes the CHG
non or waterfall? II fashion demands it, even
this must be tolerated. Who does not remember
the speech of the famous French belle in Bull
wers " Pelham?" She was Ia go to q grand ball
on 4 certain evening, but en- the morning Of the
very day terrible eruption appeared upon her
beautiful face. In despair she sent for rhysi-
clan of great skill, and said to him: Cure me
by night, and name your price" The physician
assured her that he could cure The eruption radi-
cally if she would sabmt to certain treatment
for 4 few days; and that he could alfo drive in
the eruption suddenly and have her ready for the
BALL but that the latter course would be ex-
trcmcly dangcrous-that ten to one it would cost
her her life. She replied: Z" Proceed immediate
ly. unvo me really 70. the bail. lrhatis death
to an erup,ions" He proceeded with fear and
trembling: and 1--WE regret to say) the beauty
lived, and shune as usual ut the ball.
And what does it matter about these "grega-
rincs :" If fashion says they r,ust be nurtured,
so it will be.
Take our advice then and ADOPT the "0veraow;"
it is pretty, and graceful, and clean. "Gire it
thorough frzzlc and let it hy.''