The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-03-23

disgraced by rouging their cheeks. There
is something so very vulgar in the i'm
moderate use of cosmetics, especially
rouge, that it at once stamps the person
so besmeared with indecency. No load
ing the head with ornamental hair can
produce the bad effect that an over ap-
plicstion of powder and paint will yet
they are both artificial adornments, and
the rouge is not as unhealthy for the
cheek as the weight of the false hair for
the head.
HAIR DRESSING.
The business of hair-dressing has
grown rapidly since the introduction Of
the present fashion of wearing orna-
mental hair.
Ladies that could dress their own
heads formerly, cannot arrange the
braids, curls and puffs now worn to look
satisfactory on occasions where they are
to appear in full dress, without the as
sistance of hair-dresser.
Hair-dressing ESTABLISHING nts generally
keep three and four, and often six young
women, who are profcients in the art,
and who dress the heads of ladies coming
to the establishment, or attend their
customers at their own residences. On
evenings when large ball is to take
place these girls go to five and six houses
each between six and ten o'clock. The
Broadway hair-dressers charge two dol
lars for sending to the residence and
dressing head. Those on Sixth avenue
demand but half that sum, and seem to
understand their business fully as we'll
as their Broadway neighbors. The
patience possessed by some of these young
girl hair -dressers is really amazing.
when they have to contend with ner-
vous customer, whose head is $50
tender"
BEHIND THE SCENES.
Imagine room wherein is seated a
young lady awaiting the hair-dresser.
She is dressed for the ball, excepting
chat her hair is in disorder. and her
dress remains to be put on, the last thing
done. A little ruffled dressing sack
covers her shoulders, and the long trail
skirts with their snowy huted edgings
are carefully drawn aside, displaying a
pair of satin boots that impatiently pat
the floor. Not many minutes pass be-
fore the hair-dresser enters, short breathed
from hurrying, and with cheeks scarlet
from the cold. She throws off her hat
and cloak, takes a pair of crimping irons
from her pocket, puts them in the fire,
and without stopping to warm her fin
gers begins her work by twisting the
front of the lady's hair on long hair-pins
"a process known among the fair sex
as putting the hair in crimps."
"Please be little careful" said the
lady :" my head is so tender, and I am
very nervous. promised to be all ready
at nine, and every carriage l hear roll
through the street imagine is for me. u
eff you will hold perfectly still I
shall get along much faster, miss" re-
piled the hair-dresser, who was growing
nervous herself.
"The hair-pin in that last puff almost
kills me-" cries the victim. "Oh, how
my head aches. fear my hair will not
look as well as the last time you dressed
it,"
After enduring these complaints from
several during an evening, one may be-
lieve the task of the hair dresser is not a
very easy one.
1t is common expression, especially
of one lady of another, "She was en-
amelled." Real enamelling the face in
this country is not done, and it has never
been accomplished with any success
abroad. The most celebrated enameller
in Europe was Madame Rachel, OF
London, who advertised to make people
beautiful forever" Failing to apply
the enamel so that it remained there
was law suit brought against her by
one of her patrons, whom she agreed tc
make beautiful forever for large sum
of money.
In London for long time after this
beautiful forever" was slang phrase.
Those who study really to beautify
their heads by the arrangement of theil
hair, will dress it modestly and sym,
metrically, that it may not distract the
gaze from features and expression. Those
who desire good complexion will ust
recipe composed of exercise in the
open air, simple food, early hours for re.
firing, with plenty of cold water.-N
Y. Erening Post.