Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-19

IN. New Oreaus lady correspondent OF the
:, Iaui> Globe thus writes to that journal
- I'm, recent terrible experience IN the mys-
s,:.. .:'S and mi>crcS of hair dressing:
''iy, X. f,>hionablcs Of New Orleans allowed a
,;m,. 10 c!apse before We took to the
,np I,", ,;'i ,IvIc of couture" but now it is
,srsI and ON all s,l scrapcd women are to
.,, u hy, We are dclighting now in show
T ~. shane Of tie neck, which is seldom
49, %,,y simply bcca,lSe il is the fashion.
f"iUlts, Us.yrn, 1t would have made cat laugh
>, h,r. Witnessed the hair dressers first at
,.n,,t At c,u!bing my mass OF hair IN the fash
;,nile >tyle. 1t took me days TO make up my
n,rI 10 undergo the operation, but ut last |
L"J - surcumb to the fashions demand and
submit So an hour was appointed Tor her
,omnu 10 siye me lesson, so that 10 the tu-
mrs could dispense with her services. My
,,'.,ur,.r =, lcrgth arrived and took the chair
,r,,L g, ,,aiuiul consciousness, that, somehow
or olr she was going to make me resemble
a., n,,rorD. Not to be cast down durng the
;n,nr;ant man;pulatiyns of my hair, | deter
,mIcd not to glance at the mirror until the
m,,jucs> vas completed. \ most trying and
hcar,rctlng resolve to carry out all my sex
will adult. Bat blarely stood 1t, and never
or,e. ,ccrc,l iuto he tempting glass.
Well, she c,nm need operations; took
down NV hair ard then surveyed the
Iugth aud thickness with rising wrath
and asked mc wildly. How in the world
could she do UP that mass ?" With un-
usual mcckllc>s (tur was we'll aware she had
me completely in her power) | replied, Il
don't know, but il you will stand on chair
y,p NAV accomplish it, So she did. She
Stood on the chair and raised my hair aloft
and it was really so ridiculous that we both
yelled with laug litter, unti>hc pulled and scrap
ed NE to such an extent that yelled with an
per Instead. had much difficulty in restrain
ing nv p,sssonatc desire to throw the brush at
her heard; but after saying, Get thee behind
lie, Satau,' three times ny the plan all We
who arc inclined 10 anger, | conquered the old
hoy within mc.
We'll. as all things at last have an ending.
nv trial was over, and | vas told to contem-
plate myself looked, and oh !! ye sufferers
like myself, the prophetic Supposition was reali-
nunbrundcI with wrath an horror, [ gazed
and gaz.l at my TRANSPORTATION. But l turn
ed at last with flashing eyes and hot words on
my destroyer The miserable woman calmly
laughed, aud sad that would soon be accus-
toned to it. and really dido't look so bad at
tcra. So bad After days ofanguish | have
become accustrrrcd to it, and the wonderful
Resemblance no longer see. The horrid men
hate the prevailing style cf 'coiFure," but as
II Is Impossible to please them, their opinion Is
valueiesS. \ few months ago they raved
against the folly OF wearing so much hair-of
wearing 1t so low on the neck, and why didn't
the women have sense enough to put their hair
20 their heads, so as not to soil their collars Z!
We have done it and yet they are not happy! y
\ miserable specimen oithe 'genious homo
asked me the other day, after hours of fatigue
on my part in making my head as | supposed
charming, "where was my hair?" When told
Inn it was inside of my hat, he laughed man
i, and wanted to know why we wore any at
aE' "Wouldn't it be a great deal more CON-
lvrtalle to scrape it all off To his sarcastic
remarks, Just annhilatcd him with a look OF
supreme contempt, then told him that if 1t was
the fashion to scrape all my hair off should
certainly do so, but as it was not quite that yet
his a.yce was entirely ont of season. As |
sad before, it is impossible to please them, 50
We are not going to seek their approval any
lDorc and instead, distract one another. As
We are All tat in that, We will succeed glori-
ouly
One Of my friends is running race with me
10 see which of US will get our hairup the high
est and smallest. | think | shall win, for |
tave serious idea of undergoing an electric
shock, 50 as to make each individual HAIR
Sand on end, and then shall certainly be
able 10 accomplish the feat.
AN INTELLIGENT BLoNDE.-Of the quality
. intelligence which some Of the fair seck kers
ai'er legislative sensations carry to the Capitol,
!Su may Judge trom the words of u lovely
.'onde, elegantly attired, apparently about
twenty-five or twenty three years OF age. is
W.T.: W.T. AlHes member of Congress? she IN
IaNeN IanguIdly OF her near standing ncighbor,
"souhs ass New England woman of about her
r"n v"' "s~: stately and beautiful as "A palm ION,
-, !rs' sald New England, with sudden glance
Iar"i. H. aSiaonl>hmcnt ''Wcll, supposed SO, said
Er j%ne'y maiden Washington. Il knew MIR,
,'r.: n'o'AS was with the air of impartiug iufor-
r;'h m1,Ion: lie is the man who had the difficulty
"'n Gt. Simmer some years ago. - Washington
N"rI0"de"ce the Independent.