, 1879-05-04
IAN INTERVIEWS
4 WOAlAN'S HAIR.
Interesting Revelations as to the Portion
Acquired by Purchase.
How Personal Beauty Is Enhanced b,
Artificial Capillary Adornment.

The New Process Of Blondink---The Sub
lime Mysteries Of the "SaratoRa
Wave"---Interview with q
Feminine Hair-Dealer. =
It IS not often St. Louisans run across real,
live, enterprising business representative except
from Chicago. Recently when Mrs. c. Thomp-
SOD, our leading hair-dealer, went down there to
show them something new and novel in hair
and hair goods. carrying only few samples OF
| her ]arga stock on sale here at her beautiful
store, 2l0 Wabash-aV., not only the ladies but
the press also seemed TO 20 wild over the dis
play. The Glo6e~Uenaocrat, April 70, stakes
on u as follows: ,,
"A abort advertisement to the effect that Airs. C.
Thompson, Of Chicago, would be at the 14ndcI1
| yesterday, prepared to show her St. Louis Gus
the attention of G. D. reporter, and and be- ~ deter
| mined, IT. possible. 10 secure an interview with
the lady subject so dear to the feminine heart
up 10 tne .Lindcll. and. taking piece Of pss1e-
board, wrote omit - Il Globe Democrat represent
alive desires to interview Mrs. Thompson
! Very promptly the sable emissary returned and
stated that the gent" might proceed to Par1or
No: 5. The gentleman did 60. The door was par
brought the occupant Of the room quickly forward,
and a lady DRESSED in the height Of fashion, i
! brunette-as hcr long eyebrows and lashes dis
| closed-by nature, but blonde OF the yellowest
! anu goldenest kind by art appeared. The invita-
ton to enter having been gracefully given and ae~
cepted, the reporter found himself In large room
with one whole side occupied by long table. On
the table his gaze Immediately settled and fromit
seldom wandered during the visit. Arranged pos
stbly In Systematic manner, but In the greatest
ptofusio1, were masses OF
HAIR OF ALL snADEs,
from the white locks suitable for the head OF the
aged grandma and The iron gray OF declining years
tiers, the brown locks Of Baltimore BELLE and the
blue-b1ack hlrsute adornment so much admired by
| bachelors travelling in Anaalusian clmes~ There
and as the reporter looked it was with feeling OF
sadness that tue original owners Of this wealth Of
capilIary:beauty were not present in person.
The lady whose business 1t WAS to dispose Of the
merchandise SO lavlsh!y displayed had kept up an
animated conversation. Notwithstanding the news
mans preoccupatfon and he was recalled by hear
Ing her say:
Ladies do not wear quite so much hair ss for
merly."
the difficulty experienced in getting glimpse Of
the stage from back when at the theatre, tho
reporter expressed his asonishment.
''But it is true pevertheless said She. s'That
is, what is woEn may make JusI as much Of DIS
play, but the quantity is not SO great, for the
son that the hair is now always crimped, ana much
less serves the: same purpose- Then 1t comes
cheaper, too"
*.Much cheaper?"
.."oh. yes! Btaids that used to cost $50 and $50
II should think that fact would insure 1arger
:sBut the styles do not require it,,,-with m air
implying that no sensible female could be 50 lost
to herself and sex as to bt >tont of stvte.n
'.Whut are the present most fashionable STYLES
Of coiffure:"
..Well, It is hard to describe them-some have
no names; there i. the .coronet,, lovely for some
styles"
4. ar hairfa
s.Eo. no: beauty. A woman must a]vavs
adapt her coihure t. her features and general ap-
Oeai1pss." + ass:';
'sWe1i, that's easy. Now, for instance, the
.coronet' rs its name denotes is oucenlv aort
nettes or hlondes with inr renn1ar fcatnres Vow
hnw wnnlI snch n sTvie nnnes- m - Ttrie frt
dumpy. rcd faced ,som3n., ~ '''~' &~''
TEan't imarine said the rcnorter vim has mn
ere for beauty and whom the mere descrintinn Of
snch woman had made shuducr.
swell, I can" continued the fafr and fluent
every uay, and, BY the way, they are our hardest
customers. They viii insist on wearing
EVERYTHING BUT WHAT SUITS THEM BEST"
tBui, then. Door things, aren't you able to do I
anythins for item at ai:"
taking braid or TO- and arranging tile hair IN
heavy folds. a lady Of this description can be
transformed into stately personase- But the
'coronet, 80 oeaaltut on one Of your tall. will
lowY @ neures, woula maxi hef ioos nke-well.
r;h3e !, A~' "A'@' '4' '''E 'Ao''
~. 1enortor a;d not insist m anv con,nar1son
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