New-York tribune., 1881-12-26
4 TALK. WITH A DEALER IN HAIR.
HOW THE FALSE LOCKS ARE OBTAINED.
WHITE HAIR THE MOST EXPENslNE-HLoNpE MKT
IN THE SCALE.

HOW THE FALSE LOCKS ARE OBTAINED.
WHITE HAIR THE MOST EXPENslVE-hLoNpE MKT
IN THE SCALE
ooh, yes; people of all grades and sizc7,
conple xous and coos without reference to previous
condition Of seryltude false hl in some shape or
color" said one OF the leading dealers in hair IN this city
recently TO TRIBUNE reporter Sometimcs,"
hn added ait is black, sometimes white
and sometimes brown. The most fashionable
color is blonde 1t makes wonderful difference In the
appearance Of person. especially OF woman. hyon
shonld see your own trueoye some time with little
handful OF hair perced the top Of her head and her
beautiful clustering ringcts gracing the top OF dress
ing-bureau, your aesthetic notions wonld be consider
ably upset"
"wberc docs the hair come from ?" he repeated In
s,vcr "a n question "From Europe have to import
II all In iris country haven't the poor, wrcched
class of women that Europe affords Soy wretch"d; 4;
they are wretchcdly paid although they don't look
exactly miserable. Why, the women who sell their hair
earn only about 81 year in wages; it's a fact; you
needn't look increduious. some OF Them may run az
hirh az 81 for the year"
"How do they manage to live"
"Wcll they get their food where they work. They
work out in the fields and do mans task. They
strong ana tough and don't 10 suffer much from it,
'And do they sell their hair for pin-mon"yt"
"1hat's about it. You the hair business passes
through several hands. We import from Europe. The
exporting uouS' 'A'AN ""- W 1N~ " w. @'
European countries.
"Tbese in turn purchase of the haircutters who go
around like Yankee peddlers and huy up hair In cx-
change for trinkets just as William Penn purchased
land OF the Indians. The cutters pay no money They
advertise in advance where they going to be and
noupoe that on such day they may be found at snch
plaee in such town. Then the women and girls who
wish 70 exchange their hair for iewelry any other
trnkets handkerchcfs etc. go 20 this place and have
their hair cut"
"Is the whole head Of hair cut orr
"No; at least very seldom. You the women wear
white caps on the back Of their heads These small
and will not hold very much hair. An the women wish
TO keep ia enough make proper show in the cap So
the cutters clip their hair, cutting ont little here and
little there until only enough is left TO keep the cap in
shane The cutting when done in that way does not
What parts of Europe furnish the most harr'
"The Scandinavia countries supply great deal. TIE
blonde hair comes from there Germany furnishes ms
mark These portions of Europe where the peasanry IS
poorest furnish the bulk OF the hair Bohemia ana
we get what Is known in the market a. Italian hair;
This, OF course is dark mostly nlacK IL u coarse ana
who make "a special business or going around 70 ASH
barrels and picking out the hair tlnt Is found IN me
aasnfacs assGs tA's S has The sE@sI
great many conbngs to supply enough Cor wig. SO
you see wig OF Italian l:F Is 2l16aDy m maze up OF
Is anv Of IL from the dead ~
no, think not Irs all avc1in two senses often.
Sometimes II is beached mixed IN with other hair so
that woman wearing such wig may LOOK very be
witching. The Italian hair alone makes our cheapest
and cOarsest wig. IL breaks easily. Another cheap
kind Is the Chinese hair This mixed great deal with
human hair or course the Cnincec are human but in
the trade we distinguish between human ana Chinese
hair The latter is coarse and very brittle
"what is the most expensive hairI' The white.
That very difficult dnd at least OF good length
White obtained by bleaching does not last wc u turns
yellow, especially At the ends head Of n9tTal white
hair of good length is very scarce article. THIS IN
creases the value Of It, We get OF shorter length
more easily for curls particularly, but then IL sells
et rom $50 to 800 head o. hair varies all
the way in weight from two ounces up 10 twenyiOur.
Halr when long and thick makes Of course the heaviest
weight so thai such head OF white hair would Dc very
evnepaye We get very te hair Of that kind, and
make nothing on it OF the twO lose IT, There Is
only once In while customer who wishes fine head
of white hair OF good length The shorter half, worn In
cur,s is much more common.
"B0nde hair Is the next most expensive. There is
great demand for that Then comes the auburn grays,
blacks and on down TO the Italian