The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03
ABOUT MEMS WIGS.


ioned heavy English wigs nowadays In
stead of the thick. hot. and uncomfolta
bic head coverings OF former DAYS. W,
have now light, graceful and cpnveuicn
wigs that are Il very close imitation o
the natural hair. Formerly the fact thai
a man wore 4 wig was known at Il glance
Now the imitation is SO close that | have
known it to battle examination. The
other day Il young man who wears :;
blonde wig came to have it repaired.
tourd that Il large lock had been cut out
of it. | asked him how it had happened
and he told me that "A lady had asked him
for Il lock of his hair. aud that he had
/ allowed her to make her own selection
, He confessed tn a little trcpitiat;on whcr,
I but she was gentle with him. and cut of
! the lock close to the head without dis
covering that he Wore a wig. The work
OF restoration was artistic. 1t wnuld not
! do to replace a lock Of full length at once
/ We began with short pieces, initiating
/ the natural growth of hair. The lady
never found out the deception until after
they We're married. when she happened
To handle his hair less tendcrly.
There is an old gentleman with a
gray beard for whom have made wigs
, simce his hair was black As his beard
began to grow gray the contrast between
/ that and the hair Of his head was too
marked. We began by making him a
Wiz with few gray hairs sprnkled in
Gradually the number of gray hairs was
increased until now he buys three white
Wigs year. Riacl; wigs last longer than
white. The latter turn yellow with wear
and we have found no way of cleaning
the white hair without DESTROYING the
workmanship Of the wig. Where a wig
covers the entire head it is easy to make
it fit tight with most heads without the
use of an adhesive substance But.
where the wig covers only a pari of the
head. or where toupecS or patches are
used, it is necessary to stick on the false
hal" with mucila@e or adhesive wax.
Wigs cost all the way up from $40 t.
800, according to the lincness OF the hair
and the excellence of the Workmanship.
The most costly wigs are made on Il
foundation of hair lace. Each hair is
carefully selected and knotted to mesh
Of the lace. This kind is called the ven
til;,ted wig. You can pat it anywhere.
like natural lair, and the appearance oi
the parting will be like that of the nat
ural scalp. The flesh shows through the
mesheS of the lace with great natural
ness. That is the kind of wigs the blonde
young man Wore. Cheaper wigs are made
by fastening hair to long threads ami
sewing strips oi it on Il foundation less
costly than hair lace. Even these can
not he detected by the ordinary observer.
although when You know that Il man
wears such a wig you will be sure to no
tice it. Very often, however, toupees are
put on with 50 much skill, by mix
ing the ends with the natural hair.
that the art is not percr rptibIc. | think
the tendency now is to conceal badness
rather than to let it be seen. True. in
the summer. some OF our young men dc
get their heads clipped Ike State prison
cuuI lets or the boys in a poor house. but
| think the fashion is less favored than
formerly.
Some experiments have been made IL
the direction of tranSplanting hair int"
the skin. but thus far wili.uut success.
You know You may stick II pin through
the outer skin Without pain. Hairs hav,
been drawn through holes thus made.
and roots of hair have been planted il
the skin. But the result has been IT,
create little inflammation and suppula-
ton at the point of contact of the hair
with the skin. The hair lace foundation
is the latest Improvement. and tnat is
fifteen Yeas old. The cheaper founda-
tion is called 'weft OF woven. The
cn,tlieSt hair is that which cnrl> natural
ly. The curl may be initiated. but IL"
respectable dealer would sell it for natul-
al curl. The fraud would soon he dis
covered. There is a better opportunity
i'll curl wig to conceal our art Tic
locks may be carclesSly disposed with
more success tkan where the hair is
suai&ht. OF course | know the names
of many prominent men in all the pre-
teSSions who wear wigs. but it is Il poit
of honor with our profession Mt to reveal
them. We would as soon think Of be-
traying the name of a lady who weai $
puiiS. braids. witch. or curIs of artificial
manufacture.
Many men wear wigs quite as much
for their health as inr appearance sake.
1t has been found that bald headed men
are subject to colds. neuralgia and
catarrh. y bald-headed man i'll an audi
ence ncara window is Il nuisance. When
others want the window open to secure
ventilation he. in consideration for his
bare pate, wants the window shut. If
he puts on his hat nobody sees that he
does it because he is bald and he is
thought nnmanneriy. Some professors
and doctors Wear skull caps, but they
look odd, and wigs lie much ,tter. The
market is always well supplied with all
colors and shades Of hair. the hest of
which is imported. Men don't wreath
their wrinkled brows with well saved
cumbingS,' as women commonly do. 1t
would not pay men to save the combings.
II mems wigs the cost of the hair is not
So much as the labor. In women wigs
IL hair is the castliest part.