Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-12
MEMENTOEs In HAIR.
A Jeweler Whose Whole Time is Occu-
pied I'm Making Hair Trinkets.
A TRUE STORY THAT THE COURT RECORDS WILL
CARBOHYDRATE OF A YOUNG MAN WHO HAD TROUT
FLIES MADE OF HIS MANY FAIR ONES LOCKS.

FLIES MADE OF HIS MANY FAIR ONES LOCKS.
From the Phila. Press.
"Trinkets made ont of human hair will al
ways be popular and fashionable as long as
love and affection have a proper place in the
breast of humanity" was the remark yesterday
Of an 9Th street ieweer whose energies are en-
tirely occupied in the manufacture of hair me-
mentoes and keepsakes.
Lovers are your best customers, suppose?"
he was asked
BY no means. My principal business is con-
nned to filling rings, or lOckets. or brooches.
with the hair of dead relatives or friends Hair
can he so easily preserved in the form of trim
ket, and as it is something that once formed part
oil the deceased person, 1t cannot fail TO keep
green the memory OF its natural pOssessor.
Lochets are the most popular trnkets. The
hair reposing between the glass is constantly in
view, and is less likely to suffer from damage
than in any other way. In the shape cf ring
or bracelet, it is liable to become frayed or
coated with dust. and by degrees must decay.
1t probably lasts its time however Few people
take any particular pleasure in being the pos
SCISSOR or hair alleged to have grown on the
head OF grandmother or great aunt Illus
bands when they first marry are fond of having
long neckchains made out of the tresses Of their
wives. and | have had Young wives bring me
locks OF their husbands whiskers and boards to
thing soon dies out after year or two of mat
riInony. | have frequently reflled with child s
hair trinket which formerly contained pOr-
ton of the hirsute APPENDICES of the husband.
Lovers are little coy in parting. even for a
few days, with the precious gift OF the beloved
darling curl. They are afraid the much-cher-
ished hair may be substituted for somebody s
else lOye-l0ck. and ask YOU any number of
anxious questions as TO the possibility of loss or
mistake. have even gravely submitted to the
N -b.lth -St.
not, and have submitted my policies in testi-
mony ofthe fact. They don't stop to think that
an insurance policy would not save the tresses
il q fire did occur.
when the desired article of jewery is finished
ana handed to the customer. it is always received
with glimmering suspicion that it may not be
the right hair. ] suppose YOU know that hair is
considered to pe an uniucky keepsake between
lovers. | begin to believe there is a good deal
OF truth In the superstition. for know Of many
articles of jewelry which have filled more than
half dozen times with different persons hair.
TRorT-FlIEs FROM LovE-ToKENs.
"a most extraordinary story of trout flies
made out of human hair was related to me some
time ago by friend of mine WHO is q manufac-
jeweler, while an amused smile played over his
features. There used to be q gay young fellow
in this city who made love to every Young
girl he came across. He must have been
rather successful. for he always managed to
secure lock of hair from each of his cOnquests
This young man had another equally strong
Notwithstanding. He loved to fish for the
speckled beauties of the brook and muse on
the many beautc0uS madens among whom
he divided the treasures of his heart An idea
struck him: he would have u fly constructed
out OF eac. lock of hair he possessed. He
TOOK his collection of silky love tokens
cleaned from pertumed tresses to the manufac-
n inIu md
him to make the desired flies When finished
he placed them in his fishing pOcket-b0ok. each
one attached to a card with the name of the gri
and the date of the gift. His subsequent fishing
was long dream OF romance. Even in their
broiled state the trout had halo OF memory
around them which cave them a flavor for which
Lucullus would have forfeited ali empire He
brought every conceivable shade. color and
Kind OF hair to be made into flies: black light
and dark brown, gray, white. golden. yellow.
auburn and red, curly Wavy and crnkIy In
less than three Years my friend made him $50
trout-fies, which would be at the rate of new
girl every week. He was asked one day which
colored-flies he preferred. In reply he said red
flies were preferable to any of the others and that
in future he intended to conlne his attentions
TO young Ladies whose heads glOwed with flame
like hues. In proof of this he married q girl
with red hair and had ten flies constructed out
OF one of her tresses. For some little time after
his nuptials his heart remained true to his fiery
poled bride and his red-h6ired flies. One day.
however, he brought my friend q lock of hair of
a far deeper hue of auburn, and instructed him
to make two flies as he found the fish would no
longer bite at his wife's hair. His better-half
discovered the change of bait and began to
smell rat To make matters worse he one
day went to his office leaving the key of his
private desk at home i'll the lock. The lady eX-
amined the premises and discovered the album
OF flies. to which he had only the previous day
added his latest conquest. The wife returned
to her mother that very morning. instituted
proceedings for divorce and gained her suit the
fly book being produced as evidence in court If
you search the court records you will find full
confirmation of what have just told YOU