Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-16
the victim slowly extended his hand
and hoarsely whispered:
"Did you ever see man make such
an internal ass Of himself? Shake.
About Mems Wigs,

Americans have made great i'm
provements in wigs, as we'll as i'm many
other things" said wig maker to a
New I ork Sun reporter. Few people
will wear the old-fashioned heavy Eng
lish wigs nowadays. Instead of the
thick. hot and uncomfortable head
coverings of former days we have now
light, graceful and convenient wigs
that are very close imitation of the
natural hair. formerly, the fact that
man wore wig was known at a
glance. Now, the imitation is so close
that have known it to battle examina.
ton. The other day young man who
wears a blonde wig came to have it
repaired. l found that large lock
had been cut out of it. l asked him
how 1t happened, and he told me that
lady had asked him for lock of his
hair, and that he had allowed her to
make her own selection. He confessed
to a little trepidat on when she took
hold OF the lock to cut it off, but sh 3
was gentle with him and cut off the
lock close to the head without discov-
ering that he wore wig. The work
of restoration was artistic. 1t would
not do to replace lock of full length
at once. We began with short pieces,
initiating the natural growth of the
hair. The lady never found out the
deception until after they were mar.
ried, when she happened to handle his
hair less tenderly.
"There is an old gentleman with a
gray beard for whom 1 have made
wigs since 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 max
ing him wig with a few gray hairs
sprinkled in. Gradually the number
of gray hairs was increased until now
he buys three white wigs a year
Black 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 3
wig covers The entire head it is easy tC
make it fit tight with most heads with
out the use Of any adhesive substance
But, where wig covers only part OF
the head, or where toupees or patches
are used, it is necessary to stick on thu
false hair with mucilage or adhesiv,
wax.
"Wigs cost all the way up from 81
to 800, according to the fineness o.
the hair and the excellence Of tn,
workmanship. The most costly wig.
are made ON foundation of hair lace
Each hair is carefully selected ant
knotted to a mesh of the lace. Thi.
kind is called the ventilated wig. Yor
can part it anywhere, like natural hair
and the appearance of the parting will
be like that of the natural scalp. The
flesh shows through the meshes of the
lace with great naturalness. That is
the kind of wig the blonde young man
wore. Cheaper wigs are made by fas.
tening hair to long threads and sewing
strips of it on a foundation less costly
than hair lace. Even these cannot be
detected by the ordinary observer, al
though when you know that a mar
wears such wig you will be sure t
notice it. Very often however, toupee.
are put on with so much skill, by mix
ing the ends with the natural hair, tha
the art is not perceptible. / think the
tendency now is to conceal baldnes!
rather than let it be seen. True, il
the summer, some of our young men DE-
get their heads clipped like state prison
convicts or the boys in poor house
but think the fashion is less favored
than formerly.