The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-16
THE "LANGTRY" BANG.
The Fortitude of Those Who Endure
Martyrdom for Fashions
Sake.


lClnclnnatl Enqulrer.l
The golden-haired visitor put away her
turban, and advancing to the mirror took a
last fond loving look at her head and went to
the chair with a sigh Two or three tortoise
shell skewers removed, and masses of hair
fell about Der. Brushing-it straight down in
every direction, from a common centre, the
barber. beginning at the top of one ear, drew
the comb up the side and over the head down
to the top of the other ear, making two equal
divisions of the hair. Midway on this line he
commenced another part which he ex-
tended forward to the forehead. Gathering
up the hair of one of the front divisions, he
gave the scissors a couple of vicious snaps
and raised them for the cut. The young
lady's hand raised suddenly.
Stop a moment, please. Do you think l
had better nave it doneF'
Eyes, yes, dom be foolish" said her COM
panion.
Two whacks, and the barber laid a long
bunch away on the counter. Looking into
the glass, the young lady said, GOOD heav-
ensV' and her friend giggled Historically,
perhaps at her own impending fate. The
other side soon followed, and then she did
look like a fright, her front hair carrying the
appearance of having been bitten off.
Said the reporter: What if fashion should
change the style next month to long front
MANI II young ltllto tACudlBeu RldlCtSt
the eyes of the shorn one having in them a
dangerous fire. at won't happen" replied
the barber. ITS short in front now, and
next spring they'll have it shingleda all round.
For years, you see, they've been burning it
with irons and hot slate pencils until the life
has gone out of it and it's as brittle as glass.
The Langtry cut is going to give it a chance
to return to health. The farmer does the
same with his overworked field; puts it in
clover and gives it a long rest Doesn't worry
and harrow it with hoes and rakes or drag
and pull it to pieces with iron instruments.
He gives nature a chance, and nature never
abuses confidence"
While the barber was thus discussing phil
osophically he was not unmindful of his task.
Taking a small quantity of the hair with the
fingers of one hand he held it out taut, and
then, spreading the scissor blades slightly,
upper and lower hairs of a bunch from his
left hand toward the head, cutting into the
remainder as he did so. The process was re-
peated on this bunch Until it had all been
trimmed. by doing it this way said the
barber, mo two hairs are cut in equal length.
Any other way would make it stand up lke
a backing brush. TIL irregular trimming
makes it wavy-looking and fluffy. They
ought to have it done every six weeks if they
wish it to continue looking nice. No, 1 don't
bOuSh w DdCh hhH ~ all DuJ CUT Ine IlOuU,
just as you see me doing it, all the way
back to the cross part" The task was now
completed, and the young lady viewed
herself in the glass with evident satisfaction.
And | will have two nice long switches be
sides" was her comment. The companion
now went through the process and the lecture
continued.
"Your hair may be straight for a little
while, on account of its having been trained
that way. Left TO itself and ~unconfined II
will soon get wavy and fluffy. First of all,
young ladies, you must get that natural
grease out of your hair so as to allow it tc
curl. Go TO any drug store and get 8 cent:
worth of salts of tartar. You had better
write it down. Salts of tartari Put it in q
quart bottle of water and shake it up. Wash
your hair with this every morning for a few
days, and it will take out the grease and
make the hair still more fluffy. And if yor
will shave some white CASTLE soap into flake.
and let it dissolve in ths liquid you will ther
have a quart bottle ofsthe shampoo that al
BARRIERS use. There you are; don't you lool
meet | thought you'd say yes. Thirty cent.
apiece, thank you"
did you say tarts of seltzerfH
mo, madam; salts of tartar"