Ellsworth American., 1883-07-26

lChicaxo News
Now, mamsell. ri. gray should be light
er zan ne back hair Of re lady. Mon Dieu,
but re taste will zen be perfect. An Eat is
It,"
through a hallway, past doors bearing
strange devices Of trade, Daily Ners re-
porter had meandered one brigh, afternoon
last week. and had opened door, on the
whi,e-painted glass Of which were the words:
-. II. LAmblee. hair goods" just in time
to catch the remarks of the voluble little
Gaul to several ladies. He turned with a
bright look and the characteristic shrug 10
the reporter after the ladies had taken the ir
departure. bearing away gray wig.
"Ach. zis is ze way with Chicago ladies
now rat gray hair is again coming into ze
style, they want to follow re leaders of
fashion, but some one ze tell EN- Eat il no,
become them. Perhaps it is re Ferdinand,
an mAmsell she love ze Ferdinand. Pof,
AWAY 60 re fashion. All, zat is love"
When the Professor had been calmed
down somew hat, the reporter asked perms-
sion to look about him and learn something
Of the trade. There were wigs, crimps,
~aves, curls, bangs and switches on all
sides. A classical looking head of wax.
whose severe outline closely reminded the
reporter Of prominent provision dealer
who counts his wealth by the millions, sat
in glass case. with an iron-gray wig on his
caput. This was pronounced masterpiece
Of art by the Professor, and it was shown
the reporter. The hairs were fine and nat
ural. and placed very e~en. When placed
np has "a.
ness. As the Professor declared, it was no
wig unless il could not be detected on the
head. Of course a greater proportion of
the trade that the twenty five first-class wig
makers and hair-dressers of this city have
comes from the theatrical world Actors
and actresses daily haunt these places, and
many buy wigs simply because they find
bargains. or fall into ecstasies over some
"scrstch," Souri," or "wave." Many pos
sess wonderful collections Of wigs Of all
styles, from the pure white peruke Of a six
teenth century noble down to the comedy
"scratch" or q "far-down." John McCul-
Tough, Thomas Keene, and Lewis Morrison
have excellent collections of stage wigs.
The Professor showed the reporter a change
wig for Harry Weber. Of Nip and Tuck
fame, that was simply three wigs, one over
the other. Many Of the hirsute coverings
are made SO that when wig, perhaps of
blonde hair, shall be snatched of, perfect
ly bald head CLEANS out; then another sud-
den change is from old to young.
While the artist had been detailing little
incidents and stories of actors and the ''pro-
flesh" several ladies had passed in and out,
leaving orders. The conversation then nat
urslly drifted toward the fashions. Here
the little Frenchman grew enthusiastic and
dilated at length on the aesthetic of the
trade. Pure white hair for young fashion
fairly fashionable. When two years ago the
warm tint that Titiens loved 20 well glowed
and glistened from many . fair brow it was
thought that the auburn would hold the
reins for some time, but it was not to be.
Glossy blsckness swept the red away, and
now light blonde leads. The Langtry bang
left on this shore by the stately but much
discussed Lily. still continues the fashion,
though the bangs are to be much more
changed" or as the male critic would say.
"more tousled" The shades are also light
er.
The styles come about once q month from
Paris, but if nothing catches the fancy of
fashion leaders in the new bulletin, they are
cast aside. Chicago really ignores the claims
of New York in settling the styles in hair.
As leading dealer says, "Chicago ladies
are the most tasteful in the styles Of dress
ing the hair of any in this country"
There are over 200 dealers and dressers
Of hair in this city. These astounding fg-
ures are cut down, however. when it is
learned that only about one-eighth are
known % Grst-clsss wigmskers. 1t seems
hard to think how ali these can find any
money profit in the business, but the Daily
Neses reporter vas informed on the quiet
that this is most wonderfully paying bust
ness. Wigs sell from $5 to $500, the Lang
try bang from 43 to go, and besides there
are many waves, crimps. etc., with fanciful
names given them BY dealers, which come
and 90 the same - the seasons. There we're
the Pinaiore vsye, ETC., the coquette curl,
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