The Osceola times., 1883-11-24
TIE "LANGTRY" BANG.
The Fortitude Of Those who Endure Mar
tyrdom for Fashions sake.

tyruOm Tor fashion's SAKE.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The golden-haired visitor put away her
turban, an advancing TO the mirror took
last fond loving look at her head and
went to the chair with SIGH. Two or
three tortoise skewers removed, and mas
ses Of hair fell about her. Brushing it
straight down in every direction, from a
common centre, the barber, beginning at
the top of enc ear, drew the comb up the
side and over the head down to the top
Of the other ear, making two equal divis-
ions of the hair. Midway on this line
he commenced another part" which he
extended forv ard TO the forehead. Gath
erine up the mar Of one Of the frort di-
visions, he gave the scissors couple Of
Aetous snaps and raised them for the
cut. The young lady's hand raised sud-
denly
"stop moment, please. Do you think
l had better have it done?"
"Yes, yes, don't be foolish" said her
companion.
Two whacks, and the barber laid a
long bunch away on the counter. Look
ing into the glass, the Young lady said
"Good heavens" and her friend giggled
hysteriea4y, perhaps at her own impend-
ing fate. The other side soon followed.
and then she did look like fright, her
front hair carrying the appearance of
having been bitten of.
Said the reporter: "What if fashion
should change the style next month to
long front hair" The young ladies ex-
changed glances, the eyes of the shorn
one having in them dangerous fire. at
won't happen" replied the barber. Its
short in front now, and next spring they'll
have 1t shingled 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 Iangtry cut is going to give
it chance to return to health. The
farmer does the same with his overwork
ed 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 chance, and nature never
abuses confidence"
While the barber was thus discussing
philosophically he was not unmindful OF
his task. Taking small quantity of the
hair with the fingers of one hand he held
it out taut, and then, spreading the scis-
sor blades slightly, upper and lower hairs
of bunch from his left hand toward the
head, cutting into the remainder as he
did 80. The process was repeated 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 like a
backing brush. The irregular trimming
makes it wavy-looking and fluffy. They
ought to have it done every six weeks II
they wish it 10 continue looking nice.
No, don't touch the back hair at all, but
cut the front, 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 ev-
ident satisfaction. "And will have two
nice long switches besides" was her
comment. The companion now went
through the process and the lecture con-
tinued.
"Your hair may be straight for a little
while, on account of its having been
trained that way. Left to itself and un-
confined it will soon get wavy and fluffy.
First of all, young ladies, you must get
that natural grease out of your hair so az
to allow 1t to curl. Go to any drug store
and get cents worth of salts of tartar.
You had better write it down. salts of
tartar Put it in quart bottle of water
and shake it up. Wash your hair with
this every morning for a few days. and il
will take out the grease and make the
hair still more fluffy. And il you will
shave some white CASTLE soap into flakes
and let it dissolve in the liquid you will
then have quart bottle of the shampoo
that all BARRIERS use. There you are; don't
yeu look nice? l thought you'd sey yes.
Thirty cents apiece, thank you"
did you say tarts of seltzer2"
"No, madam; salts of tartar"