The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-14
TREssEs IN THE MARKET.
Sources from Which Various Colsrs ana
Qualities are Obtnlned

Sources from Which Various Colsrs ana
Qualities ART. obtained,
Thieves entered the house of family
named Smith, living near Allentown, Penn.
| sylvania, recently, and chl0ioformlne the
| inmates, cut of the long black hair. ofthe
daughter, young lady l6 years of age.
This naturally suggested inquiry as to
whether the hair supply WAS scaut, and
where ii was TO be supplied from. Inatour
of investigation a Philadelphia Times re.
porter dropped in at Mrs, Buch's. That
lady was deity plating wig on wooden
block or dummy. She was little alarmed
at tlrst, but when the scribe explained the
object of his visit, proceeded to describe
the manner OF obtaining hair in Europe and
America.
You see, in Germany. said the lady.
there are men going around all the time
among the country girls to buy up their
hair. They pay silk handkerchief, or apron
and sometimes couple of dollars. As a
rule girls hair grows again every three
years, but that varies considerably much
with the person. Now, my brother-in.law' 4
mother, who died here at 90 years OF age a
couple Of years of ago, used to have her
HAIR cut twice year, 1t was silver gray
and very valuable"
What is done with the hair after the
girls sell it ?"
There are big factories in large towns.
The hair is cleaned and sorted and then
sold at prices varying with its color and
quality. A good deal Of it comes to this
country. The most valuable shades are
gray, blonde and white. Ashen blonde is
very dear. The true shade will bring $50
an ounce. The most expensive of all is
gray. 1t is worth $40 to $50 an ounce,
according to its length, A lady bought d
gray switch in New York the other day
and paid $500 for 1t. Black hair is the CHEAP.
est, Any hair can be dyed black"
: Don't some of the hair used in the bus
ness come from the dead ?"
Very little 1t. II can always be known
by the touch. 1t seems to be dead and dry
just like straw"
DO American womea sell their hair ?n
NO, the people are not poor enough.
Now and then you see a woman with a su-
perb head OF hair, worth $50 or 800, but
she will not part with il. The convent,
supply us with good deal of hair. The
sisters sell IL twice year. Occasionally q
little girl comes and sells her hair, but a
grown woman never"
What is this beautiful blonde hair ?''
asked the reporter, turning over some in Q
box.
why, that's Chinese nair bleached
Some OF 1t is imported from China, and ther
tne Cinnamon here III the city sell us their
hair. Theatrical people use It. A Chinese
hair switch can be bought for 81 or 81 So
There is Chinese laundry few doors from
here. The laundrymen sell us their hair
very cheaply-only " cents pound. II IL
so short II isn't worth much. When they
sell us long hair we pay So to SIS a pound
The blonde bleaChed Chinese hair goes
through refining process; 1t is soft as sill
just feel it.
How about the hair OF colored people ??
Their hair is too short. Can't do ANYTHING
with II in our line, unless II be to make ut
wigs and boards for the negro Ministries. Ii
would be useful then, because It is always II
curl. The hair of negro women doesn 4
grow long; ten inches would be quite out O
the ordinary"
Where else do you get hair from besides
Germany ?'
From Naples. This Is tn @ poorest hal,
in the trade. II is coarse and has root,
growing on IL. II is dyed dark brown
but fades to a reddish gray or black in ,
short time. have been told that il Is hail
taken from bodies that have lain in the
ground for many years. That accounts fol
the long roots. The Swedes send us beauti
full long hair. We pay - to 500 an ounce
for it,
Where does the best hair come from ?'
"Frbm Paris, prepared by man named
Pelleray. His hair Is always live, healthy
hair, and every box is marked with hi.
name"