Ellsworth American., 1883-07-26

| peculiar style name.
All this time the reporter had eyed the
door quietly, but with an idea that at any
moment its portals would yield up a shah
billy dressed form Of some fearful, clinging
girl, whose old plaid shawl would conceal
under its folds bunch of golden hair cut
/ from her head, and which the scheminx hair
dresser would purchase for the paltry sum OF
cents. This was the way he had always
heard the hair was bought. He finally be-
came trihe uneasy on the subject and asked
the professoG about it.
"Ah sacre, dat is one grande mistake.
You see it would be impossible now to do
dat. Most efery little miss in zis land has
an idea what her hair is worth. have not
doubt but mabbe in New York or some
Eastern city some girl wiz nice hair may get
poor an sell re hair, but it would never do
for re trade to depend on Eat. ley could
not half supply US. We get most of xe hair
direct from Paris. See, here is one box Just
received and the agile Frenchman pirou-
cited around the end of the counter and
whisked into little closet, and then came
out with paper box which. when opened,
contained black, brown, blonde, gray, white
every color and style of hair. Each was
tied up in punches or packages weighing
about a quarter Of pound each. The long
fine hair for ladies' curls was tightly twisted
up in ringlets. looking like coiled springs,
in bunch. Each curl looked about one
inch long, but when pulled out measured
fully thirty inches. All this hair came from
Paris, though collectors 20 out from that
capital throughout France. and buy it of the
peasant girls. A great deal of hair comes
from Germany, especially haxen and blonde
hair. Some of the hair is bleached, though
most wig-makers find it cheaper to get the
natural color. Nearly all declare the
French hair the finest. Oae bunch Of pure
white hair measuring fully thirty inches in
length. and the single hairs of which shone
/ like spun silver, cost Sl5 pound. and
each additional inch would add $40 per
pound in value to it, There are also whole
sale dealers in Chicago who buy and sell
hair, but they import most Of it. A great
many ladies save what they term comb
ings' of their own hair and have bangs or
waves made Of them. 1t is nearly safe to
say that out Of fully 700 women of this
great city there are not many but what wear
false hair in some shape.
| While the reporter sat in the shop watch
ing several young girls making wigs a slight
tat a-tat on the door that separated the shop
from the sioreroom called out the proprietor,
and the reporter peered through the scratch
ed paint on the lass curious to see who was
/ the new customer. 4 slight lady like form,
en,esped in bright heecy wraps, and with
veil drawn closely about the face stood a,
the counter. She lifted the veil q Ter TAX
| ing glance about the room, and the beauti-
! fuI FEATURES Of Mrs. L--H--, of Indiana
avenue, and one of the leaders Of fashion.
were seen. Her hard working husband,
whose daily toll is spent in the shadow Of
| the great Chamber Of Commerce, loves the
! little woman. and her taste is exquisite. She
has long been noted for her curly waving
blonde hair, whose saucy ringlets hide the
insoucan, face. She carefully unpihs her
/ little bonnet. manipulates a few hair-pins,
\ invisible pins, and then pulls off the entire
structure Of golden tresses, leaving her with
some faded, washed-out. yellow hair. de.
cidedly thin and struggling. She asks for
her other wig. and wants TO know If il is
ready. Just as the Professor starts TO hand
her the green box containing il the DAILY
Netcs reporter opens the shop door, passes
out into the store room, and says to the
aghast Professor that he must Co." while
the society lady looks wildly around. as
though to find hiding place.