Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-06
THE ''LANGTRY 7" BANG.
The Fortftude of Those who Endure
Martyrdom for Fashions
Sake.
Cincinnati Enquirer.1

The golder-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 sigh. Two or three tortoise
shell skewers removed, and masses of hair
fell about her. 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 s'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
Iady's hand raised suddenly.
Stop moment please. Do you think ]
had better have it dones"
Eyes, yes, don't be foolish" said her COM
panion.
Two whacks, and the barber laid long
bunch away on the counter Looking into
the glass, the young lady said, Good heav-
ens! and her friend giggled Historically,
perhaps at her own impending fate The
other side soon followed. and then she did
iooE ike 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
hairy The young ladies exchanged gIances.
the eyes OF the ShOTn one having in them q
dangerous fire. st won't happen" replied
the barber. cts short in front now, and
next spring they'll have it 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 Langtry cut is going to give it chance
to return to health. The farmer does the
same with his overworEed 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 phil
osophically 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 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,n said the
barber, no two hairs are cut in equal length.
ANY other way would make it stand up like
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makes it wavy-looking and fluffy. They
ought to have it done every six weeks if they
wish it to 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 evident satisfaction,
''And l 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 little
while, on account OF its having been trained
that way. Left to itself and unconfned 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 to
curl Go to any drug store and get cents
worth of salts of tartar You had better
write it down. Salts of tartarl Put it in a
quart bottle OF water and shake it up Wash
your hair with this every morning for few
DAYS, and it viii take out the grease and
make the hair still more fluffy. And if you
will shave some white CASTLE soap into fakes
and let it dissolve in the liquid you will then
have quart bottle of the shampoo that al
BARRIERS use. There you are; don't you look
nicea thought you'd say yes. Thirty cents
apiece, thank you"
''Did you say tarts of seltzer?"
No, madam; salts of tartar"