Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-18
HOW BLONDES ARE MADE.
Some OF the Experiences of a Barber
with Women.
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Xelc York Times.
"What lovely hair that lady has, and
what a delightful cOlor!" remarked an
ingenious youth to an uptown barber
the other afternoon. And the young man
strained his neck TO such an extent, in
order TO catch glimpse of the sylph,
that the barber very nearly inflicted an
ugly cash on the cOnfding but FESTIVE
chin.
''How old are you, Young fellow p asked
that worthy, presently, when the razor
had resumed its work.
"Twenty-One," was the answer.
And to think" continued the barber,
refecuvely, 'that a youth who has at
tanned his majority should speak of wO-
man having lovely hair, when one glance
Is sufficient to show that the golden hair
wash is in full force, and accounts for all
the beauty. l say, to think such a thing
makes me lift my eyebrows in amaze
meEt. Young man, you're very naive.
For 81 your hair shall be that color, ]
guarantee, and you can keep the shade as
long as YOU like it. If the mOnOtony of
the thing pals upon you, you can after
ward try auburn or dark brown, as l pre-
sumo that lady will do
DO you mean to say that wOman's hair
is dyed?5
.'Weu L should SMILE" was the answer.
"If you were 10 touch her head you'd feel
that her hair was as brittle as this glass.
I'd like you to do it,
You're very kind
Il speak to you as a scientist, young
man, and as though l We're giving you a
lesson in physiology or some other OlOgy.
TOXicOlOgy would be correct, because
that hair wash is poison, although |
says it, as shouldn't the barber added.
do you sell much of it,
DO l: Well, rather. Look at that
&c A1,g,k oh oil
all sold to Fifth avenue and Madison
avenue ladies-ladies who amt actresses.
mind you. If you were to suggest such
thing as an actress they'd faint on the
spot. When ] was young in the business
a lady one day bought a bottle of aurl-
GENUS that was the name of the stuff in
the days Of yOre) and I asked her to what
theatre | should send it. You insulting
wretchr she cried, say such a thing again
and I'll scream as loud as cam That
was probably very loud, Judging from the
tone in which she made the remark"
''Well, do ladies admit to their friends
that they dye their hair?"
''Ye gods and little tishesr' calculated
he of the razor ''they'd die first. We
send the bottles to their houses under
wrong names and without a vestige OF
label. Look here" and he took up a
bottle, "what does that say?''
The youth also took up the bottle and
read on the outside paper: Miss Blank
Blank, Fifth avenue. Eye lotion"
Eyes, eye lotion" said the barber.
LUCKILY for her, she enjoys bad health
in the eyes, and makes use of that fact
when she orders her golden dye. Some
los preferdt as 'tonic,' beef and iron,'
t ia1,,f essence, 'redivivus,' in fact,
M. ,.,g. .l.,ng vut " IN applying the
is there any dificui,.
wash?"
THAT'S accordin',' was the laconic re-
ply. ''When a lady has studied the d. |
rectiOns on the bottle and listened TO the /
BARRIERS prophetic words all goes easy. I
But the trouble is they're too nervous and /
excitable to read directions. Last !
Wednesday week sold bottle to lady. /
On Friday she came down here in great !
CONSERVATION. Good heavens! Mr.. Bar
Der, saws she, you've played trick on .
me- YOU nasty, bad man. l can'c yet the
thing to color my hair; and what will
people say if they see me getting dark
again, and so soon? It's real mean Of YOU
and she burst into tears. 1t wasrather
affecting, l confess, and tears came into
nv own eyes-from laughing. Do you
know what she'd done? She'd just
poured some wash on her hands,
like hair oil, and rubbed it on. Bless
your life. il must be done with sponge,
and carefully rubbed in. One lady, after
buying a bottle, went out of town, and
two DAYS after l received a dispatch from
Long Branch. | shall always remember
it. 1t ran, You're a fraud, and when l
get back I'll bring an action against YOU
for damages. I'm getting dark hourly
and infinitely. What you gave me was
not what you applied while was in your
store. / am on my wedding tour, and
would have given thousands Of dollars to
prevent this. Send proper stuff at once,
with directions just think" observed
the barber, 'what the agony of that poor
Young husband must have been when he
noticed his dear little blonde becoming
more brunette every hour. A wash wears
off very fast. sAnd now, young man, be-
fore YOU get married stroke your loves
hair"