The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-05
THE Uranium CRAZE.
FASHIONS LAST FOLLY FREAK.
A Close Shave" is What Fair Woman
Now Demands of the Razor Man
Something that VIII Sur
rise the Steiner Sex,


hair-dressing establishment the other
day reporter happened in. A lady
customer gave little scream and rushed
4 to an inner room at sight of the intruder.
A curtain was quickly drawn, but not
soon enough to prevent the reporter
from seeing shining razor scraping
shapely head, which was rapidly be-
coming smooth, and on which was only
left fringe of blonde curls, toward
which the steel was rapidly descending.
"There, now, | can let my wife ar
range the wig, since I've finished the
shaving part" said the proprietor, as he
came from behind the curtain,
"1 es, but you were operating on
head, and lady's head, at that" said
the astonished reporter.
6 "Why, certainly. It's becoming tho
rage now among the ladies to have their
heads denuded of hair till they shine
like billiard ball, and it is spreading
like wildtire, too"
"But you can't have many customers
as yet?'
"Well, | can count them over by the
dozens now, and the mania only struck
the country this spring. 1t seems as
though this is just the thing that tickles
the women, because, you see, the decep-
ton is so clever that it is really amusing,
and | can't help laughing when think
how surprised some young husbands,
who married this summer, will be when
their wives take off not only their back
hair but their entire capillary covering.
I've seen many social tricks, but think
this one captures the entire delegation.
Why, think of it; what would be your
feelings If you would Irvine your fingers
around Silken treSs and the next min
ute find yourself fondling bald head?"
ALL WANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
Are your customers principally elder
"By no means. The younger portion
of the sex predominates by large ma
lority. Quite number Of old ladies,
hearing that it is the style ANYWAY, and
being DESTROYS of replacing their scatter
ing hairs by full head, are constant
patrons, but the most ardent devotecs
are the stylish society bellies. 1t orig
mated in Il necessity with few and
rapidly spread, The rage for blondes a
short time ago caused numerous girls TO
bleach their hair, and when recently
they went out of popular favor, the
foolish virgins found themselves DOS
sessed of an article that threatened to
ruin all their matrimonial chances.
They cast around for a way to restore
their hairs natural color and discovered
that the only sure plan was to part with
II all ana grow new crop. At first the
idea was almost repulsfve, but when
they learned how many pretty designs
in wigs could be used they accepted il
as an agreeably novel innovation. The
concealment of badness by those few
was so easily done that it was immedi-
ately followed by others, until now
understand it is prevailing all over the
country"
"How often do they shave their
heads?"
"Already this summer / have oper-
ated on one young lady's head three
times, and on nearly all the rest twice.
They are very particular about the work,
and after they have got over the first
shiver at the application of cold steel
they grumble ut any slip or mistake as
much as man in a barber's chair"
"Do they all wear wigs?"
"Oh, no; some use tight-fitting skull
cap. They tie piece of welt over il and
thus convey to beholdor the impression
that there Is more underneath. Welt is
made by fastening hair to very fine
silken string, and can be constructed IL
initiate curls or straight hair, as the
wearer may wish. IL can be made
to look so natural that il is an easy
matter to dolude the uniformed
into believing that the locks
that seem to stray from beneath the cap
hlt IOpltu III ltuNtT HUSH anu llOl Ill
. string. However, sometimes the truth
T comes out in a very notifying manner
A prominent lady went to the IoOlogi.
cal Gardens n fcw Sundays ago, and
going too near the monkey cage, one OF
the misChievious fellows snatchCd the
little covering from her head, revealing
nothing but that solitary line of welt
She had to wear her husbands plug hat
to the nearest house and now she carries
awig."
HOW THEY ARE SECURED.
GLOW can you fasten them on Sc
Curely?"
"Therc are several ways. Some MS,
sticking wax, others elastic; hut | fine
that nothing is so sure of holding thon
on rs a steel spring, which is hidden In
the wig and extends from ear To ear
With such an arrangement there is lit
tlo danger of losing ones hirsutc, and
woman thus protected can enter will
impunity into a backyard dispute"
GLOW long do you think this Graz,
will last?"
"That is pretty hard TO tell. 1t may
close next fall and then again may con
tinue year or more. A young lad,
who is the leading attraction of many
party in the West End, came in here ant
said: Miss Blank has beautiful hcat
of hair, and | must have one a
nice rs hers, Can't get IL without heinl
shavedY When assured that that wa
the only thing nccdlul, she threw her
self into the chair ahd ordered the lathe
with great complacency. That's the wa,
with nearly all of them. They have |
done because Others do, and If the styl
changes toward winter, which Il is likCl,
to do they'll drop this scheme ut once
Its altogether Beneficial thing, though
and If they don't carry it to u ridiculou
extreme their hair will grow out mucI
thicker and more vigorous
Cant n wig be easily dCtcCtcd3'
"Try II and see. The average man
Judging by what he knows of wigs q
years past, thinks he can tell nj once
But there he is greatly mistaken, TO
their manufacture in late years has dc
Neloped an article that is us near natur
Ms countctfoit can be got, and | hay
Z some here that cannot be detected will
out ciose observation, that would ncvC
be- made; Meas wigs are not so artist
cally fashioned, because man Scldul
"A puts one ON TIL 10 gets gray, when Il
- immaterial to himwhctbor peonlo kno,
$ he is bald and comment upon tho sinpr
lar smoothness undo, the mass of blac
mar. But win woman IL is so diflcl
en- en- u, that .,i inS W,A must cove
This is done by making thoir wigs
nothing but hair, including tho fonnd,
ton. On groundwork otSnir of IN
desired color, the separate ard disiin,
hairs are fastened by hand, one nj
time, with a peculiar hooked medic, an
only one is placed in u moh. Thl
makes the wig, you see, almos,a cour
terpart Of the actual hair, ana IL Il
combcd out so that the locks Wi war
der over the edge and upon the Ipck,
is literally impossible TO distingulh On
difference
"Aro full wigs the most commonly
ayes, without doubt, rs very few !Ry
only part oil ShS h domo, snaVG iad,. ~