Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A Talk With a New York Dealer in
Hair-SOme Happy Fat Men.


A Talk With New York Dealer in
Hair-SOme Happy Fat Men.
1t is no uncommon thing, says Coney
Island special to the Baltimore american,
to see scattered about the corridors and
porches of the Oriental Hotel after dinner
immensely large men, with diamond studs
and heavy gold chains dangling from their
vests. Most Of these individuals come
from New York city and are considered
wealthy. They spend the season here, oc-
easionally running up to the city to see
how their affairs are getting on and to
draw little money. They live on the
best of everything, both at home and
abroad; and what is most remark
able, they never suffer with indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. l felt curious enough
to ask a party of them, quietly smoking
together to-day, the reason. 1T is be-
cause we take plenty of time to eat" one
began, 'Eas we never leave the table inside
of an hour, and by thoroughly chewing our
food the digestive organs are allowed to
perform their functions. Another thing,
we ALWAYS drink some light wine during
our dinner meal, which acts as an assist
ant to the internal arrangements. After
dinner we take a short walk, and before
breakfast a long drive, so you see we get
plenty of exercise and fresh air."
'sAre the ladies as fOrtunate?' l asked.
sFNO; as a rule they suffer from indiges-
ton, because of the way in which they
brace themselves up. So long as they
persist in wearing tightly laced cOrsets,
Just so long will they have to use smelling
salts, camphor, etc. Several New York
ladies of mature growth recently tried to
start reform in female dressing, but it
soon fell through, and doubtless will never
be revived again"
Any one strolling along the beach about
noon, when the fair ones are on dress pa
rade, must notice the number of ladies of
dark complexion wearing blonde hair of
the very lightest shades. This anomaly
is not the work of nature, as may be sup
posed by some, but on a small black vial
labelled BLEACHING Liquid to be had of
any druggist or hair dresser. One of the
largest wholesale dealers in bleaching
preparations in this country is stopping
here, and a talk with him to-day revealed
many interesting points on the subject of
bleaching.
''The price of the stuff" said he, &" is 81
bottle, and it requires three or four ap-
plications daily for week or so to do its
work. All bleaching preparations are
perfectly harmless, so much so that 1t
can De uIdUh Win IuG uJtuOSb safety Inc
only instruction that need be given to the
person using it is the manner of applica-
ton. For instance, very dark brunette
must use at least three Walls, or, say, a
pint of the liquid, while a person of me-
dunn complexion requires much less. In
warm, sunny weather the change is more
complete and satisfactory. The applica-
ton is made after each meal, and then
allowed to dry in the sun, or near a hot
stove if it happens to be bad weather,
| The change is made in degrees, and can
readily be distinguished as it progresses.
| The application proves futile in very few
cases."
''When did the craze begin?'l
'sOnly year or so ago. 1t was started
by ladies in the upper circle, and then fol-
lowed by store and factory girls"
"What is the cost of the OperationF'
''NOt more than So, if performed by the
lady bleaching. If, however, she goes to
an aristOcratic hair artist, the expenses
will foot up $50 or SO, and the bleach will
not be any better than that done by her.
self, provided, of course, she follows in
structions."
''1n your experience, do you think
bleaching beauties the ladies?"
THAT is the most remarkable thing
about the whole affair. Nine out of every
ten ladies who have purchased the liquid
of me came into my store very fair-lOOk-
ing brunettes, and when | saw them after
the bleaching some of them looked posi-
lively ugly. Indeed, one of the younger
ladies told me she knew she had tempered
with whatever beauty she possessed, but
she did not care so long as she was in the
fashion,"
''Do they ever try to bleach the eye
brOws and lashes?'
eyes; but they never succeed"
Chow long does the bleaching lastU
''Bleached hair never resumes its
natural cOlOr-at least not in very many
years, but as fast as the hair grows the
liquid must be kept applied, otherwise a
part Of the hair will be light and that
about the roots dark, just the same as
with man who dyes his moustache."
''Is bleaching confined exclusively to
females?''
''Not a bit of it. Many of our young
swells keep a few bottles of the liquid
among their toilet articles. 1t is, of
course, much easier for a man to keep his
hair in the proper condition than a
woman, for the reason that he is not
etc."
Chow are the different shades OBJ
tained?7
'They are regulated by the strength of
the liquid"
$50 any of the ladies ever tire of the
trouble ana expense OF keeping up the
operation Of bleachingp'
''Frequently; and they go at once to
hair-dresser and have their hair cropped
snort, wearing a wig of about the same
shade while their own hair is growing
out again."
''Is there any preparation to darken
light hairP'
Nothing except a dye, and that very
few ladies will touch, because of its
poisonous qualities"
"Where do you get the hair you selI?'
"krom the interior towns Of Germany
principally, where regular buyers travel
for London and Partisan dealers. After
it goes through a cleaning process, much
of it is shipped to this country. l met one
of these buyers on a visit to this country
a short time ago, and became much in
terested IN some of his experiences. He
said young girls with beautiful suits of
silken hair anXiously await the buyers
each year or two to sell them their hair.
The prices paid are from So to So pound.
A full suit Of fine hair weighs about s or
10 ounces, and the seller generally takes
in exchange about 81 or So worth of calico
or muslin. A considerable quantity of
hair is also received from young ladies
entering the Catholic converts of this
country. There is house in New York
that has contract with one of the lead
ing converts of that city to purchase the
hair of pOstulantS