St. Landry democrat., 1884-07-12
How Blondes are Made.

what q delightful Color! AeHAf'A hoN Esu
ingenious youth to an uptown barber
in New York 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
Yery nearly inflicted an ugly cash on
the confiding but FESTIVE chin.
Chow old are you, young fellow"
asked that worthy, presently, when the
razor had resumed its work.
ssTwenty-one," was the answer.
"And to think" continued the barber
rehectiyely, 'that q youth who has
attained his majority should speak of a
woman 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 thing makes me lift my
eyebrows in amazement. Young man
you're very naive. For two dollars
your hair shall be that color, | guaran-
| tee. and you can keep the shade as long
as YOU likeit If the monotony OF the
thing pals upon you, you can after
ward try auburn or dark brown, as
presume that lady will do. ("
..Do you mean to say that woman's
hair is dyed?'' :,
s.Weli | should SMILE" was the
answer IF YOU were to 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"
'Ispeak to you as scientist, young
man, and as though l were giving You
q 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.
s.Do YOU sell much of it ~
s.Do /? Well, rather. Look at that
row OF bottles on the top shelf. They
are all sold to Fifth avenue and Madi-
son 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 lady one day bought a
bottle of auricomus (that was the name
of the stuff in the days of yore), and
asked her to what theater | should send
it. You insulting wretch she cried,
say such thing again and I'll scream
as loud as can. That was probably
very lOuOs 4ASAAA -
which she made the remark.
':Well do ladies admit to their friends
that they dye their hair?"
j Eye gods and little fishes" 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
bottle. s.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 ewes, and makes use of that fact
when she orders her golden dye. Some
ladies prefer it as a 'tcnic, beef and
iron. stoothache essence, 'rediviVus,
in fact, anything but what it is. !"
lis there any difficulty in applying
the wash?'
That's accordin', = was the laconic
reply. when the lady has studied the
directions on the bottle and listened to
the BARRIERS prophetic words, all goes
easy. But the trouble is they're too
; nervous and excitable to read directions.
| Last Wednesday week sold a bottle to
a LADY. On Friday she came down here
in great CONSERVATION. Good heavens!
Mr.. Barber, says she, you've played 8
trick on me, you nasty, bad man.
can't get the thing to color my hair
' and what will people say if they see ne
getting dark again, and SO soon? 1t
: real mean Of you, and she burst into
I, tears. It was rather affecting, / confess,
! and tears came into my own eyes-fron
e laughing. Do you know what she'c
!; done? She'd just poured some wash or
r her hands, like hair oil, and rubbed il
$ on. Bless your life, it must be done
n with a sponge, and carefully rubbed in
: One lady, after buying a bottle, went
I out of town, and two days after / re
t ceived dispatch from Long Branch.
: shall always remember it. 1t ran
d You're fraud, and when / get bacl
I'll bring an action against you TO
S damages. I'm getting dark hourly AM
a infinitely. What you gave me was no
r what Won applied while was in you
d store. am on my wedding tour ant
0 would have given thousands OF dollars
/ to prevent this. Send proper stuff a
0 once, with directions. just think.
r observed the barber, ''what the agon..
2 of that poor Young husband must hay
It been when he noticed his dearlittle blond
j. becoming more brunette every hour. !
{. wash wears off very fast. And now
n Young man, before you get marrie'
n stroke your loves hair. ~. Z. Ia
e and Erprcss.
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