Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-04-03


"Human hair goods are worn more
now than they ever were" said BOs-
ton desler who does a large business in
such articles. "All classes of ladies
wearlt-FouRg. middle aged. and old =
some for use. but more Tor ornament.
Men wear wigs onls when they cannot
help II. Women wear false hair to add
to their charms. Short hair is IN de-
mand now, in the form Of Lisbon and sea-
foam waves and frizzes. and the favOrite
color Is chestnut brown The golden
shade. so much in fashion n few years
ago. has fallen so per cent in price.
There is great deal Of competition. and
all kinds OF hair goods are cheaper than
they used 10 be- Switches. especially.
can be had at low price Ladies form
eriy paid SIS TO $50 for a good one. but
they can get an extra nice style at from
IS to Sl0to-daY."
Where does the supply of artificial
hair come frOm2"
Nearly all from France and Ger
many. with little from other parts of
the continent and England. The ls-gest
quantity and best quality is from France.
IL IS not the hair of dead persons. as
many imagine. but comes from the
heads Of living peasant women anu
girls. Il is gathered BY Peddlers. who
buy II for a trifle-a silk kerchief or
some other trifie which pleases the tlncy.
II is taken 10 Paris and sold 20 tanu-
facfurers. who assbrt it in Lengths and
shades for export to America and other
countries Here are some boxe., with
hair which has not vet seen light il this
country. viii open one. TLere. you
see the form in which it comes Little
rolls, which pull out 50. an YOU see
what will be part Of a LislOn wave.
That IS the best quality Of har. There
IS also an inferior kind, not n ueh used,
which j. gathered from ash-barrels and
dust-heaps Of Paris and Italy, and a.
sorted into lengths and shades. Ii iSthe
cheapest kind Of hair. Dealers pay
from SO to Sl2 dozen for the switches.
and sell them at 81 and - each. We
get some raw hair in this country. but
very little. II comes nearly all from
the nunneries. / do not think there
would be fifty pounds of il in the half a
ton of hair which buy in year. There
arr some inferior grades made by New
York jObbers. bat all the good hair
comes from. abroad. There are in
France regular hair raisers' Is.
girls who have their hair cut for sale
every four years"
What Is the most expensive kind Of
hairs''
Natural silver white, ike this. is
worth SIS or $50 an ounce; 80. you see.
!.
Bleached white hair is worth only IS an
ounce. from 50 10 $40 n pound. except
the hair collected by rag Pickers. which
brings only from 81 20 S3. The value
II different colors of hair depends on
the fsshiOn. Yellow hair. not golden.
Is almost useless to U.s.
Il suppose there have been great i'm
provements in YOUR art Of late years?n
YES. indeed. You could tell the
wig mile Of, but now |
can make wig which will defy detec-
ton A great many top pieces are worn
by meR-like this
Here he hair dealer. greatly TO the
surprise Of the reporter, lifted up what
was to al appearance the natui al hair
on top Of his own head, and disclosed
Uranium as bare as a billiard ball.
Nov" said he. ''here Is what we
call the Lisbon wave for ladies. II is in |
the fashionable shade. but il is worn
over natural hair of any color and |
wholly cOnceals it. A great deal Of |
care is required TO make a good wig. |
The hairs have 10 be drawn through |
meshes one by one where the parting IS /
and at that part the meshes are made of |
white hair woven in pieces Of different /
lengths and widths. Here are some Of /
them"
A few thin packages lay in a small /
desk drawer. They looked like coarse
muslin.
There are $500 worth there said
the dealer. s.You can shut YOUR hand 4
On 500 worth A good wave costs /
from - TO so. according 10 quality 1
and color. Ornaments for the hair in /
latest style have Rhine stones in them /
TO sparkle at night. These cost from
p cents to S6 each. Do l make false
eyebrows? Sometimes. but il is hard /
10 do good work with them 30 that they
cannot be detected. do not make false
for dudes. I
Il suppose you sell good many light
col0red waves TO dark haired ladies?i
''Ah. You may see many a pretty
blonde on she street with black eyes
which she cannot hide and black hair
which she can. Fashion rules all.
Just now the color is medium brown.
but there are constant changes in style.
enough to keep one on the go all the
lime v boston (sl0be.