Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-28
Woman's Craze for Short Hair.


 The craze among the ladies for wearing the
 hair short is becoming general and is spread
 ing all the country over. It has already be-
 come very popular in Rochester and now the
 most stylish young ladies in the city are parting with their raven and golden tresses. There was time when it was considered somewhat "fast'' for lady to wear her hair short, but since Miss Cleveland, the Presi dents sister, the present mistress of the White House and, by common courtesy, the first lady in the land" wears her locks shorn quite short and advocates the custom on the grounds of comfort, convenience and health, it has become the style. Time was, too, when short-haired lady was rare that her appearance in the public places at tracted general attention. But that was good while ago. The prominent hair-cutters are becoming quite proficient in cutting the hair of their rapidly increasing lady patrons. Some interesting and strange scenes are now seen in the city hair dressers' establishments and barber shops.
 "A handsome young lady, just from board | ing school, came into my shop on Tuesday ! and said she wanted her halr cut Just hke l Miss Cleveland's," said a prominent barber. "She had picture of the Presidents sister I for me to look at; and with 8 suggestion given by her companion, who had seen Miss ! Cleveland and with the aid of the photograph, I cut and trimmed her hair to her complete | satisfaction Oh, don't know who or what l started the style. Perhaps Miss Cleveland ! had something to do with it, but am in | clined to believe that Miss Maude Granger. l Miss Dora Wiley and other actresses and singers who are great favorites with women,
 started the style here. Of course it helps ! our business, but leaving all selfish reasons aside, is it not the most reasonable craze that has recently come into style? Why, | you have no idea what constant trouble a | heavy head of hair is to 8 woman. It has to | be dressed two or three times day and this takes up great deal of womans time. With long and heavy hair, it is difficult for 8
 lady to keep her scalp clean and healthy" | GWhat do the ladies do with their shorn tressesg'
 '.They take them away with them. Some of them bring old corset boxes for this pur-
 pose and when no box of this shape is handy
 I do up the hair in a paper"
 ! ssDo they sell itl"
 tsI don't know don't believe mary of | my customers have, for they have invariably | exhibited more of fondness for the hair 1 than they would for the money they derive from the sale of it. No, think they take l it home and keep it. When it becomes stylish \ to wear the hair long again they will have ! switches made of it.
 "Yes, we have some queer scenes in our l shops now," continued the hair cutter. "A young lady who comes to have her | locks cut off always brings lady compan- ion with her, and sometimes two or three | Their conversation while am at work would | make you laugh. A girl was in here with her \ mother the other day and had her hair cut | quite short It was the first time the shears had ever touched the girls hair, and she ! shook with fear when began and she felt | the cold steel on her neck. The two sisters were here last week, and when I cut off the | hair of one the tears ran down the cheeks of | the other like rain drops. Queer creatures, l these women, aren't theys"
 'tIs their any particular style in cutting | ladies' hair now!e
 .Well, the most of those who have been here have had there hair cut very short on I the back of the head-indeed, almost as close | as young men wear their hair-and rnoder- ately good length on top. They want 1t long enough on top to frizz or curl or wear in a bang"