St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-12
Some Of the Methods Adopted by the
Ladies of Tying up Their
Tresses.
False Hair Ingeniously Made to Look
More Than Natural--How Il
is Done.
The Origin of Bangs Traced Back TO
the Mythical Days OF
Antiquity.
The. Langtry and Nanon Bangs and
Other Capillary Novelties
Their Cost.

HoAho- III lilt MlliGOM VI Il LOnANl cNlCIN
establishment swings canvas bearing these
words stamped in large letters. The place
is hair emporium; the contents consist
mainly of wigs and switches and bangs, or
| bangs and switches and wigs. one of the
| three. 1t is the fountain of the balm of
Gllead for ladies whose natural hair does
not conform strictly TO what their tastes
figures on as the correct thing; il is the one
spot where Solace is found for the absence
of natures headgear, that sOlace being in
an artificial adomment even more beautiful,
possibly. than the natural.
The true dimensions of the business done
at a hair store are never noticed, chiefly be-
cause of the false modeSty with which the
patrons are almost invariably possessed.
People think that it is give-away to visit
these stores, because, as a natural cOncluS-
ION, 1t might be supposed they were
after false hair. To have such 4
| supposition spread around would be
positively shocking. So ladies who
have business TO perform at a hair
store usually float in and out with no need
less display and no waste of time. That
such requirements have covered the true
dimensions of the business is unQuestiOn-
ably true. But a relief is at hand. 1t
comes in
Tx LOAh VT EANhAONs
One Of the latest whims of the tickle god
deSS Is in reference TO the wearing of hair,
which. according to decree, must be false
No lady will, hereafter, and until such time
as fashion annuls the order. be considered
IN the highest of style unless she wears a
wig or some false acquisition to the natural
adornment of the head. What a relief this
Will be; what a saver of signs and fears;
what happiness to the persons whose hair
always has been too thin or too short or too
straight or too too. Why as soon as il
becomes generally known that only the
fashionable wear wigs and artificial bangs
and switches, every person will adopt them.
and 1t will not even excite a passing inter
est to see 4 lady lose her hair. Oh, Fashion
thou art a jewel!
ATTRACTED BY THE ADVERTISEMENT
mentioned above, q GLOBE reporter, one
day last week, incidentally dropped into
the hair parlors over whose window the
canvas hung. 1t was like entering a mu-
scum. Hair hung on all sides; there were
cases of il and showcases fail also. The
walls were covered with every shade of
hair from pure white to jet black. The
most interesting points were the buSts on
which the wigs and bangs were exhibited.
Il bust of old Cicero was adorned with
pompadOur bangs and knot to suit. Other
celebrities were trimmed up with all the
taste and skill necessary i'm the art.
Are the changes in the style of hair as
frequent and varied as i'm the articles of
dresS?" asked the reporter of the lady in
charge.
~ es. indeed. If possible they are more
so. The style of wearing the hair changes
every month. OF course, these attractions
in style are only followed by the very fash
ionable, ANA when one particular style
attracts attention and begins TO be worn, il
usually has a run for some time"
How are the American styles regu-
lated?"
well, the pattern plates are sent out
from New York, but the changes originate
in the old country.
THE LATEST STYLES
are forwarded TO me monthly. These are
samples of them" The lady produced 4
bundle of papers with cuts of them showing
the latest wrinkles in the business.
what are the latest styles for wearing
the hair?'
THE very latest style, and one which
shows signs OF popularity, is TO do the hair
up high on the head in loops. The style
necesstates the wearing of a good deal of
hair on the top of the head. For misses
the hair is frizzed as much rs possible, and
is usually worn with either three or five
curls. If the hair is done up high five curls
are Worn. if low only three. For older
ladies plain wavey puffs are the rage. The
head gear is not, however. supposed
to be complete without one or two
little short cuTls back of the ears.
Among young ladies double braid down
the back is worn great deal. The later
manner of braiding the hair and forming
knot on the lower part of the head has quite
disappeared. The braidS are ROW made
loosely and worn with the ends fringed
Short hair has also quite gone out of fash
ion. Ii is no longer worn that way at all.
and ladies who did cut their hair when
fashion demanded it. are now as obedient
TO fashion and wear wigs"
ON THE QUESTION OF BANGS
the lady impaired some valuable iaforma-
ton. AS usual for the last six years. bangs
play the most prominent part i'm the artistic
arrangement of the hair. Previous to that
time they are said to have been mdiscov-
cred or unthought of. That bangs are OF
classic origin is asserted By some
authority, in proof OF which the
second parting of EuTydice from Or
pheus is quoted. When Eurydice.
so the legend goes, was first taken 10 hades
that place. The latter had already begun
the use of bangs. Eurydice was rather
pleased with the effect. but declined to cut
and comb her hair i'm that fashion for \ time
at least. Before she had made up her mind
to follow the fashion her old husband an
peared on the scene, and by his music
carried her cut of hadeS. One evening
while the now happy Orpheus was still on
the journey back 10 earth his wife conceived
the idea of giving him a surprise party and
accordingly banged her hair. On awaken
ing i'm the morning and observing what the
giddy Eurydice had done, old Orpheus was
smitten with rage and refused 10 allow her
TO go to earth again. In spite of pleading
and pretense OF love 0rpheus remained
firm and said any woman who would bang
her hair ought to be in hades. So Eurydice
was returned 10 her dismal abode, and Or
pheuS betook himself back TO the land Of
mortals. The authority for this legend is
obscure, but the story is doubtless true.
However,
THE LOCAL INTRODUCTION OF BANGS
dates back but about six years. They were
then worn plain and straight, with no arti-
fetal addition, and as the moss on a rose is
to the grape vines over a front porch. so
was the disparity in the bangs observable in
one day.
With age, however, a system of regu-
larity followed. Style succeeded style until
Mrs. Langtry's arrival, when after the
manner of her hair heavy curly bang be-
came the rage. BY the way, Mrs. Langtry
was also the person who introduced the
knot form OF braid, and known as the
Langtry evil. To-day, however, there
are different varieties all properly under
one order, and include the pOmpadour
bangs, the sensational bangs. the
Nanon bangs, the Langtry and di-
vars and snnlrv miner hanrs Mt