Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-21
FEMININE POMPADOUR.
sPRISGFfELD SOCIETY LADIES
ADOPr rHENKW STYLE.
II Troubles the Feminine Mind because II
Must Last So Long short Hair, No
Bangs, No Colt. No Anything but the
sin ana BristIv Pompadour.

One Of the most startling changes in fem
mime fashion is the present rage tor tn,
pompadour and short hair, and that 1t will
| prevail generally is almost il not altogether q
| fixed fact, though 1t must he acknowledged
that great deal Of real feminine uncertainty
| lies between the "almost' and the "altogeth-
err" However it certainly has come to stay
in Springfield since some, at least, Of the
most prominent society leaders in the city
have finally fallen before the demand OF the
prevailing rage for something new and de-
cidedly unique by way of style and stunning
effects
Short hair on the female Uranium has from
all time pas, designated the female genius,
the poetess, and the cultured 10 literature and
science, as much so as the long hair on the
male poll has indicated the same exceeding
strength Of mind in masculine humanity
However, it must be admitted that this in-
through the territory that extends IN dizzy
prairies of space between Rosa B ,uheur and
DR.. Mary Walker inclusive, and hence it is
not to be wondered at that it has come to
be regarded as a decidly unsafe standard
Very few faces are improved by the lack
Of hair drapery, but some are to Il certain ex-
tent at least and it ssomething of just pride
to the young lady that's needs no bolstering
effects of temporary scenery for her beauty
of face. 1t is very plain, as it must be ac-
knowledged, that very many, it not all, of
the sweet girl pompadours appear remarkably
and peasingly "cute," so like the boys, we
ting, soft and velvety. Then there are the
real little ears blushing pink, that protrude
Just far enough to be noticeable, that is, here
in Springfield, while in other places it is said
to be worse.
The barber shops Of the city present the
novel sight of lady customers waiting pa
tiently in the chairs for their turn, and 1t is
said that gentlemen who heretofore have
been tsrtly impatient to lie served now
bear the waiting remarkably well 50 long as
the last lady customer has not been served.
Some OF the gentlemen customers are not
posted and don't seem to understand why the
young lady is there, perhaps he imagnes she
is there to collect a wash bill or something OF
the kind, and heuce is very much surprised
when "next" is called to see demure little
maiden trip pass him and tounce blushingly
into the chair. On this account the barber
shops will rival the skating rinks tor social
meeting, and doubtless many little hirtations
will spring up as the lather and swash OF the
razor and the click click, click of the clippers
go on.
10 most barber shops the mirrors are so
arranged that those who are in the chairs
can by that means smile pleasantly upon each
other. cast approving glances and hence the
Irritation may take strong wing Tor a swfler
and longer flight by and by. The BARRIERS
say that already they notice the effect on the
young meu, when the young lady, thirsting
for pomp idour, occupies the neighboring
chair. He is satisfied to have the barber
shave the one side OF his face all the while,
aud considers it great annoyance to have
his head turned the other way. and then it
is quite comical to see him strain his eyes for
Just little longer view. And then they
don't fdget and swear and hurry up
the barber like they did before the pompa-
dour craze.
"Why do you have your hair done pompa-
dour?" said a GLoBE- -REPUBLIC man to a
young lady, las, night.
"Oh, it's all the rage, you know. Why, in
the East it is considered just the thing, and
you cant go anywhere now without meeting
a majority of young society ladies with pom
padours." was the reply. "l was a long while
making up my m,nd," she continued, "and to
tell the 'ru h, cried some 10 the perplexity,
and after that, you know, my mind was
made up. had very long hair, but you can
have no idea how very much trouble it is to
keep H woman's hair in order. Then there
are real ioconveniences in sleeping. If tie
hair is long and allowed to flow loose it
smothers, and if it is tied or pinned up it is
uncomfortable, and no girl now will
that our mothers used to wear.
Then there are the horrid bangs. They
must be put up to stay over night if they are
to look like anything next day, and it is real
ache. The custom prevents sound sleep and
the young society girl is often really too
tired and exhausted from this very cause to
be at all entertaining, to say nothing of be-
brill, in iatu al. hal lhTr
notice to get ready for any social pleasure her
first anxiety is her hair, especially the bangs,
and hence the crown OF thorns' must be put
Oh first and Immediately. To make the
hangs hold any kind of presentabe appear
ance they must be soaked in some kind OF
gummy stuff that is decidedly unpleasant TO
endure, ana then the slightest exposure to
damp air the whole structure tumbles in
tangled mass about the eyes, and in that case
girl feels anything else but presentable. In
fact, she is in perpetual misery and mortiics.
ton. You know have several brothers and
they all wear the pompadour, and you can't
imagine how have enved them in their
freedom from the hair dressing misery to
which have been subjected, simply because
| am girl. Why. you know they have
nothing to do but to give their hair one or
two sweeps with the brush and that is
sufficient. So on the very first opportunity
when could do so without being too much
Of an oddity | have adopted the pompadour,
and you can't imagine what a relief it is.
am not quite used yet, however, to my
freedom from slavery to hair dressing and am
IN some fear that it is all dream after all
Il have saved my hair hnMeyer and can ar.