Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-25
PARTING WITH THEIRHAIR.
The Feminine Craze for Short Hair
How the Hair is Cut.
From tie Rochester Democrat.

How the Hair is Cut.
From sAe Rochester Democrat
The craze among the ladies for wearing
the hair short is becoming general and is
spreading all the country over. 1t has
already become very popular in Roohes-
ter and now the most stylish young ladies'
In the city are parting with their raven
and golden tresses. There was a time
when il was considered somewhat "fast''
for a 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 so rare that her
appearance in public places attracted
general attention. But that was a 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
boarding school, came into my shop on
Tuesday and said she wanted her hair cut
just like Miss Cleveland's," said promi-
nent barber. "She had a picture of the
Presidents sister for me TO look at; and
with the suggestions given by her COM
paniOn, who had seen Miss Cleveland, and
with the aid of the photograph, | cut and
trimmed her hair to her complete salts
faction. Oh, don't know who or what
started the style. Perhaps Miss CleVe-
land had something to do with it, but
! am inclined to believe that Miss Maude
Granger, 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 IL not
the most reasonable craze that has re-
Gently come into style? Why, you have
no idea what a constant trouble heavy
head Of hair is to a woman. 1t has to be
dressed two or three times a day and this
takes up great deal of a woman's time.
With long and heavy hair, it is difficult
for lady to keep her scalp clean and
"What do the ladies do with their shorn
tresses?"
''They take them away with them. Some
of them bring old corset boxes for this
purpose, and when no box of this shape
is handy, l do up the hair in a paper"
''Do they sell it9'
u OOub know. i QOnPb DeileVe many
Of my customers have, for they have in
variably exhibited more of a fondness for
the hair than they would for the money
they derive from the sale of it. No,
think they take it home and keep it.
When 1t becomes stylish to wear the hair
long again they will have switches made
of it.
''Yes. we have some queer scenes in
our shops now," continued the hair out
ter.
GA young lady who comes to have her
locks cut off always brings a lady COM
panlOn with her, and sometimes they
bring two or three. Their conversation
while l 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. 1t was the first time the
shears had ever touched the girls hair,
and she shook with fear when l began
and she felt the cold steel on her neck.
Two sisters were here one day last week
and when / cut off the hair Of one the
tears ran down the cheeks of the other
like rain drops. Queer creatures, these
women, aren't theyF
els there any particular style in cutting
ladies' hair nOwp'
''Well, the most of those who have been
here have had their hair cut very short on
the back of the head-lndeed, almost as
close as young men wear their hair-and
moderately good length on top. They
want it long enough on top to frizz, or
aeurl or to wear in bang"