The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-02-12
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"What lovely hair that lady has, and
what delightful color!" remarked an
ingenious youth to an uptown barber
in New York the other afternoon. And
the young man strained his neck to
such an extent, in order to catch a
glimpse of the sylph, that the barber
very nearly inflicted an ugly cash on
the con6ding but FESTIVE chin.
''How old are you, young felloww
asked that worthy. presently, when the
razor had resumed its work.
'TwentY-one," was the answer.
''And to think" continued the barber
reflectively, ''that a youth who has
attained his majority should speak of
woman having lovely hair, when one
| glance is sufficient to show that the
| golden hair-wash is in full force, and
accounts for all the beauty. l say, to
| think such thing makes me lift my
| eyebrows in amazcment. Young man
you're very naive. For two dollars
| your hair shall be that color, guaraR-
tee. and you can keep the shade as long
| as you like it. Ii the monotony of the
thing pals upon you, you can after
ward try auburn or dark brown, as /
presume that lady will do"
"Do you mean to say that woman's
hair is dyed?"
well 1 should smife,'' was the
answer. "If you were to touch her
head you'd feel that her hair was as
brittle as this glass. I'd like you to
| do it
you're very kind"
Il speak to you as scientist, young
man, and as though were giving you
lesson in physiology or some other
ology Toxicology would be correct,
because that hsir-wash is poison,
although I says it as shouldn't" the
barber added.
'Do you sell much of itP''
"Do IP Well, rather. Look at that
row of bottles on the top shelf. They
are all sold to Fifth avenue and Madi-
son avenue ladies-ladies who amt
actresses, mind you. If you were to
suggest such thing as an actress they'd
faint on the spot. When l was young
in the business lady one day bought a
bottle of auricomus Chat was the name
of the stuff in the days of yore), and l
asked her to what theater | should send
it. You insulting wretchr she cried.
say such thing again and I'll scream
as loud as | can That was probably
very loud, Judging from the tone in
which she made the remark"
''Well do ladies admit to their friends
that they dye their hair?'
"Ye gods and little fishes!' calculated
he of the razor, they'd die first" We
send the bottles to their houses under
wrong names and without vestige of
label. Look here" and he took up
bottle. What does that sayP'
The youth also took up the bottle aAd
read on Che outside paper: miss Blank
Blank, Fifth avenue. Eye lotion"
Eyes, eye lotion" said the barber.
Luckily for her, she enjoys bad health
in the eyes, and makes use of that fact
when she orders her golden dye. Some
ladies prefer it as a 'tcnic, beef and
iron, 'toothache essence 'redivivus,'
in fact, anything but what it is"
us there any difficulty in applying
the washp'
That's accor lin'," was the laconio
reply. when the lady has studied the
directions on the bottle and listened to
the BARRIERS prophetic words, all goes
easy. But the trouble is they're too
nervous and excitable to read directions.
Last Wednesday week sold a bottle to
lady. On Friday she came down here
in great CONSERVATION. Good heavens!
Mr.. Barber, says she, you've played q
trick on me, you nasty, bad man. /
can't get the thing TO color my hair,
and what will people say if they see me
getting dark again, and SO soon? It's
IS H., T.
tears. 1t was rather affecting, confess,
and tears came into my own eyes-from
laughing. Do you know what she'd
doneP She'd just poured some wash on
her hands, like hair oil, and rubbed it
on. Bless your life, it must be done
with sponge, and carefully rubbed in
One lady, after buying bottle, went
out of town, and two days after l re-
ceived dispatch from Long Branch. I
shall always remember It. It ran:
You're fraud, and when [ get back
I'll bring an action against you for
damages. I'm getting dark hourly and
infinitely. What you gave me way not
what You applied while | was in your
store. am on my wedding tour and
would have given thousands of dollars
to prevent this. Send proper stuff at
once, with directions Just think"
observed the barber, what the agony
OF that poor young husband must have
been when he noticed his dearlittle blonde
becoming more brunette every hour. A
wash wears off very fast. And now,
young man, before you get married
stroke your loves hair. IN z. Mai
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