The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-29
THE POMPADOUR CUT.
Hirsute Happiness Now Being Enjoyed by
the Young Society Man.

Hirsute Happiness Now Being Enjoyed by
the Young Society Man.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
A reporter interviewed busy barber to-day,
as the lather was being pushed into his ears and
eyes.
new, and has received an uncxpectected boom
this winter. 1t is called the pompadour. and is
popular with all classes of young men, whether
Of high or low condition. 1t of course had it's
origin in the East, and has slowly spread over
the country. 1t will last some time longer as it
Is especially acceptable to the INDECENT young
gent who wants his hair to look nice all the time
To properly grow the pompadour, the hair must
be cut short in the back and on the sides and
over half the top. The remainder of the top, ex-
tending to the forehead, is left longer, being
graduated to shorter length from the front.
AS the hair grows out it is brushed straight back,
all idea of parting it being abandoned, and the
entire attention being devoted to making the
hair stand up like brush. At first it is difficult
to reach this result but as the hair gets longer
it is more easily accomplished"
What kind of hair makes the best pompa-
dour1"
Coarse hair by all MEANS as it is quite hard
to give the fine, silly quality the appearance of
stiffness that is necessary to give the style its
outlandish look. A cowlick in front at the part
is also a desirable thing for pompadour."
''Does the style become all kinds of headsl"
by no means. If the man with a long, mar
row nedQ WautS I'd lOOk FlulCulOusly uG Cttu 40
anything better than to have his hair cut POM
padour, as the broad, erect comb on top will
throw into almost laughable contrast the peeuli-
arityof his head. A broad, round head is set off
and greatly enhanced by the new style"
How often is it necessary to cut the hair in
this easeP
At least once every two weeks. If it is not
done as often as that the hair grows silky and
soft and refuses to stand up."
Doesn't this repeated cutting injure the
hairl'
IT can't help it. Hair thus treated gets coars-
err and coarser; unless it is natural pompadour.
which doesn't look so bad. People having nice,
soft hair should be careful about trying the pom
padour or they will wake up next morning and
find the silky, lustrous quality gone, never to
return
what reasons have brought this style into
fashion,
"a growing laziness in the matter of dressing.
In the good old days of powdered wigs, when
people took more pains in dressing aud taking
care of their natural advantages, such thing as
q pompadour for men could not have fourished;
but in these days, when life is so much faster,
anything that shortens the dressing hours is TAX
en- advantage Of To prove this notice the sue
cess of every invention in cuff buttons,
suspenders and other portions of wearing
apparel So, in this instance, when man can
run his hands through his hair in the morning
and find ii combed, he considers himself very
fortunate In having saved SO much time. and
blesses his barber. Young men also In lively
business like brokers and speculaters, find il
very conyenient to have their hair always in q
stylish condition"