Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10

sum she received for it. and that. doabt-
less. provided right royal feast 10
those days Of cheapness and plenty.
An old copy OF the Presestdir her-
eRyy tells OF Lancashire lass who
sacrificed her tresses foe even more
notable object. She was m lose With
worthy youth, who hesita,ed to return
her affection. as she was poor and her
friends would not give her the portion
Of ESQ that the mildly-smitten young
man demanded. Therefore, the coura-
gous maid journeyed up to London and
sold her hair, which was long aud OF
tender yellow. to an honest chapman IN
London, who paid her eco ls30Ol for II
and soon sold it in wigs to his advau-
tage.
To an Indian girl no humiliation is 80
great a. to have her hair cut off. The
matron Of the Lincoln Institute. in CIV
ing me description OF the introduction
to civilization Of the young Sioux. Paw
nees. and Chippewas, said at re-
Quires great persuasion 10 induce them
10 enter bath for the first time, and
still more to induce them to desist from
eating the soap, which they invariably
take for something good to eat. To
don the garments Of the white women
and sit on chairs instead Of floors their
red skins rebelled against; but all the
difficulties are mere bsgatelles when
compared with the hair-cutting process.
Persuasion. brides, and sometimes
threats even. have 10 be used 70 gain
this sacrifice TO the altar Of cleanli-
ness"
How DO you account for it :" ]
asked.
Altogether because it is the Indian
fashion when mourning the dead to let
the hair fall over the face like thick
veil. and which muties the wailing the
women give vent to. The mere thought
that If any brave Of their blood should
be summoned to the happy hunting
ground they could not mourn him in
proper Indian fashion causes them ex-
IRENE modification, and, consequently,
when the coarse black brai1s fall 20 the
floor in our little lavatory almost tragic
scenes ensue. Later on. when they are
made to understand that cleanliness IS
the only condition imposed on It's
growth. they become recOnciled, for
/ their hair grows rapidly
Women IN prison, even under q H.
sentence. never give up all attempts %
embellsh themselves, and. / an told
/ By the officials. tind enjoyment not only
in giving their hair extra attention. but
even 10 scrapiDg the whitewash of the
walls with their fuger-nails to use as
powder, and substitute red INK Tor
rouge.
An incident Of the uuwillingness Of
woman to part with her hair was given
me b. MUSICIAN from one Of the great
LorCon hospitals. \ poor coryphec
from the Globe Theater was brought 70
him 10 a most piteous condition from
attempting 70 change the color Of her
hair 10 lie glorious golden, promised
bv he makers Of a well-sdyeTtised
.. hlonGine." The stuff did metamOr-
pbose the color. The pretty cOryphee
made up her complexion and eyebrows
70 match. and for brief season she en-
loved the special admiration Of the high
coIla1ed. ey e-glassed young cOckneys N
the stalls. Bot alas frequent appli-
cations Of the dye brought on plius in
The head snd face, which finally result
ed in a severe attack OF erysipe,as.
For ten days before she wen. to the
hospital neither brush nor comb colll
be touched to her head. Her eyes were
closed. her features distorted. and the
once pretty face frightful TO look at;
but when the doctor said to her &c The
first thing to lie done is to have all that
hair cut of" the poor girl fell on her
knees and begged and prayed to be
allowed to keep it. But said the
doctor. d" It is in a terrible condition !;
10 human being could straIshten it out,
neither could you endure having Z
tried"
" PRAY. sir. don't make me GU; It of.
Twill comb it on. myself if you will
let me keep it," she urged. and the
kind. hearted physician could not resist
her euueaties.
II speaking OF this re said " Never
have I seen more touching spectacle
Of patience and endurance than that
suffering creature presented for the
next fortnight. Day after Gay she sat,
racked with pain and blinded by tears,
but persistently and teuderly, comb N
hand. strengthening out fey hairs q.
q time. Il was two months before she
left the hospital, and by tina, time,
think. she wa reconciied 10 the natural
color Of her ha:r."
The darker aud grosSer passions arc
,yplled BY artists and authors, as q
rule. in brunette women, the good az
gels. whether Of the material or sp'r.
itrsl world. being crowned with glory
/ Of gold hair. and even the little caeru
bin nave a halo OF yellow rings rOIn-
their plump faces. But this point open
u TOO broad a field of discussion, an
leads one away from some curious fact;
IN relation 20 the various uses thai wO
mans HAIR has been put 20 beside tina
3fdecoratiug the head OF her own kin
and furnishing material Tor sentiments
wa,ch-chaias. painful memorial pic.dres
anl s-1u.zius JeEeiry.
The Japare>e, Tor example. have
>hovu particular ingenuity 10 utiilzin:
Il. ard on o --ani scale. The wome1
# whole provinces are shorn 20 manu-
.sctu1e a single article thatrequlres tn
-uength. durability AMI elasticity oill
20 be found in the human HAIR. In tn
construction Of the splendid BGddhis
Temple a. Kio;o. which cos, By IN
wav. over $1,000. 900. whole ton o
ropes made Of hair furnished by devou
women as their contribution vas use
IN the construction Of the building.
At South Kensiagton is exhibited a
extraordinary coil Of rope, weighing
600 pounds and 700 feet long, N de II
Japan by order OF Tycoon who's
name ] cannot undertake to spell fro
. memory. During six Gears all IN
, 81. spare hair " OF one entire proTinc
vas consumed in It's manaf4ctlre; bu
ar the time it vas completed an Eag
!ish nobleman travelling through IN
country was so struck with It a. ca
, riositv tina, he offered 70 send 10 ex
! change for il the finest steel caole ina
: could be made 10 England. HIS ia