Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-27
...ce AND w.o-WEAREHs.
a, Ornament to Man and =
also HID .,,I~ m the Market.

rs.tr as an orhan-"s y" So" 80" |"
raise staple on the Market.
Wigs and waves are grea. inventions.
rbsy supply deficienciesi .hey correct rect
pa'ns ,.s personal beauty like fine head
., haIr or the lack OF 1t.
o. - n these days badness is common as
!. !. almost fashionable, and wigs are
y = Commonly worn by men. Now and
nv come unfortunate is compelled to
. nen an artificial head-covering
ino0i ,,;s regular wardrobe, but as long
nv .hsre is q passable fringe around his
.s,ve dome OF thought the average
mhs' avoids wig. Masculine wigs are
n y. ordinarily deceptive, and they are
hos and difficult to keep in place.
snce It has become the fashion to crop
s .ha natural hair SO short that the scalp
!, .ne s,a;nlv visible it Is doubly hard to
aar wig at all calculated to mislead
woo hut near-sighted and unobservant
people. ..a.,. q hoe o,xovs
..an the custom to supply those need
- substitute for natures hirsute
-, aaernment with curly wigs. 1t was
ao,;to fiction to presume that the nat
,,ral hair, II there had been any, would
~ at least wavy. If a man lost hair
= w;rv and as full OF "prongy'' effects
- hat of the famous Mr.. Pancks in
Little Dorrit," he procured wig OF
,axnriant curls. With constant wear
.ssse curls became matted together in
sor,roated ringlets. Nowadays wigs
~, much more natural, especially at
.ho narti, of the hair. Instead Of
sa,,se muslin streak there is now a
transparent canvas that shows the
scalp.
The ha,f wigs, once affected by old
men of proud but economical spirit.
have happily disappeared. A few
years ago there was an old minister
wbo wore sort of tuft on the crown
u his head. The tuft did not in the
least match the gray hair with which
mingled, and when his head rose
above the pulpit it looked as If his
hair had been made from skein OF
cb;ncblla worsted. Whenever he be-
came interested in warning his congre-
oation away from the broad path that
iaads to destruction the tuft OF hair
invariably slid over one ear, and his
bald head became an unconscious IL
ustration of a slippery place and the
unexpectedness with which the appar-
antly permanent slid down-hill.
The wave. which used to be known
as false front, is boon to women
and is very popular, especially in sum
mer. At the seaside it is invaluable.
After dip into the salt sea the hair
becomes as sticky and stubborn as an
Esouimau's, and the naturally curly
wave is oftentimes the only salvation
for bellies reputation for beauty.
Moreover, the wave, when further
supplemented by what is Familiarity
known as switch enables a girl to
choose any shade of hair without re-
card to the natural hue of her own
locks After the white-horse craze
many Titan blondes were compelled
to adopt waves and switches of a SOM
Der tint as a means of self-defease
against the unwelcome scrutiny of the
crowds upon the streets.
But the artificial bang is most APP
preciated by the army of working
women who have neither the time to
imprison their hair in curl-papers at
night nor the patience to SINCE it with
a hot iron In the morning. 1t saves
time to be able to pin on bang ready
crimped and reposing among the hair
brushes on ones bureau, and until it
becomes mussed it is perfectly salts
factory.
VI course, waves vary widely in
beauty and naturalness. Some of them
are very costly, and range in price from
~ to SIS. While wealthy women do
not grudge any sum expended to con-
ceal the ravages of time or dampness,
working women are content to buy
their bangs at bargains.
1t is pity that all waves and wig
lets become in time what is colloquial-
" called "ratty." "Rattyn is word
more descriptive than elegant, and its
derivation is lost in obscurity. 1t has
no connection, however, with the
pestlferous rodent. Waves become
"ratty'' or dead-looking very soon.
lnen the fashionable dame sends hers
70 The hair-dresser and the business
woman takes hers between her teeth
women are never too fastidious to hold
their false hair with their teeth -
combs, and puts it up in papers. Chi.
cdgo NeWs