Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-11-24
WIGS AND wo-weAHEHs.
Ealso Hair a0an Ornamcnt TO Man and
STAPLE On the Market.

Wigs AND Wo-WEARERS.
Enlse Hair asan Ornamcnt 10 Man and
staple On the Market.
Wigs and waves are great inventions.
They supply deficiencies; they correct
natures delinquencies. Nothing makes
or mars personal beauty like fine head
OF hair or the lack Of it.
In these days badness is common as
to be almost fashionable. and wigs are
not commonly worn by men. Now and
then some unfortunate is compelled to
incorporate an artificial head-covering
into his regular wardrobe, but as long
as there is q passable fringe around his
massive dome OF thought the average
man avoids wig. Masculine wigs are
not ordinarily deceptive, and they are
warm and difficult to keep in place.
Since It has become the fashion to crop |
the natural hair SO short that the scalp |
is plainly visible it is doubly hard to
wear wig at all calculated to mislead
any but near-sighted and unobservant
people.
BY common consent 1t has always
been the custom to supply those need
ing substitute for natures hirsute
adornment with curly wigs. 1t was a
polite fiction to presume that the nat
ural hair, il there had been any, would
be at least wavy. If man lost hair
as wiry and as full Of ''prongy" effects
as that. of the famous Mr.. Pancks in
..Little Dorrit." he procured wig OF
lnxuriant curls. With constant wear
these curls became matted together In
corrugated ringlets. Nowadays wigs
arc much more natural, especially at
the part;' z OF the hair. Instead OF
coarse muslin. streak there is now
Transparent canvas that shows the
scalp.
The hasf wigs, once affected by old
men of proud but economical spirit,
have happily disappeared. A few
years ago there was i'm cid minister
who wore u sort OF tuft on the crown
Of his head. The tuft did not in the
least match the gray hair with which
t mingled, and when his head rose
above the pulpit it looked as II his
hair had been made from skein OF
chinchilla worsted. Whenever he be-
came interested in warning his congre-
CATION away from the broad path that
leads to destruction the tuft OF hair
Invariably slid over one ear, and his
bald head became an unconscious IL
lustration of a slippery place and tht
unexpectedness with which the appar
entity permanent slid down-hill.
The wave, which used to be known
as a false front, is boon to womer
and is very popular, especially in sum
mer. At the seaside 1t is invaluable
After dip into the salt sea the hail
becomes as sticky and stubborn as al
Esouimau's, and the naturally curl.
wave is oftentimes the only salvation
for a bellies reputation for beauty
Moreover, the wave, when furthe
supplemented by what is familiarl.
=, known as switch enables girl t
choose any shade of hair without re
gard to the natural hue OF her ow
locks. After the white-horse Graz
MANY Titan blondes were complies
to adopt waves and switches OF SON
Der tint as means OF self-defeas
against the ,unwelcome scrutiny OF tn
crowds upon the streets.
But the artificial bang Is most az
preciated by the army Of workin
women who have neither the time
imprison their hair in curl-papers I
night nor the patience to SINCE 1t wit
hot iron IN the morning. 1t save
time to be able to pin on bang read
crimped and reposing among the hal
brushes on ones bureau, and until
becomes mussed it is perfectly sati
factory.
OF course, waves vary widely
beauty and naturalness. Some OF the
are very costly, and range in price fro
IS to SIS. While wealthy women {
not grudge any sum expended to co
ceal the ravages Of time or dampnes
working women are content to b.
their bangs at bargains.
1t is pity that all waves and wi
lets become in time what is colloqui'
" called ..ratty." '.Ratty" is wo
more descriptive than elegant, and
derivation is lost in obscurity. 1t h
no connection. however, with t
pestiferous rodent. Waves becol
.'ratty" or dead-looking very SOC
Then the fashionable dame sends h
to the hair-dresser and the busin'
woman takes hers between her teetf
women are never too fastidious to HI
their false hair with their teetf
combs. and puts it up in papers. &c
cago Neacs.
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