Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-16
OUR l HAHN.
0A1re IL Comes from and How IL IL
Obtained.


Obtained.
Nearly all the false hair that is sold in
this country, said a hair dealer recently,
lis brought from France and Germany. Ii
is obtained in those countries from the
peasant girls. The Berlin and Paris mel
chants send their agents out through the
country districts, and, whenever one OF
these agents meets a lass with a fine crop
Of hair, he Immediately begins To bargain
with her. As u rule the peasant knows so
little of the world, and are SO utterly
ignorant of the value of things, that they
generally sell their hair at the most ride.
ulously low prices. Ii is nothing C
mon to see n French peasant girl dispose
of the most magnificent suit of hair. a
suit that we could sell for SO, for a worth
less earring or a string of bright looking
beads. If these merchants meet a girl on
the road whose hair attracts them, they
never give the poor girl time TO think or
opportunity TO go home and consult her
parents, but the ONE she says yes,
out comes their shears and of goes her
magnificent hair, and the poor child's only
return is a worthless trinket. 1t seems sad.
but such is life-a at least hair merchant
life. After the hair has been all collected
and brought into Paris or Berh it is then
put through u cleaning process ,nd assert
cd and arranged. On all hair -, it comes
from the head, there is, no matter how
clean Il person tries To keep her
or himself, more or less dandru1. The
hair is passed through q sort of wire net
or chain, the wires of which are SO close
together that the hairs themselves can
sarcely pass through. You would think
ib.s would cut the hair, but ii does not.
4 .Nptxv .r.tr tl. Itrt of aH1 ~ Inac en-
most eifeCtually. After the hair is thus
colors, qualities, and lengths. Then the
black hair is again run over and three
more piles or heaps arc made of 1.-THE
long black hairs, the medimm, and the
short. The light hair is similarly assorted,
ILe.i the dealers mix the black and light
mars together and make from them differ.
ent shades. BY mixing a jet black, for in.
stance, with IA color two shades lighter
than jet black you get "A color exactly ono
shade lighter, and this is the rule ali
through the different combinations OF hair
cOlors. A color mixed with another color
TWO shades lighter than itself will produce
a color one shade lighter, and a shade that
appears to be perfectly natural. IL the
hair is mixed with Il color that is more
than two shades lighter ii will produce "A
streaky combination, which is, Of course,
to De avoided; but when the mixing is
ptsperly done not even an expert can tell
thS difference between the real color and
the color that is the result of this skillful
mssipulation. The Fren a are the most
EXPERT air.miXcrs in the ' orld, and many
IA blonde or brown suit of lair that looks sc
perfectly natural is, in reality. the product
of two different heads, and all the result
of the ingenious French haY.miXers.
There is in hair, rs i !. everything else, an
immense variety OF kinds, and conse
quently an immense variety OF prices.
LEADS of hair can be bought ~ low as
Slj, and !hcrc are m ny that bring $40
fd this latter pric should say that the
very best suit of H., mat can be found in
Boaton can be pure. cd. 1t does not cost
axoman, or, | should in order TO keep in
,he fashion. a Ms. Lady, Us much TO pur'
chSse her hair low as II did three or foui
years ago, The Mrs. Ladies do not wear
near SO much hair now as they did then. as
anyone, even q Mr.. Gentleman, can see by
gLancing at one Of their heads. Consc.
quently, while il formerly cost "a fGshiona
Die female from 500 to $50 70 perfectly
adorn her head. supposing. of course, thai
che had no hair at all 10 start with the
same female can now buy the very best
head gear il. Boston at from $50 10 So.
Is there much false hair worm Oh, an
immense deal Of it,. | indulge in nocyag
gcration when | say that there are not live
women in one bundred who 20 not wcaJ
suIne false hair.