The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-21
As A HAIR GROOMeR.
Hew Ono Woman Earns Livelihood.
Caro- Of the Hair-Trimming.

refined women in reduced circumstances
are seeking nowadays are legion. The
field Of type writing, stenoGraphy ana
telegraphy has long been crowded by
women who have to earn their own Nv
ing and the living of families, and who
cannot do manual labor. Places as pri-
vate secretaries. all sorts OF clerkships III
shops and business offices, travelling
agencies," editorships, employments by
the score have been added to that which
twenty-five years ago was almost the
only occupation in which refined
woman thrown upon her own resources
could engage-tliat of teaching children.
There are women now who even write
for the papers, and have attained fame
As reporters, tramping about town at all
hours and in all sorts of weather. re-
pooter was introduced by "A friend, the
other day, to a lady who was earning a
very comfortable livelihood as hair
5roomer.
I'm not a hairdresser," she said, II IN
hair groomer. don't do up hair at
all. ONLY comb tie hair and give 1t
hat general attention which every
Nomans hair demands two or three
lines a week. There are lots of women
IN the city who are N this business and
who would scorn to call themselves pro-
feSsional hairdressers.
She was an elderly lady, tall and slen-
Ter, and dressed neatly and with excel
lent taste in black. Her manners were
gentle and refined. Her face had that
lark, quiet look seen on the faces of in
yalids or Of Gomen who had a good deal
# suffering She was living in a re-
'pectable boarding house.
II was cornered and | had TO do II,
he said. II had to earn my living sud
lenly, and the only way | could think of
20 do so at my age was to care Tor
women 5 hair. Ny mother was for years
IN invalid. She had beautiful hair, and
t used to sootbe and quiet her TO have
ne comb her hair and stroke 1t softly
In this way learned to care for the HAIR,
specially that Of nervous women. There
IRE a great many women, Of course, Of
he SO called upper classes who can't
ifTord to keep maids and yet who want
heir hair cared for regularly. They
lon't like to have professional hair
lressers around them, either. IL i TO
such women | look for my patronage.
What do | do to the hair: Well,
irst | rub it dry with a soft and then
with hard brush. don't put a lot OF
water and cleaning stuff upon the hair
It first as some do. but after have the
andrun all out, | wet the HAIR with a
,imple solution which know 10 be ofiec-
i've and not deeterious; then | rub and
brush the hair dry again. Next comes
Inc trimming. Ipuli out the gray hairs
me by one. taking care 10 pull them so
that the scalp il not lacerated. and the
hair cells themselves destroyed. There
is great art in pulling ont hairs. You
must pull them IN the direction in which
they lie in the scalp just as you would
liver of wood from your hand, IN the
direction in which it entered. Men or
women can't pull out their gray hairs
themselves, for it is utterly impossible
for them to see that they are pulling the
hairs out on the proper slant. OF course,
YOU know that people are very touchy on
the subject of gray hairs in their heads.
IL makes a woman have the blues for
week when her first gray hairs come.
Now, when gray hairs are the result OF
lge | never NEEDLE with them, the only
hing to do is to let them come. But
ihey are often the result OF sickness
n some other little trouble, and 1t Is
then often possible 10 prevent their com
ing. Badness is 10 be doctored IN just
the same way. lean never cure, though,
and nobody can cure the badness of peo-
pie. like accountants and others, accus-
toned TO work all day with the glare and
heat Of gaslights or electric lights beating
Town upon their heads. In their cases
The hair cells have been literally burnt
out.
well. finally, | trim the hair. | cut
ZACH individual hair separately SO rs 10
make it even with the others. When
the hair is gathered up in the hand and
tut square across in a lump, as 1t were,
with the scissors, the struggling hairs are
not reached. The result is only TO make
The hair shorter and quite as uneven as
before Then | part the hair simply and
10 it up plainly As | told You, if
women want their hair done mp in any
If the fancy styles they mustn't come
TO me.
How much does it pay me? We'll, |
generally think | ought 10 get 81, at
least. each time visit lady's house. If
lady lives a great way up town and 1t
takes me all the afternoon or morning to
20 up and see her, want more money, Of
course. And, on the contrary, when two
or three patrons live near each other,
why, | can moderate the price little to
each one. 1t is humble way of getting
living, l know, but it is respectable,
and | shall stick to it."-New York sun.
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