Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-23
FAIR HEADS SHAVED.

Revelation of Pittsburg Ladies' Hal,
Dresser-Blonde Tresses Cover Spots
That Do Not Appear in society-They
Frequently Get There Though.
A pulling of lace curtains and general
hustle behind the scenes ensued yesterday
afternoon as DISPATCH reporter sought to
enter Mr.. AS ladies' tonsorial parlors on a
prominent down town thoroughfare. Was
it scene in fairyland or q glimpse of a
water nymph at her toilet that faded from
view as the long blonde wavelets futtered
in the wind occasioned by the pulling of the
curtain? No, it was but Pittsburg belle
taking her regular shampoo.
The reporter was hustled into the mems
department. In few moments Mr.. A. ap-
peared from behind the scenes, sharpened up
two or three razors and whispered, aside.
"Just wait short time, until shave this
lady's head, and I will attend to you"
The subsequent interview in the secret
room fully justified the use of the word tom
serial as the proper name for the parlor, as
much as for the mems department.
After long wait the knight of the secret
room again arrived and took the reporter
into the lady's parlor and introduced him to
The lady hair-dresser as a stately figure
passed down the street, saucily shaking her
false ringlets, fastened to the newly-shaven
head.
"Do you have many such customers?"
asked the reporter of the lady hair-dresser.
"Oh, yes, they come regularly to have
their heads shaved. It's getting to be quite
the thing, and our patronesses are all among
the society people. Some come to get bald
spots on their heads shaved, either on top
or at the side, where the hair doesn't grow
good.
"Mr. A., here, does all the shaving. They
generally come twice week and have their
heads shaved and the scalp treated until the
hair grows in. OF course it takes longer
with some than with others.
"a good many young girls and ladies of
all ages have the whole head shaved regular
once or twice a week to make the hair grow,
where some scalp trouble causes it to be thin
or to fall out. They wear wigs until it grows
out, which generally takes three or four
months. Some of the best people in society
come here regularly to get their heads
shaved.
Just then young lady came in to show
the proprietor her hair, which was thick and
glossy, with long bangs.
''Has she had her head shaved?" queried
the reporter.
eyes; she had the erysipelas, and her hair
came out, but shaving brought it back
again.
Sometimes we paint the head with
preparation when there is bad scalp trouble.
I do all the curling, banging, shampooing,
etc. After being shampooed they sit with
their hair hanging down over tin fume or
heater, which dries it in three to five
minutes.
mo, hair-dressing is not our specially
this season, the STYLES of doing the hair are
so simple that the society people generally
do it up themselves. Braids will be the
thing next summer, though, and they will
then need professional dresser"
'Do ladies have more than one color Of
wigs?"
"No, not in Pittsburg, though 1 noticed
in fashion book that in some places it was
quite the thing to have different wig to
match each dress. But hardly think that
will reach Pittsburg."