Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-23
As a HAIR oeoorss
How One Woman Earn.
Care of the na5rr., liseiha.

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The names Of the occuna,,a's
retined women in reduced crca. which
are seeking nowadays are la'as'is'ancs
field OF type writing stenoosa M
biography has long been ap'y and
women who have TO earn Ibe, divided ),
ing and the living OF famiIia" own tr.
cannot do manual labor b. ana who
vate secretaries. all sorts ~ ~, as pd
shops and business offices e9'.,ssninh
agencies. editorships, employ,a uaveIig
the score have been added 10 ,h n'en's By
twenty i've years ago was a,' a' which
only occupation in which ''a the
woman thrown upon her owr fefne
could engage that of teacb;no 'sasso9lirsss
There are women now who shldien
Tor the papers and have attainsd sHs
as reporters tranping about tow lane
hours and In all sorts OF weathor all
PooteI was introduced by a fr;.are
other day, to lady who was a as the
very comfortable livelihood a. s''hlnga
groomer % har
Il IN not hairtlresser. sho.,
a mar groomef don't do IN III, .
all. only comb the hair and a IAN q
that general attention which give i
womans hair demands two :. every
times a week. There are lots - :" 'l'fes
in the city who are in this bus;,,a "oalta I
who would scorn to call themseIvasss and
fessional hairdressers. pro-
She was an elderly ladv tan
der and dressed neatly and with a as ssl'
lent taste in black Tier manna. eAeei-
gentle and refined. Her face haS sea
dark quiet look seen on the faoas au 'aal
valids or of women who had a ao,' u %.
OF suffering She was living en- i YEA
spectacle boarding house. ~
al wac cornered and | had - 40.
she said Il had to earn my Iivina ~ =
denly and the only way | could ,b;n saa,
to do so at my age was 10 cara
women's hair. My mother was fo 1s ~
an invalid She had beautiful bai, 'eas
it used TO soothe and quiet her 10 L aiu
me comb her hair and stroke I, Ia, s
In this way learned to care e., ,hsa al
especially that OF nervous women Tbs..
are great many women. Of courss y
the so called upper classes who c,,.
afford to keep maids and vet who ws,.
then hair cared for regularly Thss
don't like to have professional II,
dressers around them, either II i
such women look fof my patronaoa
What dc | do to the hair, W.n
first ! rub it dry with a soft and ,hsa
with hard brush don't put II, -
water and cleaning stuff upon Inc II,
at first as some do, but after have IL.
dandrutf all out, wet the hair with
simple solution which know tn ba ala.
tive and not deleterious, then NH .ra
brush the haI dry again. Next comss
the trimming pull out the gray hin
one by one. taking care to pull them n
that the scalp is moi lacerated. and m
hair cells themselves DESTROYED. Their
is great art in pulling out hairs Van
must pull them in the direction in which
they lie in the scalp just as you would,
silver of wood from your hand in tha
direction in which ii entered Memo
women can't pull out their gray hahn
themselves for ii is utterly impossible
foi them to see that they are pulling The
hairs out on the proper slant OF coure
you know that people are very touchyon
the subject OF gray hairs in their heads
1t makes a woman have the blues for
week when her first gray hairs come
Now, whe0 gray hairs are the result Of
age never NEEDLE with them, the ony
thing to do is to let them come. But
they are often the result of sickness
or some other little trouble, and It i
then often possible to prevent their com
ing Baldness is TO be doctored in Just
the same way can never cure. though
and nobody can cure the badness Of p0
pie, like accountants and Others, aCcas
toned &c work all day with the glare and
heat Of gaslights or electric lights beating
down upon their heads, In their caes
the hair cells have been literally burnt
out.
well finally | trim the hair. Lieut.
each individual hair separately so as to
make it even with the others When
the hair is gathered up in the hand and
cut square across in lump as it were
with the scissors, the struggling hairs are
not reached The result is only to make
the hair shorter and quite as uneven
before. Then part the hair simply and
do it up plainly AS | told you
women want their hair done up in any
of the fancy styles they mustn't cone
to me.
How much does it pay me? Well
generally think ought to get ST.
least, each time visit a lady's house u
a lady lives a great way up town and
takes me all the afternoon or morningto
so up and sec her, want more moneyG
course. And. on the contrary. whentS0
or three patrons live near each ona'
why | can moderate the price itlleW
each one. 1t is humble way Of geuls
a living. | know but it is respeclau~
and shall stick to New iorS sun