The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-16
FESTIVE FIGAROS.
Dressing In View Of tho Pub
lie for Prizes.
mo wild Scene Witnessed at n Tonsorial
Exhibition l., Paris II Tremendous
Row Caused by Ono OF tho Los
In. Competitors.

Exhibition L., Paris = A Tremendous
Row Caused by Ono OF tho Los
ins Competitors.
Ecforc tvc1.ty-seren looleing-Classcs
sat twenty. ven Gishcvcled nlaidcns,
tho glorics c, heir toilets vailed by the
faInilics' tril cd wrappers of tho huir-
Grcsscr's Is. on, surrounded by hair
pins, band, x, and-but why expose
the secrets ot the toilct9 Enough to
soy that Ill was there necessary to the
erection Of fashionable coiffurc. Be
hind ouch stccxl q Figaro, cXpectant, tall
comb in hand, his snowy shirt-front and
resp'eptlcnt studs core fully protected 10y
n siIi<cn kcrc' icf, nov executing valso
steps to Tho iNcli:niu' strains of tho
band, now ,,r Dir = troSacS before
hin to &c ...,na compartment. This
odd e"crc, -, 'nris X tier in tho
New Et;is s.. 1T the ball OF tho
Society ~, i. Hairdrossing, and
twas t,., c,--v, ~ :. prize competition
The signal - eiven. With lightning
fngcrs IS G tors rToccc! to
work. T. : ;,.oe Jri''ges that lately
hung esnr,'' nEl ,..:, .;.,; assume puffy
appcnral.ce 80 Spectator can not
fail TO Eo.2 Ia; careful powdering of
the models faces, for the electric light Is
trying, md observe how speedily a
twist here, curl there, and half u
dozen slSillfully placed pins add to fem
sninc charms 1t is all very serious.
Tho "Eubjccts" ore models of gravity
Ncssrs- Louis, and Augustc. ond Jaqucs,
sind IIippolytc indulge only in the facial
contortions peculiar to their trade.
Their young ladies and professional
friends solcmnly promenade to the
music and await results with palpitating
hearts
"Gcntlcmcn, the combs to the peck
cts" cries the president.
With last pat here. q final lingering
of the frizzcs, aud q farewell adjust
Incnt Of feathers and flowers, the con-
pctitors whislS off the Wrappers and the
twenty-scvcn ball-gowncd young ladies
ia1'o revealed to us in all the glory of
their elaborate coifures.
! 'Gentlcmcn of the jury, will you do
your duty?" is the stcntorian commend.
It sounds Us if they wcro trying q
murder case. All! the solcmnity of tho
moment! There is no conversation, tho
tive Figaros /, nlone manifested in their
elevated eyebrows, uplifted shoulders
and fierce mustachc ends, working like
the ontennm of the lobster. Tho prize
is only to him who shall obtain seven
votes But, alas and alas! no one gains
this s'umbcr. No. 30 gets six, No. Cets
thrco; the remaining four nre frittcrcd
'nway between other competitors. Again
and again the gentlemen of tho jury
do your duty" and just as twcnty-thrco
seems TO hive grlsped the golden cross
OF honor wild crowd scizcs hold Of a
diInlnutivc, blCcli-bcartlcd individual,
with tail-comb protruding from his
pocket, upliit him shoulder hi~h, md
No. I, il is realized, is, after all, tho
lucky man.
Then Il tremendous row cnsucs. Tho
second prize has been handed to 20, but,
with flashing eyes and face whittier
than shaving lathcr, he dashcs it tray
ically TO the Goor. and with half-smoth-
cred yell, like tiger ballicd of its prey,
PUSHES 1T tho unfortunate lady, whose
trcssca have served him in such Cood
stead, md in another moment reduces
the couture hc has erected to
ruin. confused mass of hairpins,
Switches" martcauX curls, md IN
osprey c:cnc rc1lcins of what was once
SO dear. 10 n man tho festive Firarcs
pursue tho baf1cd barber round tho
saloon, and, with groans md Kisses. OK
pei him from the scene. The honor of
tho society has been outraged. A COM
p,traot nnd fcllow-craftsmnn has made
sad exhibition of jealous rage and
disappointment and insultcd the go
ciety.
Meanwhile, hairpins and looking
GLASSES have been swept away. the
hoor is cleared, and the Gallo hair
dresser certainly does not take his
pleasures sadly, for in tho refreshments
room where bottled stout and cigarettes
.appenr to be most in request, the friends
OF luclSlcss No. IS md the successful No
j exhaust themselves in gcsticulntions
Und arguments. while tho paucity Of tho
1mereal blaclS-edged programmes Iash-
es many into exhibitions of fury which
frequently threaten to develop into
pugilistic interludcs. AS the writer de-
purts q procession of Indies, who have
been brought with hair already dressed
ID various historical and fashionable
styles. is III course Of formation, md
suggests the idea that tho revolving
'axcn dummies have escaped from the
various hnirdrcsscrs' windows to take
part in the rcvcls. Int the last i'm
precision of the Grand Concours Inter
natcnale and Ball" Is OF q haggard,
ghaasly apparition. hugging brush and
comb. a cardboard tox md n striped
wrapper. and peering through tho
swing doors with wild GIVES NJ Tho .o.ol.