The sun., 1894-11-11

The Paris Hair rrerser 10 whom Womsn
Flock TO Have Their Hair Crimped.

IIoCk TO nave hhtF Arttnpros
| In the quiet Rue dc rEchelle in Paris there is
an inconspicucus shop kept by the most famous
and naturally the most expensive OF the Paris
hair drrsEers. His name is Marcel, and he has
grown within the rnst few years to be very
Important factor in certain classes of Partisan
life. Tho shop which his customers seek in
every hind o: cquippagc from tho casual nacre
OF the fortunate CocOtts who Is possessed OF
funds sufficient for an uTdpIut.yn 10 the
smart victoria NJ tho wealthy moAdaine. IS
within a icw fee. of the Avenue &c roi6rn, but
It differs very much from tho hair dressing es-
tnbishments along that street. There nre no
wnx-tared Indies with coifrures built into all
sorts of symbDical shapes.
Simplicity Is the striking characteristic OF
Narccl's shop. His name Ia printed in plain gold
letters, and straight lace curtains hang behind
the pate-glass windows. There are no per-
fumes. hair washes. or soaps displayed. and
nome hre 10 be had for that matter. One girl who
receives customers and let's down their hair
constitutes tho entire force that helps the chief
His business admits Of no deputy. The wo-
women. who pay him four or fvo times az much
A. any othor hair dresser asks. would never 10
content with uny but his own efforts. II is his
own skilfu use of the criIhpirg iron that has
made him famous in Paris and Loadnn. and it is
only the fact that New York and Paris are seven
days apart that prevents lin from being us we'll
known here.
AIarcers reputation rests on his wonderful
skill In waxing the hair. giving il what is called
In Paris OnduL1'ion. AS soon rs this fashion
came In Marcel became the most popular of the
hair dressers who attempted It. That was five
years ago. The fashion Is as popular now rs IL
ever was, and Marcel has grown rich. None OF
his rivals has ever been able To initiate the nat
urul wave Of the hair well "a he does. lie
uses an ordinary pair Of pointed crimping tongs,
and upon payment of n substantial fee he Is will
irg to allow other hair dress'rs to watch him MT
work. The iaoSt straight-haired woman leaves
his hands with lpcko that wave gently from the
scGip down to the very ends. nne curve seems
70 follow another az gracefully as ever Provi
dencr wrought for those Iow fortunate women
who have natures own OAdmdi.OR. None OF
the hair dressers who have watched Marcel has
ever been able 30 equal him, aud they. as well as
he. acknowledge that his success comes from
what is In reality nothing more than the pro-
crimpng irons a quick turn. which iinparts TO
the waves in the hair the effect Of slanting in
slowly IN size from the brow to the ends Of the
hair. When the operation Is Completed the hair
restores the gloss the hot irons have temporarily
Destroyed.
Marcel's ondllation lasts usually a week.
Among his customers are many fashionable |
English women who on the eve of ball 20 10 !
iaT:s 20 hs Is@ItiliSd by Marcel Iie wrap. mp
the damp uir on the channel trip shall not
hasten the destruction OF the ondulation. His |
To Iaris to watch him nj WORK. have never sue |
Ceedcd well enough to take his place.
Two dollars is nofntnally the cost of the opera
tion at his shop, but one rarely gets through at
that expenditure. This great man gives up the |
morning hours to onduiating his customers at |
their own homes and IL is evidence of the sim |
pie means he employs that he succeeds as well |
there rs In his own shop. The price for such |
visits is from 80 to 40 francs. or S5 TO sS At i |
o'clock he returns TO his shop and the unwary |
woman who has come beforehand and made an |
appointment for that or any other hour is likely
10 be disappointed IL she expects Marcel to keep
IT.. Just as she is preparing TO have the assist
ant take down her hair, n woman in n hurry Is
likely TO arrive. She sees the woman before
her. Then she turns 10 Marcel.
I'll give you twenty francs for this turn"
she Will say.
And ri give thirty" comes from another
waiting woman.
III give forty" says third.
The woman not prepared for this sort OF thing
Is apt 10 be surprised into getting angry and say
Ing harsh things about the injustice OF an i'm
hlarcel's composure, nor would he be rufiied IL
she marched out of the shop. He waits until |
the women have finished, then turning to the
one who has the appointment he asks with the
fixed by the highest bidder, which is as
likely as not TO be 100 francs, when she
expected to pay ten. IL she refuses to pay the
price which the hurried woman has offered she
must wait until all her competitors have retired
>iurcel smiles blandly throughout this little
piece OF brigandage, and then proceeds TO ondu-
nie the wtnring head with the utmost deliber-
ation. Many Americans are among his CUSTOM
srs. and they have asked him why he never came
% TINS country with his wonderful trick OF
'ays that the women OF Paris pay more for snch
hings than any Others in the world and he does |
not think Americans would like his little plan OF
iuctioning OF his appointments.