Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

midnight of Mrs. Burnham Warmers
tresses she firmly resolved that some
thing must be done.
Was there but one thing to do ? Must
Mrs. Warner. with her in her hand,
90 forth to seek some of those inge-
nious persons who earn their daily
bread by painting the female lily and
adorning the lady rose 1t looked
that way!
1t was then Dec. ), and Boston, with
all lis seductive old charms, was beck
oning to Mrs. Warner to come thithcr
and tarry until at least the baby year
was fairly weaned so she decided the
deed must be done. She would dis
semble.
Chance led her to the rooms Of the
Imperial Chemical Manufacturing Com
pany, No. 292 Fifth avenue, where she
now alleges that she was assured that
her hair could be successfully treated.
That Mrs. Warner is still Il handsome
woman her innocent pride declares.
Although she lives with her sister in
the house of Mrs. d'Aroas, No. 81 West
Twenty fourth street, she went forth
alone and met what fate had awaiting
her
Long hours she sat and suffered
With her neatly govned figure tipped
aud swathed the while in untold yards
of spotted calico, she lay and said moth
ing. No complaint issued from her
lips when a straDgulating towel was
forced inside of a collar which is
''choker" by nature and "choker'
by name.
She knew what she was there for,
and she was not disposed TO clog the
wheels Of progress by asking foolish
questions or by insisting that she should
recline on howery beds OF ease during
the process, So she placed her wcariod
head wherever it was suggested, and
with closed eyes and smiling lips snh
mitted to the pattings and the swab-
bings and the alternate draughts of hot
and cold air which thus far represented
her moneys worth.
When the tiny rivulets that circled
around her eyes and found their way
into her ears savored of something good
she thought of Amelie Rives aud the
wicrdly beautiful odors with which the
hair of Barbara was blessed. When yet
again the thought of Newtown Greek
came into her unwilling mind she mere
IL changed the subject.
Five hours il takes to undergo such
reiuvenaton IS this-iive long hours,
ut the end of which time reason Is a.
ready to toJter on her throne rs beauty
is TO regain her own. But The end
comes, and the weary victim is led with
songs OF triumph and a Greek chorus TO
the mirror.
When Mrs. Warner saw herself that
day she must have wanted to be intro
duced. She declares she nearly faint
ed. The patch Of white was gone, even
as they had promised it should be. But
where? In very truth it looked as if il
were burned up.
Talk abou; the hue that Titan loved
to paint Talk about the auburn locks
of song and story Talk about the red
headed girl and the white horse Each
and all combined were TO Mrs. Warn
er's crowning glory like the first tinge
of the pink of dawn compared with
Naples sunset.
She paid the SO which this achieve
ment was considered to be worth and
went home, and there, she says, she
stayed for two weeks with her head so
far beneath her wing, poor thing, that
nobody but her sister saw it. Boston
cooed and wooed in vain. The New
Year opened It's first small bottles, and
perhaps was weaned therefrom, but
Mrs. Warner wist nothing Of it, Her
mind was coupled with ttler things.
Then she arose. Srded up her waist
and coiled her hair, and, seeking her
lawyers, Messrs. Barnett & Moran, in
structed them to bring suit for $3.50
against the Chemical company.
This they have begun to do by serv-
inc a summons and complaint. The
case was called last week before Judge
William f. Moore, in the Third Judi
cial Court. Herbert 5. Ogden of No
81 Pine street, appeared for the COM
pany and had the case adjourned until
January 81, at which time he will be
ready to meet the case.
Mrs. Warner proved yesterday to be
ready, after her temporary retirement,
to face the world and its comments, and
at the same time to talk little.
Il would have given hundred dol
lars 10 prevent this change in my hair, >
said she. u distinctly told the com
pany | wanted my hair 4 soft brown:
1t was not vanity that led me 10 seek
the change, I did not wish TO look
Younger than am. The reason was q
little gray patch Of hair upon my head.
here. 1t did not come from old age
but was 50 prominent it annoyed me,
submitted to what I thought was the
operation Of an expert. My hair was
changed, it is true, but it was changed
to red.
81 told the operator that my hair had
been spoiled. The operator, real nice.
lady. admitted 10 me that she had used
bottle of the chemical that had not
been tested, My hair is spoiled. The
life is killed in it, and when it gloas
out it will be white.
At the office of the Imperial Chem
ical Manufacturing Company tae book
keeper admitted that Mrs. Warner had
begun suit, but denied that her hair
was in anyway injured. 1t is now toe;
same color as Fanny Davenports, and