Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
HER n.ATR CAME OFF.
One of the Perplexities of Wearing
False Bang.

False Bang.
Two girls got on n West avenue car
the other afternoon. They were sty-
lishly dressed and were going down
town to do some Christmas shopping.
One of them wore fur cape and the
other had on jacket with big sleeves
and a fur collar.
According to the Buffalo Express they
chartered along for block or two and
then the girl who wore the cape said /:
sob, Maud, the funniest thing hap
pened up at our house yesterday after
noon"
"What was it, MINI" asked Maud,
interestedly.
Min took long breath and began
why, you know Mays hair is getting
thin in front and she wont part it in
the middle, the way she ought to do,
and wave it at the sides. She says she's
too old for that sort of foolishness, and,
besides, she thinks bangs become her
better, anyhow. So she ticks to that
false bang of hers. She don't think any
one in the house knows it, and she
would be crazy if she thought that any
OF the people she knows had the least
suspicion that the bang wasn't, her very
own. It's beautiful piece of HAIR.
work, and she paid perfectly enor-
nous price for il, too.
Last week my married sister, Mary,
came home from Chicago to spend the
holidays, and she brought little Jim with
her. Jim is only four years old, but he
is tearer. Why, he has had the house
upside down ever since he has been
there, and we are getting afraid of our
lives. That is, we all are but Mag Mag
is favorite of little Jim's and she likes
him, too, and lets him do anything he
wants to. The other day we were all
sitting in the parlor and Jim, who had
been rummaging around out in my bed
room, came in with comb he had found
there. He combed his own hair until
he was tired and combed his sisters doll
and did a lot of things, Then he decided
that he wanted to comb our hair. He
Climbed up on my lap and made two or
three dabs at my head, and / put him
down. Then he tried mamma and his
mother and all the rest of them, and
every one of them told him to 20 away.
His heart was broken and he was Just
about to cry when Mag called him over
to her and told him that he could comb
her hair all he wanted TO. She lifted
him up on her lap and went on talking,
never noticing what he was going to do,
and he started to comb her bangs. The
comb got caught in her hair and he gave
jerk, and the false bang came off and
flew half way across the room jim
stared, Mag 5lushed and screamed, and
the rest of us laughed. | nearly died,
Mag got her bang and went up to her
room and didn't come down for tho rest
OF the afternoon.
THAT night the new minister came to
see Mag. She's been pretty sweet on
him and he has been coming pretty regu-
lar. They had the parlor, of course, and
about 8 O'Clock little Jim came in TO kiss
Mag goodnight, The minister hadn't
seen him, and took him up on his lap
and talked to him. Jim Wriggled around
for awhile and stood il as best he could.
Then he pulled that comb out of his
pocket, and asked the minister If he
could comb his hair.
Jim said Mag, you stop that and
go right up to bed.'
"'Let the boy enjoy himself, Miss
Margaret said the minister, and Jim
had his way. He rutlled up the minis.
ter's hair and began to pull his comb
through it. After minute he said:
'W'y don't 90 hair tum Off like Nannie
Mag's2"
The girl in the fur cape laughed for
block.
What did Mag dog" asked the other.
"Do? Why, she ran out of the room
and had Mysteries before she got upstairs
and the minister went right home and
Mag is certain that he'll never come
back" .....