The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-11
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largely on wigs for their coiffures," said
a celebrated wigmaker. Our establish
ment makes as many wigs for society
women as for actresses
Other prominent dealers In hair goods
confirm the statement. Several reasons
are attributed for this late fad. The
principal one is that curled locks. for so
many years in vogue. have left feminine
tresses in a sad condition. The locks
are seanty and variegated-
Curling tongs and bleaches are not
good tonics for the hair, and so the silly
fad has brought woe to women and JOY
to the dealers in hair goods. Wig are
great time-savers, which fact is import
ant to society women. The maid has the
wig carefully curled and dressed, waiting
to be slipped from the block to her mis-
tress's head.
-Four or five wigs are necessary to
keep the head properly coiffed- The
wigs are made to order and it is abso-
lutely impossible to detect them.
Meanwhile the real hair is brushed
carefully and restored to health and
abundance by tonics and scalp foods IL
is brushed loosely into a fiat coil at the
back of the head, SO that the shape OF
the head is not marred. The wigs are
made on a thin woven foundation, so
that the head is not unduly heated or
In anv way made uncomfortable.
Experts claim tina the wig Is not IN
furious, and does not retard the CROWN
of hair. History has omitted to chronicle
the wearer of the first wig, but the Gus
tom dates to remote antiquity some
writers fancy that the wigs are ever re-
ferred tosin the Bible
Oueen Elizabeth set the fashion Tor
women's wigs. She had as many as
eighty wigs in her dressing room Mary
Queen of Scots also had a large collection
Che was famed for her beautiful coiffures.
Mary wore her wigs to the last and was
executed in one of an auburn I'M. Tug
fair Queen of Scots was not particular
about having her wigs OF the same coior,
IN fact she preferred variety and changed
the color of her borrowed tresses SOME
times twice in one day. On this account
many of her portraits are hard 10 ldehti-
fy.
Paris Is the centre of the fine manu-
features of prepared human hair IL rs
estimated that there are five thousana
workme and two thousand hairdressefs
engaged In the industry
There are three great sources of supply
for this busy trade. India and emma
are the largest suppliers. The hair from
these countries is exclusively black ana
gray and has to undergo a lengthy oper-
alton. 1t is first matched, sorted anu
combed. and then immersed in a soiution
of soft soap and carbonate OF SODA IN
order TO scrub it. When 1t comes from
th.s hath II is piace7 end TO end, formed
into locks and tied year the roots.
To render the hair soft and flexible the
locks are now placed in earthen pans
filled with ea,orated water and water
mixed with hydrochioric acid. Thih rem
ders the hair thin and decolor.zes IT, Ii
Is then immersed in a solution OF SOFT
soap and chlorate of potash, in order 70
render It less brittle. Finally a definite
shade and color are given 1t.
-ght or blonde color is obtained with
oxvgenerated water or a saturated solu-
lion Of carbonate of potash Black dye
rs given the locks by boiling shem Tor
a few hours in a bath prepared with q de-
coction of ~nutgalls or Canpeachy wood
in which suiplate of iron is dissolved and
into wlsieh a little sumac is put. This
gives it iustre and removes the blush tint
peeuliar TO the hair Of the dead.
Then comes a Anal bleaching by I'M
mersing the hair several times in a bath
of oxygenatei water to which a few drops
of ammonia have added. T-s hair is now
ready for the workers to dress and weave
into wigs.
The second source of supply and the
country which furnishes the finest hair
- $780, R~oorrx, n hrrndrod shades 0f
hair are contributed by that country,
the quality being fine and soft.
Titan red is the favorite color for the
fashionable wig of the moment It's only
only rival is the new silvery white, known
as silver blond This last new shade
came in fashion with the ADVENT of a
Philadelphia matron of the Horse Show.
The color is almost startlingly unique in
appearance.
Numbers of perfectly white wigs are
sold. They are worn by women who, yet
in their prime, have scattered gray hairs.
The silvery white wig gives a wonderfully
youthful look to the face.
.sOrange-fower Gloves as the French
say, are going out-tha is, the white
gloves-as I wrote you the other day,
SAYS Harper's Bazaar" The new ones are
all tinted, some Suede. ana some dressed
kid. For shopping and SO on, they are
all quite deep TAM. Are you wearing the
new 1890 ties in New York? Ihave just seer
a pretty one of a cherry and white silk
handkerchief, with loose ends, on a foun-
dalton of batiste, with the daintiest tucks
and hem-sIitching. With shirt-waists
nothing, / think, will be seen over here
but the long 1880 tie, either twisted softly
or hanging straight down from the knot
at the top. Very pretty ones can be made
at home. Make a straight stiff collar OF
black satin. Sew flaps in and turn over
the top, forming points in the front and
back: This forms the collar. Take a piece
of black satin four or five inches wide
line it, leave a very narrow fringe at tns
bottom. and bunch it up at the top un.
der the points. Let this hang straight
with three pins or studs scattered
through 1t at intervals. No u though
the shops are full of these in New York
as they are here.
Here are a few fascinating surnmel
dresses I have seen: A tunic, such as
described in one of my last letters, o.
beige cloth bordered with guipure. A
short tunic, beneath which are five ruff
1es of black mousseline de sole with satir
border. Bolero cloth cut in front In two
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