The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-30
CHANGING GRAY HAIR
TO IT'S ORIGINAL BROWN
RESTORING THE COLOR is
NOTHING MORE THAN
PLAIN DvElNe.
Views Of the Expert Who Does the
Trick Good as Naehrsi.~ at IS
Per Ressorasi0u-some Expert
ences in Her Trade.

The woman who was having her
hair colored a lovely chestnut brown
looked critically at her reflection in
the glass,
How do yoa think you're going to
like it.~ asked her friend. somewhat
obviously
Like it? I think it's elegant. Don't
you? why. wouldn't be blonde again
for anything"
1T looks kind Of strange now" still
more obviously.
.A-course it looks strange" said the
hair dresser You got to get used
to il When your hairs been 5 yell
low as saffon you can't switch round
to chestnut brown all OF a sudden
'thout seem the difference"
Il s'pose not, said the friend meek
ly.
Anyway, wouldn't be blonde again
| if you'd do il for nothin'," persist
ed the owner of the locks in question
Well, dollar'n a halls about as
near nothin' as you'll get me TO do it,
Colorin' costs IS an bleachin' $3.50.
4 don't see why, said the custom
er. who naturally regarded this as an
invidious discrimination.
sOh. my goodness" exclaimed the
hair dresser. Il can get a great big
bottle o. bleach for half o. nothin'
| Then all | got TO do is TO pour 1t on
a sponge an slap it OF your head an
there you are | can bleach four or
| FIVE of you while I'd be colorin' one"
| How long is it goin' to take you
TO color my hair ?''
well. fore get through you'll be
a good ten hours older'n when you be-
gan.
An I won't need to come again? H
| Nope. II you was gray or was
havin' your hair coIored a different
color from what Il nacheriy was you'd
have to come every month to have the
roots touched up. But you're havin'
yours just the nacherai color. so you
amt got to worry bout it,
How much does it cost to have the
roots touched up?n
Same as colorin' all oyer-s5 every
time While I'm colorin' the roots +
nights well let the dye run down
over the rest o. the hair 'Tain't
much more work There, l guess you
| re bout fixed now Mamie, you come
here an dry this hair"
Mamie shifted her gum to wind
| ward and began to fan the stringy
| locks vigorously. The hairdresser
| came out into the reception room Her
sleeves were rolled up to her elbows.
her hands were stained dark brown
and hair diffused a golden glow
throughout the place. She was ex-
pansive. anyway you took her.
DO many women have their hair
| dyed ?" She tossed her golden head
| and waved her brown hands as she
echoed the question.
We'll. I'd like to bet I've got 500
names on my books, That lady in
there's gettin' her hair dyed. She's
been wearin' ii yellow for several
years: you never seen anything yell
low. I'm colorin' it a beautiful brown
| for her. What color'd you say you
wanted? You can have any color you
want. All you got to do is to pick it
out. A nice auburn red d be beconfn'
to your eyes an complexion"
"Inioorious2 Not the things / use.
But that amt sayin' that all hair dyes
II improve your health an appear
ance. | know one mans dye that1l
make your hair reg'lar pea green.
Kind of q nice spring color. amt it,
But there is ladies that don't like it.
had one of EN- the other day She
said she'd wanted to color her hair
a rich Titan red, so she bought bot
tie of dye that said that on the label.
But these here boughten dyes ought
TO have one more label than they do
this here writing an imaginary
label with q fat brown fingerI:
Try this on the dog first
This here woman didn't do that
an so she found herself with pea
green hair an her husband comm
home to dinner. Well. she WIS red
headed. all right. even II her hair
was pea-green She come on down
here 10 me an said she'd be my friend
for life il I'd make her hair look hks
! s0Enethfn besides q head o. cabbage
did II Well. she was q little late e
dinner. but she told me her husband
. was real pleased with her hair when
he found out what it had been. He
! said II he must have 4 vegetable gar
! den he'd ruyher have carrots than cab
bzge heads Did you ever hear d
! anything like that An Il was fns
J Tifian red shade / gave her
III There WAS another lady came e
me after she'd had her head dyed II
: another establishment She'd 0Exiere<
slit ! lovely chestnut brown an, theFss
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