Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

soon discovered, however, that II wal
| owing to their lack OF skill that Eng
lish halrdressers were unable to com
pete with highly trained French anC
German experts, and consequently 4
was resolved to form school wher,
| hairdressers could receive instruction
| In higher branches Of their art
FIVE HUNDRED STUDENTS,
The idea caught on with the members
! of the association, with the result that
there are now 800 students who pay a
| fee OF SO cents a month and receive In
| return course of tuition in simple,
| fancy and historical Embarrassing which
extends over three years, Examna-
| lions and competitions are held half
yearly, and successful students receive
diplomas according to their proficiency.
AS result English hairdressers are
now admitted 10 be the best in the
world. and London sets the fashion in
stead of Paris. The students range in
age from IS to a., and the seriousness
with which they regard their course Of
instruction is surprising until one
learns, that n hairdresser's assistant
even In a fashionable shop gets only
So or 81 week II unprovided with
first class diploma from the Academic
ne Aolll uIf, MHfItdS a. man WHO mas
obtained such a testimonial of scholar
ship VIII earn anywhere from $3.50 to
$50, which Is a lot of money for Lon
don, where wages are far lower than
In the United States.
The academy Is open two nights a
week. and three naughty professors are
usually in attendance. These person
ages are retained by the school, and at
times are commissioned to visit Paris
and Vienna to study the modes In hair
dressing. and return with the latest
fashions, upon which they improve, as
inspiration dictates,
SOME PROFESSORS.
Prof. Montagu Parsons. is, | am told,
the worlds great authority on historic
cal hair work. Professor |. Forster ex-
GELS In dressing the hair 10 suit the con-
tour of the face. He knows every mod
ern style OF hairdresslng and lays great
stress upon the importance of the Golf
fure being In harmony with the fea-
lures and figure. Short, stout women,
according to his doctrine, require diff
ferent styles of hair arrangement from
the fashion set for tall ladies' Girls
with chubby cheeks should be treated
differently from their thin sisters, and
so on through the various types Of fem
inine beauty Prof, Forster, u.s. indeed.
the champion hardresser of the world
Two years ago at the competition held
In Paris, open TO all nations. he won
the first prize and gold medal He IL
also the winner Of the silver shield pre-
scented annually by the corporation of
Brighton for efficiency In hairdressng.
Brighton, II may be mentioned-lest
the prize be thought a queer one for
a municipality to hold forth--offers
silver shield for halrdressing on ac-
count OF the anxiety that exists among
the members OF the town council to
make It the resort for the smart set in
English society. They want TO make
every grande dame feel that Brighton
Is In all respects the equal of London
as far as It's shops and resources OF the
toilet are concerned, Hence Brighton
today Is the seaside adjunct OF the
west end.
The first six months tuition at the
Academic de Couture" Is devoted 10
brushing, combing and plating the
hair wax models The students are
kept at this until they arrive AT
delicncy of touch which is deemed by
their professor 10 be worthy OF prac-
tlse on living models, For this purpose.
u girls who get Sl,25 a sitting, with
marvellous coiffures thrown m. are now
retained by the academic.
The second class Is instructed IN or
binary hairdressing and when the
members become proficient In every
day coiffures they study IN the his
torical section. They receive instruc-
ton In dressing hair In the styles Of all
ages, and at least 10 months close
study Is necessary before proficiency
IS acquired. Those who reach this
dizzy height of art find occupation in
preparing ladies for fancy dress balls,
and In dressing the hair of actresses
who prefer their own tresses to wigs.