Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
THE COUTURE OF 1907.
What It Will Be Like-Rehearsal in
Paris Hairdressing School.

Paris Cor. London Standard.
This is not a shop, monsieur" said the
dapper little man, as We went through the
cafe together and up the staircase. This"
and he threw the door open with a flourish
this is the French Academy School of
Hairdressing."
Immediately afterward I was interested
1t was long, low-ceiling room. with many
windows. the upstairs dining room of the
cafe IN more prosaic moments. Today in
front of each window stood a little dross
ing table; In front of each dressing table sat
a pretty girl with white dressing po,,n
on and her hair down her back, and behind
each pretty girl stood a barber In his shirt
sleeves, doing wild, weird, twirling thines
win d pair OF curling longs In the center
OF the room, without any curling tones
anu win ms 1rock coat on and tightly but
toned STOOD Monsieur the Professor. to
Whom was promptly introduced He
looked little bit like a dancing master who
was teaching dancing with his hands He
was dapper little person from the waist
up"aiu' out MS trousers and his boots wera
shocking. The trousers were black and
white check, linen, not CLOTH and the boot
were of greenish yellow
l whispered a request for In for,,,+,o
and my friend explained that the nroeasson
usually lectured in an apron. But the ton
part OF the man was perfection and bis
mar, stralght by nature. but wonderfully
waved by art, was a poem As for ~
face, that was all over whiskers and heard
put THESE were SO oiled and so curled and
SO frizZed and so parted that the man IooLad
quite human He had good hands, and ali
his explanation was done with these IL
was lecturing on the fashions in hair for
1907 and explaining that more hair would he
worn than had been worn this wear Tben
shlall Doy In white coat gave each pupil
two or three things which looked like tho
glor1fed ghosts of dead sausaees-hIacL
golden, red or mouse colored In accordance
with the hair of the ladies on the chairs
Alions, Messleurs, let us see them" said
the little professor, swapping open his
watch. And in moment ten little men
rushed at ten ladies with a passion Of ex-
citement that startled me. But they did not
assault them: A hundred fingers twlnkled
In and out Of ten fine heads Of hair. which
sizzled first, then siZzled again and then
as the curling tongs clattered to the ground
were pulled over sausage and pushed
uaiuer sausage and tugged around
sausage and patted at a sausage, were
twisted and twirtled, and pushed and pulled
tlii 1eit inclined to call aloud for mercy
Tres bien" said the little professor.
SIX minutes mois c'est magnifioue ca ="
The first hairdresser had finished. and nres.
emily the ten little men stood away from
their ten pretty models, and we were aak "a
70 walk around and admire their hair
dressed la something-I do not know
what. l only know that 1t looked very
pretty, and that for the first time in nv life
l understood why the Japanese girls prefer
to sleep on a wooden pillow with a hole
cut In II rather than have their hair done
more than once a month
EFT VOLTA said Mr.. the Professor. Nv
| friend who had established himself at a
table with large sheet Of paper, pens. ink
and a very important expression. took
| notes. And Mr.. the Professor gave another
short lecture and another word of com
| mand Down came the hair structures,
out came the sausages mouths were filled
| few again. And presently the hair of the
ten ladies was dressed for dinner--dressed
quite differently.
The couture Of 1907" said Mr.. the Pro.
lessor, turning to me, and giving his pupils
| a moments rest. will be more complicated
and more worked up than 1t has ever been
before. There will be more postiches, more
| chichis. more aids to nature (here hepoInted
| TO the sausage) than there have ever been.
And we shall hope In 1908 to approach the
| perfection of a century before, when a
| ladys hair at the opera was as intricate q
work of art as a pastry cooks centerpiece
on dining table"