The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-26

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7. 3.5. iTy.
The death Of a worker in human
hair from antrax, supposed to be en.l
gendered by germs in the hair from
China, says the London Globe. brings
1.-THE extraordinarily increased demand
for artificial hair before the publlc.
Within the last FIVE years the wear
ing of false hair in one or other Of
the many artistic and clever forms In
which It Is now offered has advanced
by leaps and bounds. A conversation
with one OF the Leading artifcers In.
this line ELECTED many interesting
facts. He scorns hair from Chinese
man and woman. deeming 1t fit only
for the cheapest and most common Of
|irlnges, Transformations, etc. The
markets he and other good manutac.
turers of artificial hair frequent are
mainly in Germany, Austria. France
and Italy. The idea that girls selling
their hair deprives themselves of all
their trcses AT Ionce is, it seems, er.
roneous. A girl blessed with long,
even silky hair and wishing to make
money out of It goes to the hair mer.
chant and tells exactly how much Of
it she will part with, or she divides
the hair herself, and offers 1t to him,
tn be cut of. Sad TO relate, the hair
merchants, as class have the repu-
totlon of sharp, II not actually dlshon-
est, dealings and they are so lacking
in principle and sympathy that they
inyaribly clip OF more than their al
lowance, the girl having to submit It
is only from converts that the entire
hair OF woman's head can be had, and
the sale OF the hair cut on a nuns
head when she takes the veil is val.
uaBe item IN some converts income.
Hair bought from the ordinary mer.
chant Of the class described is more
often fraudIlently weighed with greese
and dirty matter, and frequently the
purchaser loses about 80 per cent be-
fore the hair is cleansed. The cost OF
thoroughly cleaning and working UP
this bought hair is enormous, and as
only skilled workers can do 1t the
seller of the made.up article must
make about so per cent. on the price
he gave to the merchant before he
realizes any profit. 1t may ease the
mind of ladies' wearing artificial hair
(and it is one in ten who does not
nowadays) to know that the cleaning
OF the hair Thorough and effectually
destroys any danger Of disease from
unhealthy germs. Every hair has to
be fastened in, with root UP and the
point down, as 1t grows in the head,
oraie will not lie smooth and even.
The exact shade OF hair, and length
and texture have also to be studied.
Women in these isles seldom sell
their hair, either because they will not,
or because their continental sisters
have more abundant tresses. 1t is
more difficult to get fine black and
gray hair than any other, and although
the Italian women have thick, long,
black hair, it is coarse-lndeed, next
lowest in quality to the Chinese hair
1t is the girls in the south of France
who furnish the hair merchant with
the finest and best black hair. AS to
white hair, It is next 10 impossible to
get a good crop of long white hair, and
this color is proportlonately costly.
Happily, most ladies wearing smart
transformations, frlnges and curls
have the vanity to dye their hair, and
shun the sign of age Indicated by
bleached tresses.
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