Evening journal., 1907-04-20
HAIR PILLOWS
THE LATEST FAD
Young Men. Beware Of the
Girl Who Aims Scissors
At You

The latest with the girls is the SOU
venir hair pillow. The new tad is
really a variation Of the pillow craze
and Il it keeps on growing is liable TO
raise havoc with the hair OF Whining.
tonians. In few month"; maybe, half
of the town may he baldhc1ded with
It's hair neatly tucked away in souve-
mir sofa pillows.
Who started the fad Is not known.
It is said, however, to have originated
in Reading, Pa, and was hrcaght hero
several weeks ago hy a Wilmington
girl who visited that town. The thing
seemed to appeal 20 the local girls and
a score or more have armed them
selves with scissors and set out TO
gather the material for a souvenir pill
low From all accounts the girls have
had an easy time of IT, Their victims
have given up willingly, ana one young
lady in the Western part of the city
is said to have secured enough ma
terial for a pillow in less than two
weeks time.
Some Seem Flattered
Those who were asked 20 part with
a lock or two of their hair. usually
felt fattered at the request and II was
only after one man had been shea-eo
by three different girls inside 1f a week
that he inquired the reason and learned
for what purpose his hair was wanted
The discovery filled him with terror
and he connded TO his barber that IL
the fad grew he intended 70 wear his
hair clipped this summer
It required no stretch Of the imag-
ination TO picture how the mans head
would look after a few dozen raids by
the hair pillow ficnds and the barber
agreed with the customer that the clip
pers We're the only protection. That
the fad will grow it's devotees have
not the least doubt. II is In the sad-
die 50 to speak and Is likely TO gal
lop all over the country. The girls have
long been looking for something which
combined sentiment with utility and
the souvenir pillow fad is said to ao-
peal to them even more forcibly than
the autograph album did some years
ago.
Autograph Habit Again
The autograph habit. according to re-
ports, Is being revived in some part
Of the country and may again become
a craze. There are even hopes that q
wal turn the minds Of the girls from
the human hair pillow fad, but th'
pessimistic, who persist in continually
looking upon the dark side Of things
express the opinion that tho won'eI
win combine the two and people WI
be made to give uo both their auto
graphs and their hair. --ocally moth
ing is being heard Of the autograph
album and the girls who have taker
up the hunt for souvenir pillow ma
terial are devoting their entire atten-
tion to It,
The method Is simple A girl who i'
after hair makes up list Of people
she can get at and as fast as they fil
into her clutches she proceeds TO shea'
| them. She must not get discourae e
and if any man is rude enough to re-
fuse her a cutting. she can advanc'
uDon him surreptirousiy and clip few
locks from his head before he can vel
Cor the police. A souvenir pillow fad
dist is a dangerous thing an5 most mei
| will surrender II they are pointed
them in a menacinG manner.
Amount Of Hair Needed
In Reading where the hair pillow
craze IS said 10 have oeen raging al
winter the girls are reported TO haV'
figured out the quantity Of hair re-
ouired to make pillow. one hun
6red and forty-eight clippings will, ,
is said. be sufficient to ill a cushion
The more hair the fatter the pillo"
The outside Of the cushion is FINISHED
as fancy dictates and one girl Is work
ing the names there Of those who an
contributing hair on the outside OF tn
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