Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
HAIR WORTH WEIGHT IN GOLD

From the New
THE man who is the greatest author
ity I'm America, IL not In all the
world on hair predicts there Is
going to be n tremendous outcrop of
Titan heads in the near future. Fash.
ions In hair change Just as i'm other
articles Of feminine adornment The
fashion now is for thick, braided tresses
of deep Titan. Broadway and Fifth
avenue will be radiant when every
woman Is Cartorcsque.
The man of hair made his prediction
the other day while chatting about wigs
and toupees, actors and actresses, mill
lionaires and statesmen. More persons
with stingy allowance of hair owe n
debt of gratitude to him more than to
any other person on this side of the
Atlantic. His parents were dealers I'm
hair before him, and having grown up
I'm an atmosphere of hair, so to speak,
he can talk by the card.
Thine was when people who needed It
were ashamed to wear wig" said he,
cor II they did they wouldn't acknowl-
edge Il. It's not that way now. OF
course everybody knows that most
women use more or less extra hair these
days Few women in society or on the
stage cOnfine themselves strictly to
home grown hair at the present time.
The more famous actresses make use of
immense quantities of extra hair. Their
profession demands 1t, and they don't
make any bones about 1t. Just read
that inscription on Miss Lulu Glaser's
picture there
The large photograph of Miss Glaser
was inscribed as follows: Don't tell
anybody | have n wig on. They won't
believe you, anyway" Besides Miss
Glasers there were handsome framed
photographs presented by the originals
of Joe jefferson, Ellen Terry. Sir Henry
Irving, Julia Arthur, Viola Allen. Elsie
Janis and Lillian Russell. The last
named has presented her picture as a
souvenir of many years of friendship
and loyalty"
However,, so many people wear hair
other than their own now that a wig
isn't the joke ii used to be, and the
wearers no longer make any special
effort at concealment 1t isn't neces-
sary Wig making is now an art, and
1t has been brought to such perfection
that it is extremely hard to tell when q
person is wearing his own hair and
when not. It's rather a tribute to me
that there is a current report, believed
in some circles, that l wear a wig my
self. AS a matter of fact, do not, but
the fact that there are some persons
who believe l do shows how real wig
can he made to appear.
Il take just as much pride in my
work as any artist. In fact l consider
a perfect wig a real work of art. You
have no idea what pains must be taken
to produce wig that gives entire salts
faction.
I'm the theatrical world wigs play an
important part. No matter how finished
the actors if the wigs they are wearing
in impersOnating a character are not
perfect the whole effect is marred and
the illusion is destroyed. If a wig Is
not what it should be. or fits badly the
effect is something awful. Making up
doesn't amount to much unless the
wigs are perfect. The arrangement of
the hair pretty nearly determines the
features. In a good many cases the
wigs play big part in the expense bill,
too. Orders for $1,000, $1,000 and even
S2500 worth of wigs for a single pro-
duction are rather common. The largest
theatrical order l ever filled was for
The Prince of India There were just
$4,000 worth of wigs in that play. His
toriCal productions, where mobs or SOL
diers play a large part, require n lot of
wigs, too. The man who supplies wigs
for the stage must not only know his
tory but be familiar with the STYLES and
customs of the period. For opera, wigs
are generally rented. Frequently wigs
valued at $4,000 are at the opera house
at one time. Pageants, parades and
masquerade balls furnish a good busi-
ness, too. 1 frequently supply the wigs
for a big society masquerade affair."
which amount to a pretty costly item
Kansas City once had a big street
pageant in which wigs that cost $4,000
were used.
wigs play a big part in disguises
too, especially for detectives. l can
take you in hand and in a few minutes
fix up up so your best friend wouldn't
recognize you.
"a we'll dressed man came in to see
me once and said that for certain rea-
sons he wanted to be fixed up so he
would be absolutely unrecognizable. He
said he couldn't afford to hide or to
leave town, but he wanted his appear
ance to be changed so that he could go