New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
AT THE HAIRDRESSER'S.
Il WomanIy Monologue By May
Isabel Fisk.

(She enters. hurriedly, one of the small cur,
tanned compartments. She is breathing hard. and
her contenanCe betrays her agtauon)
Good gracious! I'm out of breath. was afraid
l would be late FOR my appointment. And you are
the only in this whole establishment who can
marcel properly. And do hope that uppish young
person at the desk hears me. and takes It 10 her
self too Tho last time | here friend called
NE up the phone. and she never let me know
uU 10 Was late 10 have tea. and so 1t was
very important she gave as an excuse that was
il the middle OF shampoo-and couldn't talk IN
tho phone. wouldn't have mattered at all-It
doesn't iu-Ivc often done It before. had
Intended TO give her that back comb you said had
gon" out OF style and that hurts my head So I
! can't il, anyway. I won't. now; I'll give it
my sister ! wanted 70 make her little present:
nothing that sh" would hesitate to accept. That's
"a good idea.
Just pun the curtains little coser-that woman
in the noxt place IS staring in at At least.
can't s'e hor. but know she is-they all do Wait
"a momeut-ict me see who II is.
Why. It's Minnie Rogersi How do you do7 You're
the last person ! expected 10 here I never
knew You. y'u had your hair done. Oh.
! didn't mean that meant ii never looks-iooks--
as though had hccni No. no-I didn't
moan that. other. What ! was trying to say is
vast never looks though it had been touched
Artificial. you know. Mne2 Why. my dear.
~ must hc this strong lght-you can't any
th.ns clearly. it's SO bright 1 never never put
thius ON H. The last place | had II shampooed the
Stl let something ran IN the water tnat made II
look queer, but it wasn't anything-nothing that
changed 1t at all / awfuly angry about 1t at
the time. but it's of since.
Where DO you think just came from? . Tho
!unatc asylum: Now. II I thought YOU really
OF course. 1 know you didn't. sun II was
pretty good guess even II you didn't mean II. The
hospital .. 40 no-there's nothing the matter
with me It's Carrie Douglas-she's been for five
weeks without moving her back. And all on
account OF charity. Well II YOU viii iust lot
refi I'm I'd a.
had TO walk through the most terrible streets.
and those dirty little urchiEs made with their
mouths at me! Excuse me from any sick
friends. Naturally ! only went for a very good
rcason-I wanted TO get her dressmaker's address
you know. she's never in whether she's out not.
] knew ia find her this way. / really don't like
h'r at all She's the kind OF a woman who never
looks you straight in the eye unless your back is
turned And even then you can't DO too sure. Not
that care NJ all You know. she Just got
crazy over charity. never did believe in II myself
She had iot Of time she didn't know what
Il" wHh-l mean between luncheons and calls and
Things that really mattcr-sO she thought she would
always the way / and H. too2mst when Vou tbi1i5
you're going to have the most fun IT never .urns
Where did | leave of?-Oh. yes-well. the family
she picked out to be charitable with weren't the
Itsht ones at az Ihty We're SO urSrltetul and so
dhty, aud didn't thank her one by, and there were
SO m'i$ sets oi twins an about the s'tIne age sne
on her best clothes. and when she spoke about
baths they insultcd her horribly couldn't begin to
II would be to have few beautiful things about,
would have such an effect in moulding the chill
drcn's characters-why they almost threw her
downstairs. In fact. that was the way she
hurt Coming out of the hallway she caught her
always fought against her high hees-and she fell.
Iha doctor said II she had been bit more fatally
that. She's through with charity forever! She said
when iHSy picked ner up shS was absolutely speech
WHISPER T@ke Axe me bone People with accidents
v.,, i+a 6@GIieDrni pen We never can femenher whether
Of them She's gone for a rest. saw Dick the
INK her rest more than She is Oh YES sup6ose
so-men all alike, only he's more so than most
somnia-every tmc she falls asleep it wakes her
up! she says IT'S very danSerous and perfectly
G.st to have it. You know she always would
ceve but say it, just spite' You pee'G seq my YAK Katie @
s so 10 there mGr is Tea So0 hnd tnGy are
on in her house don't know about, though. of
gossip But, my dear. YOU may believe me or not
but some Of the tales I've heard fairly made my
on my dear. another most awful piece Of news
at the hoaPtaMTs M Darres S leu bdy 9oT was SPITE 6
Ken Ken by az a dog and they think he was mad
anv MS it hasn't wiz aken % % yet 1s but think It may a at
than anything quiet-they say it's noisy-and she is
50 50. calm, and hates any kind OF disturbance
She m tells him to don't he goes right on and does
90 over and se poor carrie and try 20 cheer her
up won't say she isn't trying her best 10 get
well fast she but that that young doctor
! saw there certainly is fascinating. | think
I'll and her again tomorrow. We
orsht to do all we can to make he time pass
Didn't know | knew, herP Yes indeed we've
been friends for years. though I'm very fond cf
her Oh. no. simply wouldn't wouldn't think Of
such It's not really "A dye But ! don't
see Tell It. Oh-h-h--
simply restores ii to its natural color? But my
hair is-was-dark brown To make 1t red wouldn't
can restore it to any color you like Oh I see.
Well spnpose ] IL IL me mean have friend her hair
bleached, and it's almost back to Its firsJ
color. Let thinls-yes. that was the first color,
Well. suppose she wanted to have itser-restoEed