Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

Of hair who consults the art Of the wig
maker. Proud Of her natural tresses.
many a woman has declined to put them
under the Notwithstanding iron. She
could, II she would, have her own locks
arranged into effects quite as beautiful as
that her own hair would never emerge
from the process as beautiful as before
she declines and purchases her puffs, curl
and pompadour.
This artificial hair Is extremely costly.
~ first-class switch Of genuine hair, picked
to match the tresses Of milady, will often
cost as much as $3.50. Curls enough to
distribute over the head in artistic aban-
don add another SO or SIS to the total.
The Roman braid that is popular with the
woman who likes the low. broad. some
what classical effect In hairdressing costs
a matter Of SIS.
A good rat adds a couple of dollars.
But 1t Is not alone the possession of hair
that mounts up into the dollars. Getting
1t where It belongs is another expensive
ance.
It costs the average society woman far
more than the entire income Of many a
family to keep her browning glory look
ing right. The least that a flrst-class art
Gel fashion Is 81, and to this must be
added tip for the operator. Many women
have their hair done in this way every
day. and some add to the expense by hav-
ing the operators come to their homes
To minimize as much as possible the
damage done the hair by present modes
of arranging 1t, the careful woman
must have hair treatment at least once
a week. This costs anywhere from two
to three dollars each time.
Some women, once given the curls.
the puffs and the remainder of the
equipment, can do the work of arranR-
ing the fake couture themselves. and
1t Is said these get the best effect. By
studying their own personality and
distinctive touch that adds to the charm
and lessens the unreality of the COM
position.
But on the contrary. many women
have to go to the hair dressers every
day to get their frizzes, waves and
pompadours fastened on.
When anywhere from two to Ave hun
dred dollars worth Of hair is arranged.
rearranged. shifted. pulled. hauled and
mauled over, at least once, sometimes
two or three times, every day. it is no
marvel that woman seeks relief by
turning to the wig.
With wig that JOB could Oe done
once a week. The first cost would be
as great. perhaps greater. but nilady
would then have the worst over, and
from that point on would save money.
Some shrewd man may arise to say
that everybody would be able to recog-
nize a wig. But there is where he Is
wrong. A well-made wig would fool far
more people than the present fashion.
which doesn't delude anybody. The
worst novice can tell at q glance that
no woman could raise on her own head
the mountains Of billowy, faultlessly
arranged hair that appears there now.
The wig would be q serious blow to
the hafrdressers business. but 1T would
give perruQue making an unexampled
Impetus. France would be the biggest
gamer, for most of the finest wigs come
from the land of the frogeater, where
the science is we'll understood, and
where wigs of such marvellous Skill are
made that it is almost impossible to de-
tect them. In Paris are artists who
make pufrs and curls several shades
when worn at night they will still
match perfectly.
This is a most convenient idea, for
every woman knows that artificial hair
that matches her own when seen in
daylight is apt to look just trif1e
darker under the light of the opera
house or the ballroom.
Wigs have always been worn more in
France and England than here. The
French woman declines to have poor