Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
STARTING A FASHION
The Way a New Style In Ladies'
Hair Was Born In France.
TOUCHED A QUEENS VANITY.
Marie Antoinette's Hairdresser Was
Confronted With q Serious Situation,
hut His Gascor Diplomacy Proved
Equal to the Occasion

Equal to the Occasion
At the end of the year 1871 Leonard.
bair,iresser to Queen Marie Antoinette.
w,s confronted by an alarming situa-
zion and with the fulfllment OF this
dread event would fall his credit. But
with his native "CascOu uuickness"-
rs Leonard puts IL in his "Recolec-
tions"-he proceeded TO save his repu-
tation.
Madame" said he one day TO the
oueen when he saw that the fall or her
hair WAS imminent, the high head
dress is becoming very common. IL Is
long since the bourgeoisie has taken
possession OF II. and now 1t is the turn
of the common people"
Good gracious. Leonard. what are |
Won telling me? Do you know IL
yr,eves me to hear It? Those head
dresses were so becoming to me"
And what headdress would not be
come your majesty ! have careiully
thought over a total revolution In your
noiesty's headdress. | have even had
| vour portrait drawn with the new ar
rancement l have In view, and, as !
| expected. my august sovereign by
| 00ODIlnH NY 1nDONoNAOh ~ $1,000
Younger by six or seven years"
DO you mean 1t, Leonardo The
headdress you have in mind would
make me look youngerf'
81 do not see what your majesty
could gain in that, for many women or
the court would take on years to re-
semble the queen of France"
"Oh. I do not deceive myself. Leon
ard. | shall soon be twenty-seven'
and ut that age a style which makes
ono hook Younger IS always favorably
received"
well. madame" Leonard continued
quickly. while placing miniature be
fore her majesty's eyes, "see this por
trait Ii is a striking resemblance. II
Is your majesty. but ten years young
: err"
! "Uhat do | see-the hair cut few
: inches from the headT'
a Yes. madame. 1t will be. II you ar
a pleased to consent to it. couture
8 renfant. and you will see II taken u
8 with as much enthusiasm as all thos
Il that have created for your majesty,
e You are right. Leonard. 1t
L charming In truth. am but eightee
d with NV hair dressed like that. III
r to sacrifice my beautiful hair!
"Yeur majesty will have the sati
u faction of seeing all the ladies Of IL
- court. all the ladies of France. sacr
"a Zee theirs"
10 But II the style GhangesF
id "Who would dare to adopt ne
t. one without your majesty's havil
lg first set the example? II some ami
N tious hairdresser amid the myri;
r. of weaklings who swarm in PaI
should dare undertake such chan
would have him reduced to atoms
ed the Journal des Danes. He would
ioI q ruined man."
pa bat / prize my hair very muc
ov- said the queen. with an air OF hest
he ton. still looking at the portrait
Tor I am dying to have my hair dressed
ih' Penfant."
.sWell. madame, since / have been
fortunate as to find style VIII
pleases your majesty l must tell
the all. For the last two weeks all
rch waking hours have been devoted 10
me service of my sovereign in the after
vas 70 make an agreeable thing OF an
lers perative necessity"
ian "What do you mean, LeonardF
'out "Your majesty was saying a l
the while ago that she priced her hair.
chi I can easily understand 1t; but III
lts tunately, her hair does not prize
fax 49, sftaor davs II will have en-
punt " fallen out If this very day We
ar not apply the infallible remedy
scissors
one whats that you sayT excia
Is Of -. ,,,,,b Variable fright.
ce- THE least painful of truths. mao
er since what propose to your maj
iiieS' while forestalling a great misror
is entirely to her taste"
Come, Leonard; no more dell
ton. Cut 1t. but do not cut l
- short"
iin .'Just enough, madame, to give
se Vi to the roots of the hair the VII
? w. was beginning to lose"
l 'ne The queens beautiful hair fell
lroin Teonard's regenerating scissors
i iou' two weeks afterward all the Lao
GIN tbe court had their hair dressed
were .ne 'o"-
. oo,,. FAINT.
. Let no one say there Is no dipi
= a. outside the kings cabinet. IL Is
bottom of all human comDina'
ntithe iou'n
a Losing Game.
.r lost $1,000 last night" oh