Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-28
STARTING A FASHION
The Way a New Style In Ladies
Hair Was Born In France.
TOUCHED A QUEENS VANITY.

Marie Antcinettsis Hairdrcsser was
confrontsd With a Serious Situation.
but His Gasesn Diplomacy Proved
Equal 10 tiss Occasion
At the end OF the year ITs1 Leonard.
hairdrezser 10 Queen Marie Antoinetfe,
was confronted by an alarming situa-
ton. and with the tuinIlment Of this
dread event would fan his credit But
with his native ''Gascon quickness--
as Leonard puts II IN his -ReeoIlee.
tions--he proceeded 20 save his repu-
tatton-
Madame" said be one day TO the
queen when be saw that the ian OF her
hair was imminent, the high head
dress is becoming very common II Is
long since the bourgeoisie has taken
possession Of Il. and low II Is the turn
OF the common people"
Good gracious. Leonard, what are
you telling mel Do you know II
gTseves me 10 hear IT. Those head
dresses were 50 becoming TO mel"
And what beaddress would not be
come your majesty I have carefully
thought over a total revolution IN your
ma5esty's beaddresS have even had
your portrait drawn with the new ar
rzngemeDt ] have In view. and. as
expected. my august sovereign by
adopting my Innovation would be made
younger by SIX or seven years"
do FCn mean # Leonardo The
headdress you have in mind would
make me lock youngerg"
Il do not see what your majesty
could gain in that. for many wonen Of
the court would take on years TO re-
semble the queen Of France"
-Oh. do not deceive myself. Leon
ard l shan soon be twenSy-seEen-
and ar that age 4 style which makes
one look younger is always favorably
received"
Wen. madame" Leonard continued
quickly. while placing q miniature be-
fore her ma5es1y's eyes. see this por-
trait 1t is q striking resemblance 1t
IS POUR majesty. but ten years young
er."
what do / see-the hair cut a few
inches from the headg"
Yes. madame. II win be, II yo1 are
pleased TO consent TO II, 4 cosfure
renfant. and you VIII see II taken up
with as much enthusiasm as al those
that l have crested for your majesty"
You are right. Leonard II IL
charming. In truth. am but eighteen
with my hair dressed IKE that But
to sacrifice my beautiful hAirT-
Your majesty Win have the SAtas-
faction Of seeing an the ladies Of the
court. all the ladies OF France. sacri-
Zee theirs"
But II the style chAngesg
who would dare to adopt a new
one without your mz5esty's having
first set the exampleg II some ambi-
t5ons hairdresser amid the myriad
OF weaklings who swarm IN Paris
should dare undertake such a change
! would have him reduced 70 atoms by
the Journal des Danes He would be
ruined man"
But ! prize my hair very much"
said the queen. with an air Of bes11A-
ton. stil looking AZ the portrait Yet
/ am dying TO have NY hair dressed
FsnfHnt"
Wei, madame. since have been 50
fortunate as to find q style which
pleAses your majesty / must tel yo1
all For the last two weeks al my
waking hours have been devoted to the
service Of my sovereign in the attempt
TO make an agreeable thing OF an i'm
perztzre necessity"
what do you mean, LeoRsrdg"
Your majesty Was saying q little
while ago that she priEed her hair, and
can easily understand It; but. unfor
runAtely, her hair does not prize her.
Before fifteen days It VIII have entire
~ fallen cut II this very day we do
not apply the tnfAMh1e renedy-ths
scissors"
whats that you, sayy" exclaimed
the queen with ver5tAble fright
The least painful OF truths, madame.
since what propose TO your majesty
while forestAIIing q great misfortune,
Ii entirely to her tzste-"
Come, Leonard, no n0re oelfbera-
t5on- Cut IL but do not cut II TOO
short"
~Just enough, madame, TO g1Te back
To the roots Of tina hair the vtg0r Il
wns beginning to lose"
The queens beautiful hair fell under
Leo1Erd's regEnerat1ng scissors. and
two weeks efterward MI the ladies Of
the court had their hAir dressed Zen
FAINT
Let no one say there is no diplomacy
outside the kings cabinet 1t Is at the
bottom OF al human conbinataons.-