The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-05-03
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 a Serious Situation,
but His Gascon Diplomacy Proved
Equal to the Occasion.
At the end Of the year 1871 Leonard,
hairdresser to Queen Marie Antoinette,
was confronted by an alarming situa.
ton. and with the fulfillment of this
dread event would fall his credit. But
with his native ''Gascon quickness"-
as Leonard puts 1t in his "RecoIlec.
tions"--he proceeded to save his repu-
tation.
Madame" said he one day to the
queen when he sa that the fall of her
hair was imminent. 1.-The high head.
dress is becoming very common. 1t is
long since the bourgeoisie has taken
possession of 1t. and now 1t is the turn
Of the common people"
Good gracious. Leonard, what are
you telling me? Do you know 1t
grieves the to hear 1t? Those head
dresses were so becoming to mep'
"And what headdress would not be.
come your majesty? | have carefully
thought over total revolution In your
majesty's headdress. have even had
your portrait drawn with the new ar
rangement l have in view. and, as
expected. my august sovereign by
adopting my innovation would be made
younger by six or seven years."
do you mean 1t, Leonard? The
headdress you have in mind would
make me look younger2"
81 do not see what your majesty
could gain In that. for many women Of
the court would take on years to re
semble the queen of France"
"Oh, do not deceive myself. Leon
ard. | shall soon be twenty-seven
and at that age a style which makes
one look younger is always favorably
received"
well. madame" Leonard continued
quickly, while placing a miniature be
fore her majesty's eyes. ''see this por
trait 1t is a striking resemblance. 1t
is your majesty. but ten years young
err"
what do see-the hair cut few
inches from the head"
Eyes. madame. it will be, If you are
pleased to consent to it, couture a
Penfant. and you will see it taken up
with as much enthusiasm as all those
that | have created for your majesty"
you are right, Leonard. 1t is
charming. In truth. am but eighteen
with my hair dressed like that. But
to sacrifice my beautiful hairp'
''Your majesty will have the salts
faction of seeing all the ladies of the
court, all the ladies' of France, sacri-
fee theirs"
But II the style changesH
'sWho would dare to adopt a new
one without your majesty's having
first set the example? If some ambi-
tious hairdresser amid the myriad
of weaklings who swarm In Paris
should dare undertake such change
l would have him reduced to atoms by
the Journal des Danes. He would be
a ruined man."
But prize my hair very much"
said the queen. with an air of hesita-
tion, still looking at the portrait Yet
l am dying to have my hair dressed
Penfant."
"Well, madame. since have been so
fortunate as to find style which
pleases your majesty must tell you
all For the last two weeks all my
waking hours have been devoted to the
service Of my sovereign in the attempt
to make an agreeable thing of an i'm
perative necessity"
what do you mean, Leonardo"
"Your majesty was saying a little
while ago that she priced her hair, and
can easily understand it; but, unfor
tunately, her hair does not prize her.
Before fifteen days 1t will have entire
ly fallen out If this very day we do
not apply the infallible remedy-the
scissors"
whats that you say?' exclaimed
the queen with veritable fright.
1.-THE least painful of truths, madame.
since what propose to your majesty.
while forestalling a great misfortune,
is entirely to her taste"
"Come. Leonard; no more delibera
ton. Cut it, but do not cut it too
short"
"Just enough, madame, to give back
to the roots Of the hair the vigor it
was beginning to lose"
The queens beautiful hair fell under
Leonard's regenerating scissors, and
two weeks afterward all the ladies Of
the court had their hair dressed Pen
FAINT
Let no one say there is no diplomacy
outside the kings cabinet. 1t is at the
bottom of all human combinations
Youths Companion.