The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
STARTING A FASHION
The Way a New Style In Ladies'
Hair Was Born In France.
TOUCHED A QUEENS VANITY.
Marie Antoinstts's Hairdrssssr Was
Confronted With . Serious Situation,
but His Gascon Diplomacy Proved
Equal to the Occasion.

Confronted With . 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 II In his "Recollec-
tions"-he proceeded to save his repu-
tation.
Madame" said he one day to the
queen when he saw 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 it. and now 1t is the turn
Of the common people,"
Good gracious, Leonard, what are
you telling me? Do you know 1t
grieves me to hear It? Those head
dresses were so becoming to me.'
And what headdress would not be-
come your majesty? I have carefully
thought over total revolution In your
majesty's headdress. ! have even had
rangement l have in view. and, as l
expected, my august sovereign by
adopting my innovation would be made
younger by six or seven years."
"Do you mean II. Leonard? The
headdrcss you have in mind would
make me look youngcr?"
81 do not see what your majesty
could gain in that, for many women Of
the court would take on years to re-
gemble the queen of France"
ooh. ] do not deceive myself, Leon
ard. shall soon he twenty-seven.
and at that age style which makes
one look younger Is always favorably
received"
"Well, madame" Leonard continued
quickly, while placing miniature be-
fore her majesty's eyes, "see this por-
trait. 1t is 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. IL you are
pleased to consent to II, coiffure a
Penfant, and you will see it taken up
with as much enthusiasm as all those
that I have created for your majesty"
You are right, Leonard. 1t IL
charming In truth. | am but eighteen
with my hair dressed like that But
10 sacrifice my beautiful HART!
"Your majesty will have the salts.
faction Of seeing all the ladies' of the
court, all the ladies' Of France, sacri.
Ace theirs"
But If the style changes."
"Who would dare to adopt new
one without your majestys having
first set the example? II some ambi-
tious hairdresser amid the myriad
of weddings who swarm In Paris
should dare undertake such change
! would have him reduced 70 atoms by
the Journal DIES Danes. He would be
a ruined man."
But prize my hair very much"
said the queen, with an air OF hesitA'
ton. still looking at the portrait. Yet
I am dying 70 have my hair dressed \
Penfant"
We'll. madame. since ! have been 30
fortunate MS to find n 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 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 ser! day we do
not apply the infalliblc remedy-the
scissors"
"What's that you sayW exclaimed
the queen with veritablc fright.
'The least painful Of truths, madame,
since what propose to your majesty,
while forcstalling n great misfortune,
Is entirely to her taste"
"Come, Leonard; no more delibera-
ton. Cut it, but do not cut 1t too
short"
"Just enough, madame, TO give back
to tho roots Of the hair the vigOr 1t
was beginning to lose"
Tho ouccns beautiful hair fell under
Leonard's rcgcncrating scissors, and
two weeks aftcrward all the ladies OF
the court had their hair dressed Zen
FAINT