The central record., 1912-12-13
AT THE HAIRDRESSER'S
BY J. s. PEBBLES.


herself in the hairdresser's chair and
helped tuck the white bib around her
necA but it's so fine! 1t grows won
derfully for curly hair-you know,
they say curly hair is never long-but
mine really is surprisingly long, II only
it would stay in! You see, 1t comes
out dreadfully-I must have wonder
fully healthy scalp, or I'm sure Id be
bald at the rate it comes out, except
for the rapidity of its growth!
"All want these treatments for is
to make it stop falling out! Do you
think they'll do the work? want to
try one or two first, and IL they seem
to do ME good, then I'll take the whole
course. So you see, you'd better give
me particularly good treatment this
time.
"My hair oily? No, never! Yes, it
may seem slightly so just now, for
I've been using tonic that makes 1t
that way, but you ought to see it when
| it's just washed, Its so flufy-it
looks as if | had oceans Of it-that's
| one consolation. l think it's better to
have fine hair and not have so much,
but have it fluffy, than have coarse,
straight hair that never looks decent,
don't you? Oh, yours is straight, isn't
| it? But then yours isn't very coarse,
is it? Nest people haven't very fine
hair, have they? But then. suppose
they have other redeeming features.
Il hope this tonic won't make my
| hair greasy can't bear thati If 1t
does I'll never come again! Don't you
think you ought to rub it Until it's dry?
I've heard that artificial dryers aren't
| good for the hair. Well, we'll see by
| impossibilities from this first treat
ment but it ought to tell little about
the final result.
"Oh, is that little thing the same
| you use for facial massage? l never
had facial massage-just run it over
my face. will you, so can know how
it feels? Oh, isn't that delicious!
Just run it across my forehead few
times, will you? You know, I'm get
ting wrinkles in my forehead! Did
you ever hear OF such thing in a per
son of my age? l know l worry a
| great deal, but that comes of having
such a conscientious disposition! I'm
always assuming possibilities that
are really too heavy for my years! OF
course, you know I'm not bragging-l
truly don't think it's anything to brag
of do you-giving ones life to others
and using up ones vitality on little
things, when one should, l suppose,
keep all ones energies for ones OWL
| affairs!
But, then. there are always some
who have to assume the burdens OF
those who are selfish and who think
that they are to be kept for some big
work, without worry! My sister is
that way-she imagines that just be
cause she teaches kindergarten she is
doing something training
the future men and women, she calls
it-and she's always studying for it
and she absolutely hardly ever goes
out with me. She's awfully selfish
that way. But l have to forgive her
for, of course, when she doesn't go
ing as she does, she can have so many
lovely things that l personally could
hardly afford.
"Oh, aren't you going to run that
thing over my head any more? Why
l thought that was the principal par
of the t-electricity-and de
just love it, it's so nice and soothing
could go to sleepi Just do it while
longer. I'm sure my hair needs it
Oh, what if there are other appoint
ments? Can't they wait while?
had to! Remember, my whole cours,
depends upon this first treatment, 81
you'd best make it thorough.
Now, don't comb it fussy-I detes
fussily dressed hair. Just neat ant
simple and pretty. Oh, mercy, no
p like that! Why, that makes me lool
| just like an old mid! want 1t coil
ed and brought low in the back, il
| three of those rolls, but not just lk,
shop girls wear them-I want some
thing original No, l hate puffs
p they're all cut of style!
Il think ] won't take the who'll
course here, the assistants are to,
= impertinent! What's that? No, l d.
| not expect to have a scalp treatmen
! and facial massage and my hal
J dressed in the newest fashion, all TO
fifty cents! l think shall find som
one who is not so mercenary. Goo