Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
Distressing Experiences of
Mrs. Alice Davis Who Sought
an Everlasting Ripple" in
Her Hair and Who Has Been
Given $500 Damages
Because She Promptly
Lost Not Only the Ripple but
Her Hair as Well

guarantee that it will do no harm to my
hair? 1 asked. Yes, absolutely came
over the wire. How much will 1t costr
l inquired. 'Thirty-ive dollars How
long will II takeT Eight hours
1.-THE next morning was there at 10
o'clock to keep my appointment. At
once my hair was thoroughly shampooed
and dried Then began the torment, prov.
ing the old adage that we must suffer to
be beautiful. Sitting bolt upright in
STRAIGHTFORWARD chair, watched the
operator begin his work. He first
grasped a quantity Of hair on top of my
head as though he were going to scalp
me. Then he divided that into eight lit
tie wisps, taking from what looked like
a collection of surgical instruments that
stood on nearby table what resembled
a darning needle, but was thicker, twenty
times thicker should say. He wrapped
one of the wlsps of hair around the
metal rod. When each one Of the eight
wisps had been so treated the upper
part of my head resembled that Of
grinning pickaninny OF my native Ken
lucky, save in color.
when this had been done each OF the
tightly twisted wisps was wrapped round
with a strip of woollen cloth about an
inch wide that had been taken from a
white solution in a glass bowl. After
this each wisp was thrust into a little
cylinder OF white paper that reminded
me OF the white wrapping of a lamb or
mutton chop. One by one the wisps
thus prepared were thrust into larger
cylinder, about six inches long and two
In diameter, that looked like a giant
spool The cylinder had what looked like
cord wrapped around It, and there was
little green handle on It. remarked that
It looked like a flatiron with a round, in
stead Of flat, bottom. This cylinder was
attached to a battery, the cord banging
from the ceiling
HE gathered together at the back OF
my head the same quantity with which he
had begun at the top. That he separated
into eight wisps and began the treatment
all over In the same way.
"How long will 1t take TO bake the
hair7'' l asked, growing restless.
From thirty to forty.hve minutes" was
the reply.
For each set?'
For each batch Of loaves," reJoined
the hairdresser.
"His Jest was not as ill-timed and In
appropriate as it seemed. / began to feel
like loaf Of bread in an oven. Remem-
Der that had 10 sit continuously on the
stiff-backed chair. Had moved l would
have disconnected with the electricity
and the baking would have been inter
rupted. Fancy what would happen II you
nut a painful of bread into an oven and
took it out when It was but half done.
Such catastrophe must not befall my
hair. SO sat on and on. though peraDi-
ration burst from my face and my breath
came in gasps from utter WEAKNESS.
when the first set OF waves was
baked the cylinders we're removed and
the second lot of hair thrust into them
When the second lot was done the bak
ing was continued with the third. And
so on until half past six
81 began to suffer from frightful
headache. Complaining Of II, | was told
that the firm would send for luncheon
for me. which il did But sitting as
stinly as ! would in straitiacket,
had little appetite. Twice there was {
distinct impression that my scalp wal
burning in spots. screamed in my