Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-14
FAMOUS HA1RDREssER TO BE FETED

washington, Aug. IA .ets in
homer OF tho man who inv ~ the
Marcel wave II to BE- hels - arts
,hi~ fall by host Of grateful hair
drcssers On this sidc OF q water,
Marcel 10 simply a method OF curling
the hair. In Paris. Marcel " also a
personality, a famous hairdresser who
retired Is years ago with comfortable
income.
Monsieur Marcel measures up to
most OF tho fixed standards OF great
ness az set forth in magazine articles
on succes sfil men. He was poor ana
started at tho bottom OF the LADDER.
Some day an American financial wiz
ard il going TO achieve super fame by
managing to start out In lie some
where below the bottom OF tho ladder. ]
Marcel ran true 10 tradition. however.
lie started out as poor apprentices In
barber shop.
h further complied with American
traditions by mysteriously sensing the
line where success awaited him. lie
reasoned that there should be better
prospects in the business OK making
women beautiful than in the prosaic
trade OF making men appear civilized.
This was really a remarkable con-
clusion for Marcel TO reach because the
women's hairdressing business was
slumping. There was nothing etartl-
ing, nothing very monumental about
couture styles and women stayed az
home and arranged their own flowing
locks.
Yet the young French apprentice
who was TO rescue the trade from Its
precarious situation gazed into the
future and had visions OF success as
ladies' coifreur. as he dreamily ran
the razor over a customers chin
Eventually fate and his ron-Jawed de-
termination led the young apprentice
into a Partisan ha!rdressing establish
ment.
Here. again. he followed ont the
rules for greatness faithfully. His
first attempt at arranging a wonnan's
hair. when ne was 10 years old. wae a
total failure. The effect was 30 crude
that the customer anwily took down
her hair and rearranged Il herself.
Marcel was dismissed from the chop
forthwith. Yet. from this inauspic!ous
debut. or rather bccauee OF IL, the
: young apprentice rose TO the heights
OF his art.
/, IL would take too long TO point out
) how Marcel developed almost all the
9 points of the great American bust
3 ness hero. II Is sufficient TO say that
Q he Is noble example Of the power
. OF observation. perseverance. patience
initiative. diplomacy and modesty.
Z His Mother HIS Inspiration.
He was 20 years old and engaged In
3 hairdressing In Paris, when ne noticed
the graceful wave OF his mothers hair
: He studied it admringly and though-
with a sigh OF the etraight-hairet
q women who came into the shop 70 b.
9 made beautiful. The methods Of
u curling hair then were tfresome and
, resulted often In frizzied looking rnops
u Strands of hair were braided or rolled
in papers and then squeezed int
- kinks between the prongs OF a curl
ing iron. Or else strands OF hair wers
|" wrapped around and around . hot iron
Marcel tried TO copy the rolling
curves of his mothers hair with ar
IRON. He had little success at nrss
!. but A. he practtsed he worked out
a. method. and deftness and precision Il
= using the irons came to him
~ he had the idea that the wave
a. could be placed successfully only 4
~ soft, fluffy hair. He tried waving sue
no hair occasionally when he was aske
N to arrange a couture. Then a straight
Ne haired woman who had seen one {
Of these curly coiffures came into hi
a. shop and demanded waves. Marc
TO demured. The lady's hair was stiff
ne It vas not the suitable type. But III
ne customer had come determined 10 hay
A. waves. Finally Marcel shifted all r.
sponsibility and took up his iron
is Later the customer sailed out II
US umphant in achieving her ambition Il
curle. and Marcel decided that he ha
e- made an important. discovery. Aft,
that, he curled all Corners. and u
ys straishter the hair the more startlir
We the transformation.
ey When his wave began 10 be fashion
tn able in Paris. about 80 years ago. Ma
cells shop was 50 packed with GUST
az ners that special prices were offer,
for immediate service. Then anxiol
n women panic stricken at the thougl
In OF facing straight-haired even,n
began 70 bid for the next turn ar 4
ur waving irons When important soci
functions were pending. bids for a re
ire Marcel wave. quick. rose 10 500.
Q" Marcel taught his method 70 his q
~ sistants, wore his own hair and bea
ne au naturel. and finally retired. Nc
eS, he is 10 years old and Paris is going
7a celebrate in his honor. He gave &
- hairdressing business a boost VIII
~, 1t was in slump and the business h
. .. never fallen back into that depressic
~ No woman, We understand. can wa
her own hair to look like profession
' Job. Yet waves are admired. So {
at hairdressers smile and thank heav
,sh for Monsieur Marcel and his epoc
~ making invention.
lei, A Nine Day Fete.
art Plans TO make Narcels fete a n,
up able event are already well under W,
uai The celebration Is 70 last nine days
az October. There are to be exhibitic
rds OF all the implements, styles q
for methods known TO modern hairdre
ues ers. An elaborate collection Of "
figures Will show the history
AVG coiffures. The Partisan public win
shown the latest methods for achi,
w ing permanent wave and changi
sra the color of ones hair Experts
oon turning out complicated coiffurex '