Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-01
sy ARTHUR B. HAUsMAN
Special Correspondent Of Great Faiis Tribune
1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndtcat

Copyright. 1922. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Union Hill, N. j., April 3O.-Man-
mere man-has been forced from his
last place of refuge, the barber shop
Ludwig Becker. boss barber of this
thriving little New Jersey town, came
to the wise conclusion some days ago
that bobbed hair was no mere fancy
for women; that it was a mode that
would endure and that hair bobbing
was an art to be studied with extreme
care and great earnestness.
Now Ludwig no longer bothers with
the plebeian hair cut or the matutinal
shave. He just hasn't the time. that's
all. And. the inoffensive mail of the
species who chances to wander into
Ludwig's shop, crowded with women
and girls, is greeted with a glance OF
astonishment and derision just as q
few short years ago the man would
have greeted a woman in a barber
shop, and is further embarrassed by
much giggling and whispering. Small
wonder it is then that men are grow
ing fewer and fewer in Ludwig's place.
Men Don't Matter Now
Instead. there come to the shop
stately society matrons, cooks, do
mestics, stenographers, high school
girls, flappers and shifters-from
many cities and towns, for Ludwig S
reputation among the women has
spread far and wide.
So Ludwig cares not for the loss of
his male patronage. Business is so
good that he has had to increase his
force of assistants and is even now
considering the acquisition Of adJoin-
ing property, with the idea OF enlarg-
ing his shop and increasing its faclll-
ties.
A check system has been installed
by Ludwig. Next" does not find
favor with his fair customers. The
Police Gazette has been banished
from it's wonted place on the reading
table. In it's stead, motion picture
magazines and pattern books I'LL the
table.
Five of EN- Kept Busy
Ludwig or one of his four assistants
finish bobbing the hair of the woman
in his chair. A buxom housewife pre-
sents her check and takes her place for
the Operation" She opens the rota-
gravure section of a photoplay maya
zine. turns to the picture of a bathing
beauty and calmly informs the barber,
II want to look like that" And though
the task seems impossible, the sur
geon" does the best he can.
Police Needed to Line EN- Up
Last Saturday Becker and his as
sistants stood ankle deep in hair. In
side the shop was t%hronged. Outside
Blum street. in the immediate vicinity
was crowded by lines of waiting women
and girls. Ludwig was forced to ask
for police assistance and it was well
he did. for more than once those in
line became engaged in an argument
over position and only the presence of
the formidable looking bluecoat pre-
vented a hair pulling, nail rending
match.
More than 100 stood in line that day,
waiting from one to five hours for
their turn.
One thing worries Ludwig now; he
doesn't object to smoking, though com
paratively few of his customers favor
Lady Nicotine. Chewing gum is the
big drawback incident to a feminine
clientele. After business hours Lud-
wig and his assistants find wads of
guIn, coated with quantities of hair,
adhering firmly to the soles of their
shoes.
Women who wish to appear youthful
must repeat their visits. After bob
bling, curling is needed. And then
there is waving-deep sea rolling. per-
manent (for one week., marcel, switch
Ing. etc.
A number of other BARRIERS in the
vicinity have taken up hair bobbing,