The New York herald., 1922-09-03
MARCEL, INVENTOR
OF THE ONLY WAVE
Paris Will Honor Discover
er Who Retired With
Fortune.
TO RECEIVE GIFT OF BUST
Week Revelry Planned, With
Prizes in Hairdressing
Competition.
TO RECEIVE GIFT OF BUST
Special Gable 70 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Special Cable 70 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Paris, Sept. 2.
Paris Is preparing for a week of
fetes and revelry in honor OF one OF
her sons whose fame has spread all
over Europe and America. and ac-
cording to some OF his admirers to all
the continents OF the earth. While
his name is known to millions of
women. few OF them, especially out
side of France. have ever thought of
him as a person.
The great warriors. the painters,
sculptors, writer's. singers, dancers and
actors OF France have received due
honor. both at home and abroad. but
as yet Marcel. the inventor OF the
hair wave which tears his name, has
remained almost obscure.
This. too, in spite OF tho fact that
there are millions of his adherents over
the globe to whom his name Is house
hold word. while they may not know
who or what are Alphonse Daudet or
AnatoIe France or Zola. But Marcel
will have his day. or rather his week.
when many of the notable actresses and
beauties OF Paris will take part in the
dancing exhibitions and the concerts
The big event. however. In which noted
hairdressers of Paris will take part
and in whicl. brilliant luminaries of the
stage will act as models. will be the
hairdressng competition for prize or
go. 900 francs.
Marcel. who invented the hair wave
which has brought him fame, has now
retired with a fortune. but he will par
ticipate In the ceremonies and will re-
cctve at the hands Of his admirers
bust OF himself, the handiwork OF
famous sculptor.
1t was Atty years ago that he invented
the Marcel wave. He got his idea from
his mother who had naturally wavy hair.
1t was only after many tribulations that
he won fame. He was still young man
and was earning living by giving
cheap hair cuts and shaves. One day
he called on young lady OF his ac-
ouaintance and asked her to allow him
to experiment in dressing her hair. She
-
her tresses that he discovered that by
turning the curling irons upside down
he produced beautiful wave. The young
lady was delighted and Marcel asked
her to tell her friends. When these
learned that the wave lasted for five
months they rushed 10 the shop OF
Marcel and overwhelmed him with busi-
ness.
Soon the Marcel wave became known
His fame spread TO the theaters and
many actresses became his customers.
The rush was so great that the hair
dresser could not attend to all his
would be customers and some or the
actresses. anxious to have their hair
done. began bidding against each other
for his services. From charging mod
crate five francs At first Marcel soon
increased * In order to reduce his
clientele. But this did not suffice, for
many of them offered as high as $50.
Soon there was steady stream OF
beauties from all parts OF France and
even England eager to have their hair
waved by Marcel. To-day he boasts
OF having dressed the tresses OF prac-
tically all the famous French actresses