| Show IMPORT HAIR BY THE CAR LOAD hundreds of tons are imported to be made into rats since the revival of the pompadour style of creasing women s hair and the of the rat there has been a increase in the imports tion of human hair it Is estimated tons of hair valued at 3 have been received at this port this year this doean doesn t represent one halt the expense the style has entailed upon women for it has given a decad ed impetus to the mg busl ness three times as many new york women now patronize hairdressers as did a few years ago with women of fashion the hairdresser is looked upon now as a necessity tn most of the fashionable hair dressing shops of fifth avenue and its vicinity comparatively few women are employed formerly women did all the work patrons being reluctant to have their hair dressed by men but the prejudice soon wore off and now the well groomed women seem to think that only the man hairdresser who has studied the business abroad is artistic the hairdressers say this promises to be a great country tor their bus ness the women of america have less hair than the women of europe the quality is about the same but there seems to be something in the climate of the ac ted states or in the habits of the people that Is not conducive to women s hair growing as luxuriously as it does abroad large as was the value of the hail imported this year the value of fine toilet articles was tar greater about 85 per cent of the amber and tortoise shell goods perfumes powders and cosmetics used in america are brought from across an fn water ew york press |
