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Show MAKE WIGS OF SPUN GLASS Natural Hair Becoming Scarce, Deal-era Deal-era In Artificial Product Are Driven to Extremities. No one outside tho artificial hnlr business knows the dilllculty thut merchant! In balrgoods have experienced experi-enced In getting material of sul!'.ci nt quality eKteciully In braids lit anything any-thing like the prices which moiii people peo-ple ar willing to pay. Many conn tries, Indeed, place such restrictions on wig makers, owing to hygienic reasons, rea-sons, tliut natural hair is becoming more and more rare. In certain parts of France the expedient ex-pedient was rexorted to of making wigs from certain fibrinous plant; especially was this dono wlih those which have nerved to furnish material mate-rial for rugs and blankets. Ily splitting split-ting the, fibers very fine and treating thein chemically, It was possible to make artificial hair, but the labor Involved In-volved tho asking of prices that worn almost prohibitive. Moreover, complaints wore made thnt tho substitute substi-tute was not satisfactory. Horsehair was treated to a like process of division di-vision and brightening, but tho Imitation, Imita-tion, except for the very poor class of trade, Nlgnally failed. Now, thanks to a series of exM'riments, It has been found possible to utilize spun crystal for the purpose, reducing It to any shade which may be desired and to any degree of flnenes. Indeed, the resemblance to human hair Is said to be all but absolute. The new product has the advantage, moreover, of weighing very little, and "hair" made of glass presents an appearance of luster and Is, above all, thoroughly hygienic I larpor'a Weekly. |