Word: adornment
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...will be surprised, O friend of my bosom, to learn that here neither the men nor the women attach any importance to their hair. None of the graces of a closely cropped crown or a long plait adorn American heads. The men cut off their hair in places called barber's shops, where three times a week they have their faces painted white with a mixture of froth and fire-water. I was curious to visit such a barber's shop, and what did I see? Three men were stretched out full-length and wrapped up in towels, with shut...
...suddenly remarked, "Mr. Milburn, we will take you now as Hercules." This was too much! It was too sarcastic a reference to my small size. I claimed my twenty-five cents and departed. The next day, I received a complete set of the pictures, appropriately labelled, and they now adorn my room. I am going to Mt. Desert next summer...