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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue V, 24 July 1897, Page 131

The revival of the use of false hair in women’s coiffures has again sent abroad the stories that these ornaments are shorn for the trade from the scalps of dead women It may be reassuring to the ladies to know that such stories are untrue. They are physiologically impossible, because after death the hair becomes too brittle to be twisted into the forms demanded by fashion in the chignon. Jewellers are about to make an effort to introduce long earrings. Her Majesty has a decided weakness for them, and has a larger assortment of these articles than any lady in Europe. The Duchess of York also joins with Her Majesty in her regard for these ornaments, and is very desirous they should again become fashionable. The Duchess possesses some handsome specimens, which are heirlooms in the Teck family. Fencing at home has become a fad among American ladies, and rooms especially devoted to the exercise with the foil are found in the residences of all the young women who follow the fashion. An Australian confectioner has hit upon the idea of printing the news of the day upon a thin paste of dough, using chocolate instead of ink. He delivers these cakes to his customers, who first read them, and then eat them with their coffee.