A Country Hick To A Village Slick The Old Barbershop could quickly change those tough bearded fishermen and farmers from a "Hick to a Slick" into fine looking gentlemen. When they put on those Sunday-go- meeting clothes, they were the talk of the town. Looking for a sweetheart to take along to the Parish picnic or Saturday night dances, they would expect the local barber to become a magician. With a few slaps of the straight razor, across the long leather strap, the toughest beard would take on a shiny new appearance. The Barbershop was also a place where the entire family could go for those styled haircuts of the roaring 20's. The older ladies wore their long hair mostly in a bun, held by bone hair pins. They would never be seen entering a barbershop. Many homes had crimping irons that would be warmed inside the firebox of the stove, and then taken out and used to wave the hair. To give the hair that curly-Kate look, rags would be cut and rolled tightly around the hair and tied with knots. This was done mostly for special occasions. Arriving at school with this type of curl in our hair, we were in for a day of teasing and being laughed at. The style back then was mostly a boyish bob or a shingle. This would see the hair cut in bangs and clipped halfway up the back of the neck, with longer lengths in front of the ears. 136