Antedating of "Bangs"

[Fred Shapiro]

This may be a further antedating of hair "bang":

1876 _Saturday Evening Post_ 1 Apr. 8 (American Periodical Series)  With
her heart in a flutter and her hair in a "bang," she answered his well
known ringt, and led the way into the parlor.

Fred Shapiro


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