100-150 years ago, a fixture of the beauties had long hair , arranged in an elegant hairstyle. But to become famous throughout the world for its locks only managed Sutherland sisters , who lived in Lockport ( NY ) , the total length of all seven sisters hair was 37 feet ( 11 meters ).



Sutherland Sisters , the most famous girl with long hair.They were the real" stars" and amassed a huge fortune , showing his hair and earning advertising that was a novelty in the 19th century.They even surpassed Earners Barnum & Bailey Circus which first showed his show.



Barnum called them"the most enjoyable seven wonders of the world ." In the late 1800s, they were among the world-famous celebrities. Their luxurious hair and melodic voice made ​​them millionaires , but their subsequent wasteful extravagant spending made ​​them poor again.



first ladies tried to win fame and vocal performances with his brother Charles Carrel organized a"Concert Sutherland, seven sisters and one brother ." They sang , played the piano, and as such got to Barnum and Bailey Circus.



But then the sisters using family switched to its outstanding external advantages offered tips for hair care and beauty for millions , invented and began selling hair tonic.



In the days when homemade medicines and quackery flourished , they launched the real world marketing of hair care.



Fletcher Sutherland, father of seven girls , was a preacher , singer , writer , inventor, and politician , who worked for President Buchanan.Fletcher knew how to attract attention , he was described in one report as" a man , marked ability, known for his strong character , original thoughts and analytical mind .»



Fletcher Sutherland pushed their genetically externally and musically gifted , long-haired daughters and one son in the show business.



Although their show, consisting of church music , songs and salon lounge ballads, received rave reviews, but ultimately it was the hair girls, played a crucial role in their huge popularity.

The people were to embrace the idea of a miracle cure for hair falling out from disease and poor living conditions and medication. Any amateur"physician- pharmacist"could make a fortune , having uncomplicated knowledge and entrepreneurial talent and marketing. Sisters Sunderland yourself were living advertisement , the ideal role model.



Business Sutherland was one of the largest two and a half million bottles of hair care products were sold in 1890, approximately four years after the start of production , and received more than $ 3 million , a huge sum in those days.



family members Sutherland soon earned more money than they could imagine, but the costs they still went far beyond their means , to the wait staff , maids, footmen , clothing, pets, gold and diamonds , luxury mansions , travel, alcohol and even male applicants for love.



sisters wanted to live together, built a unique home - a symbol of their unity in business and life. Surrounded by thousands of acres of surrounding farms and forests, Sutherland has been a landmark mansion.Sisters feared contenders for his wealth - four of them never married , and only one of them had children.



They were no less popular than such celebrities whose heritage survived the test of time : Mae West , Mary Pickford , Charlie Chaplin , Douglas Fairbanks.People were trying to steal hair cut or sisters happiness , they earn more money for autographs , publications, souvenirs, photographs.



However, they were superstitious , eccentric , mystical ladies.Their lives , their ambitions , virtues , the rise and fall - of humor and drama there was more than in the novels.



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