I have come across one mention of a 'Spanish Wigg,' but as this was worn by a runaway ship's apprentice, it was probably of foreign manufacture, and the species had no place here. Lastly, there was the 'Bob' wig, or attempt to imitate the natural head of hair. This wig was mostly in use among the lower orders; and many are the descriptions of it, and its various colours, in the advertisements for army deserters. But the better class also used it. We have seen, in the _Spectator_, No. 319, how a man wore 'a thin Natural' wig; so also we read in Steele's 'Lying Lover,' 'What shall I do for powder for this smart Bob?' The proper quality, and quantity, of his powder, must have been a serious weight upon the mind of a beau. Its groundwork, or basis, was starch, very finely ground and sifted; but this was adulterated with burnt alabaster, plaster of Paris (which was called in the trade _Old Doctor_), whitening, fine flour, flour from pearl barley, and other things; and it was scented--well, we should think to a sickening degree--with ambergris, musk and civet, violets, orris root, rose, bergamot, orange flowers, and jessamine. And there were different coloured hair powders. The black was made with starch, Japan ink, and ivory black; a cheaper sort was made of pounded coal-dust. Brown was made with starch and umber--according to the shade required. Grey was produced by mixing some of the black powder with more starch, and adding a little smalts. Gay presents us with a curious little piece of economy:-- When suffocating Mists obscure the Morn _Let thy worst Wig, long us'd to Storms, be worn_; This knows the powder'd Footman, and with Care, Beneath his flapping Hat, secures his Hair.[190] [Footnote 190: _Trivia_, book 1.] We are indebted also to Gay[191] for the following vivid description of the manner in which the beaus were robbed of their cherished chevelure:-- [Footnote 191: _Ibid._ book 3.] Nor is thy Flaxen Wigg with Safety worn; High on the Shoulder, in the Basket born, Lurks the sly Boy; whose Hand to Rapine bred, Plucks off the curling Honours of the Head. This was an ingenious plan, but it was almost equalled in the very early years of George I. by a practice which sprang up, of cutting a hole in the leather backs of the carriages, boldly clutching the occupant's wig, and dragging it through the hole.