The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-17

x1uTOeT- ISM IN IOnuOn.-- Inc editor OF the New
York Police Gazette, who is now on a visit 10
London, assigns coesnt reasons why an English
gentleman always shaves himself. He gravey
serts that =" there is not barber in England"
Those who call Themselves such he shows to be
real bdrbaridns. But let him speak for himself:
To this end, / shall here solemnly advise all
those of Us, who have enjoyed the luxury of an
American barber shop, to provide themselves with
shaving materials before coming TO England.
advi'e This not only a matter of comfort, but
a matter of personal safety; and l further enjoin
my friends, If they have not become accomplished
in The of before they start, acquire it
as the most vital branch of English education
very nearly lost my life within four hours alter nv
arrival in London, and before had seen The Great
Exhibition, by my ignorance in this matter. In The
first place, it cost me nearly half hours walk
and the AID of three policemen before conld find
a shop, and then, after had been abandoned by
the last official was helped to it by small hoy
who carried pitcher of milk in his hand and
who for penny pointed me- to a shabby poe up
narrow lane near III. famous PaternosIer Row. j
congratulated myself. however, on reading the
sign which accompanied the pole, that the artist Of
The establishment was hair.dresser to the Qp-en,
and despite the tact that his shop was not larger
than cupb, ard, and divided its space with thu
claims Of a CIRCULATING library, expected royal
shave. 1t will be seen how the promise of The sign
was kept. was sat IN a chair such as ar. ord i
narily used in families, without either arms head
ple'e, aad after being he'd in towel of sus-
rejeet-d,) my head was bent back most painfully
and swoop made at my throat that inspired M
with terror had never felt before. | was deter.
| mined, however, to keep up the character of my
country by ahsta'ning from any evidence of The
irepldatioD, 81 closed my eyes and allowed the
iron harvest to be taken without murmur Blu,
! am ready to confess thought unuterable things
The barber passed over me but once, literally rak.
| ing me down instead of shaving me- ard af er the
lapse of about two minutes from the beginning O
| his operations he made low bow and told me
was finished. did not feel dispo.ed to complain
that he had not been thorough. On the coIirary
| was immensely relieved in my feelings when h.
| had done, and sprang my feet with The alacri,
that might be expected by a condemned man wher
| reprieved from the torture To The Question o
Z" how mucb.'' received the answer of" iup-pence
please"-the everlasting pledse-an very gladly
made my escape from The shop. On III. following
| day found more stylish OPP in Cheapsde which
| had Two opulent wax heads IN the window, bu
| the chair and the rake down were the same The
| only difference was, that this latter shop charged
| on the score OF its bow window, and its location
| suppose, sixpence which is a shilling of our mo
| ney. am inclined 10 think that few American
BARRIERS would do we'll here. If the English coulc
| learn the luxury of such a performance as is ob
| tanned at Ridgeway's in the Irving House, at Pha
Ions, or through the hands and light razors of on
| old friend, Monsieur Maquit of Hoboken, the,
| would soon abandon the labor and inconvenience,
of twisting and posturng before glass for half al
| hour every morning. At present nobody shave
out, because there is not a barber in England
With the facility would grow the taste, Under tn
present state OF things do not wonder that Ameri
| cans suffer themselves be covered with hair il
this transatlantic region. The sacrifices of keepu
a clean face can scarcely be duly estimated.