The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-05
Dimple Culture.
A Cosmetic Industry Which is Destined
to Great Success.
New York World.l


A handsome woman elegantly dressed, en-
tered Broadway car in which a reporter
was riding, yesterday, and Immediately
but unconsciously diverted the attention Of
dapper little man who sat next the reporter,
and who had been staring out of countenance
all the other ladies in the car. The little man,
who looked like something between hair
dresser and middle-aged beau, drew note
book from his pocket, and after making a
slight sketch of the face of the lady who had
just entered the car, said to tho reporter, "Fine
woman, that"
The reporter could not but agree with him.
"What do you think is her special charm?'
asked the little man,
The reporter thought it might be a sort Of
81 don't know whatness," combination Of
chic and dignity, her graceful bearing, her
good clothes.
ply" interrupted the little man. "Do you
notice how completely her face is in repose?"
The reporter answered that he thought the
lady looked as if she didn't take much interest
in any of the other women in the car
"Now, I will make her smile." continued
the dapper man, and rising he turned his back
10 the occupants OF tne Car ana DloW MS nose
violently This grotesque exhibition of polite
ness caused the "tine woman" to smile. The
dimples chased each other over her cheeks and
then slowly disappeared The little man re-
sumed his seat in time to catch glimpse of the
fleeting dimples. "What do you think now?'
he asked.
The reporter thought that the lady was very
pretty when she smiled, and that her face was
as dimpled as that of baby or a watteau
shepherdess.
"Those dimples are her particular CHARM"
said the little man. "She is handsome with
out them, beautiful with them. In five years
from to-day-perhaps before that-when my
method becomes known, New York city will
be filled with women, who having been plain
become pretty, having been pretty become
handsome, having been handsome, become
beautiful"
''Oh, then, you are sort of a''-began the
reporter. The little man handed him card.
1t bore simply the words, Professor A. Ver-
roni, No. II Daffodil place." THAT is my
name and address," said he. "By profession
am surgeon, graduate of the school of medi-
cine, Paris. / am specialist, however, like
many of the eminent-I would say like many
physicians and surgeons of the present time,
and my speciality is to place dimples in the
faces of those to whom nature has denied this
charm. Now some women can get up six
| inch smile without doing anything further
than put their mouths in a parenthesis, and
others laugh as if they had dimples in their
upper gums; but those delicate, expressive lit
tie hollOws that you see in the cheeks are called
| up by the slightest movement of the lips of
| those who possess them, and speak volumes
| whole libraries"
| The reporter suggested that he already knew
| all about the poetical aspect of dimples; and
he would be much obliged to the professor if
| he would tell him what dimple was.
| "Well SIR" said Professor Verroni, "a dim
| plea natural dimple that isis simply
| slight hollow between two muscles. or over q
| muscle, and the skin is more firmly attached tu
| the subiacent tissues at this point than at any
| other points. Hence when the muscles con-
tract as in the act of smiling, the skin is drawn
| down into the hollow, forming a dimple, that
| beautiful
| ''Yes," said the reporter, "but how do you
! make them?'
81 make puncture in the skin at the point
| where the dimple is required" answered the
| professor, "a puncture that cannot be noticed
| when it has healed, and with very delicate
| instrument L remove small portion of the
| muscle. Then L excite slight inflammation,
| which attaches the skin to the subcutaneous
| hollow | have formed. In few days tho
wound-if awound it can be called-has healed,
and charming dimple is the result
| The reporter suggested that there ought to-
| be good deal of money in the new operation.
| "There is,'' said the professor. women
will be made lovely and will be made rich"
How many times have you performed this
| operation?" asked the reporter
MANY times in France" answered the pro-
| fessor; "never yet in America, Tomorrow [
begin operating ON several actresses who wish
| dimpes ON their faces, shoulders, arms and
| yes, shoulders and arms"
You speak English very well for French.
man, professor said the reporter.
| ''Maybe you think l amt Frencnman,"
said the professor savagely.
| ''Oh not at ALL said the reporter in a non-
| committal way; there's my street, professor.
| Good day."