Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
What Next ?
A QUEER CoNCEIT-IMPROyING ON NATURE
DIMPLES AS AIDS TO BEAUTY.

entered broadway car IN which a reporter
was riding recently, and Immediately, but
unconsclously, diverted the attention of a
dapper little man who sat next the rcDor.
ter, and who had been staring out of cOun.
tenance all the other ladies in the car.
The little man, who looked like something
between halr'dresser and a middle.aged
beau, drew notebook from his pocket,
and, after making slight sketch of the
face OF the lady who had just entered the
car, said to the reporter: Fine woman,
that"
The reporter could not but agree with
him.
"What do you think is her special
charm p asked the little man.
The reporter thought it might be a sort
OF I" don't know whatness," a combina-
ton of chic and dignity, her graceful bear.
ing, her good clothes.
4" was speaking Of her face, purely and
simply interrupted the little man. " DO
you notice how completely her face is in
reposeY
The reporter answered that he thought
the lady looked as if she didn't take much
interest in any other women in the car.
Now | will make her smilo," continued
the dapper man, and rising, he turned his
back to the occupants of the car and blew
his nose violently. This grotesque exhibi.
ton of politeness caused the ''fine woman"
to smile. The dimplcs chased each other
over her cheeks, and then disappeared.
The little man resumed his seat in time to
catch glimpse of the fleetng dimples.
What do you think now2n he asked.
The reporter thought the lady was very
pretty when she smiled, and that her face
was dimped as that Of a baby or Wat
teau shepherdess.
"Those dimpless are her particular
charm" said the little nan. "She is
handsome without 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 hand
some, having been handsome become
beautiful"
"Oh, then you are sort Of "a" began
the reporter. The little man handed him
a card. 1t bore simply the words, "Pro
fcsSor A. Veroni, No. - DaGodil place.
THAT is my name and address," said he
3" BY profession ] am a surgeon, graduate
of the School Of Medicine, Paris. | am a
specialist, however, like many Of the emf
nent-l would say like many physician:
and surgeons Of the present time, and, my
specially is to place dimples in the faces OIL
those to whom nature has denied thi.
charm. Now, some women can get up
slx.inch smile without doing anything
further than put thoir mouths in parenthe
tbs, and others laugh as if they had dim
pies in their upper gums, but those deli
cate, expressive little hollows that YOU sec
in the check are,called up by the slightes
movements of the lips of those who posses!
them, and speak volumss-whole libra
ries.'
The reporter suggested that h0 already
knew all about the political aspects O
dimpleS; and he would be Obliged to tht
professor if he would tell him what dim
pie was.
"Well, sir" said Professor Veroni, g;
dimple-a natural dimple, that isis sim
ply slight hollow between two muscles Of
over muscle, anu the Skiu u more firmly
attached to the sutiaopnt tissues at thi
point than at any other point. Hence
when the muscles contract, as in the act o
smiling, the skin is drawn into the hollow
forming a dimple, that beautiful"
E Yes" said the reporter, "but how dt
you make them p
make a puncture in the skin at th,
point where the dimple is required,' an
sTeGeq thp pfnfesso3 "a pshclgrS tha
cannot be noticed when it is healed, anC
f with II very delicate instrument remove
small portion of the muscle. Then | ex
cite slight inflammation, which attache
the skin to the subcutaneoas hollow hav
formed. In a few days the wound
wound it may be called-has healed, and
charming dimple ig the resultn
, The reporter suggested yEat thers ough
to be a good deal OF nancy in the nev
operation.
| "There is,' said the professor "Wc
o men will be made lovely, and will b
, made rich.
How many times have you performst
this operation ?" asked the reporter.
:" Many tlme9 in France" qn2wsrSl th
professor; "neyer yet in America. TC
t morrow begin operating on several actrs,
e sss who wiah dihples on their facea, should
. ers and arms"
t "You speak English very well for
}. Frenchman, professor" said the reporter
s Maybe you think ANITA Frenchman,
r said the professor savagely.
J. ooh, not at all, said the reporter in
l. non.committal way" Here's my stree
r professor; good day"