Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-02
Dinple Culture.

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Gently, reporter was riding and i'm
mediately but unconsciously diverted tn,
attention of a dapper little man who sal
next the reporter and who had BEEN staring
out of eountenance all the other ladies il
the car. The little man, who looked like
something between hairdresser and a mid
dle-aged beau, drew a note book from his
pocket, and after making slight sketch Oi
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:'
asked the little man.
The reporter thought it might be sort
Of 81 don't know whatness," a combination
of chic and dignity, her graceful bearing,
her good clothes.
81 was speaking of her face, purely and
simply" 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
ear.
"Now will make her SMILE" continued
the dapper man, and rising, he turned his
back to the occupants of the car and blew
his nose violently. This grotesque exhibit
ton of politeness caused the ''fine woman"
TO smile. The dimples chased each other
over her cheeks and then slowly disappeared.
The little man resumed his seat in time to
catch a glimpse of the fieeting dimples
"What do you think now ?" he asked.
The reporter thought the lady was very
pretty when she smiled, and that her face
was as dimpled as tha; of baby or Wat
teau sheperdess.
''1hose dimples are her particular charm, y
aid 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 a
card. 1t bore simply the words, ''Profes-
sor A. NerroL., No. IL Dsffodil Place :"
''That is my name and address," said he.
''By profession l am surgeon, graduate
of the School of Medicine, Paris. | am a
specialist, however, like many of the emil
lent-l would say like many physicians and
surgeons of the present time, and my spec
ialty is to place din!ples in the faces of
those to whom Nature has denied this
charm. Now some women can get up a
six-inch smile without doing anything fur
ther than put their mouths in parenthesis,
and others laugh as if they had dimples in
their upper gums; but those delicate, ex-
pressive little hollows that you see in the
cheeks are called up by the slightest move
ment of the lips of those who possess them
and speak Yolumes-whOle libraries"
The reporter suggested that he already
knew all about the poetical aspects of dim
pies; and he would be obliged to the Pro-
fessor if he would tell him what a dimple
was.
swell, sir,n said Prof Verroni, "a dim
plea natural dimple that isis simply a
slight hollow between two muscles or over
a muscle and the skin is more firmly attach
ed to the subjacent tissues at this point
than at other points. Hence when the
muscles contract as in the act of smiling,
the skin is drawn down into the hollow,
forming dimple, that beautiful
Yes" said the reporter, ''but how do
you make themi'
Il make a puncture in the skin at the
point where the dimple is required an
swered the Professor, "a puncture that can
not be noticed when it is healed, and with a
very delicate instrument | remove small
portion of the muscle. Then | excite
slight inflammation which attaches the skin
TO the subcutancous hollow | have formed.
In few days the wound-if wound it can
be called-has healed and charming dim
pie is the result
The reporter suggested that there ough.
to be a good deal of money in the new Op-
Grafton.
.''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
Professor: ''never yet in America To-
morrow l begin operations on several ac-
tresses who wish dimples on their faces,
shoulders, arms and-yes, shoulders and
arms"
"You speak English very well for
Frenchman, Professor" said the reporter.
''Maybe you think amt Frenchman,"
said the Professor savagely.
''Oh, not at all, said the reporter in
non-committal way; ''here's my street,
Professor. Good day.