Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
A French Barber Shop.

Prentice Milford in San Francisco Chroniele.]
French barber inclined to dull razor.
Make up for deficiency in sharpness by
physical strength. In shaving, it's q
long pub, strong pull and a pull al
together with him. A French shave is
modified sort of assault and battery
with intent to half kill. BARRIERS chair,
straight back Suggests garrote. No
cushions. Crotch for headrest. So all
over the continent. as well as in England.
American must go abroad to appreciate
his tonsorial luxuries at home. Foreign
barber shop is ours as is shambles 70 a
pa1lor. When French BARRIERS shave
seems half over, artist remarks, "Voila!'
American sits still. Barber sings out
again, "Voila!" and points to washbowl.
Customers regard Americans curiously.
Light at last breaks in upon American.
Finds out he is expected to arise and
wash lather from his own face. Custom
of the country. Everybody does it.
Gets up and tries to do it. Nothing but
his own fingers given to wash with. No
napkin. No sponge. Washes. Or
tries to wash. Leaves lather in ears or
whereabouts. Washing over. Has cuts
bandaged Goes out as if from prize
fight. BARRIERS apprentice expects fee.
Urn on counter for chat purpose. Penny
therein ELECTS chorus of ''Mercis!" 'tBien
mercis!" from all hands, from the boss
barber down. Well worth q penny to
hear such an explosion of thanks.
French barber during shaving savage.
Evidently one gives himself in .hand-to-
hand conflict with an enemy. Lataers,
cuts and slashes. BARRIERS wives also
shave customers. Shaved by one this
morning. Small suburban shop. Never
shaved by woman before, EXCEPT at
Jhurch fairs buying four-cent pincushion
for one dollar. To raise funds to paint
steeple and send missionary to India.
Head French barber out on a drunk.
Assistant barber shaving French infantry
officer 103d regiment. Red pantal oons,
long sword, gilt tassel, and 103 wherever
it could be put on him. Sat down and
waited for completion of the operation
on the French army. Woman came
from inner room. BARRIERS wife. Asked
me to be seated in BARRIERS chair. Sat.
Wondered. Madame tucked napkin un-
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preached with shaving pot and brush.
Wondered if she meant business. Found
she did. No nonsense. Lathered me.
Wondered. Wanted to laugh. Feared
to laugh. Tried to look as if had been
shaved by women all our life. Perhaps
I have. More or less. Quien sabei
Nobody in the shop seemed surprised
Being then with Romans knew / must
be as the Romans and not be surprised
t. Ell hard not to be. But ! was
Madame fiourished the razor. Strapped
it. And scientifically. Wherein she
shaved NE. Strange experience. Who
can tell what a day may bring forth:
She shaved WELL Firm and delicate
touch. Not unpleasant. Shut my eyes
Feared to look at her in the face. She
performed only on half my face; for the
assistant had finished the red-leggei
officer, and was turned over to him
the awkward gawk of boy, who grabbed
me by my free-born nose, and scrapei
and pulled at me with his cigarette
smelling fingers, and cut here and cu
there and scariied and mopped off BLOOD
and mopped it up, and finally led me
bleeding to the washbowl to clean up
| after the slaughter.