Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-30
LEGS, ARMS, NOSES. EYELAsTEs, &C..
MADE AND RENEWED.
PROF. II. w. WEIGHTON, Proprietor.

Pushing through the crowd that was collec-
ted around | entered and asked for Professor
Weighton.
gentleman behind the glass case removed
an enormous jewellers magnifyng glass that
was screwed in his right eye. scanned me care
fully. and not detecting the absence of a nose,
or ear. or arm. or leg. finally said:
IL am Professor WeghtOn-what can l do
for you, sir:''
II wish to know. Professor, by what pro-
cess you renew legs eyebrows and noses. 1t
seems to me rather odd and difficult profess
sion"
at is diiicut-you are perfectly right as to
that-but can not agree with you that the
business is at all odd. 1t is the simplest thing
in the world. Look. for instance at this nose
l am perfecting, he continued pointing to the
curious looking thing he had been cycling
through the magnifying glass. "This nose is
almost in a state of completion. yet I'll venture
to say you couldn't tell me what sort of a nose
it will be- Grecian. Roman or 7etrOusSet'
i admitted that | would not have known it
was a nose if he had not kindly informed me.
The Professor smiled proudly.
Il thought sO,'' he said. 'By tomorrow
morning this will be one OF the prettiest Gre
clan noses you ever saw. See what a handsome
flesh tint ! am giving it. 1t is for lady on
FHty-SecOnd street.
''How on earth did lady lose her nose -
ut was curious accident. which almost
rendered her incOnsoIable Her father is
watching an interesting experiment in his lab
Oratory few weeks ago she stopped over to
examine the eccentric of cOg-wheel. Being
short-sighted she incautously bent too low.
The wheel was revolving rapidly-a siz and a
whiz! and the nose from the bridge down was
shaved clean of The family physician was sent
for and wanted to make nose from the arm,
but. aside from the pain of that operation the
uncertainty of turning out well-shaped nose
raised objections. and was ordered to prepare
wax substitute"
do you mean by natural meat substitution
real nose Of flesh?" asked.
Certainly. The skin is removed from GER
tain portion of the arm, the proper preparations
made. and the arm then bound tightly over the
missing nose. The flesh soon adheres to the
face. then the arm is detached and the nose is
shaped. The advantage Of this style of nose,
while it may not be so shapey as its predeces-
sOr. is it's durability 1t will never come off.
Now wax nose will look very pretty. and
when her friends see Miss B they will proba-
bly, be more than ever in love with her beauty;
but it doesn't last, and will need constant re-
pairing. 1t is scarcely SO good as celluloid.
Have you ever read POes STORY OF the Wax
is a great deal of truth in it. Miss B could
never live in very hot climate. Her nose
might melt, and would certainly soften"
This is very interesting, Professor l re-
marked, but is not your business small? l do
not recollect seeing many people with artificial
noses"
'This branch of my business is not large. We
have, however, good deal of repairing on old
noses. The demand for legs and arms is steady
and pays well. In addition to the number of
people needing cork limbs. the limbs must be
totally renewed every few years. and that keeps
the business up"
'Do you often have to fit ladies with cork
limbs?' -
II take their measure. Great precision and
care is necessary. Great skill is required to.
IN - ha nj eli md
length as its fellow. The more perfectly this is
done the less limping you will observe.
Are ladies hard to please in the selection of
limbs:"
"a lady came to me once and ordered the
foot of her cork leg a size smaller than her
natural foot. Her idea was to keep the real
foot concealed, and when opportunity arose to
project her smaller and more delicatey cut pedal
extremity to the public view. Vanity is the
strongest point in some people. The operation
of renewing eyebrows and ashes, for instance,
is not at all comfortable yet you will see plenty
OF people come here and submit to it. even
though they are already tOlerably well supplied
in those essentials. We use real hair and a
needle so fine it is almost invisible. The hair is
threaded through this needle and run through
the skin"
II suppose this business is for the most part
confined to the genter seX?'
Not by any means. 1t is altogether mis-
take to suppose women more vain than men.
Not long ago had an order from young man
of this city for three quarter-inch dark brown
lash. 1t is positive fact that that young fell
low, even in an ordinary ten-mnute converse
ton, will close his eyes at least six times to dis
play his long, silky lashes If you will step this
way will show you through our operating
rooms" and. entering a door, the Professor
led me through suit Of spacious apartments.
A number of young women working at small
tables each table covered with little instru-
ments and things. the like of which l had never
seen before. On some Of the tables were noses
in different stages of completion-some were
just out of the mold, others were modelled and
turned, awaiting the professors finishing touch.
At one table two girls were threading needles
with fine, silky hairs. and sewing them in little
squares on a thin, transparent gauze.
''These girls" said the professor, ''are max
ing some Of those beautiful arched eyebrows
you may sometimes see in bathrooms. These
sewed on the net are the less expensive kind,
and are only used on special occasions. The
real brow is very expensive, and can only be
made by person Of great skill. have an
operation to perform this afternoon, and if you
like you may be present"