Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-10
BEARDLESS BELLIES.
What q Washington Barber Has 90
Say About Women and RazOrx.

''This is lady's razor" said fashionable
hairdresser. as he sat in his shop, the other day,
stroppng small iyory-handled razor. ..The
ladies bring 'em here for me to put ia order"
"A lady's razor" asked STAR reporter, who
had been drawn INTO the shop Through curiosity
| $40 ladies ever use razors? Oh, yes. / see; to
cut their corns with" he added looking wise
No not to cut their corns. either: but to
| shave with" corrected the hardresser ''TC
| shave with; that's what razors are for and that's
| the Use women put them to-"
You don't mean to say that women shaver"
| reiterated the reporter a look Of establishment
| taking possession of his face
That's just what mean to saw" replied he
| of the razor, running the cleaning blade across
| his thumb-nail. Then, finding tine edge
| satisfactory, he became more confidential and
continued: There are great many ladies in
| Washington who shave. Some of them are
| adopts i'm the use of the razor, but the most OF
| them are shaved by their maids. To know
how to use q razor IL one OF the principal re-
qusites of a good lady's maid. Many ladies
| send their maids to New York to have them
| taught the use Of a razor at a cost OF from $50
| to 800. and some of them become very expert
baSbers. They can command very high prices
for their services, and are never i'm want of a
good position. But they can't learn to take
care of a razor" he added with smile Of sat
| isfaction as he closed the little instrument aud
put it away In a neat Morocco case. They
come to me for that"
''lslt not something new f0r women to shaver"
| asked the reporter.
"No, not exactly, though it's new to most
people The habit grew from the fact that
many women have thick growth of soft downy
hair on their cheeks and chin and across the
upper lip This is very Objectionable to them
| as it spOs their complexion entirely and giCes
them a masculine appearance. They try TO get
rid of t4as defect by pulling out the most proni-
| nent hairs, but that only makes them grow the
heavier and finally they have to resort
TO- shaving 1t Is sad day for
| sort to shaving. but she will do most anything
rather than to allow the hair TO grow on her
| face Why, have seen ladies with their faces
| all SCARED up from the use Of causfics Tor this
purpose"
Here he stopped TO take out another razor
and try its edge upon hairhe held between his
fingers.
.Shaving lady j. a very delicate Job" he
continued. land the razor must have fine edge
on it, To cut a ladys face would be to do her
an injury that would never be forgiven. But q
man who understands his business would never
do that. They do what they call shaving under
the skin. which consists in stretching the skin
tightly over the face between the thumb and
forefnger and shaving 1t in that way. one spot
at time. SO that when the skin is let loose the
pores close over the stubble."
"All ladies don't shave, do they2" asked the
reporter. in dismay.
''Oh. no; not even majority Of them; but
many ladies In fashionable life do.
About how often do they usually have to go
through the operatOnr
Generally two three times week. ana
it's very tedious. For that reason many other
means are tried for getting rid OF superfuouD
hair on the face There is dermstOlogist here
who has some sort of an electrical machine for
extracting these hairs. and he has tremendous
nract;ce Women with a lot of hair on their
faces will resort to almost any means Of getting
rid of it," Here rriyate carriage drove up to
the door and T." reporter taking hint. parted
with his ioqia1.. "a friend. d. a lady, probably
tue ia r roe ...-su- 81 razor. entered the shop