Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-10
LADIES WHO SHAVE.
A Novel System Imported from
Greece and Patronlzed by
Fashionable Ladies'.

N. Y. Journal.
A novel phase Of social life came to
the notice Of q Journal reporter yes
terday, the details Of which will afford
considerable interest and possibly
some profit to ladies who are troubled
with hlrsute sppendages. Through
the courtesy of an acquaintance an In
PRODUCTION was given the reported to
Signora Helen Georgides, q female
barber, who shsves without q razor.
She resides on the frat story Of liz
Hester street. The Signora is q bux-
o~m.looklng brunette, with pleasant
features, and apparently forty years OF
age. She has two handsome looking
boys, one OF whom acted as interpreter.
"My mother Is a native Of Smyrna,
Asia Minor" of these said, in very
good English.
SHAVING WITHOUT A RAZOR.
"Cau you describe the proc ess9'
Certainly; but my mother docs
not use any razors, and she confines
her attentions exclusively to ladies.
She uses a thread instead Of q razor,
and the process IL not only more
speedy, but more satisfactory"
docs tho lady object to giving me
an illustration of her skillf'
After some ooaxlng the feminine
professor CONSENTED. Taking the re-
porter II to another room, he was re-
quested to bare his arm. Taking q
strong ] men thread she placed one end
betwee, her teeth, and with q pecu.
liar see saw motion with both hands
abe applied the thread quickly up and
down the arm, the hair being caught
up by what appeared to be o small
siip-knot In the center OF the thread.
This motion wal continued for several
seconds with remarkable results, the
hairs being quickly removed by the
process.
HOW LADIES ATE TREATED.
"Of course you will understand"
continued her Interpreter, "that my
mother does not pretend to shave gen.
tlemen; their boards would be too
hard and rough; but she has been
very successful with ladies', and has
ute q large number of customers
who visits her regularly"
"How long does 1t take to effect
uslly remove a lady's moustaohe7"
"Well, q brunette will get shaved
by her process once o month, blondes
once Ia three weeks. Very much de.
ponds upon the nature AID growth Of
the beard or moustsche, as the case
may be. The first stage 10 to anoint
the skin we'll with an ointment, the
preparation OF which Ia a secret. The
idea is to soften the skin thoroughly,
SO that the hairs may be removed
without causing discomfort to the
patient.
"After the skin had been we'll sat-
urated with the ointment the hairs
come out very easily and the prepare.
ton checks their growth for several
weeks"
LADIES WHO WEAR M~oUsrACHRs.
"Do you find many ladies who are
afflicted with beard and moustaches2"
"Oh. yes. There are dozens OF
them In this big city. Brunettos are
more troubled In this way than
blondes, and the older the patient ia
the more time 1t takes to remove 1t.
My mother has many customers, real
fashionable ladies, who are fifty years
OF age, who visit her regularly. Bat
the majority OF her customers are
professional people, such as actresses,
singers, and such like. They are
very particular, too, but money Is
no object with them, and on special
occasions they do not hesitate to pay
rs much as 90 a visit. Her regular
fee 10 so.
"The week previous to the Arlon
ball we had as many as twenty persons
q day call here to get shaved. In
deed, there were more came than my
mother could possibly attend to-"
II FEMALE MoUsTACHE CROP.
The reporter suggested that an up
town office would probably pay better
than one In Hester street.
"We tried that, and for some weeks
she had quite q nice offi,e on Union
Square, but owing TO q money diff
Guilty with the man whom she was
compelled to associate with her In the
business, she left and came here But
her best customers have not left her.
On the contrary, they visit her regu
lsrly, and some of them very fine
ladies, who come attended by theil
servants. Here, you see. she meets
good many of her oompatriots, and
1t makes things more cheerful for
her."
SAT what seasons of the year Is she
the busieatl"
"Ob, In the summer She ther
visits ladies at the seaside resorts ans
fixes them up for balls and parties
They pay her literally. Her bus,es
time In the winter Is during the Frsnol
and German bail season."
"Now, how many ladies do you sup
pose are afflicted with moustaches il
New York;"
After consultation with his mothe
the youth replied that she suppose,
she could reckon up . hundred t
whom q moustsohe was Q perpetus
source OF vexation.
The slgnors's apartments In Heste
street are neatly but unostentatiousl
furnished, and from inquiries mad
among the neighbors she appears t
derive quite a profitable income.
~ssns.--
HONEY FOR THE LADIES
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