The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-27
Preparing to Mash.

There was to be grand Ball, and O
gilt.edged barber parlor was crowded, and
tue reporter was compelled to wait his
turn. AS he perched himself IN a conyen
lent scat, ono OF our Best Young Men had
just comfortably bestowed hlmself Ia one
OF those luxurious racks on which the
skinning operation is conducted, and the
reporter naturally bent his ialchlon glance
upon HIM. Tho inundation of soap and
the slow movement Of the glanclng blade
were both old songs 10 the man of news,
who was bearded like the pard, aud tue
tiny fountains of blood which appeared
occasionally were equally old and familiar
sights. Then came deluge of water and
a brisk friction with towel, and the face
of the Best Young Man shone out shiny,
clear and red:
And now comes the operation which
caused the regards of the reporter to be
fixed with fearful tntentness. The artist
produced bottle containing milky IL
iutd, and with his soft palm distributed
1t smoothly over the shining face, giving
it soft, pearly glow, whitening as the
liquid dried, This was rubbed in and
toned down by gentle application
of second fluid, the aromatic oder of
which proclaimed it bay rum. A soft
towel dried 1T off again and the barber,
seizing box of prepared chalk, coated
the face until it wore the smooth white
ness Of alaba-ier and resembled a newly
kalsomlned ceiling. The CHASTITY effect of
this was removed by gentle rubbing with
the operators soft hand. The result of
the treatment thus far left the face with
an cnameled look, and the owner had, un.
der the gesIight, creamy complexion
such as Wheeling smoke never permits ;
and here the reporter expected the opera
ton to cease But no ; going to his dres-
scr, the barber produced q comb and a
stick OF pomade the former was inserted
under the pale inoustache and the latter
softly dabbed over it, giving to it warm
color OF deep brown. A little touch of
cologne dlsslpated the odor of the cosmetic
and more evenly distributed it over the
moustache. a soft brushing and u little
waxing completed the decoration of the
mouthpiece.
What next2 Those pale eyebrows did
not correspond and must be made 10 do 80.
"A small tooth brush, dipped into brilhant-
inc, darkened with black pomade, was
deity passed over the brows, which were
then cologned and neatly brushed, giving
the owner wonderfully improved look.
Then came the eye lashes. Very import.
ant features are they and great care was
bestowed upon them. The pomade pencil
was again brought into reauisltion and a
hne delicate line was drawn on each lower
lid, just away from the lash. Then the
lashes were touched up with the pencil
and the subject openeda-pai of eyea that
seemed twice as large and dark as before,
while the penciled brows gave character as
well as beauty to his altered visago. Was
this allS The barber opened another draw
er, took out bottle and dampeued his
hnger with It's contents. The finger was
then passed over his subjects lips and
presto they lost their palcncss and wore
rich ruby redness that Hebe might have
envied. The finger again sought the
bottle and then caressed his cheek and lol
on their pale ramparts health set her rosy
banners.
"9es, I'fi very, very bsantifuli'' this
6rosVenor seemed to murmur to himself,
as he threw all approving glance into the
mirror and then vacated the chair.
''Do you 90 through that often ?" asked
the reporter, as he took the empty chair.
80, yes, SIR" replied the tonsorlal art
ist, especially on party nights. Have il
done, sir 2"
elbow much ?" '.Twenty-five cents" t"
"4immc ten cent shave"