Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-22
- THE WAY FROM CHINA
,.,.,,ese Barber and Tailor
4 in New York.
!, IA, o. These Enterprising Foreigners

n22 Mott street IS the oniy eninese
- n New York. lie rejoices in
- .ore Of III Chow and in the pos
n lucrative business. His
.'.,i. sbop is filled the week long, but
sundays and Mondays it is over
+. ..,rded with patient and long-waiting
toners For the Mongol knight Of
r. razor is far greater artist than
American cousin. lie comes, in
~ very near to the barber of four
..n,ies ago, who to tonsorial knowl-
"a added skill as dentist, doctor,
.ti,opodist. oculist, and surgeon.
! china he has but low caste, receiv-
ng only cents for a shave; and
money in China measures things as
rsu "a in Wall street. Here he re-
,syes from 80 cents to 81.
Chinese shaving is slow process.
The customer seats himself erect upon
. stooI. with the knowledge that an
hour must pass before he is released.
The barber opens the fire by carefully
washing the victims face, throat, head
ard ears with warm water, either
Main or perfumed. He then begins
sbaying the head, beginning from over
the right ear and moving toward the
rigbt until the forehead and lower
mart of the back head are cleaned. He
then passes to the face and afterward
% the neck. The ears are then
shaved and thoroughly cleaned. This
i lone by delicate instruments that in
appearance suggest Il dentists imple-
peats. The face, neck, and head are
then washed and rubbed until the skin
assumes a healthy pink. The second
part Is somewhat like the Swedish
moyement-cure. The barber begins
to turn and manipulate the head and
neck until every cord and muscle has
been stretched, pinched, and pulled.
The shoulders arms, md back are then
pulled and pounded until the victim
expresses a desire to stop; the queue
is then unbraided,' cleaned, combed
and rubbed, and again braided and
put in place. Occasionally the hands
and feet are then washed and rubbed
and each toe and finger pulled until it
cracks. They are then dried, perfumed
and rubbed until the blood circulates
IN every capillary.
The operation is lengthy, but is
heartily enjoyed. One word should be
said for the razors. They are made of
fine manganese or chrome steel, have
avery high temper, and are half-moon
IN shape. In hardness. elasticity, and
temper they excel any razor turned
out in Sheffield. When rusty, how
ever or badly stropped. they pull
worse than anything known, and
might beput in curiosity shop with
the thumb-screw and bootleg of the
middle ages.
At II Pell street is Lo Lyon, tailor
and draper He has long had the
monopoly of supplying the moon-eyed
with olouses, petticoats, and trousers,
aad has amassed competence. He
: a shrewd fellow, and, to prevent
competition, has invariably refused to
aSe apprentices no matter how large
aOOhus was offered for the privilege.
ne Is sufficiently Americanized to use
1e last invention in ing-machines,
aiu also to charge % per cent more
% The labor than when done by hand.
ohinese tailor at work sits on
w StOol behind a counter and
~ never crosses his legs. He INDUCES
= NC latter luxury only when toll is
s'sf In China they employ a goose
! 'ne shape of an arrow with long
!. uSnas; but here they have adopted
y regular tlatiron of the trade. The
-
sssale Is the same as the European,
!. y with a much longer eye to facili-
- threading; the scissors are similar
~'Sp' that they change the handles
: . ut the fingers and parts of the
!. 'la mat do the cutting. In regard
goods the Chinese use silk, woolens,
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