Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-01
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anterestIng Experience with &
Female Barber.
New York Sun.


There is quiet little shop in Q
side street down town which dis
plays . modest sign bearing the
words:
"Maohine shaving done by lady
operators"
Lace curtains veil the interior
from prying eyes. A reporter
openod the door yesterday and
walked in with q look OF conf
dence and a three-days' beard on
his face. As he entered two
young women and q patient look
ing man rose from Q settee and
stood by three BARRIERS chairs.
The patient man looked at the re-
porter with passing interest. The
young women looked into the
mirrors in front Of the chairt.
While the reporter was hanging
up his hat and coat he chose the
smaller Of the two women, be-
esuse she had ceased to stare at
herself in the glass, and was much
palmer than the other. There
was . chsHce that she would pay
more attention 10 the victim than
her prettier companion. The re-
porter sank into her chair, leaned
bis head back and elevated his
chin. The operator passed .
small and smooth hand over his
chin, and asked, with Q liberal
smile, - she tucked . towel into
his neck:
ibid you want q shave. sir?"
"Yes-very light, please; go
over it once.
She passed her hand over the
reporters face again. She got
the lather cup and gently smear
ed him while she looked into the
glass. When her attention was
called to the matter she smiled
TRANQUILITY and removed the lather
from his mouth; nose and ears.
I'VE make 1t 9 point. sir. never
to talk to our customers." she
said % she brushed . stray lock
back from the reporters forehead
with one hand and began to rub
the lather into his chin with the
other. "It not only interrupts
us while working. but also, AZ
I'm sure you've had experience
enough TO know, becomes at
times somewhat tiresome. l mean
70 the customer, because there
are always times when one enjoys
o little rspose, don't you know,
and many gents seek a barber on
that account, which was what
made me resolve TO remain per-
fsctly silent at all times. for, says
! I to myself, If . gent"
pardon my interrupting you.
but there is no hair under my ears,
where you are now rubbing me. !"
mo, ! know it. l just do that
from force OF habit. Let--me-
soc. What wss I saying? Oh,
yes, I says to myself, ANY gent
can be talked TO until he is that
| put about that he feels as If
he
"What sort OF . machine do
you use when you shave a-man?"
".As il be didn't want TO come
any more, and 80 it is ="
docs it run by stsam?''
"It's best. according to my
mind to preserve strict silence.
Besides-what do you say about
the machinel Oh, here it is
'tisn't very new, you know, that
is, 'tisn't very new, because-er-
because it's kind Of old. It's
simply q razor with a steel comb
screwed on. It is impossible to
cut any one with II. You lay it
ON the face, you know, and then
just pull it along the cheek like
this"
"YSpl Let go! It's against
the grain"
| /Oh, it is? Why, you didn't
say. I thought it was with the
grain, but that's just like me.
I'm always making mistakes.
| Last CbeWsday-"
Ten minutes later pallid man
emerged from the quiet shop and
hurried toward the corner. The
patient man looked after him with
IN expression Of sympathy on his
worn features.