Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-28
THE LADIES' BARBER SHOP.
Women who Frequent the Place-The
Art of Cutting and Banging Hair.

"This where ladies get shavedY''

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"This where ladies get shavedp
"Well not exactly. This Is where they
get their hair cut. Take a seat" and the
young man with eyeglasses proceeded TO
none his razor. eyes, sir, this IL the place
the ladies come to have their hair banged,
filled, frizzed, heads shampeoed and other
wise their capillary wants attended to-
"Have much custom? ?"
"Oh, lots OF it; sometimes eight or ten
ladies' In here at a time. All have to wait
their turn just like men, and generally
have to give way TO men customers"
"Why sop
ooh, il takes 80 long 10 barberize a
lady's head. Souse on a little water and
soap on mans head, rub Il In pretty
well and hold him und0r the waterapout;
add a little oil, wax his moustache, and
be's done. But a lady-oh, moi Why, IL
takes an hour and a half to shampoo
lady's head. You soc, you have 70 divide
the hair into two parts and tie IL, comb it,
look out il doesn't tanGle--that's the great
danger: some tangles easier than others
Is finer; is all tangle, III fact. Why, we
charge them 10 cents 10 81 % for this
operation"
Irregular oustOmersY'
con, yes; q number Of ladies come here
once every two weeks and take a sham
poo"
"EYer shave any ladies' moustachesg
ooh, no: they wouldn't allow that.
Some consider the delicate fuzz on the
upper liz great beauty. ] never heard
Of lady having 10 hayed on; nor did |
ever see a blonde with mOustache; but
I'll give you one pointer about IT,
"W hats thatY'
"wby, ladies with hair on the upper lip
have temper"
"YOu cut hairf'
con. yes; have lots OF that sort Of Gus
tom. Young girls and misses generally
have theirs shingled, 20 do ladies who
fear 90 lose their hair, or who have been
sick, but most young ladies 20 the bang"
"Oh, anybody can bang the hair. Why,
cut II short Of. ! banged my girPs the
other night"
"There you fool yourself. IL requires
an artist to bang lady's hair--that Is, II
you do il according 10 the shape and con-
tour Of her face, OF " she wishes 20 wear
hor bangs curled. You see many girls on
the street whose bangs dishgllre them.
Know the reason We'll, they cut them of
! straight across, without any regard 20
! the shape Of their face. Then sometimes
they are singled, which requires great
care.n
"Well, how does q woman act, anyhow,
IN a barber sh0p-8lt up IN a chair, put
her feet on that cross-piece and lay her
head back like a lamb going 10 slaugh-
terg'
"Oh, mercy, no; nothing Of that sort.
/ She generally comes with n lady friend,
! and 81 it's her first time, perhaps, walks
by the shop once or twice. 80 as to SEQ
| that there are no men In. Then enc mod
estly enters and sage: This Is the place
where you dress ladies' heads, / believer
They at IN their chairs in the back room
and We put the apron around their uccka.
Why. they are the patientest bodies In the
world, and sit for an hour or an hour aud
| a half perfectly quiet and contentcd. And
rs for waiting, why some Of them walt
hall day for their turn without q MUIR
muir. They never get mad, and. though
the work ~ much more troublesome than
that put upon men, vet they are uncom-
I planning"
"And the buainossY'
'Is profitable. II Il OF only two years
/ existence IN this city and about three
years Ia New York, though IN Paris,
! Vienna and London th0re have been la
dice barber shops, as you call them, for
years.