The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-22
PAINTING BLACK EYES.
Interview with a Successful Bruise Dis
acknowledgements of the Patients.

Interview with Successful Bruise Dis
guiser-Treatment of the Patients.
philadelphia Press.l
The leeching and painting of eyes, dis
colored through misfortuneS which their
victims call by various names, has become
quite profitable business, the headQuar
tiers of which is situated in the center of
the district occupied by the bruising fra
ternity.
you see am pretty busy" said one
of Philadelphia's most successful bruise
disguisers to reporter, as he ushered a
very pretty young lady out Of his office
and resumed his seat, placed within easy
reach of the implements of his profession
"Here are my materials, he went on
pointing to collection of tubes contain
ing variously colored paints, and taking
up bottle filled with healthy, Shiny,
squirming leeches. You would, be in,
interested to see the patients that will
call here to have their disfgured beauty
made perfect again. There are all kinds,
from the well dressed, daintily gloved
lady, who, for once, uses the street cars
instead of her carriage. down to the rag
ged pot-boy at some concert den, who
has been trying his powers as a bare
knuckle boxer.
do your visitors tell you how they re-
ceive their wounds2"
80 yes though I never ask. They are
generally eager to explain how stupidity
they ran against a door left ajar in the
dark That is almost always the story
told by the ladies, although some vary it
by describing the fall downstairs, caused
by torn rune in their dress. The other
morning young lady. evidently bride.
came here with a badly swollen and
backened eye. While I was leeching it
cho fol Tna hn hoIs
against the corner of dressing table in
stopping to pick up her scissors, which
she had drop. ed on the floor. l, as usual,
offered my confidence and as / was
about to apply the paint to Der
eyeiid the door was hastily opened
and a gentleman appeared, with face
very much the worse for three long
scratches on the left cheek. The lady
looked up started, clenched her small
hands, grew white with anger, and per-
haps there would have been more blood
split had not the new arrival, evidently
recognizing my visitor, beaten hasty re-
treat. There was no more talk of dress
ing tables that day"
do you remedy bruised faces as well
as blackened eyesY"
so, yes; no matter what the injury u.s. /
can generally render it invisible through
my skill with the paint-pot l never
ask for names, and. if possible,
avoid any conversation, because in some
cases where people have been quarreling
and afterward applied to the courts for
settlement of their difficulties, am apt
to be called in to testify as to their APP
pearance when they called on me.
How often do you have to treat your
patients?"
About every three days the paint be-
comes hardened and creased and the first
coating has to be removed and fresh one
applied. If the eye is swollen leech it
before painting. and / can. in almost
every case, entirely conceal the bruise.
The paint l carefully apply with my
finger, rubbing it we'll in and taking
great care that the blending of the colors
is exact