Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-07
CHARACTER In HAIR.
A BARBER WHO READS THE MINDS
OF HIS CUSTOMERS.
Outlines Of the Science OF '.Philography"-
Character as Expressed by the Beard
Examples Which Outline the
Photographic Art.
lCAicaeo News Interview.l

lCAicaso News INTERVIEW
You'd Aever be able to guess the secret
| OF my Success" said q well-to-do proprietor
OF . downtown tonsorial parlor to q reporter
few days ago. Now, mind you, the bar
ber's trade, as it is commonly practiced, is
not difficult one, and there is very little
to be made at it, but to handle the business
SO thas it will yield big profits, is where the
fine work comes in OF course have q sys-
tem-no kind OF business can be carried on
successfully without a system-but to better
understand my scheme let me give you an
idea Of the difficulties in the business
Now, to begin with, your customers are
all men, no two Of whom are alike. One
patron has peculiarities entirely different
from another, yet all have to be pleased or
their patronage will be lost. The art is to
suit your customers so they will call again,
but you would never dream what Q difficult
art that IS. 1t does not consist in giving Q
man a good shave, or trimming his beard to
the advantage OF his coun tenance, or let
ting up when he doesn't want to talk. or
talking when he feels like talking. There's
a good deal more to it than all that In q
word, you've got TO get his good will You
must catch his sympathy; you must lead
him to believe you are in sympathy with
him, and whom that is accomplished you are
sure Of a steady customer.
The odd thing about it is the selfish fell
lows are generally the easiest to control l
read their character at . glanca After
word or two a new subject is sprung Get
the attention of a man off his usual thoughts
AMI for the tins being he is changed man
Then Is the time to make the impression on
his mind It's a rare art to be able to get q
mans confidence, to be able in the first
second or two to produce q favorable i'm
preston in his mind, but the ability to do
this IN nine cases out Of ten is the secret Of
my prosperity. How is it done. It is char
acfer reaiing down fine. Its the instantau-
eous recognition OF the chief characteristics
In my man, and the art consists in knowing
what to say to humor his prejudices and
how % say it But mere skill in face-read-
ing will hot enable one to do this
1T is not generally known, but it is a fact,
that better idea of character is expressed
by the board sometimes than by the counte-
nance. The art of reading character by the
beard is taught as a science in Paris under
the name Of photography and l understand
book is shortly to be published in which
the principles Of this science will be given in
detail Did you ever notice that people Of
very violent temper have always close-grow-
ing hair! Its a fact that every man having
close growing hair is the owner Of a decided
temper. It's easy enough for me TO note at
a glance how a mans hair grows. Then l
know how to handle him Men of strong
temper are generally vigorous, but at the
same time they are not always fixed in their
opinions.
Now, the man with coarse hair is rooted
TO his prejudices Coarse hair denotes OBJ
h,r-i
oppose a man whose hair is coarse The &C.
centric man has always fine hair, and you
never yet saw a man of erratic tendencies,
who ut the same time hal a sound mind,
that was not refined in his tastes Fine hair
indicates refinement You may have no
ticed that men engaged in intellectual, or
especially in aesthetic, pursuits. where del
icacy OF taste Is required, have
invariably fine. Iuxriant hair and
beard These sams men as n
class, particularly painters, are al
ways remarkable for their personal pecul
iarities. Take Oscar Wilde, for example
His hair is as fine and soft as a child's, and
you remember how much fun was made of
him because he persisted in wearing knee
brooches. Oscar Wilde couldn't help that,
however. H. had to act different from
other men because his mind had an cratic
bent / went to see him when he lectursd
here, just to satisfy myself whether he was
A humbug The moment caught sight OF
his hair, which YOU remember he wore
down his back, | was satisfied the man was
in earnest, though very eccentric.
"The brilliant, sprightly fellow, who by
the way is almost always superficial, has
generally a curly beard. II not, his hair is |
curly. Its easy to bring a smile TO the face |
l.,r 4 l.
where colder natures see nothing to laugh
at But that's because his mind is buoyant,
and not deep enough to penetrate to the bot |
tom of things. There is good deal of diff |
ference bet tween coarse hair and hair that is |
harsh. though it requires an expert to dis
tinguish it For example, mans musta che
may be of texture as fine "a silk, AMI yet
cannot be trained to grow into graceful
curve. That's because the hair Is harsh.
Now, lie lp'e whose hair is harsh have anna. |
BILE but cold natures. They are always |
really To listen, but it's difficult to arouss |
their feelings In men of this disposition |
the hair on their heads is generally, in fact |
almost always, OF darker shade than their |
boards
when the beard is full. covering the en- |
tire face, the color varies from dark shade |
near the roots to red, which colors the end !
of the hair. These men have very rarely |
good memory. They forget easily, and |
often leave a cane or an overcoat behind |
them in a barber-shop. They are great pro-
and ara bad at keeping appoint |
ments. Think over your acquaintance and |
see if the man who is habitualiy slow has /
not a mustache or beard of a lighter shade !
than his hair. It's always the case. These
are the men who come in lat, at the tn o. ire
and get to the depot just in time to miss the |
train