The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-12-12
A NEW WRINKLE.
Women Who Fall Into Line and Wait fol
the Summons of sNext."

Women Who Fall Into Line and Wait for
the Summons of Next"
A reporter entered his favorite ton.
serial parlor the other evening for the
purpose of having his Byronic chin
scraped preparatory to spending Sun
day at Newport, as is his wont. Each
barber's chair had an occupant, and
five gentlemen sat like patience,
etc., against the walls in various de-
grees of expectancy Behind the door
the reporter beheld with surprise a
handsomely-dressed young lady of the
short-horned--not short-haired-vari
ETY.. He took the next chair, and as
the lady monopolized the file of the
Christian at Work, was forced to content
himself with an illustrated sporting
journal. In few minutes, at an art
lists salutation of ''Next!' ponderous
gentleman arose with evidence of ex-
treme gratifiation, and was visibly as
founded when the barber remarked:
''This lady Is next, sir"
The fair one rose, dropped her four
by-six bonnet, and with rustic of silk
suggestive of the newspaper mans
home circle, dropped into the big
chair, with the smiling suggestion as
the apron was tucked beneath dim
pied chin: "Not too close behind
please"
The shearing completed among the
concentrated gaze and quizzical smiles
of all in the shop, the lady took her hat
from the peg and departed with all the
nonchalance of an old-timer.
"Isn't it rather extraordinary for a
lady to appear in that manner in a
regular barber shop, which has no hair
dressing annex" asked the reporter
of the artist who was identifying him.
"Not at all, '"was the reply. II cut
lady's hair nearly every day, and fire.
quently two day."
"Do they come alonep"
NEARLY always" .....
"Well," said the scribe, GIVE been
shaved good many years in New
York and never before met case, -"
That's because you don't come at
the right time of day and because the
custom is only about two years old. 1t
is exceptional to see lady here at
night. They generally arrive at mid
day or shortly before, as they don't
like to meet crowd of men, and nine
times out of ten are certain to find the
place deserted"
"But should think woman would
feel diffidence about coming into a
shop at any time, and would have the
barber come to her residence when it
was necessary to cut her hair"
"a considerable number do, but they
are large minority. As far as my ex-
perience goes, find that ladies who in
sist on wearing masculine heads are
not the most timid or retiring of their
sex. But the chief point is this: When
barber goes to lady's house he
charges just double price for the work,
as he consumes considerable time on
the way and is obliged to carry all the
implements of his trade along. Ladies
learn quickly enough from their hus-
bands or brothers what the regular
charge is, and very few of them will
pay moreover those who throw plenty
of money away every month on sweet
meats and flummery. 1t is only
another inconsistency of the sex, Isup.
pose"
"Do you object to cutting lady's
hairP' put in the reporter in his most
insinuating tone.
"Ahem! On general principles, no
rather like it you know, But, speak.
ing professionally, l can say that, fol
some mysterious reason, it is much
harder job than with a man. They re
SO awfully particular, and that bang in
front is enough to make saint swear
l tell you-and a barber isn't always {
saint. Next!-thanks.
The reporter sought the street in {
reflective mood and with a firm con
viction that he was in shape to go HON,
and give his wife a pointer on tn,
advancement of woman.-N. Y. Ma
and Express.