St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-23
FIFTEEN DOLLARS A DIMPLE.
Some of the Triumphs of Art Ovol
Nature.
Artificial Eyelashes Inserted for 6 l
Each.
Maidens Made Beautiful by Painful
Operations.


"Eyery one who desires beauty may
possess it to a certain extent III these DAYS
of invention" said curious little man 10
New York reporter who has small work
shop in one of the side streets uptown,
where he carries on a rather peculiar and
novel trade.
moses are remodeled," he continued,
FINGERS made to taper, insteps to arch and
my work, that of making dimples
and long eyelashes, has added
the finishing touches. A handsome
face without dimple is as lost to real
beauty as potato without salt is lost to
taste. l have but recently set up my es-
Enlistment here, but in the few months of
my sojourn have transformed many plain
girl into dimpled beauty and added eye
lasheS as long as an inch to the bare eyelldS
of few Others"
rs the operation Of having an artificial
dimple made very painful?" queried the
reporter.
''YeS. I should think SO, because piece
of the flesh is taken right out OF the chin
or cheek. and that operation is not pain
less; but have known girls to stand the
operation without a murmur, when
they would scream at the sight
of mouse, and faint if spider touched
them. Women will suffer a great deal of
agony for the sake of beauty, and girl
knows that charming dimple will add ten
times to her attractivenesS. and will also be
lasting beauty if it is only rightly made. J"
Just then tmid knock was heard on the
door, and in walked a damSel of 20, beauti-
full as Venus, with four OF five OF the
lOvelieSt dimpleS showing in her round
cheeks and chin as she smiled prettily at
the maker OF those charms. Surely she
had not come for artificial dimples.
II wanted to show you how well the
dimpleS were getting on, ''She said i'll low
tone. "You see, at first | thought that
they could not possible amount to anything
they were so sore and lookek so disagree
able, but now think they are lovely" and
she smiled at her own reflection in large
mirror opposite. and then smiled again with
delight as the dimples came.
The dimple maker made a careful exam
nation of the little dimples, and after pay
ing a bill of 500 cash the young lady de-
parted.
How much do you charge to make
dimple?" was asked.
''Well, that depends greatly on the per-
and other accidents. My lowest charge
for single dimple is SIS, but when make
several on one face the bill is, of course,
somewhat reduced. 1t takes about two
weeks to make a proper dmple, First [
must get the cuticle in a proper cOndi ton;
then the operation. removing part OF
the flesh and putting back the skin is &C
complished, and that is, of course, the
most difficult part of the process. About
ten days are required to completely heal the
dimple, and during that time the patient
must be very careful not to smile at all or
the dinlple may be entirely ruined"
What kind Of people come to me to
have dimples made?
Every kind, almost, although you would
not think So had a lady of 45 here yes
terday and she gave me an order for two
dimples, one in the chin and one in her left
cheek. She expects, l rather think, that
they will aid her matrimonial prospects.
Then l had a nurse maid last week who
paid me SIS for handsome dimple in her
left cheek. The majority of my patients
are, however, young girls who consider
themselves handsome, but not bewitching
enough.
81 have had five men come to me for
dimples. four wanting them in the chin and
one in the cheek. Do l ever make scars?
Well, not very often. l have refused to
make dimples for two or three people in
Paris because they had such tough skins,
but Americans are more fortunate in that
respect"
The reporter noticed several boxes filed
with short cuTls of hair, some jet black and
others golden brown.
Il get the hair from the barber-shops,"
he said in answer to an inquiry. ''It
comes from the curly pate of some young
fellow and is then used by me to make
long curling lashes on some fair maiden"
1t may not be amiss to suppose that a
young lady might be wearing her lovers
hail for eyelasheS, and he be none the
wiser.
Making long eyelashes is much more
delicate and dangerous operation than
making dmple. 81 seldom disturb the
under lid" said the little man. because
it is apt to injure the eye. First
I remove the old eyelashes one by
one, and as each one comes out put in it's
place long curling one; then when they
are all in l trim them off evenly and put
little vaseline about the edges, If the
lashes are not there at all l have to pune
ture little holes in the lid to insert new
ones anu Uu6u Lu6 Op0IdItOH IL ldI ulOIo
painful and requires greater skill"
AS the reporter rose to leave young lady
of handsome appearance entered the room.
She had auburn hair, a snowy complexion,
and would have been beautiful but that her
blue eyes were shaded by lasheS almost
white.
Il want to know" she said. 'If could
have dark lashes put into my eyelids in
place of these"
Yes, madam, I can do that" said the
little dimpe- maker, but it will be pain
full operation. The cost? Well, 81 for
each eyelash. l would not attempt to touch
the under ones, but you can easily keep
them darkened with little charcoal"
The bargain was made, the young lady
agreed to come next day for the operation
and left happy.
.'Do you think such business as yours
is likely to flour sh?" asked the reporter.
LAS long as dimples and long eyelashes
are considered beautiful. | don't expect to
make my fortune at it, but enjoy making
people beautiful, and then have monop-
several competitors"
Several ladies have been known to take a
Journey across the ocean and to return with
charming dimples, which they explain are
caused by the excellent effect of the sea air;
but now they will not have to go so far.
Beauty is near at hand and not too eXpen-
sive for ordinary people.
PNEUMONIA.