Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-10-14
DIMPLES TO ORDER.
A Shop Where Ugly Women are Made
Charming and Attractive.

A Shop Where Ugly Women are Made
Charming and Attractive.
"Every one who desires beauty may
possess it to certain extent in these
days of invention, said curions little
man who has small workshop in one
of the side streets uptown, where he
carries on a rather peculiar and novel
trade "Noses are remodeled, fingers
made to taper, insteps to arch, and my
work, that of making dimples and long
eyelashes, has added the finishing
touches. Ahandsome face without dim
pie is as lost to real beauty as potato
without salt is lost to taste. have but
recently set up my establishment here.
but in the few months of my sojourn
have transformed many plain girl
into dlmpled beauty and added eye
lashes as long as an inch to the bare
eye-lids of few others"
lis the operation of having an artifi-
cial dimple made very painfulP" quer-
led reporter.
Eyes, | should think SO, because a
piece of the flesh is taken right out OF
the chin or cheek, and that operation is
not painless; but have known girls to
stand the operation without murmur,
when they would scream at the sight OF
a mouse, and faint if spider touched
them. Women will suffer great deal
of agony for the sake of beauty, and a
girl knows that charming dimple will
add ten times to her attractiveness, and
will also be lasting beauty if it is only
rightly made"
Just then timd knock was heard on
the door, and in walked a damsel of
twenty, beautiful as Venus, with four or
five of the loveliest dimples showing in
her round cheeks and chin as she smiled
prettily at the maker of these charms.
Surely she had not come for artificial
dimples.
81 wanted to show you how well the
dimples were getting on, " she said, in
low tone. "You see, at first Thought
that they could not possibly amount to
any thing-They were so sore and look
ed so disagreeable; but now | think
they are lovely" and she smiled at her
own reflection in large mirror oppo.
site. and then smiled again with delight
as the dmples came.
The dimpe-maker made careful ex-
animation of the little dimples, and
after paying bill of one hundred dol.
lars cash the young lady departed.
"How much do you charge to make
dimple?" was asked.
"Well, that depends greatly on the
person, whether the skin is tough anc
hard, and other accidents. My loves
charge for a single dimple is fifteen dol
lars, but when | make several on ont
face the bill is of course somewhat re
duced. 1t takes about two weeks t.
make proper dimple. First, | mus
get the cuticle in proper condition
then the operation, removing part o
the flesh and putting back the skim il
accomplished, and that is, of course, tn,
most difficult part of the process. Abou
ten days are required to completed,
heal the dmple, and during that tim
the patient must be very careful not t.
smile at all or the dimple may be en-
tirely ruined.
"What kind of people come to me tt
have dimples madeP
every kind, almost, although yol
would not think so. | had lady o
forty-fve here yesterday and she gav'
ME an order for two dimples. one in tn
chin and one in her left cheek. Sh
J expects, | rather think, that they vii
aid her matrimonial prospects. Then
had a nurse-maid last week who PAL
, me fifteen dollars for d handsome dim
pie in her left cheek The majority Q
, my patients are, however, young girl
, who consider themselves handsome, bu
not bewitchng enough. have had fiv
mon come to me for dimples, four want
ing them in the chm and one in tn
, cheek. Do ever make scarsp Wei
: not very often. have refused TO max
, dimples for two or three people in Pari
because they had such tough skins, bu
Americans are more fortunate in thf
respect.
As the reporter rose to 60 youn
{ lady of handsome appearance entere
, the room. She had auburn hair.
, snowy complexion, and would hav
been beautiful hut that her blue eve
, were shaded by lashes almost white.
/ 81 want TO know" she said, ''if
| could have dark lashes put into my ey'
:; lids in place of these?n
: ayes, madam, | can do that, sal
7 the little dimplemaker, "but it will be
: painful operation. The cost2 Wei
r one dollar for each eye-lash woul
Y not attempt to touch the under one
/. but you can easily keep them darkene
| with little charcoal.
: The bargain was made, the youn
q lady agreed to come next day for Il
s operation, and left happy.-M T. Nor
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