Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-10

Do Not Buy Them Of Your Bsrber-Ton-
serial Supplies.


serial Supplies.
'Pn sell you dat razzer. sab, for g." said the
barber at chair No. s.
The customer with the red nose and side
vhiskers to match scratched his newly shaver
chiu rehectiyely.
a fancy price that he replied Its old
and the handles broken
The Senegambian artist sighed deeply.
'Ahr' said he. ''dat's what makes it so val
liable It's an heirloom in de family. I'm SO
awful fond OBJ dat razzer, sah dat my heart will
be mos bruk at partin' wild it. It's de bes'
humored razzer / ever had, and I've got it
trained so as it just does de Shawn by itself
xidout any help with mentionin' from de
barber"
.'rn give you a for it-not cent more"
responded the customer
Its yo property, sab, - said the barber with
alacrity as he gave few final twists to the red
whiskered mans mustache. The latter pres
emily paid his check and left the shop with his
purchase. wiIile his place was taken by STAR
reporter with lorg legs and gig lamps, who was
invested with sort of night gown prelim-
inarily to a shave.
'cDat's de fourth razzer I've done sold dis
week." said the tonsorial expert with a chuckle,
as he spread the lather over the face of the new
Conner Some customers Is precious green"
..Hows that?''
wen. clU1u6n AQSaI Cd Won IN ulS cQeer
sposed. cause shaved him easy dat it was de
razzer done it He wanted to bug it. so sold
1t to him for 10 dollars; yah, yah, Why. boss.
dat razzer was old as to be most good fer
muffin: de handle was obrik AMID given up
nsin' it on reg lar customers. 1t only cost a
dollar when il was new"
WAS the gentleman feeble minded?'
HOW IT GOES
'sNo. sab. You see, de way it goes am dis: A
customer often thinks dat de razzer a barber
uses on him is extra fine because de shave goes
30 easy, and gemman who shaves hisself and
has tender skin II paw anything for a blade
that won't hurt him. So, when q gemman re-
marks dat one oh my razzers is a luxury to be
shaved wid L allus tell him it's sumpin aston
ishin' and almost impossible to buy de like OBJ
At any price Den. very likely. he wants ter
bny il of me. an / sell it to him
for tree or TO times what it's wuff
Oats business. dat is. You see, a barber
knows how to put an edge on q razzer better'n
any ordinary pusson. But was goin' to say
dat when you go To buy a razzer in a shop it 3
all q gamble. When a razzer is made de tenn
Perins OBJ it is done on guess. No matter
you're gettin. A sO-eent blade is often better
dan $50 one. IL you get hold OBJ prize
never lose 1t. 'canse dere may not be such an
other one in 10000 razzers. An you must re-
member dat de razzer dat suits one man s
beard may not suit anothers barber kin
tell good blade when he tries il on de hone
but not afore. Every gemman who shaves his
self oughter have seven razzers-oae for each
day in de week-so dat none OBJ em should get
tired"
''Where do BARRIERS buy their tools?''
I'VE don't get EN- at de cutlery shops as
You would Dere are regular supply stores for
de trade. vhar razzers, brushes, strops soap
and everything are sold to US for little more n
half de retail prices. Shampoo, sah?''
The newspaper man declined and gave mn his
seat 10 q languid youth, who wanted mis- head
wrapped up and soaked with towels sopped in
hot water for the purpose Of reducing it's size
after nights revely: Having paid for his
shave he wandered forth in search Of BARRIERS
supply shop and soon came across one up two
Nights Of stairs.
THE BARBERs FURNISHINGS.
Among other things in the stock were MANY
hundreds Of cups ranged in rows upon shelves.
some Of them with numbers and others left
blank for names. II costs q barber almost
nothing TO have o name put on a customer
cup, though be charges a stiff price for the
service Under glsss-covered counters were
great quantities Of razors, strops and homes
among other things. There were also dozens
OF straps Of canvas and leather. BARRIERS pre-
Ter these straps for sharpening their own razors.
though an amateu r il likely 70 quickly round off
We keer edge OF his steel blade upon them. For
his purpose the best thing is good strop of calf
skin The proprietor was asked what the homes
were made Of, and the reply. given with every
intention Of truth telling. was that they were
petrited wood. This is a very curious and
widely difused popular impression, even among
dealers As a matter Of fact, homes for razors
are slabs Of . very fine sandstone mostly OBJ
tanned from Germany, which crops out along
the margins OF water courses. The light vel
low part has been bleached by exposure. aud
usually strip Of tae harder black stratum be-
meath is left to back it up.
SHAVING BaUsHEs,
the writer was informed, are Of domestic manu-
faeture, but the bristles employed in their con-
struetion are brought from Russia, where
enormous numbers Of 9 special breed of hogs
are raised and kept for their plucking. Such
brlsfes are very long and of unusual excellence
Shaving soaps differ from ordinary soaps
merely In the quality Of the stock used, which
must be the very best obtainable. As little
sikah must be employed as possible, because il
hurts the skin Clipping machines are Yankee
invention and all Of them are made in Provi-
denee. Combs, SCISSORS and lamb s-down pow.
der puffs are hke~lse domestic products Bar
bers' chairs are made in Philadelphia. Cincin-
natl and Chicago, and cost from SIS to $7s
apiece. OF pomades, hair tonics, dyes. COS
nesiques and brilhantine 70 make the whisker,
shiny the dealer had an immense stock. All
hair tonnes, he said, were composed of castor
oil alcohol WINTER and yarious davorirgx