The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-31
SHAVING WILL COST MORE
"Tips" Too Uncertain to Depend On, and
BARRIERS Are Preparing to Raise.
} Delicate Requirements Of Skill and Intellect
in the Business-LinguisticA Ability
at Small Premium.

Those limitations that bound the works
and aspirations of q man, 1T would seem,
generally conform with the horoscope to
which he was originally assigned by that
power whose adjustments are beyond ques-
tion.
1t would be rather singular circum-
stance-that of grand musician learning
to be boiler-maker-but no more curious
than that of boiler-maker taking ex-
tremely to music. The power that breathes
IN the deft fingers of the painter conld
never be charmed by scuttles. nor learn to
thread a needle. A true genius must con-
sist of elemeptals, and be turned loose on
such pastures, as his faculties cannot be
Gagged, while the technical being. saturated
with smaller inclinations none the less nee
essary must sooner or later translate him
self nationally and find his niche. A GER
tain business fits men just as voluntarily
and completely as men fit their chosen
trades. and so it goes through the whole
world Of economies
A peep between two blades of grass may
discover q miniature universe just as full
of desire, concerted action and appoint
ment as one between two stars: and the
barber shop Is q congress. Who cares to.
or can deny It'll Subtle motions. previous
i. questions. bills, amendments aud proceed
ings, objections, eloouence and effervescenee
all go into the journal of shave as It's
, subject comes out upon the street swooning
in cosmetics, and smooth as the journey of
fly fisherman. In the barber business
. rests that same susceptibility, as timely
acute as ever dwelt IN among the hopes of
q star actor on his irst trip out. The same
gradations appear as are found in music.
and much the same victories lie in store
for the successful barber as for the success
full hero. Nowadays. nc Will be remembered,
that heroes are nothing If not successful
this in defense of the last proposition.
There is no distinction at present given
particularly TO century plants and their
blossoms are depreciat ted, rather than in
creased IN value, from the fact that they
appear once every century, but the
plant, like the barber. who blooms
early in the morning. and under union
chaperonage closes its petals conteinpor-
airy with the morning glory. is one most ap-
prcciated and revered. One of the first
things barber in a well-regnlated barber
shop is forced to do IS TO tame his patience
and his breath; this done he has an open
avenue in front of him that leads up to an
established personal trade. with n rake
ot' that assumes the form OF splendidly
striped trousers. and a nominal 'stand-of"
at the bar around the corner
Bnt the life of barber is not all bay rum
and briIIiantine. He has his dues To pay
we'll as other people. The rapidity, ease
and accuracy with which one barber throws
his sickle over mans face and the
thumby raspiDgs that accompany the
movements Of another with the Same ex-
perIence. proves that there are different
degrees of natural ada liability to the trade.
The Tenderness and fraternal concern with
which the skilled tonsOrial artist rounds the
dangerous angles and bad curves along the
calamused lOwlands of Oblique neither jaws
is much 10 the credit of the business. and
even more 10 the comfort of the green
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Outstanding which inspires the rosy tips of
his fingers tn find the last vItiated spot on
the sebaclOus Uranium certainly deserves
grateful legislation as we'll as M occa-.
sional 10 cents extra. 1t is only the expe-
rieneed anG confident barber who dares TO
turn the edge OF his razor and shave from
him. and at the same time watch his neiah
Dor fall out of fourtE-story window. Yet
when this sphere of availability Is reached
IL is something of a pleasure TO witness
the exultaDt expression on his face as he
performs such feat of skill.
No higher compliment can be paid q bar
Der than mapping in his chair while be
mows down a three-days aftermath over
the face and touches tho taper ends of
refractory moustache with persuasive
ointments. The successful barber does
personal business and tempers his saluta-
tons and pleasantries 10 the best hiking of
his customer. man may keep his best
friends and scquaintances from some GER
tain know ledge OF bis nature that ne needs
about him fully-but whenever that man
thinks bis barber don't know him he may
just as consistently think that he has
shaded some part of himself from the ALL
seeing eye. for his barber does known him.
lie knows his likes, dlslikes, his smallest
and largest vanities. just as we'll as he
knows bis scalp that lie has daily reviewed
for the last fifteen years.
The regulation features of good BARRIERS
were never more thoroughly depicted than
In that old nursery jingle:
Here stands shrewd barber with razor and pan
Both talking AMI shaving as fast as he can.
This barber is the barber of to-day. and
the barber OF tomorrow; ne is shrewd
shaves fast and talks inst n trifie faster.
and OF The proper time retires from busi-
ness, healthy. comfortable. goOd talker, o
little bit bald. but very shrewd.
Readers viii; pardon this lucid. almost
pellucld, explanation of the trade: il is
necessary IN order To lead up TO and break
gently the announcement OF an important
bit OF news affecting the internal economy
of nearly every household in Indianapolis
in view of these delicate requirements of
skill and intellect in the barber business
the ''baTbs" OF this city, one and all, have
determined upon the metropolitan step of
15-cent shavel Under the present 1O-cent
regime the average pay is Sl2 per week. OK
elusive of tips" which latter any body
familiar with the characteristics of the In
dianapolis public will! readily understand
are not sufficiently numerous or regular TO
be depended upon. When tho BARRIERS
Union suggested 10 the bosses that SIS per
week was about the right figure for q CON-
petent .'iOur" the bosses held up their
hands. showed their books and explained
that the receipts wonldn't Justify il. As it
was impossible TO induce the publ G to
raise the price te the standard already set
In the larger hotels. The day has not yet
been ser but in the near future ID cents
per scrapc will be the price.