The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
rArrooED BosroN GIRLS.
Their Fancy for Decoration with the =
trio Needle on Their Arms snd Eisewhe

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trio Needle on Their Arms snd Eisewhert
Fton Every Sdhrdap. D, - sl1
"Can you tell NO." asked the pretty We
brunette, with the voluptuous red checks.
the big policeman. "can you tell me whore NJ
-er-I mean Capt McKay's studio isf" WI
color In her cheeks went an inch higher Al
Never heard OF him. Who 10 he, enyh4N
Thebig policeman bent his head for furt1lI
in n,b The pretty brunette
"Weli. my brother sale, he was EighA elofI
here on fremont row, You see. heard RI
and without the sign of pain, toe. He said ~
Of girls went there Iust to see his work. We
I'm crazy about tattooing, you knew On i., ~
to see II, you know. think It is lovely; ~
thought would Just look at some OF the dl
and the brunette told of four doors and bnstS
Only Capt MsKay and The PRETTY Gsans
half hour: True, the janitor, Says he heard
very indistlnet little 1saueal several TIM
Of the matter. but when the brunette. VIZ
an expression Of guilt upon her conntenanc
hurried out into the street, Cart Mckay e.
Understanding that names should lot be usey
>, No. 1t has not cutie got to DO lad YET. ~
Ss of and IN
day for me TO operate unon Yes. most otthey
decorate their aims. Take this younglndl
yatoiy OF. Music. Come from somewhers'f
Indiana. l believe. She was crazy TO have'a
American flag upon her leg. know she wa
but she had scarcely the courage. r. A..
II put this little scroll uron her arm. gwni
around here on the eide Of the muscle mo-
didn't; hurt her in the slightest. she StsfeES
needle did not hurt more than IT did than nhy
thing. Nowt the ice is broken, she Will DO hae
be better. She will have that dag put on thsr
Tho old systom OF jabbing with aneedls b
employed is an Edison electric pen with
pg SO Se psS n the
Is about 1872 Of an inch Ordinary cell bat
teries ara attached to it The same power
all persons. tbs regulated by the condttto
Of the skin OF the patron. tTwo Gel arr, suf!
cient for person with the softest skin. Hssd
the full force. of the battery, saey,
The outlining is done with single needtt
placed in tho machine side by side. But tw
kinds OF ink are used. black India Ink. an
Chinese yermillion;;. These are the only color
they are not poisonous or INJURIOUS Vaseiin
and witch hazel are used to relieve the sore
nesS Tn yes sa dsS In { ca
all sorts, OF designs. There's the crueihxv
have perhaps more ealls for it than ior; 40
"
too. Why. I had man in hero one day VIII
wanted mo to put It on his spinal eoldmn %
that the crowned head of the Saviour wQSll
appear Just at his collar button. -
- have tattooed bracelets on the wrists Q
pretty girls. and Garters on their legs. ~
young woman who is well known to the then
TRIGGERS OF Boston has a serpent reachip
from her ankle TOT point we'll above her kne,
which / did for her. The work took sewers
days It was a delicate Job and required grea
care. When finished she gave me S25, an
You never saw. a more pleased girl in your lift
1.-The wife OF n well-known steam boat Car
tain, has the design of sailors fareweltgp
the feshy part OF her arm. She came and tQl
me her husband had a similar one and III
had determned to have one like it. 1t woul
pened to know that the Captain detested th
design which he bore. within a year after
tattooed It. l daresay II he ever Discovers
the one his wife had they had squally weatha
II have had at least rs Harvard student
here within six months. They mostly hay
something patriotic You see that Rock 4
Ages'? Iprtoked that design upon the left III
OF An out-of-town clergyman within . Weol
He paid me 50 for 1t and was highly pleased.