Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-21

Men are the best patrons Of the man
icure parlors. Strange as this may
seem to those who regard the sterner
sex as being free from small vsnites
and frivolous tendencies. it is fact
that more than half the visitors TO one
OF the largest and most luxurious estab-'
lishments in New York City is
composed strictly OF the lords Of crsa-
ton.
From nine in the morning until six
at night yon will always find ons or
more men seated before the low empire
tables with hands immersed in water or
else stretched across the silken cushions
to the pretty operator az the other size.
These men are OF a distinctive type,
evidently with lots Of time TO spare
aud sufficient surplus in tho treasury to
allow them TO indulgein an expenditure
of half dollar on the Identification OF
their finger nails.
There is the stout, bald headed old
party, who comes simply TO have the
young woman operator hold his hand
and listen TO his compliments, and there
is the callow youth, who imagines him
self devil OF a fellow" because the
pretty manicure smiles upon him. The
youthful dude element, the embryo
man about town and the college boys
are all TO be found within the sacred
precincts Of the manicure Darlor. 1t is
the favOrits lOunging place for the
professional "masher," whose Willy arts
are tried on the coy manicure girl with
out much success. He does not under
stand that her interest is entirely pro-
fesSional, aud that TO be fascinating is
one OF the tricks OF ner trade.
sUPPLANTING THE TYPEWRITER.
The manicure operator is fast taking
the place once held solely by the pretty
typewriter. That is to say, il is a part
of her business TO have gift for tlirt-
ing, for sly glanceS, for signs and gig
giles at unfunny jokes and stories that
are not only off color, but decreplt
with extreme age. Hers Dot 10 question
why, or TO have anything to say, but
simply to listen and applaud with her
smiles Upon her general good nature
and her responsiveness depend the
size OF the tip which she receives, Tor
these magnificent creatures 70 take
tips, and the number OF invitations 10
the theatre and 10 dinner which she
gets in a week is legion.
The fact is, she works for this kind OF
favor far mora earnestly than for a
legitimate success. The small salaries
paid in this business are proverbial, but
the opportunities are numberless aud
the young women who take il up are
generally good looking, well dressed,
and have q superficial kind OF stvle
picked up from the swell demi-moD-
DANES who frequent the manicure's
religiously once q week l have seen
q number of Innocent looking girls,
new to the business, develop into gor-
geously appareled creatures, with
blackensd eyebrows and chemical hair.
Thea they graduate from the profession.
and novitiates take their places. They
have learned the lesson.
SHE HAS lots OF Fun.
DO you have very much fun in this
business?n ! asked happy looking
girl IS she treated my nails the other
day.
Fun? Well, l should say so. she
replied. enthusiastically. 81 am going
out TO dinner with Mr.. r. president Of
the - Company. tel you, he's the
best friend we have. n takes one Of
US out every evening, add he's perfect
gentleman. MarrisdW On, yes, his
wife COMES here. lovsly woman He
likes Miss hest, though, she's such a