Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-11
A VERY NEW WOMAN is SHE.
Hair Cut, Shave, and shampoo She Took
Like Man.
New York Tlmes.l

Farley Meyer. the mild-mannered pro-
prietor OF the barber s-shop in Mlllers
Long Island City Hotel, had Just finished
shaving "a man shortly after noon the
other day, and his assistant was busy
lathering another customer. when the shop
door opened. Proprietor Meyer was about
10 give BARRIERS usual saiutation, when
he looked around and saw a well-dressed
ana very self-possessed woman standing
before him.
rs this barber's-shop?" queried the
stranger.
"Ye-cs, tit is" replied the barber.
well, | want my hair cut" said the
woman. walking over toward the chair
presided over by the proprietor. Meyer
is rather bashful young man. and he
did not know just what to do. Hoping
the woman would change her mind. he
stood stlll But that woman had a mind
that was not subject to changes. She
stood before the mirror and calmly re-
moved her hat, placing it and long
hat-pin on the marble shelf in front Of
the glass and near a collection of bay
rum. hair-oil. and vaseline bottles. Then,
seating herself complacently in the chair,
she turned her head 10 see where the
torsorial artist was.
Proprietor Meyer. seeing no escape.
summoned up his courage, and. walking
over to the chair took up the apron,
and adjusted 1t about his customers neck,
taking especial care not to choke her
In the operation. and all the time won
dering just how he would clip her COM
paratively-sh iron-gray locks.
The women seemed to divine his
thoughts. for when he had arranged the
apron she said she wanted her hair
clipped close around her ears.
"All right. maam." said the polite bar
Der Shall l use the Clipper
THE what?' retorted his customer, In
tone that made Meyer jump.
"The machine we use TO cut hair close"
"Oh. | leave that to you; only make
a good job of It,"
After running the clipper around her
neck. the barber selected a pair OF scis-
sors. and FOR few moments nothing
was heard but their clip clip"
in a short time the hair cutting was
finished and the barber, after brushing
his customers head. took off the apron
and gave 1t a shake. AS he was about
replacing 1t around his customers neck,
she said:
Il want n shampoo" before the barber
could get out that usual query. Soon the
womanS head was covered with thick
In thoroughly by the barber. A wet
sponge removed the foam. and, after dry
ing her hair. the barber started to battle
her face with bay rum.
Hold on, young man." said the wo-
man, Il want a shave"
"Eh! What's that?" queried the sur
prsed barber.
The self-possessed woman had Slipped
down in the chair. and her head was
on the rest ready for the barber to com
mence operations on her face.
She paid no attention TO Meyers sur
prise over her wanting a shave, but
watched his every move as he fumbled
among the bottles on the marble shelf,
endeavoring all the while TO recover his
composure Ii was trying moment FOR
the barber. but he had no time to lose
and. picking up a shaving-cup. in a to-do-
or-to-die sort of way. he proceeded TO
lather the woman's face. Selecting a very
delicate-looking razor from among num-
Der, Never leaned over the woman, and
scraped over one cheek.
Then he hesitated to note the effect. The
woman never moved n muscle She acted
as IL she had been used 10 shaving all her
life. Finding that she did not squirm
under the operation the barber proceeded
The other cheek was cleaned off, and then
the chin was scraped with the utmost
care. After every application Of the razor
the barber would stand off and view his
work. When he came to the upper lip, his
touch was very light. Two strokes of the
razor, and 1t was over.
The barber breathed easier. and looked
relieved He lost no time in arranging
his customers hair and putting on heI
face the usual touches of powder. AS the
woman arose from the chair. she said
young man, you are good artist" Then
she sauntered out.