The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

suite covering as soft as the silk of the
caring corn, and the fussy man thinks he
would like it too, although the hair on
his dome of thought stands up like a
e-dollar-and- shoe brush He
gets what he asks for, and when he looks
at himself he goes into a rage over his
appearance. He doesn't know that a
haircut is like a suit of clothes, and that
1t all depends upon the wearer
The backwoodsman," continued the
barber, lis the fellow that gives US
amusement and trouble. He comes into
the best shops in town with the air of a
dancing master and inquiries in a high
tone of voice Who's the best haircut
terl He invariably runs his fingers
through his long growth, and asks for an
under-cut close or half single. Some
times he says, Just medium and not
much of the top, and when this is done
he is apt to ask for imported bay rum or
ouinine tonic or some other costly bever-
age if he has ever heard the name of
IL. But it is when the charge is told him
after he jumps out OF his chair and goes
down into his pocket for specie that he
is very much surprised and goes out OF
the door minus his spirited air"
bellies IN THE CHAIR.
"But you have no idea what a family
business there is in barbering, F." continued
viewer under the lather. 81 suppose you
know that some Of the uptown shops
cater to what we call the l5-cent trade
because they are distinguished from those
who give shave for 10 cents, do a thriv-
ing business with the society bellies and
leaders of the city during the winter The
average society woman's barber bill for
the season foots up quite sum. They
have shingling, bang trimming and curl
ing to do continually, and many of these
women prefer 10 have a regular barber
from a shop than those of their own sex
Oh, yes. there are number of places in
town presided over by female tonsorial
artists, but these things 60 the way of
the head of the family usually. and there
is family barber az much as family
physician. The children come in for
hair cut and they usually 90 where their
father does. When the society buds need
a little trimming for the ball they look to
the same tnan, and their fathers barber
is sent for.
Wages - said the speaker in reply to
a question about the earnings Of the fra
ternity. There are few of US who get
rich There are lS9 shops of good repute
in the city, and they will average four or
five chairs TO a place. The men get 80
per cent. Of all they take in, and their
net wages are on the average between
Sl4 and Sl7 per week. Of course there's
the tips. To the average barber this
amounts to but little, but in the first-class
places it sometimes amounts TO COM
Portable sum My own tips last year
during the month Of August alone were
about s35. My average IS not far from
S23 or S24 per month. Not very long ago,
put $40 IN the bank which accumulated
in few months from this source.n
SENATORS WHO TIP.
well, senators and congressman pay
us well, as general thing, I" said the bar
Der, in answer 10 further questions, as he
pulled OF the last napkin and set the
chair upright with def turn, land we
know just what 70 expect. There is Sene-
tor Mitchell Of Oregon. For a 50-cent
job he always gives Is cents extra, and
when he comes in for face wash and
hair comb for which we charge him Is
cents-there is 10 cents for the barber.
Senator Murphy tips his man every time.
and it is always 10 cents fos a shave
Senator Smith Of New Jersey is a good
customer. OF late he has his man
90 10 his room. Some congress-
men are more liberal than others
Those who shave three times
week, as a general thing, do not tip at
all. p. ID. McCulloch, Jr., is one of the
men who never gives extra, bat he is
good fellow, and gets the bt 50 OF service
all the same Tom Ochiltree OF Texas
who used to be in cougrcGs. Is another
good customer, and conservative man.