Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-13
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Capt. Coreoran's Scheme to Instruct Them
and Men In the Tous orial Art.
Following in the path Of metropol-
itan cities it is Just. probable that
Rock Island will have barber shops
wherein the new woman. may WELD
the razor. The promotion of .
scheme to impart to men and women
alike the art Of removing whiskers is
being attempted by Capt. Corcoran,
whose idea Is to open an academy
with himself as instructor. There
for stipulated compensation he
would drill them in the various
tricks of the business and turn them
out first-class tonsorlists in much
less time than in which they Can OBJ
tain thorough training from an
apprenticeship, so he claims. In
other places women are successful as
proprietresses of barber shops. and
Mr.. Corcoran conceives no reason
Why Rock Island couldn't support
one such establishment at least. But
in relation to q barber school, the
captain says he will not open one
without it is paying business from
the beginning. and he is loathe to
believe that it is not an enterprise
which people would aptly patronize
But he is agitating the movement
nevertheless. MIR. Corcoran does NO,
believe In carrying what he knows to
the grave-he thinks that if his
knowledge would be of benefit to
anyone let them have it-providing
they pay a little something to make
it interesting.
Talks About the School.
Give had this movement under
consideration fer some time," con-
tinued the captain while giving the
reporter a scrape, land il I can en-.
list enough students to make 'er O
paying scheme, I'll start . school il
. room furnished with all barberiug
paraphernalia and give instruction.
in the evenings SO as not to inter.
fere with my business. l suppose
nv fellow BARRIERS will raise Obiec.
tions, but when conceive an idea
beneficial to myself and others,
don't believe in letting it die with
the chills. You see if l could get q
nice class of young men and ladies
could teach them in a very short
time. This would afford those de.
sirous Of learning the business and
unable to secure positions an oppor-
tunity. and l believe in giving my
fellow men and women a chance.
Women BARRIERS make q living in
Rock Island? Why not? They dc
it elsewhere. No, it wouldn't inter
fere much with the other shops, as
men BARRIERS would be sure of catch.
ing the married fellows bushes.
just the same-their wives would see
to that-so that the lady tonsOrial.
lists would divide the young mems
trade with US. and women general
ly make number one shavers. Then
a man wouldn't raise objections if a
lady happened to slice his climber
magic touch would. dispcl all mad,
ness. O. -..f~'.,
T~aching the Ladies'.
1.-The ladies can be tau hit with as
much ease as the opposite sex. The
first lesson would BE how to mix the
lather; then how to lay it on. Mex,
the trick of honing the razor. This
is one of the hardest things to learn
But after they see it done few
times they can practice on a pair Of
suspenders or something like tina,
between lessons, and it wouldn't b.
very long before they could WELD i,
like the best Of US. The next move
would be putting them to work on 8
face. But that would come to them
in time. as would hair-cutting
Womsn is coming to the front not
withstanding the interference Of
man. They're even with us in Other
matters and we might as well vel
come them and preserve harmony
What do you think of the scheme!