The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
4 COLLEGE TOR BIRBERs.
Young Men Taught 10 shave and Cut Hair
BY q Mninan Hrn-na


Ihladolphiaus of the future will have
fho!r heads shorn and faces shaved b.
regular college graduates. just as they
arc now having their teeth pulled. their
IIls cured and their medical prescr.p-
NOls compounded by regularly diplomacd
dentists physicians ana druggists. Inc
novel institution which is TO BRING
about ibis interesting iuuosati ton IS JO-
catod ou Cherry street. near Ninth.
over the door us this modest sign "Ihe
FNlIdlclphia Barber college. Ine Hltn
is bright and new, for the rains OF p9t
one short month have beaten upon 'is
handsome g0id and black outlines.
N was hung up in us present poaion
ou March Gd. and iu the hallway -ns.Ie
were posted ON the walls number OF
smaller signs. reading Barber 'oilcsf'
Second Floor DID The college occupies one
long room. which IS amply large enough
AZ Tho present time TO accommodate Dolh
the a. nliy ana nc students. INC la orl-
ry. which comprises bat two professors,
the founder. L. u. Bailey, and his VIE,
has 4fs headquarters in little space
fa-lcl Off in The corner near the door.
The students. Of whom there arc Ten
occupy fho centre OF the big room tacn
has his chair with email stand IN
front of ir. 10 hold the tools OF his trace.
Jp iu the far end Of tho room Is announcer
railcd-OW space for the accommodation
of tho customers or, more properly
speaking. "fhr subjects
These "sublects. as rule arc guc,I
looking "ohiects.' They are gentlemen
Columbus Jones last spring Wheh ne
made his memorable march N Join the
army Of General 'oNoN. Ihe t"thti
college is g0dsend 10 them. for there
thoy are enabled o. get for nothing what
Otherwise would cost ihem .l'
price of several beers. Every morn
ing One of the students goes ONT WIN
"a handful of small cards upon Wn'cn
ia printed. Free hair cut and shave
From - 10 % o'clock every daN. W hlif
men only. Come and bring your
fr.ends. 10 @2 cherry 5 s,iI,Ge,,i. N d.
the various cheap lodging ana eaOns
houses n the vicinity
The gentlemen who receive the carls
are NOT slow TO accept ne |Fi'd' on D,.'
Some of them are proud 20 DO so. ioi.
AVS ono of them said Nesirrday VILE
ho was waiting for shaNei lah
everybody wat kin git ms race SCI al.n
ho "a college student, and besides nave
purity woman a-leokin on icr TO see
dat doe Jobs right Sccy .
The pretty woman referred 10 j.
Mrs j. IL Bailey. Who acts as iuslIfg
tor She is "a bright little woman. win
a mission "f think. from my personal
observations" said she Yesterday, una
tho barber business TN Philadelphla hegus
ofcv4ring. and mv husband ana are
doing our best toward that end. pm
practical barber, YOU Know ana avs,
i..n for four years ] ran snop OF NY
own for year ont I'm 'Nlchfo' anu ill"i
. en..aes of II Then Mt baiicN ihHtf-
t,toa his college ln Chicago. ana | began
INV career as instructor MY prdcnc
nxnor.prco serves me well, and nat
ter myself nm "a pretty foon ''"-"'i
i've been shaving for four years. ana
mo 1u4n upOn whom 7 have plcd IT'D.
,.tzor has ever expressed Dissatisfaction
owen my work DO YOU KNOW .'m
at,rd fho length of This room ana Yen
,,.rrfhrr one of the students i7 doing his
cork urouorlv. IT he has keen edSe
nn his razor and slides 10 gently over me
400 me- result is bound to be smooth
shave. but ST the edge is fodsH' ana
thn oncrator drags St over the race ne
Is sure 20 give roheh S""N''
.Nou would Doe surprised 20 see now
..autls0aulr the men are VINO come lh
here 90 De- cared for in the way Oh ,i,,
ruts and shaVes. They are always pu-r'
and respectable. even II tl'N ult ~
r-rlr- man takes off his hat When me
comes 200 the door and walks iehl low
and takes his seat And when nc"
.'l'' ..e1,,ie art This way. Why. OF course,
wore not TOO proud 90 wash thell la1tS
..,5 make them look AS RentlemanlN as
thoIr manners are. or course ~ 49,
,h.,, 10 give practice 10 our students.
Nou see we offer 20 teach sttYvne
~, Grade in elpht weeks If he shows
anv ability at AN. We furnish the iU'hi99
ana the material 20 Work ON. uu 49,
have seen some of the poor lhsu ''%t
came in when We first started 'o'no ga
t,.,n hadn't been shaved for months
and mauv - them looked as ii we u
,Dvor mad their hair cut We hdu ~
t.., some of them away, or COURSE ".,
me majority of them were Qulle "'-'"''