The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
LADY BARBERS'INDEMAND
WHILE THERE SEAMS LITTLE 7RdDn
FOR MERE WOMES BARRIERS.


in the Case of N Woman Who Now
Has Twenty-Five Assistnnts-.The Bar.
ber's Trade from a Woman's stand oint.
81 like my business very much enjoy
the work and make money. but there 10 lust
one thing / would like TO change" said the
woman barber. Il don't like my sign why,
do you know. I actually catch myself looking
the other way when come to open MP every
morning or when returning from lunch Yes,
indeed that sign. Lady BARRIERS Only rubs
the fur the wrong way and the worst Of it 10
that time doesn't appear TO ease my PEI
Why don't change it? I don't change IL for
the very good reason that would lose my cus-'
toners II did. and object TO It on account OF
that word lady 1t has such cheap look ana
sound when coupled with barber shop But
see you will never understand until 20 back
to the beginning and explain.
When first opened this shop ave years
ago. my sign read like that OF any other bar
Der. although | then. as now. employed only
women. Well | didn't get many customers
and things began to look pretty blue for me
when one day the lawyer whom had consut-
ed about my business from time to time came
In Tor shave and a hair cut. He inquired
about my methods. and when told him that
employed only women assistants he was aur-
prised and asked why didn't state the fact In
my sign. He insisted that II would prove an
attraction, and said in the presence OF my two
assistants-I had only two then, | employ
twenty-five now You ladies mustn't hide
your light under bushel. Advertise adver-
tise yourselves as lady BARRIERS and IN guar
antee that in two months you'll have more
than you can do
Then he went out. and I sat down 70 wait
for another customer and 70 think over his
suggestion As result. | had new sign
painted. and IL read Women BARRIERS Only
ing there was decided falling of, and near
inc oil 'ne ed week was almost
snspciou.y eyed me- and my nVo oDo a ""I"
the other one had been suspended until better
orders, yon NAV be sure for wss ,T not rms "'a
, aoSn r rpm rive <. in those days and
..t T. .ho -. ~" no n'neu nun
sen ser In the mirror, mirror. then he walked about the
, hntErn,d u. "oo" ,Spe.o MS own snip Ihen
he demanded: " '"'''
what mad. Won hang that sisp o,,tr
Il explained my reasons as best could.
You see; customers were SO scarce in those
radeness for the pleasure OF HAVING tSem IN az
ali. Well. the old fellow listened to me. Then
he fell TO whistling and staring. with his hands
the looks you 'o Don't n'F you Know sha seG
woman Why don't You cali yonrse a IsdyT
H s3ays t s the sa VIZ rms the
kept a decent place. You can take my word
Thsn he marehsd out %H and after S,seh W Sq1d
cry We hold another consultation and decided
II acted almost like miracle. and before the
end Of the month I was really at my wits end
about how to attend to our customers You
soon decided to make the Experiment.. and
establishment to Ms present proportions and
we are always busy.
II learned the business from my uncle. with
when I was about ~ years old. He was .
barber, and fell into the habit OF helping him
| took regular work as D cashier and book.
keeper and one day during the busy season
Shd ese ws in harry Shen there
attempt to use n razor. and think now Il wac
the luck lest thing which ever happened TO me,
waiting and then another. until I had shaved
Aye, and all OF them Insisted on having me so.
known tha cS%d shave When csed os ana
enabled ny aasss e sss r. so%s 'ss s"'a f@
business. and am, glad to say / took advaf,.
"xf e" It. wsi Fl. shop nf o2 a aesrI
years. Then his wife, decided that she was
s,e :" TAKE it n hand 20 gave and came
4 don't know that have any customs or
methods different from other BARRIERS beyond
that consider them as good and often better
than men at the business. They are cleaner,