The evening times., 1899-02-23
THE KAISER'S BARBER.
Herr Haby. Inventor of tne Fierce
Imperial Musiache.
(From the Berlin Correspondence of the New
York HeIald.)

(From the Berlin Correspondence of the New
York Herald.J
Highly fanciful is the scathing denun-
citation of an officially inclined paper upon
the ''Deutsche Warte' for having dared to
discuss Herr Haby and the imperial mus
tache.
More nearly connected with the life of a
man, even more than his valet, is his bar
Der. Herr Haby is the imperial barber.
About three years ago Adjutant Won Hull
ell, companion from youth of the Kaiser.
appeared before His Majesty with his mus
tache turned up in the fsn-shaped style
which has now become so familiar from
recent photographs OF the German Emper-
or His Majesty was very much struck at
the appearance Of the adjutant.
Who did it, he asked.
"Haby, Your Majesty" came the reply.
Send him TO me- said the Kaiser and
from that day Haby became the king of
BARRIERS, and the imperial face assumed an
entirely new aspect.
Haby today, although an uncrowned
king. has many decorations. The latest is
the Cross of Jerusalem, given TO him upon
the Kaisers birthday.
Haby accompanied the Kaiser upon his
Palestine journey and has accompanied
the Emperor on all his Journeys for sever
al years.
His other decorations include the
knights Cross of the Hessian Philip Or
der. the Russian Stanislaus Order. a Ba-
yarian silver medal of merit and a Turk
ish midjidie of the fourth class.
Haby has made hay while the sun shone
He advertises the famous 1T Has Come
water for the mustache, as used by the
Kaiser. Notices of il appear in all railroad
carriages. He has barber's establish
ment in the Mittlestrasse. whittier officers
I,.-i,n ich hn ctr toll oil
have their mustaches fixed up "a l'Em-
pereur. Yesterday I paid visit to the
establishment of Haby and underwent ex-
actly what the Kaiser undergoes. often
many times day-a long complicated or
deal
The mustache is taken and placed at an
unnatural upward angle beneath terrible
kind of gag known as "bartbinde." Ey-
cry young German of style uses a bart
binde.'
Before being placed under ''bartbinde'
the mustache is parted, combed, saturated
with the 1T Has Come water. and then
with a very small comb the mustache is
pushed upward beneath the gag. When
the gag is removed the mustache is re-
vealed looking as though it had been
starched at the ends. 1t is violently ag-
gressive and give a catlike expression to
the face.
NOW Is applleu al uuSuenI- b2rDOiln,
gray matter in black wooden box. Two
sets of heated irons are in readiness. and
an extra hand is called in to assist. For a
quarter of an hour the irons are applied
with what appears to be most eXtraordna-
ry dexterity. not hair apparently escaping
visit from them. When the resulting
work of art is nigh complete and a fin
ishing expert arrives ON the scene to give
the last view touches, the mustache has
assumed an attitude exactly contrary tc
what nature intends.
When the whole operation was over the
"Bartende," the unguent 'Barbolin,'' the
little comb and. above all. a small bottle
of the famous 1T Has Come" water were
all mine.
In the sale of these Haby has a gold
| mine. The bill was 7 marks so pfennigs
This is only the beginning" said the as
sistant, who also had his mustache trim.
| med "a PEmpereur. "You will take
| rest tomorrow"
| About 40 marks is the cost of the equip
| ment which Haby provides for the nurturi