The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

There isn't n man in the place cares TO shave
him Or cut his hair II there IL any way Ia avoid
H. i"r there is no telling in what mood he is. lie
may bc a. pleasant a. can he when he sits down
In the chair and b"iuie he has been there five
MINUTES you can't do anything u please him"
and aS hc remembered his own experience with
The man With the Enoiiy bcaTd the little barber
Sighed.
"Iiut /, l. not only the cnior quality and other
natural characteristics OF the hair OF heard that
Indicate character IN the wearcr," he continued.
From the manner In which mans hair or bca nj
Il d',sstyi and the care he bcstuws upon IL ran
t'il much about his habits The average man IN
anxious that his la and bca rd look neat but
Cd-s but little about tie style leaving that 10 the
judgment Of the barbcr Your man uf business
methods. especially II he be successful. invariably
presents . neat appca rance when he enters we'll
a. when he leaves the barber shop and the even
Witness 10 the regularity 81 hts habits Every 80
often he has his hair and beard trimmed, never
allowing either IL attain growth that would indi-
cate ca'rlcSSn'SS- TINT Is, ~ long hs he Is sue
,rS>ih and his business operations prosper. But
when events take an oppusit" course. We con tell
iu'i as accurately "s though "" had access 10 his
books aud were III his confidence First we
notice that when he enters the shop there Is not the
sane evidence ~ care In the Comhng or brushing
oi t's hair The parting II not straight, or II pre-
s'i u tumplcd appeaance lhiS Indicates
wory md nervousness. The intervals between
liS visits Ia the shop grow longer. and when We
hcar lint lie has met with decided rcycrSes in bust
ness II occasions u" surprise The appearance.
Il hi, hair shows las Trouble quicker than any
thing GS' As his troubles pllc up hr grows care.
less 81 his clothing, hut his hau and beard were
The tfSt Signs
Now take the man who is the very opposite of
the mcthudical man. Ills lair looks like g., hur-
fah's nest and even ritrr the barber has spent
time In arranging he viii un his fingers through
il, or slap is hat on hurfirdly, undolng IN an in
slant the work oi some minutes ] hat dorSSn'
EoE him IN n The ;lEh,r. . hoM .Sc He is
q ,rlc as an untidy head of hair or AN unkemp,
beard never bnth"rs him, Such man is usually
imrulsiNr hut even VI he displays temper II will
only br huul. and the most violent outbreak is
forgotten ten inmates after II occurs The same,
surSs that rharaCic'iyr> him in the care 81
his hair will nppcar IN his wcar ring apparel, aud
causc him Just about A. much anxiety.
"But u there u one man more than any other
that n barber Wishes 10 have a. litue a. possible
Ia do with. II is the man Tho Is extra particular.
such a man Is nsinccfc. and the more anxiety
hr shows about having lis hair just so, the moro
anxiety any nne for whom he Is Thnsacnng busi-
ness should i,rl No ono is more eXactnG in
than the man Of doubtful honesty or who would
resort IN shan practice At the first opportunity.
Take any crook for instance, by tina. ! mean
man, gambler card sharp or clever pickpockct
and not the .SandbaeCcr or men Of that stamp.
hair must he smooihch In a'nic"ty his muustachc
,ur'rd ard waved and his heard If he wears
one Trimmed in the very latest style, ot course;
he tries To- htcSs to the limit too, hut his hair and
beard or u'UGStaChc ale his first consideration.
Yes. with very lc:, exceptions such men are
hgntwcIghts and will always bear watching.
I've seen too many OF them go wrong to place
any dcpcndcnC. in them and the barber shook
his head wisely as he Wet his customers face
for the finishing touches,
And talk about vanity" he exclaimed. why.
there's no PLACE like barber shop TO sec IL dis
played | suppose having a mirror In front Of
one all the time is in way res ponsible, but
whatever the cause may be the effect Is remark
able. Scarcely man comes in here but betrays
some traces Of IL when il comes 10 fixing his hair
Either the parting is not TO his liking or it's too
smooth or something Of that sort, and after wo
have made half a dozen changes he can't mako
M his mind and leaves IL 10 us. It's the Same
with his mOuStaChc. First he wants IL Curled.
then brushed out and ends up by Mirling
II with his fingers and undninC all the work OF a
barber But the worst of all Is the man growing
bald and anxious 10 conceal that fact"