The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-15
CALLED FOR A SHAVE ONLY.
Hut the Stranger in New York HuS
to Take Several other Thinps.
New York Tip1es


New York Times.
We'll. feel better. anyhow" re-
marked an out-of-town guest to the hotel
clerk OF lower Broadway hotel.
The clerk. not being busy, saw there
WAS something weighing on the guess
mind. and with benign smile waited for
bunko story.
First clfss barber shop you have here
In the house" ventured the guest, Iidtlo
more forcibly.
Pretty good" said the clerk. synpa-
thetically.
"Y-e-e-s," continued the guest, warm
Ing to the subject. II had shaye there
awhile ago. That is, l went in there fer
shave three hours ago. Tho man who
got bold of me was an artist. could see
tnat. AS soon as ! got into the chair he
didn't wait for me to say what wanted,
but tucked towel around my neck and
began running his fingers through my
hair.
Shave behind and around the edges!'
he inquired. getting out his shears with
his other hand.
Mop Shave said l.
Certainly. SIR. he replied briskly
but an just take little off around the
edges here. 1t needs IT,
"Iie seemed to know his business SO
well that / let him 20 ahead and he en-
tertained m--with stories on degmatology
and hair treatment.
HE had almost hnishSl his scissor
work. when he stopped short and STOOD
aghast. Your hair is splitting badly, sir,
he said with deep concern.
'Splntingg said |. Ha! is that so 2
! Indeed 1t is, sir. 1t requires singeing
at once The man had wax taper light
cd by this time.
I All, all right said l, and for another
twenty minutes the shop in my Vicinity
smelled like mattress factory on fire,
while tho barber really alarmed me about
my hair. II was getting fHghtfnlly thin,
he said; seemed to be inclined TO drop
out about the temple and near che apex
/ of the crown. After l had had my sham
/ roo. he said he thought he had better ap-
4 ply some Halrline, a preparation which
he alleged every mans hair required at
last | hadn't thought OF shampoo,
much less 'Hairllne, but, as had ALREADY
/ lost an hour. | let him lead me over to
the water tank and shampoo me; then he
opened a brand new bottle OF 'Hairlina'
and applied It literally, after which he
wrapped the bottle in paper and laid ii
aside.
Then came the shave which was de-
layed every few minutes BY the manipu-
lator pausing to examine aud toy with
! =
lions caused by an unsatisfactory condi-
ton OF the skin. / had always coasld .
cred my skin in perfect condition. but
1 this man shocked me. He asked me who
shaved me last, couldn't remember.
ana he conaded to me that had run
terrible risk of allowing every Tom.
Dick and Harry to shave me. Ny skin
was In shocking condition and cried out
for an application OF a preparation viii N
luckily he had ON band lie applied The
lotion as matter Of course. and within
another half hour had turned me out
completely rejuyenatod, but with the loss
OF an afternoon. practically. Here is the
! bill
/ Shave Observation-Disclosures. IA
| Hair cut Observation-Disclosures. o.
| Singing Observation-Disclosures. IS
| shampoo ............,.......... %
One bottle Hairline ...........Sf 90
One bottle Cremaline .,....,........ 90
luNei '.',',y. - So. ...s...t....S2 ~
II only wanted a shave" concluded the
guest ruefully, "hut. as ! say. / feel bet
ter. VIII you please lay these bo.tl a
over behind Abe desk? may call for them
4 later"