The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-07
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MADE EASY
Extracts From the unwraten ss.ss
Of a Great petaetise.
From the NOW York sua.

FROM the Now YORK Suf.l
A copy has been obtained 1l In.
booklet on disguises which eapE
Steve o'Brien has not yet prepsrs&
for his stan In Mulberry street. soma
extracts are here:
Preface-Always act your part, rot
being content with looking af Il
Study the character you impersonate.
using the best literature as an ala
Do not rely on Second avenue cusir
mers entirely as they are liable 81
lead you astray, When they try tn
make o year a doubiet and hose on
Broadway in winter, tell them that
you r not TO be deceived. Whsa in
doubt come TO me, The following para
graphs are more suggestions. Your
professional instinct VIII enable yon
to fill out the details.
Society Man-Study the part IN
the theatres and restaurants. Wear
the silk hat Whenever possible. as Il
is considered natty. whereas the u,e
era hat is merely nifty. Avoid fhe
maroon tie with evening dress, and.
IL you have to wear a four.in-hand, do
not tuck It In your shirt. Sixth ave-
nue. bartenders may Try to hand yoz
suggestions in this regard. bat be
.chary.
Merchant Prince--Tbis disguise NJ
SO applies to prominent busineas men
and retired bankers. See that the
hair is on the gray. that the mutto,f
chop whiskers are neat but not gaudy,
that the frock coat Ats nicely over
slightly bowed shoulders and that the
chain across the expansive wnisfroax
is of heavy gold. Unlike society man
Merchant prince cannot smcks clgz
%rettes, He Is useful when invcstignL
ing creep parlors, but 1t must be
membered that the character ii dn-
liberate and slow 10 unbend. WIea>
appearing as m N. p. do no zf1z11E
for wine right or the reel. It rxaftz
less to he quiet for awhile. yary
young detectives cannot hops to un-
dertake this character with any cnr-
siderable uccess Older mes ARE r.
minded that bankers are not accus-
toned 10 say "G'wan nnw. or Hey.
youse..
Farmer--This disguise Is necessar5
when you are piping a bnnd OF greszs
goods men A homespun suit. Cow
hide boots and a wisp Of hay in yora
mouth are the primo necessities. buf
You must have the dialect, t6o
"Naeouwa and b'eosh" can be used
freely. Speak Familiarity or Nurih6eb1
Corners and Cousin George. do maj
ask for whiskey, but for "a zitiyc
Ticker. Take great pains win your
WHISPERS, which should be Of The
best material DO not snap then 7,ack
and forth against your chin. lest q
excite suspicion. Longitudinal whL<
kers are best, and have them rr,fy.
Actor--It Sometimes Is zncessary|
In order to get In tonch with ccrtAIr
classes OF the underworld to make up
like a player fellow. You can besr
arrive at the costume BY studying
Broadway. near Fortieth street. be-
tween Ave and six p. NJ The bust
ness Of the part is very simple STARE
at every woman who comes along aud
talk about yourself. You viii ma
this about the softest OF all disguisea
Police oficer-You will mud thix
the hardest of all DISCUSSES. but az
not despair. You may have seen he
blue uniform worn BY what are knoua
as patrolmen. II You fail In the us<
of the other costumes which ! have
described I will make you put on fhiz
uniform, and then nobody win 1ecos
nlze yon. Besides. 1t viii secure yuu
admittance at any side dsur 1$p
So,