Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-05
MAN AND THE MANICURE.
Love Affairs Of the Girl in the Barber
Shop.

bO lily IoNC w AiS
repeated the pompadour-h mani
cure girl in the barber shop. we'll
and here a coquettish smile Illuminated
her cherubic countenance. She gave G
backward toss to her pretty head to
fling stray strands of the pompadour
out of her eyes, and went on: Really
now, l ought not to give them away,
for they're awfully good to me-" and
here she fairly bristled with sense Of
past attentions. Not even a matinee
idol could help letting some of it out.
and, with apparent reluctance. she coy
ly admitted. "But-yes, they do
The murder was out and the little
manicure appeared so relieved that she
burst into a contagious laugh. Love-
making didn't weigh seriously on he.
mind. 1t was all a good joke and as
necessary a part of the business of life
as doing her hair with the Marcel
wave.
"Well. I'll tell you just how it is"
She was simply bursting to tell all
about it, and. with naive display of
confidence. she jumped into the middle
of her tale. 1t was like the scent of
battle to the war horse.
You know most men think they are
privileged to make love to a manicure,
Just as they do tc their typewriter. but
it doesn't really amount to anything.
really il doesn't-at least not to me.
Il simply take it as good joke and
refuse to look at it seriously; and this.
as you may imagine. is pretty discon-
oerting to a cOnceited man and acts
like wet blanket. It's fun to see them
writhe under it when they are making
such desperate efforts to make an i'm
preston" ana the girl laughed gaily.
much as mischievous boy might
laugh.
But there are so many different
types of men," continued this font Of
wisdom, you can't always tell just
what attitude they will take. At least
at first I couldn't always Judge cor
re city, but nOw"-and the wise young
creature looked vOlumes-"you can't
fool ne bit.
Il can tell whether a man is going to
make love to me the moment he enters
the shop. That's right" she added. al
though no one had presumed to ques-
ton such competent authority.
Il have what l suppose you would
call n psychic knowledge of what he is
going to say before he opens his mouth.
He'll try open flattery. squeeze your
hand and look unutterable things. and
say them too. or else he will try more
subtle method. if he be one Of the slick
ones. He will compliment you by in
ference, and somehow you always like
that.
There is one type, generally past 50.
that Is insufferable. He thinks. and
this is the funniest part of it. that be-
cause he happens to admire Won Won
must fall Immediately into his arms.
The idea.
Never by any possible chance does
it occur to him that you have any pre-
terence In the matter. For instance. n
man Of this stamp the other day asked
me TO go out to dinner with him and
seemed terribly cut up. because I re-
fused. He seemed to think I'd iump at
the chance.
don't lack invitations. either, and
really. this with childish insouciance.
IKE to accept some Of them. It's a
great temptation to girl with nv dispo
sition to go to the theater or dine ont
when you're asked, but / don't.
Most of the girls know in this bust
Mss 40; and honestly. if l were knocking
aD3ut the world. boarding and living in a
tucked up hall bedroom, Id be inclined to
1ou wouldn't believe it. but men invent
an sorts OF excuses for me to give the
. noss or devise tales to tell my mother so
tnat can dine with them. But l live at
. mo.ne; ana If l didn't get home at dinner
MA =. .mere would be the dickens to pay.
another type is the man who gazes at
you Win embarrassing frankness, then
as ais. why you don't wear a peek-a- boo
Waist wa, ana s1ueezes your hand The latter
~" expect And I'-once more the girl