Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

Y
- popularity, 30 too do the beauty
factories conducted by men
s0 achieve success in the fashionable
world OF women. One Of these institutions
conducted by a man named Smith occupies
a brown stone front In fashionable street
in New York City. The place Is not osten-
tatious The appointments Of the factory
and the methods of the beauty doctors are
thus sketched by the New York Sun:
Wherever the customer goes she will find
herself surrounded by immaculate white
woodwork, shining mirrors and cretonne
curtains covered with scarlet rosebuds.
Electric lights illumine every corner OF the
house and there are in these summer days
breeses, not drafts, that keep the air
fresh. For every kind Of treatment there
are separate rooms done in the grateful
scheme OF white, crystal and red.
Many Of the women who come 10 this
house have their appointments made in adj
vance. All are received by a grayhaired
English woman wearing a dress OF white
and red checked bingham. the uniform of
every employe in the house. She learns
what the customers want and hands them
over to the care OF little girl who ap-
pears in response to her call.
II the visitor should say: II have an
appointment to see Mr.. Smith''-the name
on the silver plate over the bell-the woman
will Immediately look grave and. after
asking the stranger TO take seat VIII
leave the room. When she returns she
escorts the customer formally up flight
OF stairs TO an office built In the rear of the
house.
The room IL small and the ceiling high.
In a corner by window is broad buhl
table in the style OF Louis XVI. On the
walls are scarlet roses on cretonne In
panels surrounded with white moldins.
Long curtains Of white and scarlet ma
terial hang at the windows.
Two Louis XVI. chairs and a small round
table Of carved and gilded wood are all
the furniture the little Office contains.
Every bit of furniture in II is so fine and
so undoubtedly genuine as to constitute
what would be called in the auctions "a
museum piece"
BY the window sits a large man, still
under 40, dressed carelessly but in the
height Of fashion, and with all the rich
ness a man could give his dress without
making II conspicuous. On the day he re-
ceived one patron last week he wore dark
gray flannel suit, mauve shirt with
a plated bosom, a deep purple string te'
purple silk socks and black shoes.
In his shirt were three black pearls of
wonderful Iuster On one finger were two
rings. one contained eabochon sapphire
a. on the other was a complete circle or
Iose diamonds sunk deep in antique gold'
The woman who entered the room timidly
was stout and rather redfaced and had
very black hard hair. Mr.. Smith rose to
greet her with scarcely enough interest to
be even polite. and then took his seat SO as
20 face her. She sat in the full light of the
I,fa In her FAnn a n ~
was in plain view.
IT don't do anything myself, you know"
he began in the least interested way. "Al
1 can do is to make you general sugges-
tons. Then my people here can carry them
out II you like them"
81 came to get your advice" the woman
said.
II tell my patrons just what think" he
continued without noticing the interrupt
ton. "and that is only just to them. OF
course my opinion is only one persons.
may be quite wrong. Some women don't
agree with me at all--that is, at first"
The woman indicated that she was willing
to run the risk. Under the extremely calm
and self-contained manner he betrayed his
keen professional interest in his work.
II cannot make women beautiful" he
said, continuing his manner of self-depre-
cation. II can only try to help them to
make the best of their good qualities and
hide their defects so far as possible"
The patron assented as II willing to do
anything her adviser wanted He touched
bell that brought one OF the little girls
in the red checked dresses.
''send Miss Brown, please" he said with
such indifference that the last words were
scarcely audible.
His employees are accustomed TO listening
hard for sounds however, and they under
stand him. Miss Brown arrived.
This is Miss Brown-Mrs. Jones, yes,
thank you-Mrs. Jones. She is going to
look after your case"
Miss Brown bowed and had Mrs. Jones'
bonnet of before Mrs. Jones realized II.
Miss Brown deposited II on the gold table
and then took a seat near the table. She
drew a notebook out OF her pocket.
''You see the hair is so black. Miss
Brown" Mr.. Smith began, looking lazily
at his visitor, whom he had apparently
sized up by this time. that 1t almost
gives the impression of wig. Then It il
worn much too tight. 1t is really not good
for the hair to draw It so close. You must
give It a slight chestnut shade, Miss
Brown, Just enough to relieve that dead
black, which is so trying even to the
persons who acquired It from nature"
Dye 1t. you mean2" asked the object
OF all his attention. with a tone OF sur
prise in her voice.
'Just a shade" he said as II II wer,
none of her business what he was golnl
to do with her hair. "And then som,
undulation, Miss Brown. See that tn,
waves are not too small or too close to
gether Have them loose and rolling"
Miss Brown was also looking at tn,
visitor and taking down her instructions
''rhen tho eyebrows, rather too heavy,
he went on See that they are made I,
taper a bit more, Rather too broad an,
bushy."
The woman who had invited this ordea
was stolid and had the courage of he
convictions. She did not blush.
You never POWDER" he asked. ''wh,
not1 Few women can look their hes
without II. We men always say we dom
like women that powder, I observe the
get more attention. however, than thos
with the greasy noses"
do you think ought tor asked IN
patron humbly.
Put down a light rice powder, Mis-
Brown. That hides the red color In Ii
cheeks enough.
With black eyes and hair very re
cheeks are q customary feature, but
don't think they are any attraction afte
woman has passed 80