The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-04

ears unless he apologies; If he re-
peatS the threat make good your gluff.
Give him a swinging blow that will
smart and Jingle for the rest of the
day"
For sidetracking sentimental Gus
toners detailed instructions are Civ
en- One of the rules reads: If a
man calls you dearie,' you should
answer. Why do You call me dearie,
sir? All other gentlemen tslight EN-
phasis on the word gentleman call
me- Miss IF the man should reply
Because I am falling in love with
you say Indeed, sir, I am sorry to
hear it, for to me it seems so unnatu-
raj for a gentleman 10 fall in love
with a poor girl like me-"
In another place the little book
says Be witty at all costs. Anybody
can return smart answers provided
they keep awake and talk with smart
people The wit of one person sharp
ems that of another Just how much
grinding the tongues of the female
BARRIERS will get from contact with the
flashing wit of the ordinary run of
customers of an English barber shop
Is of course, an open question.
To such fine point has the prOprie-
tress OF this shop educed the art of
baTbeTing that eaCh wieider of the
razor, the brush and comb and the
lather in her model establishment is
Il aimed To Immediately detect by eX-
teIiOr signs the calling of her custom
CT In this respect they Out-Sherloch
the famous Holmes. On this point the
book of instructions says:
a butcher can be detected by his
somewhat greasy skin and his scarlet
face, the one occasioned by eating too
much meat, and the other by spending
many hours every day, without a hat,
In cold, open shop; the journalist,
by the eagerness and the quickness
with which he pounces upon and looks
through the publications that happen
to be lying about; the author, by the
manner in which he treasures his
words; the artist, by the stTeakS of
paint on his lips and at the edges OF
his mouth, acquired by every now and
then sucking his brushes; the coun-
try gentlemena by the creases in his
clothes, for he always comes to Lon
don dressed in his Sunday best; the
wealthy f1ndncieT by the smallneSs of
his tip-he rarely gives more than
penny; the detective by his dark
morning coat, rather heavy stick,
thick boots, short cropped hair, part
ed in the center, and carefully waxed
muStaChG-
The reader is by this time prepared
for the statement that it is in no or
binary shop that these paragons of
tOnsOTial fitness and virtue work One
customer in telling me of his vl,l
there Che was one of those who leave
shilling tip behind) describes this
notwithstanding barber shop as The
wee kingdom of sparkling, twinkling
eyes, pOuting lips, rosy cheeks, pretty
manners, dainty wit, enthTalling con-
veTsatiOn, sweet OdOTs, and an indie
scribable sOmething-soft and sooth-
ing Needless to say, hard-headed
man that | am, ! did not see things
in quite that light, but there is ever
so much in the personal equation, you
know.
Aside from the asSistantI, the per-
SOnal charms of whom no man would
be ungallant enough to challenge. the
shop is said (by the propTietTess) to
be the finest in the world. From my
IfuTftUJf SxF-Cz it-ss.~
that it is long way ahead of any
shop in London. The electric lights,
which are sprinkled in plentiful pro-
fusion about the room, shine through
globes of practically all the colOrS Of
the rainbow. On all SIDES are mirrors,
soft deep seats for waiting customers,
and rare and beautiful flowers; in
short, every device to make man lin