Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point
SHAMPOO FOR ELEPHANTS.
Misses Jewel and Hattie Have Their
CompIexions Carefully Treated.

ComptcxionS Sarciuhy 'rcatcu.
The Misses Jewel and Hattie, two
of the most popular elephantesses in
Pachyderm place. Central park, pre-
pared for the social season yesterday
by having their compilations COM
pletely renovated The announce
ment that they use artificial means
to preserve their youthful appearances
will come as a shock TO thousands OF
persons who have admired their pat
ent leather skin under the impression
that IL was real. Ii isn't right 10 give
away the secrets of the boudoir, Dut
as there were several score witnesses
of the beauty treatment ii was bound
to come out sooner or later.
Twice a year-in the spring and
the fall-"Bill" Snyder and Bob
Horton, manicures and dermatologists
to all the best families In Menagerie
Hollow. give their attention to Misses
Jewel and Hattie. To repair the raw
ages caused by an endless whirl or
gayoty they scour their dainty charges
thoroughly with soap and water for
several hours. afterward taking them
on their laps and rubbing them with
rough bath towels until their skin at
tains a healthy pinkish glow. When
they are thoroughly dry they are pow
dored with charcoal, after which they
are massaged with neat's-foot dressing|
and a combination of soft-boiled tar
and cod-liyer oil. This is permitted
to soak in, and then the elephants
are polished with toothbrushes until
they shine like cut glass. The ten
derness of the skin makes II neces-
sary to use a toothbrush.
Unless we oiled them twice al
year" explained Mr.. Snyder, they
would be as full of cracks as con-
demned building. At home in thel
iunkle they have their mud baths
every day. and this keeps their skin
in good condition. They can't get
any mud here because the politicians
have cornered the market.
Miss Jewel has just turned 40
which gives the impression that she
must be a giddy old thing to want tc
have her neck and shoulders done
over" twice a year. But you must
remember that as elephants go she is
still in the filly class, as they have
been known to stick around two or
three hundred years. Miss Hattie hac
eight candles in her last birthday
cake. and is still in swadding clothes.
She enjoyed the bath immensely ex'
cept when the soap got in her eyes.
and then she cried like any other lit
tie girl would do.
II took 90 gallons of the brunette
,iouid In each case. Miss Hattie was
the first one to get the treatment, TO
Ill hun naTGnnS
mostly women ana children, VINO
crowded about the Enclosure In the
rear of the elephant house. MISS Hat
tie asked Mr.. Snyder II it wasn't pos
sible to have a space in the middle
of her back for a rug and just polish
the borders. but the beauty doctor
aid she was likely to catch cold. Her
hide was so badly worn in severai
places from skidding after peanuts
that three or four buckets OF asphant
were required to FIJI in the ruts- III
was great 10 hear the children trying
to guess what was happening to Har-
riet. Most of them figured out that
she had a severe cold and was get
ting the goose grease" treatment.
Miss Jewel stood watching MISS
Hattie during the oleaginous opera
ton. and when it came her turn was
fust as nervous as could be- She per-
mitted the attendants to shampoo /
her head and ears, and then trumpet
ed SO loudly that she was led into the
house. where the job was completed
rhe dressing causes an itching sensa-
ticn. and last night the two elephants
we're several laps ahead OF the pest
scratching record
isn't my trunk a sight?" asked Hat
tie. Every time wash 1t ! can't DO
anything with it."New York Herald