The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
S@UFFRAGISTS PAY
VISITS TO BARRIERS
Get Cordial Welcome From
Haircutters, but Not From
Manicurists.
BIG CROWDS ATTRACTED

There was scarcely n barber shop In
~Nianhattan yesterday which the suf-
fragists. armed with literature, banners
and persuasive arguments. did not visit.
Tor as several OF them said. 1.-THE barber
shops are the real centres OF civilization
for men. and ~ they are once converted
there we shall have no trouble with
them hereafter"
Strange TO say. the BARRIERS themselves
were very willing. even cordial toward
their guests. Only the manicurists held
out stoutly. Flourishing pointed scls-
sors. they voiced their disapproval Of the
whole suffrage movement. 81 say II
frankly" said one manicurist. with her
victim helplessly pinned in "A chair beside
her while the barber rufiied his hair. II
don't approve of women making speeches
on the street corners. No, sir, I don
approve at all"
mo, ma'am. no perfect lady would
do Ii. | say" the man In the chair re-
piled, Il say "A woman's place is In the
home"
To a woman the manicurists agreed on
this. Bejewelled. chewing gum and
TtuItHts dlllTtu tnty oUJeCltu III u bOuN,
causing the ~suffragists to murmur after
two exhausting battles with these repre-
sentatives of their sex. Really. II
seems strange that the women are so
much harder TO convince than the men."
The men were all that the most ardent
~suffragists could ask. When the auto
mobiles weighted with immense barber
poles and hung with yellow flags swung
around the corners traffic policemen
/ ehnntaI THAR ,shpp.A for suasaQS' and
allowed the suffrage cars to run over the
pavements Unfortunately with scarcely
"A word of protest. Newsboys chung to
the running boards In wild excitement.
and once drawn up before the barber
shops the crowds gathered so fast that
even the speakers were made helpless.
ON a lower downtown street men hung
out of the windows of an upstairs bar
Der shop watching the women mount the
stairs and all was hurry and confusion.
Towels were ripped of half done faces.
scissors and clippers were arrested In
their progress and the BARRIERS. white
coated and smiling, stepped forward to
assist the women In finding n place to
speak. A table once provided. the re-
Ginning chairs were all turned around to
face the centre and there. with n row of
helpless, dumb forms arrayed mutely be-
fore her. each speaking suffragist poured
forth her arguments.
otCdSlpHdliy u eTuIt WIS Htaiu il'ii
a chair, sometimes n head wagged-
words were impossible owing to soap
and towels which the barber had been
too excited to- remove-but the general
sentiment seemed to be favorable. The
crucial moment arrived when the pho
tographers entered and arranged their
machines. Then the men in the chairs
sat up. waved their arms and excited
whispers came from various directions.
Here" called one voter angrily. as he
saw a camera pointed his way, here,
barber. tax this darned think on my
face. can't you? And for the love OF
Mike, tip the head OF the chat up. They
can't see anything but my feet the way
you have II now
Altogether BARRIERS Day was a pro-
nounced success. Clothing House Day
comes next on the programme, but the
>uffragists are going to take "A short
rest before they try again. Miss Portia
Willis was chairman of the day.