Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-11-04 | Page 11 | Barbers in Europe

Barbers i Europe I A sure way to break yourself of the habit of going to a barber shop to get shaved Is to travel In Europe said Assistant I As-sistant Secretary ICcep of the Treasury department In talking with 0 party of friends the other day I remember that when I first went to Europe 1 thought I that I would never learn to shave myself I my-self and that I was helpless so far as this was concerned I didnt finish my trip through Europe before I took up shaving and now I shave myself all the lime The barber shops In Europe except ex-cept In England and a few of the Iargrr cities are the worst of their kind In the world ThiTC are no modern conven 1 iences and mighty little of a sanitary nature The chairs are uncomfortable i and the barbers are indifferent about how they shave you or what they do I with yon They place 1 big bowl In your lap and when they have finished with you the supposition Is that you will w1 wash your own face In the bowl There aro none of the little luxuries we have I over bore in the way of bay rum witch hazel hot towels hot water etc The I American barber shops arc tilt neatest and cleanest In the world without exception ex-ception In Paris and a few large cities of Europe there arc shops that are nu vurliHCd as American shops where they claim to shave men according to home methods but as I recall now I rclho hit 18 11 10W did not get a i shave In Europe that satisfied mt and 1 went to shaving myself Wash ington Star I r