Two courses are always open in the matter of obtaining a becoming hair-cut. A man may have his own barber who knows just how a patron's hair looks best (and this, of course, is the more satisfactory), or, if he is a bird-of-passenger among barber shops, he may easily learn how to inform the scissor-in-hand concerning the effect he desires produced.
"Short" or "medium" are both general terms, and they are easily misinterpreted. Therefore, after having finished this customery collection, it is always best to state how long back dates the last ton sorial operation. With this intelligence, the barber can judge proportionately how much you want about the ears and at the back of the neck will generally increase his spareness. When this is carried to extremes, the victim often presents the appearance of a picked chicken, walking about with nothing left but its comb.
The individual with the short fare may resort to moderately high shaving about the ears. This, in profile, will tend to lengthen the distance between chin and hair and also decrease the breadth of his face. If he attempts to wear his side-locks down on the semi-side board variety, the effect can be pictured only in the imagination. This type looks best with hair trained as long and as high as possible at the top of the head, on the pompadour style. 