1913 The Manicure

Billy and Tessie are greatly in love with each other. Tessie, tiring of sitting around the house and doing nothing, decides to learn manicuring by correspondence. Billy tries to dissuade her, but doesn't succeed. After her third lesson as a manicure, she persuades her father to let her work in his barbershop. Her first customer, Percival, is practically butchered and when the porter upsets the water intended for his hands, down his neck, confusion reigns. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis