The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-03-18

OF Its only weakness il he had concealed
the colIapsing upper lip by military mus
tacho.
A face which is naturally too grave can
Dc made to look more cheerful by turning
up the corners Of the mustache-as one
which is too trivial and inexpressiye can be
made thoughtful by the careful sloping of
the mustache, with strong lines, downwards.
The wearing Of the whole beard gives, of
course, more animal look; which is no
disadvantage if the eyes are largo and the
forehead intllectual enough to balance it.
But, where the eyes are small or sensual
and the forehead low, the general expires
sion Is better for the smooth chin, which,
to the common eye, seems always less ami
NAL.
What is commonly called an "imperial
"a tuft on the middle of the chin,) is apt to
look like mere blotch on the face, or to
give it an air of pettiness and coxcumbry.
The wearing of the beard long or short
torked or peaked, are physiognomical ad-
vlsabilities upon which a man Of judgment
Will take the advice Of an artist as we'll as
OF an intimate friend or two-(and upon
all other particulars, as welD but having
once decided upon the most becoming
model, he should stick to it. Alteration in
the shape of SO prominent portion of tue
Physiognomy gives an Impression of unreli.
ablencss and vanity.
Middle-aged men are apt to be sensitive
with the incipient turning gray Of the beard.
But they are often mistaken as to its effect
Black hair, which turns earliest, is not only
picturesquely embellished by sprinkl ling
OF gray, but exceedingly intelIectualized
and made sympathetically expressive. The
greatest possible blunder is to dye such a
beard. There is one complexion, however,
of which the grizzling isso hdeous that
total shaving, dyeing, or any other escape,
is preferable to "leaving tito Nature" We
mean the reddish blonde, Of which the first
blanching gives the appearance of dirty
mat. 1t was meant to be described, per,
haps, by the two lines in Hudbras -
THE upper part there of was whey.
The neither orange mixed with gray"
A white beard is so exceedingly distin,
guished, that every man whose hair pre-
maturely turns should be glad to wear it ;
while, for an old mans face, it is so soften
ing veil, so winning an establishment,
that it is wonderful how such an adva ntape
could be ever thrown away. That old age
should be always long. bearded, to be pro-
perly veiled and venerable, is the feeling,
we are sure, Of every lover of Nature, as
we'll as of every cultivated and defereu.ial
heart.
Youths should be told in time that the
beard grows much more gracefully, and
adapts itself much better to the face, for
being never shaved; while, in all boards,
nascent and downy, left to themselves, there
is great beauty. The yellow tinted and
flaxen, with their slight shadings of darker
gold, are thought the handsomest in Italy
and the East, while, in England and this
country, the dark brown and black are pre-
| ferred.
Boards are sometimes Of so coarse tex.
ture, that they require to grow to consid-
cradle length before a judgment can be
formed as to the best shaping of them. In
dressing the beard by too close a scrutiny
in glass near window, the wearer is apt
to lose the perspective and casual effect
upon the general eye-thus, sometimes, get.
ting needIessly out of humor with wba,
strikes others as very we'll, and making mis-.
taken experiments in trying to improve it
The very general habit of dyeing the
beard is oftenest m exceeding blunder
The peculiar deadness of the tiut makes i,
detectable by the commonest eye, and the
lack of all shading and the consequent
abruptness Of edge, add to the falsity Of its
look. Much the greater portion of those
who "dye," would look vastly better either
with their gray boards or with chins close
budVeUs
Let US add, bs the way, that the lift oi
the head above the shoulders, so necessary
to well:bred air, may sometimes be fbter.
fered with, by a beard worn too bushy and
long. The effect OF the beard itself is very
often spoiIedshy standing sbirt-collar, so
worn AS to cut off its outline::a" Shirt, coat,
and cravat, sbouldaIl leave head and beard
to upobstructed view;--p.rticularly, with
persons of short STATURE, 81. ,sa ,,z
There are various incidental motives, ol
course, which, arbitrarily aud quite indie.
pendent Of taste, affect the wearing, Of THE
beard. Cletgymse, tutors, deacons, bank
directors and pndertakers, may lay think it
more or less for their interest to ashaye.-
to satisfy, M ley ps s. say. however, very unrea,
sonable expectations. ip the eyes for which
they do itt Bnt there, H.. for here and there