The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-08
Boards,


The Home Journal discourses learnedlv on the
beard question, as follows:
very rare thing, indeed, is a male face which
looks better if altogether close shaven Yet there
is here and there one-a youthful Apollo or Byron
whose absolutely faultless outline of features is
marred by any covering, or by any breaking up
OF the harmonious ensemble
| W here the beauty of the face consists mainly in
the fine formation of the jaw bone and chin, man
loses by growing his beard over this portion. Bet
ter wear only the monstache
There Is now and then whose severity or
sharpness OF eye is relieved bv a good natured
| mouth-the animal character of the person being
| kindlier than the intellectua-and a covering Of
the lips, in such a case, s, of course a mistaken
| hiding OF natures apology, and needless detri-
ment to the expression. Better wear only the
wbiskers. WV
A small or recedng chin, or a feeble law, NAV he
entlrG y concealed by full beard, and with great
advantage to the general physiognomy So NAV
the opposite defect of too coarse iaw-bone or too
| long a chin.
Too straight an upper lip can be improved by
| the curve of well trimmed mOustache So can
an upper lip that it is long from the nose down
wards or one that is disgured by the loss of some
| or the upper teeth Washington. in the prime of
ite suffered from this latter aliction, and (arts-
tcaly speakng) his face, represented to DOS
terlty, would have been relieved of its only weak
ness 1t he had concealed the collapsing upper lip
| by military moustache.
| face which is naturally too grave can be made
to look more cheerful by turning up the corners of
the moustache-as one which is too trivial and in
! expressive can be made thoughtful by the careful
slopng OF the moustache, with strong lines down
| wards.
| The wearing of the whole beard gives. of course
more animal look which is no disadvantage il
the eyes are large and the forehead intellectual
enough to balance it. But where the ewes are
small or sensual and the forehead low the gen
era expression is better for the smooth chin which
TO the common eye, seems always less animal.
"nat Is commonly called an ''imperial," Ia tuft
on the middle OF the chin, is apt to look like a
mere botch on the face, to give it an air of pet
tiness and coxcombry. The wearing of the beard
long or short, torked or peaked, are phvsiognomi-
cal advlsabllities upon which a man of iudgment
will take the advice of artist as well as of an in
innate friend or two and upon all other partcu-
lars as well but having once decided upon the
most becoming model, he should stick to it. Alter
atlon IN the shape of prominent a portion of the
physlognomy, gives an impression of unreliabeness
and vanity.
Middle-aged men apt to be sensitive with the
lncplent turning grey of the beard. But they are
often mistaken to its effect Black hair which
turns earliest, is not only picturesquely embellish
ed by sprinkling of gray, but exceedingly intel
lectuallzed and made sympatheticaly expressive
Ihe greatest possible blunder is to dye such beard
There Is one complexion, however, of which the
grizzlng is hideous that total shaving dyeing
or any other escape is preferable to "leaving it to
Nature, Ma We mean the reddish blonde, of which
the first banching gives the appearance of dirty
mat IL was meant to be described, perhaps by
the two lines in Hudibras:
The upper part thereof was whey
The neither orange mixed with grayn
A whlte beard Is so exceedingly distinguished
that every man whose hair prematurely turns
should be glad to wear it; while, for an old mans
race 1t Is so sottenng veil, so winning an embel-
llshment, that it is wonderful how such an advan-
tage could be ever thrown away. That old ape
should be always long bearded, to be properly
veled and venerable, is the feeling we are sure of
every lover OF nature, as well of every cultivated
and deterential heart.
Youths should be told in time that the beard
grows much more gracefully, and adapts itself
hn fnp haI, Il
while, in all Boards nascent and downy left TO
themselves there is great beauty. The yellow tin
ted and faxen, with their slight shadings of darker
gold, are thought the hands0mest in Italv and the
East, while, in England and this country the dark
brown and black are preferred
Boards are sometimes of so coarse a texture that
they require to grow to a considerable length be-
tore Judgment can be formed as to the best shan
ing OF them. In dressing the beard bv too close a
scrutiny in a glass near a window, the wearer is
apt to lose the perspective and casual effect upon
the general eye-thus, sometimes, getting needless
ly out OF humor with what strikes others as very
WELL and making mistaken experiments in irving
to improve it.
The very general habit of dyeing the beard is
ottenest an exceeding blunder. The peculiar dead
ness of the tint makes it delectable by the common
est eve, and the lack of all shading and the conse
quent abruptness of edge, add to the fasty of its
look. Much the greater portion of those who
dye, would look vastly better either with their
gray boards, or with chins close shaven
Let us add, by the way that the lift of the head
ABOVE the shoulders. necessary to a well bred
air, may sometimes be interfered with, BY a beard
worn too bushy and long. The effect of the beard
itself is very often spoiled by standing shirt COL
lar, so worn as to cut off its outline. Shirt coat
and cravat, should all leave head and beard to un-
obstructed view-particulary with persons of short
stature
There are various incidental motives of course
which, arbitrarily and quite independent of taste
Affect the wearing of the beard. CIergymen
tutors deacons, bank directors, and undertakers.
may think 1T more less for their interest to
"shavc'-to satisfy, let us say, however, very un-
reasonable expectations, in the eyes for hich they
do 1t! But there is, for here and there a man, q
secondary consideration affecting the natural policy
OF the beard We speak of one whose air and man
ner are not sufficiently subdued-one whose stvle
requires abating. Beard is an obvious iptepsfer
to one who is thus naturally too showv, and he
would do well to propitate the general impression
by its sacrifice.
THE lNTERFERENCE VERA CRuz.-The state
ment from Vera Cruz to the effect that the French
and English naval Commanders there, on learning
OF the prevalent rumor that the steamship Tennes-
see was to bring down from New Orleans a large
body of Americans to aid the Juarez party in de
ltnce OF Vera Cruz intertered at in behalf of
Miramon's cause, and informed Capt. Turner, of
the U >. ship Saratoga, of their intention to pre-
vent the Tennessee from landing anv such corps of
men, is peremptorily denied. A gentleman who is
certified as competent authority, has stated to the
New Orleans Picdymie, that the French and Eng
llSh commanders so far from interfering with the
right to do so; and that they will cordially unite
with the American commander in all measures to
protect the lives and property of the foreigners res
ident in Vera Cruz.
How 1T Would HAVE WORKED-The diary of
Washington, just published informs us that when
he made his grand tour through the northern States
in 1889, he took with him "his slave Billy his
faithful attendant through the Revolutionary war"
1t is very fortunate that General Washington did
not make his grand tour seventy years later, and
that he did not take Michigan in his route, or'he
would nave found himself incarcerated in the State
prison for ten years because he had introduced his
"save Billy" into the State. Nor is this all. If
similar laws had prevailed in the northern States
during the Revolutionary war, he would have been
marched off to the penitentiary for having with him
"hls faithful attendant" General Washington,
according to the black republican code was
criminal to be punished by ten years incar-
ceratOn.
FRoN ST. DoMNGo.--By the arrival of the brig
H. Z. Brooks, Capt. Sheriff. at New York, we
have advices from Gonaives to Feb 90, and by the
brig Isabel Beurmann, Tamms we have news from
Port au Prince to Feb. 30. At Gonaiv. everything
was quiet and trade improving. Provisions in good
Coffee, SIG to Sl20 per 100 lbs At Port au Prince
II was quiet, but the inhabitants were apparently
dissatisfied with Geffrard, he being severe and
abusing his power, which makes him rather unpop-
uiar there, in consequence of his demands on pro-
duce, exports, and the power which he is commence
ing to exercise, which they presume will soon
expand to tyranny.
A PECULIAR CONVENTIONAL few davs since the
citizens of Oshkosh, Illinois, burned two houses of
i'll fame to the ground, and lodged the inmates,
twelve in number, in the JAIL from which they were
discharged after trial. A few days after, conven-
ton of that class, from Fon du Lac, Berlin, Ripon,
Beaver Dam, Portage, Stevens Point and Waupun,
met In council at Oshkosh with their fellow-labo
ers, and have threatened revenge by burning the
city So fearfular the Oshkosh people that the city
will be fired that they have eight night watch
to protect them.
A recent Glasgow paper gives account of the
sale by auction of the wines belonging to the late
Lord Justice Clerk. The cellar consisted of up
wards OF 100 dozen, comprising port, sherry,
elaret hook, madeira, hermitage, champagne &c.
The greatest price given for Johanni sberg of