The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-29

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WEDNESDAY MORNING.. FEB. ~ isoo
W.. L.av rhtrk. Of Hair Faces.
A female writer in xenia, Ohio, is making
crusade against hairy faced men. near nel
W., .~r,...ion az Kindness and mild hu.
men,tv can be observed In a face covered
with hair from the nose down! NOT
any. Az we'll might poor raj look IN the
grizzly muzzte Of scotch terrier ioI mercy.
when about to b. caught in his crushing Jaws,
"A TO look for an expression OF human kind
ness and sympathy in the face OF hirsute
man.
We can appreciate the value Of a smile. 1t
Iightens UP the countenance with adjoining
sweetness, indicates n kind heart, and radiates
gladness to the hearts of others, encourages the
responding, soothes the afflicted, cheers the
sorrowing. disarms wrath, and kndies up
genial sympathy and reciprocal regard. But
a smile cannot drop out from the face OF a man
bearded and mOustached like the pard." You
suppose, from the agitation of tall grass, that
some animal was crawling through II. 80 You
may infer from the whiskers OF hair That a
smile was burrowing along there somewhere
out Of sight The smile of such man cannot
be distinguished from the grin OF ribbed nose
baboon, which had burnt its mouth with not
chestnut.
The lips are capable Of indicating a variety
of passions and emotions. They can express
kindness good -humor, sweetness OF DISPOSE
ton. sorrow, urmOeSS anu ucSiSiOu Va SuN
acier or they mani est scorn, contempt dis
dain thing, anger, and threaten like loaded
revoivers. The chief expression OF the best
traits in Napoleons nature were in his mouth
and chin, which he could clothe with SO much
sweet, winning. mute, persuasive eloquence
AS TO render his look irresistible. But When
lip ana chin are covered with hair, you might
as well look for expression in the hole OF a
bank swallow in gully, overhung with a
turf Of grass
The passions and affec tons have their polls
in the face. firmness in the upper up, mlrth-
fulness near the corners OF the mouth, and the
affections in the edges of the lips, etc, hence
the philosophy and delight Of kissing; the
more intense the passion, the more ul-thrill-
ing and enrapturing the kiss. Behold that
lovely woman, with form shaped by the
hand of harmony, regular features under clus-
tering ringlets, bright eyes beaming with in
telligence, well-arranged pearly teeth, soft
and delicate skin, mouth like cupids bow, n
neck like ivory, bosom ike alabaster, and the
lips like two rose.buds, moist with morning
dew, and her cheeks
Where the hive crimson thro the native white,
Shooting FER the face dlffuses bloom,
And every nameless grace.
Radiant in beauty, she is surrounded by an
atmosphere Of love, as a rose exhales ira
GRANGE Just think of one of those hairy
laced fellows attempting to kiss her-see him
pulling up his "chevaux de frese'' OF bristles
to reveal his wild, beast-looking cavernous
slit of a mouth Bah. it's abominable-the
idea is disgusting-get out-scat!
"Give me ounce Of cIvit. good apothecarv, to
sweeten my IMAGINATION"
Whom do moustaches and beard become .
Brigands, privateers, fillibusters, and especi-
ally professional executioneers. Jack ketch,
The hangman, would effectually conceal all
expressions-cansing him to look as grim and
unrelenting rs death, in whose service he Of
ficiates.
CRINoLINK IN THE SICK RooM-A work en-
titled "Notes on Nursing by Florence
Nightengale, has just been published in Lon
don. The following views on the annoyance
of crinoline to the sick occur in it:
It's think, alarming, peculiarly at this
time, when the female ink bottles are perpet-
ually impressing upon us "Woman's partlcu-
lar worth and general missionariness," to see
that the dress OF woman Is daily more and
more uniting them for any EMISSION" or
usefulness at all. man is now more handy
and far less objec tionable being in a sick room
than a woman. Compelled by her dress, every
woman now either shufiies or waddles-only
a man can cross the floor of a sick room with
out shaking it! What has become Of wo-
mans light step the firm, light, quick step
we have been asking for
Unnecessary noise, then, is the most cruel
absence of care which can be inflicted either
on sick or well. For. in all these remarks
the sick are only mentioned AS suffering in a
greater proportion than the well from pre-
cisely the same causes.
Unnecessary (althOugh slightly noise Injuries
n sick person much more than necessary noise
(Of a much greater amount.)
All doctrine about mysterious afiinities and
diversions will be found to resolve themselves
very much, if not entirely, into presence, or
absence OF care in these things.
Anurse who rustles Il am speaking of nurses
professional and unprofessional,) is the horror
OF the patienr though perhaps he does not
know why.
The fdget of silk and crinoline, the rafting
of keys, the creaking of stays and of shoes,
will do patient more harm than all the medi-
cine in the world will do him good.
The noiseless step Of woman the noiseless
drapery of woman, are mere figures of speech
in this day. Her skirts (and we'll if they do
not throw down some piece OF furniture) will
at least brush against every article in the room
as she moves