The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-02-12

7 T he MoSt1che.
TIE VIEWS or A DlsausrED woxas.
"Susan Snap" in a letter to the
Hearth and Home, exhibits q strong
dislike for the prevailing ''mous-
tache movement, Pas she calls it, and
discourses as follows: vst ar#..a
"What is this movement? she
writes. I hardly know to define it.
1t is a combination Of moustache,
big kuuckles, pre- occupation of man
nor, and temporary imbecility. 1t
is spell that falls upon nearly ey-
cry man whose upper lip or chin has
escaped the razor for any length. Of
time beyond week. Sometimes it
is a graphing movement. this when
the spirit is willing, but the hairs
are short,) sometimes twirling,
sometimes pulling, sometimes stro.
king sometimes parting, and, at oil
times ridiculous. If you enter >
railroad car, you will see the new
movement at once. Even as you
look in at the narrow doorway
nearly every manly elbow on nearly
all the outer seats along the line
will be giving unmistakable evidence
that moustache or beard can never
for an instant be forgotten by the
man behind it.. This is not an ex-
trayagant statement. have been
there to see. Once I counted nine
gentleman seated opposite to me in
a city horse car, who, one and all.
we're engaged in this modern move
ment. Poor fellows! They didn't
look at all like the ancient Nervi
who were not allowed to remove
their beard until they had killed
their man. They looked rather -,
if to kill time Was the limit to their
sanguinary aspirations. There they,
sat, all busily engaged in the forms
Of twirling, graphing, pulling and
combing. One iron-hearted looking
youth was industriousIy striving TO,
tuck away the ends Of : Charles ths,
First between bis; resolute upper
and lower lips. He had nearly sue
ceeded, when the conductor came,
through to collect the. fares. Oh /
what q relief that was ]! The man
as he passed along, seemed to me /,
like tho angel of the entire, nine,
And then, sitting there in my quiet
way, I began to wonder why this
thing should be. In vain l invoked
DeQuincy's eclectic for discovering
analogies. The more l pondered
the less satisfied I became, and the
more my soul was filed with reasons
Why it shouldn't be. O, men--hus-
bands, brothers, fathers. sons, low y
ers! if you only knew how senseless
a thing this movement is! If you
only for moment could see your
selves as women see you, you never
again would fall victims to it. IF
your mustache annoys you, fit is !
in your way, ifit occupies all your
thoughts, if it persists in growing in
one direction while your manly will
requires it should take another-if,
in short, you can't possibly let it
alone, be warned before it is too late. I
Shave it off! Though your very soul
sickens at the thoug ght, of with it.!
Though fair to see. -. .r.'~ - ,-- s.. - i
e -eye ''It is fooling thec;'' " E~easi
shave it of. .8es@ sf 7.5 est ss7'
''P. Snow, dear editors Of the
Hearth and Home, what do you
think? This Very morning I read
this letter to-an unshav ven friend Of
mine. with = view Of ascertainiug
whether. l would be doing right in
sending it to you. He listened to
me with patient interest. compla-
Gently stroking his long, flowing
you think about it," I asked at
last, glancing up.
"Well my dear Mrs. Snap, said
he, looking blandly upon me, ave
not seen much Of this thing myself,
and it strikes me that you've fred
at rather an invisible target. Still
I may be wrong. and if. there is such
ar evil creeping in upon The COM II
munity why the sooner IL is exposed
and ridiculed the better - s4
: Comment is Unnecessary" .:
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