, 1870-05-22

the Crusaders, was so cortinuoas, tiat
the two countries set. the fa,hionH to eaca
other pretty much as they d. now; thu
the ups and downs Of heards nok place y
mcnt Of the twelfth century, ths order q
the TemplArs WIS founded by nine Frenci
knights. They decseed, among other Iegu
laiiona that al The members Of the oruR
ehould we3r closely cropped hair and !on1
boards; but only the latter bali OF tn
order WIS executed the Tcnplars, who sa'3
became uncomnonly rich, were very cars;s1
about their personal appearance, aud usualF
allowed their hair to dow in long locks upo
upon the dazzling white cloth OF their Mantila-
Gay de Mole, the last Grand Master, endaastr-
cd to enforce the laW, but he was poWesiesato
do 30.
We find by the monastic statutes reyiaed n
the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tat
monks were enjoined to shave once fat
night during the winter months, and oate
every ten days during tho rest Of the yeT.
Lay brothe1s aud ProtestAuts we're TO ehaSe
but once month. The penalty for oniftns
to tnAve WAS For the first offence, to at
nothing but bread and water for four conse:u-
tive SATURDAYS; for the second, to be bea:en
with seourge Of cords. The good condition
OF ones razUrH must hare been / matter Of
lively sollcitulc under such circumstances!
Every one knows that Louis the ElesentAs
barber, Oliver 1e Dam, was very mighty PEI
sonage. Hin master made him immensely
rich, and gave him tho title Of Count; never
theless, i'll spite Of lis high raul, he continued
70 shave Louid until the dsy OF the lat.ers
death. Within ten months Of this event he
was banged by Charles the Eighth mnch to
the satlsfacliun Of those who thought he h,4a
often shorn the late King too closely Wehnd
cr,I5ons tact mentioned il connection with
the funeral of the famous Charles-the-Dol1.
Louis the Eleventh rival, alainn 1i76 at Nancy,
In attending the Duke's burial As chief mourn.
er, the Duke Of Lorraine put on q gilt 1eari
aud psonsidches; this fact i. stated br several
cllronicless. but without surprise or emphasis:
from which it il prcsumable that the pCocecl-
ing WAS IN some way customary.
SLaven chins remained the fashion both in
France and England till 1921 But in that
Twelfth Night, Wa accidentally struck on tic
bead by lighted drebrand. Which knocked
him down and very nearly killed him. This
accident led To brain, fever, in which the
hinSs hc.d was shaved. When he ross from
e sfsE ri S fsas sssr asss hess s IT, found s
clipped into bristles, and with apruuting beards
upon tLei1 chins- Imitation, then, Is now,
was the sincerest aattcry. Francis, whose head
lad to be ehaved periodically, every threo or
four days during two months. waa afEaid OF
looking like monk. il his face were
shaved too; he therefore allowed his beard to
grow for good and his example was followed
during the rest Of his lifetime, and during the
three next reigns after him It appears that
gentlemen, when theS took 10 wearing boards,
paid N unseemly attention to them. They
dyed, oiled, And perfumed them; saturated
them with gold and silver dust; and before
going to bed, Of nights, put them up in bags
called bisotel]es. Probably for this reason the
clergy and magistrates OF Franco made stout
stand against boards towards the middle
OF the sixteenth century. Several chapters, at
that time, refused Dishops who did not Rhavcs
md \ nf In tr, jaT3
tint boards were contrary 70 that modesty
which slould be tue prime vittuc OF doctor,
both il law and medicine
In England, Charles the First set tho fashion
Of long moustacles, and Of tufts under the
chin. Tho Cavaliers became known BY these
hair; the 'Kou1lhcads wearing either Very
shaggy boards, or none at all. Cromwell woro
lis face completely shavcu.
HeaGeu, Nlazarin, and Louis the Four
"A wore very small moustaches and
Ne@6l{s; towards the end Of tile seven.
ing become prevalent, moustachos wero
voted inconvenieut and during tho whole OF
the eighteenth century, tho upper and middle
classes Of all prt fessiona continued to
shave. Officers, even, Wore no moustachea !:
il was not until the outbreak OF the
tended it. that military men once more
logan TO cultivate hair on tho upper lip. We
may remark incidentally that louis the SIX
tecnth, I.obespier1e, Nara, Danton, Mi1abeau,
Fox. ftt, burke, Sheridan, Napoleon, Byron,
Moo5s; a,a GEas!sn N aslnRton, Ira1kl.n. ss
aud Talleyrand never wore beard, wlisKe:s, or
mo,istache.
| Besides the various religious pe-socu-
tons il has had to suffer, the head has
been subjected to pecuniary iutlistions.
| Among the ta1cs introduced By Peter the
I tCAS m hb@ 7,n Ln,d
| said, Eoroda liclnaia tiaGota tthe beard is
| I useless inconycuieuce), and had ordered
I his subjects, high aud low, to shave. Bat
! the fnfsians were attached TO their boards,
and many Of them, the Cossacks especially,
sooner than cut them of woultl have laid
was not in the halit Of ttiatns, first shaved
himself, to SHOW THAT he was in earnest, and
then or.iered . tar upon sliding scale on
boards and moustaches. Dignitarics, couttiers,
fuurtionarier, aud merchants Of ST. retors.
burg were to pay one hundred roubles (si1teen
vants, sixty routles luine pounds twelve shil.
lings); the Inhabitants Of Moscow, thirty
roublcs (four pounds sixteen shilhngs): and
| peasants, two dugui (twopence-half.
Ecnny) each time they entered
tho town. In receipt for the tax, the
copper, upon one side Of which was figured .
nose, moustache,. and beard, with the words
Doroda lichnais tiaeota, and on the other tue
eihgv Of the Russian two-hcaled eagle, With
the inscription, Deughyi vsiati (uloney re.
ceived), or sbevodi pochlina rsiata (the tax On
in part modified the provisious Of tho ongnal
law, but compelled al the inhabitants of towns
| WHO persisted in wcarinSs bearus. to pay At
inlpost OF fifty rouhlea yearly, and to dress in
all Uniform Costume. 1t was found ueces.
tarr, however, to repeal the tax Of two
1 hy ri HbtA n$ f13n ~
cltlcs, or tue townspeopie would have stoot
i fau chance OF being kent short Of pro
| vlslons. Ietere successors. far from relaxing
the severity OF this novel and absnr1 tax
added to its ngor. In 1881, the Empress
-inne 1ecrecd tlIat any one, not being I
assessed at double the ordinary rates ant
tsxce. besides having to ray tina erccia
tax This was too much men grew dee
| rcraso under Persecution, and many oil
Tory Russians preferred q voluntary exile t<
these vexotions. It was not until the acces
sion Of Catherine the Second. in 1862, that til,
boards and moustaches Of Russian CITIZEN
were allowed once more to tlourish unmo!est
ed thot1gl i seeme that Peter the SECOND
the ill-fated husband Of Catherine, had mcdi
tated making il penal to wear bearIs.
All this makes na wonder; but wa mus
be wary OF conde1nning. for lcards have bu
rerr lately been emaneipAtedcven in England
In our country, but few years ago neithe
soldier, sailor, policeman, nor menial> nigh
wear beard. In France no barripter il ad
nitscd to plead, il he have rnoustachea: AM
no priest 10 consccrated unloas he be complete
| II sharen. French soldiers arc ohliged to wea
tho tuft under tho chin, like their imperis
master.
Agreat deal more might be said abou
beards, tor their history is both varied An,
comical: hut we Will stop here, merely quotin
in conclusion tho words Of Cnvier. tho grca
naturalist, on shaving.
II found. he sad. ss that my shaving too
me quarter Of All hoar 4 day: tlis make
seven hours and hall a month, and nincs
hours, or three days and eighteen hourr, yer
nearly four days year. This dlscov
rlaining that time IVES too short, that I'll
years tlew br too swiftly. that lad not hour
enough fer work. and in tho midst Of ny com
rlaining was wasting nearly four days yea
l.. lati,ering my faae With as,aving-brush, an
/ resolved tLcnccforth to let uly beard grow.
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