, 1879-04-05
TIE TEAIL-IIO1STER.
4 "ilonnfD MANS" INvEsT1oN.

To the Editor Of Tne Tribune.
CHICAGO March 3l.-passfng along the streets
the othcr day, l noticed several well-lrosscd
fc1nalcs With their llnir braided in long cues
swingLng hel,.nd them.
Thc question then aroso IN my mind, Did That
custom Of tile mules ot China nrfse out Of al-
mfsaton Of tts use by tie Other REX, uni is II
that Ranlc feeling that sometimes leads our Bct,-
tfmcntal youths to part their hair rs women tl0,
ill the middIc9 At that a9c OF susceptibility
aud imprcssibtlitY few escape the mcsles of
Cuptd,-few hut mist acknowledge tho justice
Of Shakspeare's br!of description of Youths
slghing like furnace o'er a woful ballad made
to his rnistrcss' eyebrow; and, as "Nntuso is
!lne in love, asnl, where 'tis SO, 1t senda some
precious instance Of Itself after tile thing IL
loves" why may not both Of those customs
hayo sprung up rs n tribute Of thctr warm anu
poetic suuts tn their cnchautcrs1
Tic principles Of tho decorative art arc lccp-
u inbultctl Ut our own ant in nil other natures,
alHl hare their handspring IN tito desire tn please
desire slmplY to crafty the sentiment Of vanity,
although ttiAt Is one Ut the prUInptInys to dis
play. The former motive Is lf,lcI. the u,ist
lhulnble, for the assumption Of Mrs to attract
attruttor to ones SELF, for the sole OBJECT Of
let.iing the vain conceit of the indivtdusl With
ullt welding my qualification to others, 's too
purely selfish 10 bc praised. /. Ia doubtless
true that in nli efEorts At 1lspaY tho motive is
as much to Erniify the tastes nnd opinions Of
others as the qualification of individual vanity,
fur, without tile admiration OF others, whcro
aud in wllnt wsy would this display minister to
the sentiment
Rigid economists may object to the expense
Of 1rsc e!rorts In tc linz OF the decorative
art, hut We must takc Naturu ns it Is. We emu
not cradicnto It's prime nn,l original motives Ut
aston. hut we tnay do much ili ITS modification.
Wllnt lhoklng beings We should bo II wn made
no interference With Nature III It's alosn,llent III
our persons simply ia liz ufowth Of our hrsuto
appcndagcs. Neither history nor any traces Of
T tile arts Of sculpture run 30 far hack III wlen
mcn allowed themselves 10 20 uns!iorn or mod
yflero with full growth Of unkcn.pt hair
would nccll, In tho primal state. but llttlo other
| ctotnnE, but, even In that primal state, before
| scissors or rnzors Ind originated, inst!ncts Ut
beauty, native TO thu soul, wond! lead to its ar
| ranuelncLt In lovely sl,apes. Why, look ut tho
! gray Adon!s ol t0.slay. md notice l.ow caro-
fully he twissa Ills rnoustacho and arranges his
| locks.
Tint being 50 OF the e.crncr sex, we cannot
tho qualification. Of this feeling. Witness tint
elegantly-lrcsscd lady. with Wllat grare at,l
lnaiesty shc rises from lie sofa at her re.
ceptto'l. Bee how gracefully aud beautifully
tion. IIc trail Of lin meteor, rs il sweeps lis
Thing Of beauty to ''tlle white, upturncd,
wandering eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaz.s
II Euatling IS like ite music of The spheres, uuu
| ILLS The hcholdcr with admiration.
What pity itlero has hot BEEN invented a
moro convenient arrangement fur handling tlla
' appas RS5as Il Il, m aSpars ar q' sss so wen
liic writer, would rank himself, feel
Il bcnaty bsdrarr1cii il chisaso mud 5 or ' stif:
rinE up .!,e .iast on .',e sidewalks. And tlrn
taking one Of these lovely belugs prisoner by
inadvertently stalliin. IN this trail. as q boet
| 10 flOsc whosu love Of beauty caNuut lnu a1c'
ndatc VENT without lnduIguS in thls display
ranEcsent Of claat!e wlsa or whaebono aus.
1ienslctl from tlc waist at the back to ls opcr
att by la!, urus trnIn HE frnnt, so l!at It mat
l>t ratstt! al,.l sprenl tlrowIrn thls silD or Il
ltat, as lnay ue calculated to produce tic great
est impression.
4 jlillrous a,sl proper use Of this app,lAnct
will throw tho pcucuck'a tail cntlrolv tu tit
Eha.5e. Fancy 1t in opcra,lo, will ueslgna O
'lowers upon te trail 10 suit The tastu Of tht
wraret 0r some other tunr!tu ct.acc!t, sucl, rs
!iust Vi Cupt1s hidllE themselves In the folds
When The weaFor wlsllas 10 InAIls particular
!mpresaso, all she Inns IL do IL 10 pull the gtrln
anu ttc tatl Is s1lrcatt ahl lts beauty unlollcl
alal tlen with wl,at graceful curves It Gun Lt
! swept as0uhu Us tiu Wearcr eLouxcsl a ntJrt
particular description Ut tll!s invention may b,
| lsal& ~ ApUJHn ~ luc WEtltF ny Hln1l. WHO, III
= moderate remittance. will gtyu prompt nttcn
Iion, "a d niatter Of bo much Importance uu
| eerye6.
il would hardly be expected OF ouc ADVANCE
IN years to l!rslcet so Euoi an opportunity Il
counsel youth.
1hoae lalcyon Days ltylng unly In memory
recall themselves Us Iepcrusc these lnes
6Acal a. Inns BEEN unu, such Is aNutllcr, a.,d TIL
!nt,st ut us 1muy say with i'u'o"fss, "For tyul
IN n1y. youth | suffered much extremity fu
l"yc"; therefore | would say to thu young u
both sexes. Hewaro nf ORNAMENT; It Ia hut "tl,
EuilIu share tn d must dangerous sea. III
heau.enns Arurf yelling all l,t.an bcauly. III
wor1, the seeming truth which cunning time
put VI tn cntrnp tho wiaeat." Ho eautioul
tlrn, how yuu ulluw yourselves 10 bccomu "
tangled In tls trails Of .hrse sweeping Mcseora
nn.l u yna ot sltc fusnalo persuasion must II
qulku " i, anply forthwith to The inventor ~
orc Il bis BELT adiussIns, ,sautunaste lra,l.eleyu
Tors, t!Mt N t1lspoHsAbie u complement Il
s'ca9ty ''suy no longer bv lescc.a.ud tu Chrag
mud. II.
| A WlFIt'S PLACE.
sARcAsN AND SENSE.
~ ths E1lt"r ot Ths 7ribwnt.