, 1881-12-24
HAIR.

HAIR.
J8eards, tr&stslkcrx, 11aista cInex, and linz
lcrtalr iroin Einrty Isgypttnn lbays Till
Now.
Ne,p FORK 1pord,
Tho board. sccordlnR 10 Mr. Darwin, wns
originally ornamental, nHd the bearded man bo-
Ing popular III primitive sactesy SELECTED tho
tafrest wotncn; hin offspring rnsombIol him. md
81 ofi. Certain II is that wearing tho beard was
III tho n1dcat tf1hs nil tho fashion. In ancient
lndin, rsssfn. and hasyra fnll hcnrs were worn,
Nni wore esteemed rs hytnbntcal uf dTgutty aud
w's'intE. According 10 tho l.) Egyptian pictures
shaving was COMMON pructtcs In tho land nr
tho pyramids. ar, ut lei,at. tho trruunt absencc
oe Tho heart uf11oi'x Kings md ptnsts IL rullccd
a. n Aort III Indication of rssnk. ilcrudotus snye
that Tor clean ahnv,1R tho priests "gnvc cer-
tain saurra r1asen which wo du not think Il inw-
ful ~ atscloso." probably Lcclnsc 1lo did not
know II. at nny rntc, tho Egyptians ,,,ny bc
ta(d to furnish tho enrliost iHstatipcn
OF "tho priest nil sharun A.ld shorn.* Their
1.ihyAn neyut'ora. OH tho oti,ar hand, wcru
heavily bearded and their mur!tnu encmca-
probably tho car1y Htceka-wore r,.ther thin
Yellow bc.r,ls. Nor.,n eottcnds that those Ramo
NreekA wtre shavtn ald calsod Nil nllen and
bearded r.scc3 "bnrlmFous." connecting tho
s"rd with 1aroa, hut tos'er md tho EEypt!un
kitiyA ware ehrrtnois lcars. oiled UNI ttrIeA
n tiers ur stories. n1d so,,,u nt tuam irustirui
she.g nt,pet'ix.s n icweieti easot. Tho ctts4en
oeiitri ~ Hnmer Eiycs Jupiter. fAttler ut g,>n4
astd men, IN t!to l'tat'. and always ctiug tu
ousy. TO lunr lhe cornerE of tho 1Jcnr4l was
y. H., olIensv axanst their iaw. Tho fugitive
Ii. artl might h0pe far sur1,r: to BweNr by it-as
youny ulriv In schillerB i!no bniiaI swears by
taat II hisfather. Elsrharti tho Observation-Disclosures
toc % 1 s en aaa wss u ,he sfasF ssn ot ,le !"
rrcine affection for cnttireh and kinef0lk 10
toues, i Renty or kiss IT, Thus l. was that Joal'
Soye bcartt was a erpwuinR Mafroht-it wMs like
iiIHnttI14 tho aulbnssatlur.s Ting. According tu
lbs sGe M y s. 'h 9 n.y. ~ m o.
}nni. who, In his 1Dtugtel Awe ind admiration,
lna hands IN S4nht0r'a feuEd to see whether
reaers will recall tho retori 10 tho ausstiulAt,
1estM,t NJ tho Chrlsttln envoy. !" If my muster
b.! koyn yau 81 g much recount u bcar
AEcxauder. The Great Is credited With hnving
introduced shaving during his .tsh.tic wnrst huv.
bundle for ths enemy: this was tho .urt4lnnl
"aEhttng cut." and tic itrst instance Vt Il, mill
tnry regulation concerning ilirsuto appeudayes.
shar s 'Tnets Tioy st ' the fs.boa ,
over 10 Home abnut 80 Il. G. where seipio Afri:
note to shave lilly. II x csrs III fie sI'sRs
Enatee or tnustao1e. aesidu1usiy cultivated, wus
tho thing for Il young man Of flshioi. Whereas
Hone letting the brhrd gi1'w wns lhe urth0tlnx
%esns n" 3r celebrating nS'lc 99alsn.ty Te
dria, w,1 ist h!a ear xrnw WV 10 ' hIc u a, y; ury @
scMr. The ditlicultiea which Nero experienced III
making hs toilet are familiar 1o f,.,4t readers
indeed, nu Interest Ing Artice might bu written ul
tue subject Of burbers md desputs.
From Rp;ne the hagit ul shaving was carried
wsnx IT. G Scard IL 5 See the fsee ysr: easo
to: According u Taeitls tho nnclsnt (3crfllnils
cultivated t',e beard IN ,hey BUD Killed ~ ono-
tapestry ahows the Hormans clpae -shnyril us 10
chceks. lips. and chin. Hnrol1 ll.td ,nost Df the
EnEiish wear the n!ustaehr. and tho pniy bearJ'
MI thv Surtnnit side. Lang. shaggy huir nnd
enormot!s tangled tnustaches Ind bet:,t in vng,lo
oonG " 1s 1sias ,s ca~ rons on ts
uns ha' to share. md ns!tr the Conquest one OF
tho grievances ,.F!!i!st Wllinn. VIVA Ills sup.
shn clergy cs!"ciH!ly, Wns sort Of protest
nxsli',st Ju1aisln and islam, though tho earty
Cas'Msa,' . tathsss hay followed ths Jewish custom
Ont IT Alexandria, Cynrlan, Jernnc. and chrys-
usthsn were Nn1uny tho ts,lstr0vcrsaisss IN
Ito1nan Churches fought. and which later SO *.
Ercised tho belgian rttormers tint thoy would
fain have elected nll save tho shAsen from ther
enrt. The gallant Julius H.. v,rtor ovur tho
grow wicn c aycendei tho rnpa ,hsons SIaIT IL i59s
Mnd set fa1hiuli Tint way fu1iOwcd over tho
Ghristlnh ~nflu. Fhlhci8 L.. OF France, copying
from brand Ut tazn,g wtsUd In n TWELFTH Night
frotlu. ur to tint tsHlG tic bsnrl had led
enccksr,si exlatcnco n Frnrire. After rho hit
.lturc so anundiy. lhu enHqucrnr sent wof1i 10
tile sall4ulanod tucntno nnt tu0ch his benrd-
n.aE9 MI alilancu-hnt 4ttaric. !nsicni. cauKht
back. s"earltiE furlousiy by tho violated append.
Md blnoiy. Thereafter France saw boar1ls Of ntt
th0r.ss1l6rCHlrd ut tito conventional .lnu their
lo*lra u, Innovation 10 II tho rlatter or hair
uni 1nard. aud tho gathering OIL tho first might
OF "tier1lnni Was y very nightmare nf hIrsutc-
ss ana eonsss i y r.
teHrst. whIlo graver folk declared for Muttor-
chop whlsxcrs. The bearl camU u,nre slowly
III. inso g iAshion IL Engiand; neIorr Ja.nes Ward.
his bcnrtl grow hu tolt compelled to publish Il
solemn 1nstlnchtlon R1yt1x eighteen different
rtatsui's why Y nun WIS bound W do so unlcsa
hQ was "inlttferent rs ta Offending tic Crsatur
and Xood tnstn." When the iasI1on az l,oarIs
cai1!u IN It. 'took lust *s,g1 a ycnr OUT OF tho
pocket Of tho late l,r. J. j. McchI. us tho fatppus
years hso there was hnrtliy II mustaehc In En-
gland. nukas Tho wrhrer Weru un officer nr
fur"iFner. the military hetuE perullttcd to wcAr
thulr martial appcaralec." though tho privilege
WINS refnsoA 70 sailors Tor snn,a .nystcrlnus rea-
son On tho :tst Ut .1ay, lsss. thu liurse Guan.s
army tn keep tho upper !!p unshnycn, but tile
whlEkera, It wns prexrritts.i must tlu Two inches
trl'nl tho corner Or tho mouth. 4ud tho "ub[n,
partition Of tho throat must BIT clensl. ahAveis.'
Not. hnweyeE, until about the tatu Dr our own
Ctyil War did learsIs .cDn,e fairly Into fasl,on
lHs. tint "'fheolDR0s published m olaM,rslto
work tn prtlvs that shhvtng was "a breach ri
tho SNbhNth and u hintlrM,9t. to the sprcaI Ut
suns in f.vor q using tho fave halr no 4 proies.
ton IL tho tlrOat ltld mir paSaAHcs.