, 1881-12-25
HAIR.


Eeards, Vfltsl<crs, 1Iustac1les. aud Int-
pertals from Early Egyptian Days Till
Now.
| Metz FORK Ford
The beard, according to Mr. Darwin, was
Originally Ornamental and the bearded man be-
Ing popular in primitive society selected tho
fairest women; his offspring resembed him, and
| so o. Certain it is that wearing the beard was
| In the Oldest times all the fashion. In ancient
| India, Persia, and Assyria full bears were worn,
| and were esteemed as symbolical Of dfguity and
wisdom. According to the old Egyptiau pictures
Shaving was cc'nmon practice In the land of
the pyramids, Or, at least, the frequent absence
Of the beard among K.ngs and priests is noticed
as q sort of Indication OF rank. Hecodotus snys
thar toE clean shaving the priests "gaye GER
tain sacred reason which VIC do not think it law
ful To disclose" probably because he did not
Know II. At Any rate, the Egyptians may be
said to furnish tne earliest instances
Of . the priest all. shaven and shoru." Their:
Lfbyan nefghhors, on the other hand, were
heavily bearded, and their maritime enemies-
probably the early Greeks-wora 1ather thin
yellow Boards Doran contends TINT these same
Greeks we're shavcn and called all alien and
bearded races :" "barbarous," connecting tho
word with barha, but Homer and the Egyptian
monuments are against hih. The Assyrian
Kings wore enormous boards, oiled and clrIcd
IN tiees Or stories, and some Of them treasured
these appeneages IN jeweled cases. The chosen
people represented Adam with as luxuriant a
and men, In the Ilfad, aud always clune to
their beards with particular affection aud jeai-
e oens mar the Ssr Of ths beard
who reverentlally ratsed his hand to the
neard might hope for s9ccor: to swear BY it-as
that Of bis father, Eberhard the henushbeartl-was
to tnke most sacred oath; for q stranger to
touch It vas % insult, and It was the sign of SUI
touch it gently or kiss it. Thus It that Joab
Slew the unsuspecting Amnsa-c~To cut an en- |
xeys beafa fa as crowotng a1onit was like
the Legendary history of Rome, the massacre Of /
the Senate was prcclpttated By the acr Of the I
laid hands on a Senator's beard to sec whether
or not the Senator was majestic statue and all
leaders wiir recall The retort to the Mussulman
nad known you set so much account By beard
nc would have sent you goat "
introduced shaving during bis Asiasic wars. haye
Ing noticed that the beard afforded convenient
aandts 2 for the enemy; this was the original
eary regulation concerning hifsute appendages.
The Greeks not only employed razors, but /
r @ dha;'t s. sent sha fashion
sanus the younger was the first gentleman OF
lote to shave daily. In Csesar's time a slight
Zoatee or mustache, asstduousIy cultivated, Wus
he thing for young man OF fashion. whereas
earring tho hair had been sign Of mourning, il
tome letting the beard grow was the orthodox
toman Emperors shaved until the time Of HI
[rian, who let his beard grow to hide an ugly f.
car. Tho difficulties which Nero experienced il
making his toilet are familiar TO most readers
indeed, an interesting article might be written on
he subject OF harbers and despots. N:"~-.@
From Rome the habit. OF shaving was carried |
Ill over Central and Northern Europe where |
earring the beard had been the universal Gus |
ono- According to Tacitus the ancient Germans
the beard till they had killed an enc
~: ia battae-" taken scalp. The Bayeux |
apestry shows the Normans close -shaven as to
heeka, lips, and chin. Harold and most Of the
! n*l1sh 1s wear the mustaehe aud the only beard
q the Norman side. Long, shaggy hair and