The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-06
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Styles In BoardsoS
"What kind of boards 90 you meet
with most freulantly?n tGs. y. is.


with most frequently2" so
'"rho moustache is byr the most
common. Then come ttS moustache
and chin beard, and aftef that a full
beard. Twenty years agR moustaches
were very rare. and l caA: remember,
when first came to Chicago, that the
boys used to make consia aerable sport
of a moustache, especiallygif it showed
amy signs Of special care. But during
the last few years they have been grow
ing III favor, and now you can safely say
they are as much American as &c plu-
ribus mum' or the trade dollar. You
SEQ the Americans ale a neRHous people
and talk faster than ChOsesJf any other
race, aud 1t is my opinion; they like the
moustache because They think they can
move their jaws faster than if they had
hair all around their face. | 20 to
thinking that way because nearly all
the Englishmen that have come under
my hands talk great deal slower and
prefer the characteristic side whiskers.
The Frenchmen, OF course, prefer ~
lnoustache, but they differ from Ameri-
cans Ill adding al imperial if they are
is very rare. 10 show how American
lile moustache is considered, just look
at the German. Do you suppose he
would take to wearing one if ho thought
it was entirely Frenchy2 But nearly
every Teuton that comes over cultivates
the upper lip especially, in hopes of
becoming speedily Americanizcd. They
would often have better success raising
beard. The Irish incline to smooth
faces, L suppose, to give their features
Il chance to help their wit. You know
half all lrishmau's story would be lost
it you couldn't get the full expression
on his face when he is getting off
something sharp"
"What is the most common color?n
"Well, l find that there are about ton
sandy moustaches to one black. Il
judge of your surprise by the color of
your eyes, as they say in 'Pinafore, ,
| but don't wonder that people have Il
wrong idea about it, because black
| dyes are used SO much. 4 natural
black mOuStache is not as common as
people imagine.
'EaVe you discovered what treat
ment is best to make boards grow?"
'Nothing will give any more satis-
faction than patience. This repeated
cutting every week or SO only weakens
tile sources OF the hairs grrwLi.. After
being cut frequently, the hair grows
out certain length, splits and soon
falls out. proved that on Il customer
OF mlne. He had very fine beard, but
| one day he thought a certain portion
didn't grow right and so he had it cut
OH, and now the portion that was cut
Will only grow out to within three ar
four inches OF the old length, and con-
seI"ently his full beard is ruined. The
cutting OF the moustache at any time is
bad mistake, for its beauty consists
i'll its being soft and silky; but after
several cuttings this all disappears,
leaving the hair wiry and stitf.n
(Which patroniZe you best-married
| or single men?"
There's nu difference, SO far DIS
can sec. When il man marries he
generally makes efforts to economize,
and stays away from the barber u few
weeks, but he always finds that it is
cheaper after all to have his beard at
tended to by skilled hands. A man
who was shaved the first few years by
barber rarely gives it up to shave at
nome, but there are a number who
learned the knack when they were stu
dents or teachers who still cling to it
from force of habit"
NV hat do you think will be the STYLE
OF the future?''
"Of course that is hard to tell, but
since my early days have observed il
growing dislike for chm boards, which
L think will continue for some years
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