Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-14
STYLES OF WHISPERS.
From a Feminine Point of view.


From a Feminine Point OF view.
Newark Can.
Il think somebody ought to formulate
language OF Whiskers," declared a q phi
lOsophlcal miss to reporter.
suppose you begin with the mustache
What Is the estimation of the man
whose upper lip alone is covered p
AS rule, L have a high opinion of
the man who wears a mustache. Of
course there are nOodle-heads who are
prouder OF their mustaches than a pea
cock OF his new feathers, but they are
not the ones 1 endorse, and they really
do bring the mustache into disrepute.
They are few faces which are not i'm
proved by a carefully cultivated mus
tache, and think when a mustache,
signifies anything at all it is something
cred1table. Of course, there are mus
taches which are as void of expression
as the moss on a dead log, and don't
mean that every mustache-is an advO-
cate for It's Wearer, but most are. Some
mems faces remind me of g royal Bengal
tiger, and such are very wise to wear a
mustache, which they usually can do.
The stiff, bTusque, military mustache al
ways adds dignity to its pOssessOr, and
the man who can wear an iron-gray mus
tache should be, think, an object of en-
Wy to his sex. The mustache brushed
back and up don't like. 1t makes a
man look too fippant. The mustache
clipped even with his lips gives a man
sinister air. The extravgantly long mus
tache is a sure indication of inOrdinate
vanity, and the pointed mustache is an
exhibition of pitiful weakness or painful
snobbery. The most interesting mus
tache is the young mans first, and the
most delightful is the silky mustache Of
the Young man of twenty-five"
''Wel, that's a pretty good starter. Tell
us what you think of the imperial or
gOatee, in all its FORMS"
There are some faces which are dig
nifed by a shapely imperial, and some
men who have worn them look exceed
ingly sheepish when they cut them off.
They look as if they had lost some
merited attribute. The little tuft Of hair
on the lower lip Il don't know what you
call it) gives some men a quiZzical look,
and is not bad thing in itself, but I
think it generally superciliOus. The
mustache and chin WhiskeTs are indica-
tive Of nothing in particular, as have
noticed them worn by farmers, mechan-
les and business men alike. L should say,
however, that they are sign the wearer
did not spend his youth IN IN fashlona-
BILE society"
Glow about side whiskers?"
q abOminate side Whiskers. Show
me a man with long, flowing side Whis-
kers, and I'll show you q man with some
Objectionable characteristics. I won't
begin to lay that down as an infalIible
rule, but in seven cases out Of ten 1t will
hold good. The man with only a small
part of his chin shaved is generally blat-
ant, conceited and unbearable. 1 don't
pretend to give psychological reasons
for my opinion; 1 simply state that as
the result of my observations"
"Do you condemn all side Whiskers?"
f'No; the mutton chop style is worn
by some very earnest and sincere men,
and the closely-cropped small side
whiskers are an ornament to many.
Some young men and great many ell
derby gentlemen are very much i'm
proved by the short side Whiskers which
extend but a short distance down the
cheeks"
"What do you see in the style of wear
ing chin whiskers, mustache and also
small side whiskers, leaving only small
portion of the cheek expOsed?'
"That style I detest most of all. 1
have no respect for a man who will get
his face in than fantastic garb. 1t
shows a lack of dignity and mental
refinement every time. ! have not
yet found any exception to this rule
"What does the Horace Greeley style
indicated"
"Nothing very decidedly. It makes
some men look like millers, some like
balloons and all like drunkards. Still,
I have seen some very excellent
people who wore their Whiskers in that
style"
i'What is the indication when only the
upper lip is shavedF'
cit does very well for a minister, but
in any other man that style lays the
wearer open to suspicion, 1 think"
"How do you like Whiskers all over
the face?"
Nothing can be said against that style.
That is perfectly natural, and IN elderly
men it adds great dignity to the face. II
not allowed to grow ridiculOusly long,
full beard, when it is anything like
good healthy material, and not sun
burned or untidy, is a great ornament to
face. Some of the most manly faces l
ever saw were those covered with a good
growth of whiskers, and the looks Of
some of the patriarchs and ideal heads
of the master painters fill my idea Of the
highest type Of manly beauty"
"What do you think of the smooth
shaver facef
"Wel, it is a personal question which
each man should determine for himself
Some men have the features too, finely
formed to allow them to justly cover
them with Whiskers, and such men
should always be clean-shaven. To
some men it is a mercy for whiskers to
come and hide their hideOusness, while
to others whiskers would be an ugly
mask"