, 1884-06-14
CHARACTER IN BEARD.
A Young Lady's Conclusions in Re.
gard to Mems Beard.
Meaning or the Mustnche--- hi the
Imperial IndicateE---The Uncsr-
Iainty OF side whIakerE---
Tho smooth shaver.


II think somebody ought to formulate a
language OF whskers,n declared n philosophi-
cal miss to u Times representative yesterday.
suppose you begin with the mustache
What is your estimation Of the man whose
upper lip alone is coverelP
"As Il rule, l have Il high opinion of the
maj who wears a mustache. OF course, there
are noodle-heads who are prouder OF their
mustaches than a peacock is of its new feath.
ers, but they are not the ones L indorse, and
they really do bring the mustache into diSre-
pute. There are few fnces which ARE not i'm
proved by n carefully cultivated mustache,
aud | think whea n mustache signifies any
thing at all it is something creditable. OF
course, there ARE mustnches which arc as void
Of expression as the moss on n dead log, and
l don't mean that every mustache Is an advo
cate for its wearur. bat most are. Soma
mems faces remind me of II royal Bengal
tiger, and all such are very wise to wear n
muStache. which they usually can do. The
stiff, brusque military mustache always adds
dignity to its pOss .ssDr, and the man who can
wear an iron-gray mnstacho SHOULD b., |
think, an object OF envy to his sex. The mus
tache brushed back aud up l don't like. II
makes "A mau look too iii pant The mus.
tache clipped even with the lips gives a man
q sinister air. The e~xtravagtntly long mus
tnche is n sure in iication OF inordinate
Nth4lsLlt uuu lte lpAHbel ullsA1tue Is an e1nl-
bition OF p,tiful weakness or painful snob-
berry. The most interesting mustach is the
young mans first, AMI the most delightful is
the silky mustacho Of the young man Of
twenty-five"
"Well. that's a pretty good startor. Tell
us what you think OF tie imperial, or gontee,
in all its forms"
"There are some faces which nrs digniled
by n shapely imperial, and some men VINO
have worn them look exceedingly sheepish
when they cut them off. They look as IL
they hal lost some merited attribute. The
Little tuft Of hair on the lower lip Il don't
know what you call ip gives some men a
quizzical look, and is not q bad thing in
Itself. but | think It generally superfluous.
The mustache aud cain whisEers are indica.
tive OF nothing in particular, az / have
noticed them worn by farmers, mechanics
and business men alike. | should say, how.
ever, that they are a sign the wearer did not
spend his youth in fashionable society"
How about side whisklrsf7
al nbominate side whiskcrs. Show me a
man with long, flowing side whiskors, and
III show you u man with some Objectionable
charactl risticA l won't begin to lay that
down as al infallible rule. but in seven cases
out OF ten it will bold good. The mau with
only a small part Of his hin shaved is gen.
orally blatant, conceited and unbearablc. l
don't pretend to give psychological reasons
for my opinion; l simply state that as the re-
suit Of my observations"
ado you condemn all sido whiskersf'
"No. The m%utton-chop style is worn by
some very earnest aud sincere men, and tho
closely.croppcd small side whiskers arc an
rnament 10 many. Some young men and a
great many elderly gentlemen are very much
improved by tho short side WHISPERS which
extend but a short distance down the cheeks
"What do you sec in the style Of wearing
chin whiskcrs, mustache and also small side
whiskars, leaving only a small portion Of the
cheek eXposedf'
"That style | detcst the most OF all. can't
nave any respect for a man who will get his
face In that fantastic garb. II shows a lack
of dignity and mental refinement every time.
| haven't yet found any exception to thi.
rule"
what docs the Horace Greeley style iudl-
cater
Nothing very decidedly. 1t makes some
men look like millers, some like balloons and
all like Dunknrds. Slill, | have seen some
very excellent peoplo who wore their whisk-
ers in that style"
what is the Indication where only the up
per lip is shavedF
at does very well for a minister. but in any
other han that style lays tho wearer open to
b'thNfNh a 'AA
How do you like whiskors all over the
facel'
"Nothing can be said against that style.
That is perfectly natural, and in elderly men
it adds great dignity to the face. II not al
lowed to grow ridiculously long a full beard,
when it is any thing like q good, healthy ma
terial, and not sun-hurned or untidy, is a
great ornament to n face. Some OF tho most
manly faces l ever saw were those covered
with n good growth OF whiskers, and the
looks OF some OF the patrIarchs and ideal
heads OF the master painters fill my idea Of
tine highest type of manly beauty"
"Whnt do you think Of the smooth shaver
facef'
swell, it is q personal question which cacl
man shoull datsrhine for himself. Some
men have features to- finely formed to allow
them to justly cover them with whisEors,
an such men should always DO clean shaven.
To some men II is a mercy fer whiskers to
come and hide their hidevusness, while to
others whiskers would be an ugly mask