Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-02
BEARD AND MUSrACHE
ropAv,s FACIAL ORNAMENTS ONCE
MUCH RlpscuLeD.

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The beard and mustachc a. an appendage
10 the fase Is Of comparative recent date
in the United States. Thirty years ago
beard was an exception. and thirty five
years have scarcely elapsed since the
wearer of beard was either an object OF
ridicule or suspicion. When a boy the
writer listened 10 a sermon In which the
smooth faced preacher descanted on the
sin Of the beard. and conclusively proved
that Adam, was not endowed with this
facial appcndaye until after his fall, and
that il instituted the actual thicket be.
hind i"h lie sought to hide himself
frori ~i':ht If his maker.
I'll ..s;,..c evident IL was at least As
do. /. cr ine aucients to keep down the
C-i,n,.., - beard as 1t Is for the modern
yu 80, 5s..a one. Before the invention
oi 1c /, zur. which dates back less than
twu ,caturies. the hair was kept from &C.
cuinulating on the face by rubbing The
skin quickly with pumice stone, which
gave Il that peculiar polish and hardness
Of outline noticeable In old paintings.
BARRIERS are first mentioned In English
history about the year 1929, during The
reign Of Charles l, when . numbsr Of
Puritans were ordered to be punished BY
having their "beards shaven from their
faces with sharp knives. and the hair to
be cropped close to their heads Herewith,
in addition to having their ears cut of
and tongues bored with red hot Iron,
and to be thereafter stood In the pillory."
SUBJECT OF RrDrCULE.
About 1885 boards and mustaches began
TO mako their appearance In this country
on the streets Of the cities, and werc
everywhere the subject Of ridicule. %
much 20 that few were vain enough TO
cultivate them In 1888 the fed for wear.
Ing hair on the face was given great
thrust thrust forward y picture q. q Count o;,.
illustrating how copiously chin could Be
reached the climax Of hair arrangement in
that quarter.
Still for . number Of years later long
boards were considered disgraceful a.
masks behind which criminals and out
laws sought to hide their identity. As
late as 1846 the writer remembers to have
seen Jew with long hair and beard
"bated" on Beaver street, in this city, by
a crowd Of boys, who chased him with
sticks and stones through the streets and
alleys of what was then one Of the most
attractive portions Of New York. and for
no other reason than the great mass Of
hair which concealed his features. And
on this occasion the sedate business men
of that part Of the city gathered at their
doors and cheered the boys with their ex-
pressions Of approval.
One or two Judges about that time be-
gan to make their appearance on the
bench with whiskers. This the public
took as an offenss, and the papers ssri-
ously discussed 1t as a matter Of prime
Importance. 'Whiskers," says The
Democratic Review, ARE bad enough at
the bar, and even then they are pestilent
accompaniment for counsel. There is no
gentlemanly managing jury with them.
Men are not open to reason or pathos that
might issue from any part Of face thus
cultivated. They continually, and for
good reason, suspect those who talk to
them in . mask. But to carry whiskers
up to the tribunal Ia unbecoming the
Judge as 1t is unfortunate for the WOOL
sack. What would men have us think?
Do they mean to enforce decisions by the
ferocity of their countenancesf To make
us fear instead of honor themf Or would
they. wherever they may be, have us
understand that their strength. like his
Of old. lies In their hairf"
None of the fathers Of the republic ever
wore beard. The appendags of hair Is
not to be found on the face of any of the
signers Of the Declaration of Independence,
and 1t was unknown to all the officers Of
the revolutionary army. Those men Of
great minds, iron will and strong purpose
stood forth In the broad light Of day with
faces SO clean that their every thought
might be read.
THE CRoPPEp sIDE WHISPER.
The war Of 1919 brought no generals 70
the front with boards, but all the COM
manders of the navy appear to have culti-
waited the mutton leg" as 1t was once
called-the side whisker reaching an inch
or so below the ear, but always kept
cropped. This Is the whiskers we find on
the pictures Of Perry, Bainbridge. Deca,
tur, Lawrence and others, and is the
plant which was afterwards built ont and,
In connection with the mustache, became
the Burnside. All the principal officers
of the Mexican war were also beardless,
although the mustache and beard began
about that time creep into the army.
OF the presidents Of the United States
John q. Adams and Zachary Taylor had
q mere bunch of hair. extending the
length Of tho ear. Martin Van Buren
had more of the mutton leg" which
curled forward, and being Of o sandy
color, gave that peculiar expression to
his face which caused him to DO nick
named THE Red Fox of Undertook" OF
"FoSy" Van Buren,. All the other presi
dents had faces shaven Of every particle
Of hair. and up TO 1861 no man had oc
cupied . position of prominence in the
national government who wore a beard OF
his chin or a mustachs. John C. Ere
mont, the first candidate Of the Republi
can party for the presidency, also cult
yated his entire cheek and chin space fO
hair, and Abraham Lincoln. his successor
on the ticket four years later, and the frs
Republican president, also wore full
beard.
The cabinet which Lincoln assemble,
was composed largely of bearded men
The despised abolition sentiment had oh
tanned the ascendency, and men by tn
thousands who ten years before woul
rather have been caught burning hous
than raising a beard. threw away thei
razors and turned their faces out TO natur
for coverings. The officers in the field 8
both armies let the beard grow or cus(
In shapes TO suit their particular fancy O
appearance, until q smooth faced man be
came almost as rare as hairy one ha
been few months previous
Presidents Grant, Hayes and Garfield a
appeared in full boards, and we all II
member the luxurious Burnsides of Chestt
A. Arthur. the pre-eminently gentleman
occupant of the White House. Clevelan
is the first president that ever was electe
backed by mustache only.-New Yor
Press.
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