The National tribune., 1888-05-17

masses, and women know how easily a man is
soothed by that sort of caress. When Vivian
pursued Merlin, intent upon stealing from him
the charm of the woven PAGES in the depths of
the forest, she woOed him to notice her by casting
herself down at his feet as he sat with his up
lifted eyes under an oak and combed his beard
with her fingers and made vail of it. in which
she hid her 1.-THE form. So she lulled the old
man until he forgot his wisdom and told her
the secret And then the vixen WoYe the
charm to his destruction.
Women sometimes have boards, but they are
not proud of them. The appearance of one on
an old woman's face marks a departure from
full womanhood. Witches were supposed to
wear them. Man has always had horror Of
a bearded woman, but the slight mustache on
the lip Of the brunei beauty is thought be-
coming.
The inhabitants of England never could be
brought to eschew the natural adornment OF
their faces, notwithstanding the regulations
of the Church of Rome for the government of
English priests to their boards and their wives
lay the seeds of the Reformation. On such
threads does history hang. On the other hand,
there are races who cannot grow the beard, and
consequently dislike or neglect it, Negroes
and Mongolians seldom have anything APP
preaching it. The Indian brave kept his face
clean of hair, which only grew stragglingly, and
the first step when a white man was adopted
into any tribe was the removal of the hair on
his face This the squaws effected by sCraping
with an oyster she'll Rough, tear-drawing
shaying 1t brought out roots and all, and ex-
tirpated the hair.
BARRIERS are a product of civilization. Their
Importance has declined. They are no longer
the surgeon and dentist of the village, but still
maintain their character as news circulators.
BARRIERS cut larger figure in Oriental liteTa-
ture aud that of Southern Europe than they do
in the tales and poems of harder climates. 1t
seems strange that the barber should be an i'm
portaut member of society among people who
do not shave as rule, but the BARRIERS Of Mo-
| hammedan countries are given to the comb
rather than the razor. 1t is MOslcm luxury to
sit in cool stall while an active barber laves,
combs and perfumes the beard, accompanying
his work with recitas Of stories of genii and
/ afrits and beautiful women, or selections from
I the poets
! Fashions have changed from time to time in
boards. Now it was the pointed, now the L
( beard, and again it might be the mustachc.
! But fashion has ceased to say anything about
/ it, and every variety is worn. count made
| at place frequented by men in this city one
day gave the following results: twenty-five
wore the mustache alone, five full beard, and
nine the beard clipped 10 wore full mustaches
and clipped Boards five the mustache aud i'm
/ perai and two the goatee; two wore side
( wbiskers alone, an unusually small number
one the imperial and two smooth chins, while
four wore no hair. Thus it seems the mustachC
is the favorite in Cincinnati, the beard in some
form ranking next. In Winter a larger pro
portion of boards would be found. These fig
ures indicate the tavorte styles here. They
would not do as averages for all American cities
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