The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-10-02
TELL TALE WHISPERS.

MANS Goei ard had Qualities Can Usa-
ally Ise Head by the sf5Ie Of His Faeiai
Adornnsens-si Appears THAT the Isare-
faced sisa Ha> e Litsle the Ise-t Of a.
Tie subject Of boards furnishes an in
teresting study as indicating the dispo-
sitioiss of persons. There is nothing par
ticularly marked about the characters
tics of the '.bsardless youth. as his
purposes in life and his character can
hardly l,e said to he fixed However. as
l,e grows into rianhppd. and natures his
ls.,rl to his taste. the style he finally
sdopts viii usually Indicate his ideas OF
life. There j.. of course. nothing par
tjcularly remarkable about young snns-
ta,lts. and the little dudish side whisk-
prs. worn wedge shape just below the
ears. They may betermed simply Treats
~ youth. The absence altogether OF
whiskers and muesache in a man whose
character and habits OF life have become
fixed and Interchangeable. indicates a
frank. open hearted disposition. with a
great regard for the truth and the eour-
ace 10 tell it. with nothing 10 conceal and
a conscientiousnes that is as clear and
apnarent as his clean shaven face. lie
is usually a plain. unpreientious man,
who pays more attention 70 the storing
of his mind with useful Information and
the domestic side Of life than the adorn-
nlent of his person.
HE OF THE IRON WILL
The man Of iron will and firmness of
nnrnoss. IS he who wears a full, thick.
sr,bhv heard. II he is man Of brain
and has had the benefit Of cultured ex-
perience, although firm in his purposes
and Interchangeable in his ideas. he win
grant YOU your argument IL you are rea-
sonable. But on the other hand. IL he is
uncuItured and inexperienced in busi-
ness affairs. he viii prove to be an un-
compromising tyrant. uncouth and over
bearing in the extreme. Having only
superficial knowledge Of letters, he viii
not permit you to give an opinion con
trarv 70 his own. The long, flowing,
poInted beard, worn by such church re-
formers as Wiclif and John Calvin did
not indicate any particular trait Of char
acter in their day. as they were only
worn to serve as a contrast 20 the clean
sl,aven faces Of the Roman Catholic
priesthood. These long boards are worn
As rule by the clergy Of some denomi-
nations today. There is pious statelI-
ness about them very becoming to doc
tors Of divinity. The elongati0n Of the
corntenance is materially aided by such
I boards. and the changes of facial expires
sion are not so plainly observable. A
man with such beard has little trouble
10 look pious. no matter how great
sinner he may be. Ordinarily persons
/ in this day aad age who emulate this
style of beard may be found active
/ members Of some church, or lowering
( about the vestibule Of the house Of the
Lord. borrowing religion for some sinis-
( ter or mercenary motive. If his motives
/ are not pure, he is what we would COM
monty call a hypocrite. If pure, his
Thoughts are OF a theological turn. and
] he viii pay less attention TO accumulat-
/ ing a little of this worlds goods thap 70
! the details OF the church. Men who wear
4 their boards in this style are usually
/ lovers of fine horses, and 10 distinguish
between the livery man and the deacon
! YOU have only to contrast the quick
twinkle Of the formers eve with the soft.
mild expression of that Of the latter.
Perhaps the most marked index of
! character IS furnished by what is COM
! monty called BuEnsides, and the more
Of the bare chin that is shown, and the
heavier and more pointed the whiskers.
the greater is the measure Of self con-
ceit. High living and self eorscious-
ness that is utterly obliviOus 20 the i'm
portance Of his surroundings. is char
acleristic of the wearer of flowing Burn
sides. lie is generally possessed of a
| fine physique. and prides himself on his
shape lie is usually gourmand, whose
appetite is easily offended al something
that is not up TO his standard Of cookery.
HIS greed knows no bounds, and his
egstism no compromise.
A plain. unpretentious mustache in
dicates nothing in particular. and about
the only way you can read mans char
acter from this standpoint is by the man
ner in which he trains his mustache and
the amount Of labor he devotes TO it. A
man, for instance. who viii take pair
Of scissors and deliberately trim off the
struggling ends of his mustache to keep
them from curling up his nose, or in the
corner Of his mouth, is more sensible
than the general run of men who are
really able to grow healthy mustache
If there is any one style Of whiskers in
the world that is calculated to make .
fool of a man more than any other, it is
a fine, heavy mustache, and, as before
limited, about the only thing we can say
Of a man who devotes half his time TO the
training of his mustache is, he is usually
very giddy and his urbanity and vanity
are measured by the size and curl Of
this appendage.
Of course, there are exceptions TO the
foregoing rules, but the thoughtful read
er viii find much for reflection in this
brief outline Of Characteristic styles Of
whiskers.-G. w Dannettell in Evans
vile Qnd) Tribune.