Telegram-herald., 1890-02-28
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vita ~nicn those who ksss tie orss ~ sfs>r
.-tuss oos nStls hair fron yOur upper hp. II
ksps up any great is1sEh of time. viii make
souas of the san jose yo3ag uasus upper np
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Ths reporter wa< permitted 70 soos upoa
ons of lbsss oolsStsoas lAss evening, aEd
10 s.y that hey are unique would hardly az
prs~s r.
Ths one shown wa . snail white siIk ban
rsr With gold fringe The hairs, IN some
easss there were Eve, In others only one each
OF the young man friend, were artfstic~ly
arranged on the banner, bsing fastened On
with suan, red waters upon which we're sbs
initial. Of the donor The hirsats Aaornments
Of the young mens upper bps were In eli
color, and shades, from the deep Italian black
Ike unto that Of tho Black Prince" 10 that
Of the delicate blonde Of the clerk In the shoe
store On South First street. and the SHAPES
into which they were woven showed the re-
markzble skill Of the fortunate Pose<or Of
these sweet remembrances.
The lsdy above referred 70 said ft took her
lust thirty-dye days 70 collect shs nfty three
tokens OF her gentlemen friends regard, and
"I was nearly one week engaged In arranging
them In the presentable manner IN which you
zee them, said she.
The young lady also oonnded 30 the re-
porter the information that there was great
rivalry between tho young ladies in the mat
ter Of their collections. and great secrecy was
INDUCED in until the collection was finally
arranged and placed where friends could
view 10.
lone young acquaintance OF mine has a
collection Of seventy five. just think OF itp'
said the informant And she has arranged
them on . satin banner in the form Of O
heart, with dagger through tho center.
Oh, il is just lovelyl The waters used TO
fasten the choice inorsels 70 the banner are
also in various delicate shades and form a
most enchanting picture"
The reporter took up his informant's collec-
tion and noted the initials. Then another
mystery, which he had In vain attempted TO
solve before, was quickly made plain 10 him.
The young men Of San joss have for the
past three months been shaving of their
mustaches, and now this initial mustache
craze had solved the matter as 10 why they
did So
Here were the initials Of some Of the young
men, who, if they had acceded TO the wishes
OF one-tenth Of their lady friends and given
one little memento from their upper lip TO
each, would not have had baseball repre-
sentation left, while there were others again
whose initials adorned this pretty banner
who had once claimed "a lady killer" !" but
had left IL with the tousoriaI artist
Whyi Because the young ladies persisted
In selecting the memento themselves and
paid no attention as TO whether the preceding
twenty-four solicitors for like favors had
gathered their crop from one side Of the lip
or not. She wanted her choice from that side
also.
And here again was another strange feat
ure Of the craze one which has a more de-
morslizing effect on the mustaches than the
influenza has on our best citizens
The young ladies select only from the left
upper lip. And whys Well, because there
is supposed TO be more of an affinity attached
TO them than to those on the right side, on
account Of their being on the same side as the
heart
''There is still another popularity in the
collection Of these mementoes Of our gentle
man friends" said the young lady. There
are some Of my friends who will have only
the brunette type, while others ask alone for
the blonde relic. Now, for instance, / have a
blonde friend, and she is securing collections
only from her brunette friends while another
friend who is of the brunette persuasion seeks
the opposte-blonde."
In addition to the satin and silk banners,
plain white cards are used, the cards being
edged or bound with ribbon and light col
ored wafer used to fasten the relic on These
are more common than the banners, but are
made very Attractive with ribbon and the ar
rangement of the gifts.
In regard 20 the manner Of securing the
trophy, the reporter was permitted to gaEe
upon a pair of oxidized silver tweezers which
are used TO uproot the particular and desired
buona mano. 1t was a delicate affair, and was
fastened TO a small chain, which apparently
did service as a fob chain. Those young ladies
who are most Jealous in their search for II cas-
ures from the lips OF their young men ao-
Quaintances are provided with similar Sin
struments Of torture" and handle them very
dexterously, says the young lady informant,
Nbo further continues as follows:
"Of course, we don't ask all our ecouaint,
ances for sample OF their upper lip cover
ing. for the fact is that some OF the Young
men could not well spare even few hairs
without making breach which would be
readily observed: but occasionally, after
having been rebuffed by some Of the gentle
men, we get desperate, and then the modest
mustache has to suffer, and generally the
next time the young man calls he comes clean
shaven.
Here are sorne samples left by friend Of
mine for me 70 arrange
The reporter examined the collection. which
numbered thirty-two, and found among the
initials on the waters soTne of San Joses best
known society men.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer