Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-12
ANCIENT WHISPERS
A Tale Of the Rise, Progress and
Fail Of Boards.
ARlSINRAT AND PEASANT SHIsE
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Titiss-Ihe Pain of DyeinE.


alterations and notifications As the
beard, and there Is no feature of the
face that indicates character more cor
rcctly. At the same time IL eonceals
the mouth. the most expressive feature
Let bearded man push his whiskers
through hole in q blanket, leaving
the rest of his face concealed, and
wayfaring man OF feeble intellec, can
tell whether the wearer Is n farmer or
q clergyman. a professional tramp or
howlng swell. Suddenly remove the
whiskers aud convert each man into
smug-mug and their own wives would
hardly know them. A stranger would
put the whole row down Tor "A gang OF
jallbirds.
The beard in ancient times was re-
gsrded sacred, especially by the semitic
race. The Moslem swears his most
solemn oath by the beard of his father
or the beard OF the prophet. Tue jew
ism naZariies never touched razor to
hair or beard. Moses is represented by
Michael Angelo with beard like
hank of tarred rope, and the pictures
of all the patriarchs show wide waste
of whiskers. They have been found a
serious hindrance In warfare. Joab,
King David captain, took Abner by the
whlskers and smote HIM under the
fifth rib so that he croaked. Young
Absalom came 10 grief through his
beard. He went 10 war with his father
and rode at the head OF ms army on
bucking bay mule. The mule threw
him INTO thornapple tree, where he
hung by his whiskers until he became
lost in the shuttle. Then Joab
came along and thrust three
darts through his heart, making
the first valentine emblem on record.
Sampson was a gay gallant with hair
like cow boy and whiskers like trap
per. lie daubcd his capillary excre-
scences with high favored pomatums
until he became the strongest man in
Israel. Delilah finally coaxed him TO
wear a pompadour. and then his
strength departed from him.
How Whiskers Speak as They Flow.
You can generally tell a mars Ma
tlonality by his beard if he lets it grow.
When an actor comes on the stage with
semi-circle of carroty jaw fringe, you
do not need to be told that he is an
Irishman, more or LEES comic. The
Scotchman usually wears turbulent
wad of inilammatory whiskers which
grow with the same reckless abandon
that characterizes all hair clad animals
in the land o. cakes. There is some
thing in the raw Scottish air that seems
to make the hair turn the wrong way.
Look for instance ut the Scotch and
Skye terriers, the Scotch greyhound,
and even the cattle in the highlands
look as if they had been driven about
a stern breeze all their lives. The Eng
llshman probably dresses his beard in q
greater variety of ways than any other
nationality, and is the proud origina-
tor of many styles of cut. The float
ing dundreary's are an adaptation of
the Galway sluggers by letting them
grow to extreme length. This style is
assumed by lords and men who have
become suddenly rich, also by opulent
bankers and retired merchants. They
| give an air OF distinction to round full
face, but they dlstigure long thin one.
| The typical German beard is long,
wide torrent Of hair, something less i'm
posing than the boards of the bold Ber-
serkers. They are as rule very hand
some. but too often they afford 4 hid
ing place for crumbs of hmburger
cheese or pellets of Caviar.
The Russian wears perfect mop of
bair and whiskers mixed in such mex
tricsh.e confusion that If a barber
should have the courage to tackle him,
he wouldn't know whether TO charge
! for shave or hair cut. The Hun
! gariau Is likewise and more OF IT. Aus
trans cultivate their beards and NOUS
| "a NTH voCtffa - and a l.
WAYS look neat and well trimmed. The
beard among the wealthy class of
Italians is well kept and graceful, while
that OF the mountain peasant rs appa-
rentIy trimmed with meat Ak. Ii
stands stiff and strong IN every direc-
ton and his face looks like half
skinned porcupine. 1t is useless for any
other nationality To attempt the re.
cuiiar corkscrew twist of the French
moustache. although some acquire a
Frenchy imperial. The Frenchman j:
| always the pink of personal neatness
and the soul OF propriety.
Leading Styles at Home.
Many Grand Rapids gentlemen are
wearers OF handsome boards. 4. V
. Pantlmd, of the Morton. has one thai
! would adcrn a king. Thomas 4. Car.
roll wears a curling blonde besrd of
faultless symmetry. Hon. Geo "
Thayer wears a beard OF the onc-buttou
! cutsway type, which gives hm the ap.
pearance of retired London mer.
| chant. Hon. r. D. Gilhert's beard gives
him the appearance of Roman gen.
eral. A. l.. Livingston has whisker'
enough for ten ordinary men and the
.foian zephyrs will follow John Brum
| meller half a mile TO toy with his flow.
ing red beard. There are others who
prefer 10 go with smooth faces, finding
sufficient satisfaction in them 20 com
pensate for the misery of shaving
Hon. c. 9. Comstock. Hon. NJ. :. Cros
by, Hon. VI. II. Ford. J. Boyd Pantlind
I NJ. Weston. Charles Amy and {. II
Bender are all smootn-fsced gentlemen
some bv their own vlll and soae from
necessity. They al point with pride tc
the fact that Alexander. Achilles
Cesar, Napoleon. Cicero. Raphael
Dante. of the Oid World: and Washing
ton. jefferson, Hamilton. Webster snr
Clay. Of the New; IN fact, the creates
men OF Al ages. the leaders OF taeI
/ fellows, havp been hferdiess men
There = charming freshness seou
the whiskeriess man that invites one
| confidence, h0t somehow ore can no
avoid suspicion that toe trend ot year
has more 80 40 IN shsfeng The pollci
pursued ~ tfse eiesoly shastu thsa
desire % sppssr handsome.
Iastresr.- istse. taFap@4.
whsssers Of whatever type ef colo
are entitled o. respect 4 the ceser
natural. bat shea tATy are dyea the
excite t-stn gnty snd eoatempt. t.
| meet frequent ayr = tbe ssnsA
| y 30Wef Who has aried bs tears so.
s~sksa ta tie fsct fh~t ~ - sis.Hs Il
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