The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-17
HAIR ON THE LIP
They Show Somewhat Of the Char.
acter Of the WeererR
Some OF tho Many Varieties and Thei1,
Significance - The Cleanly Shaver
Upper Lip La Open to sus-
pscioa.

OPROE open W 6oS>
psctoa.
Mustaches have moral characters. O.
the contrary, just as it may happen.
and when intelligently studied and
classified serve as pretty correct in
dices to the temperaments of the PEI
sons they are intended TO adorn, says
the Chicago Tribune. The nice, trim
and well-behaved mustache signifies
that its owner has no striking traits Of
character. He is neither any better
nor any worse than anyone else. The
smooth manner In which the hairs of
even length lie alongside each other
signifies an even temperament and an
average disposition. Such man will
not love or hate desperately. He is in
life what the middle co is in music.
He will be fairly successful in all he
undertakes, but he will never under
take anything extraordinary. He will
never write a grand epic poem nor or
ganize an expedition to discover the
north pole. He is what may be termed
safe man" Young ladies need not
hesitate to wed such man, but they
must not expect him to develop into
real genius.
The scant, retiring mustache that
timidIy fingers half way between
down and real hair has something in
its favor. Its owner Is not mnrderous
or evilly disposed, although he may
smoke cigarettes. This style of mus
tache was originally designed for
clerks In dry goods stores, but it has
since been affected by dudes and others
until now it has no field exclusively its
own. Many good 'clevah fellahs"
have this kind of mustache. and,
viewed in all its lights, it is one of the
most harmless, as well as the most
hairless, varieties. Persons who are
uncertain whether they want mus
tache or not usually try this style first.
The whisk-broom mustache that
fiercely stands ont from the lip, and
each hair of which asserts its individ-
nality, impresses one very much as,
does "blind-board" on a vicious COW.
1t means that strangers should beware
of getting too close to the wearer Of 1t. !,
Persons who enjoy near relations with
such a mustache often learn to love it,
but as q rule little children and timid
women shudder at the sight Of it. Do
not enter into heated argument
with a man owning that sort of a mus
tache-not if he is larger than you. /;
Such a man means what he says, or at
least he thinks he does, and for the
time it amounts practically to the
same thing. Men with this kind of
mustache usually make love but once
and marry the girl that they set their
hearts upon, or if she refuses them
they murder her in cold blood and
sometimes commit suicide. When =
man of that kind tells lie he sticks to
it lots better than many others do the
truth. 1t may be remarked, however,
that all the rules governing this typo
of mustGche have numerous exceptions
The long, dropping mustache that
looks % # it had lost its sustaining
force suggests withered flower that
IS bowed down because of q drought.
Such a mustache appears always to be
thirsty, and the chances are that it is.
A mustache of that kind. as fule,
never thrives except it is well irri!
gated. II it droops, and is, besides, a
bright sandy or old gold color, it will
absorb more moisture than q section Of
the Sahara. II you don't believe It
ask it up to the bar some time. Such,
4 mustache is an expensive one for its
owner TO keep in a fourishing condi-
ton. Many men have seen their
down, in an effort to keep the roots Of
such a mustache we'll watered.
The man who has sufficient will
power to overcome a mustache of that
variety, and many men have, deserves
to be elected president of a temperance
society. But he will always have to
live down the suspicion his mustache
awakens in the minds of strangers
who judge him simply by his appear
Rnce. He may be good neighbor, q
loving husband and kind father, but
he is more likely 10 be selected from
among a party of men out on . pleas
ure juuket as the one who has a cork
screw hidden in his inside pocket.
Some of the worlds greatest men
have worn this style OF mustache, but
only young ladies with strong gov
erning power should choose such men
for husbands
The ''frowsy" mustache that looks
quite like small portion of hair
mattress is the hardest to get acquaint-
ed with. Its owner may, or may not,
be all you could wish. He may be-
come poetical. or musical, or literary
if lie takes notion, or he may butcher
or dig wells if be takes a notion. He
Is not SO practical as be is romantic
and lazy. his thoughts and purposes.
like the hairs of his mustache, are
tangled and uncertain. He is not
quite sure whether he wants to preach,
or study law. or farm, or keep a tenn
perance billiard hall in a prohibition
state, or become a clown in a circus
He is in no particular hurry about do
ing anything. He marries young, and
is quite sure to love his wife, because
be is so constituted that he can love
anyone, without any great amount Of
strain upon his affections
He is pleasant man TO go on a long
vacation trip with. He is happy as
long as his money holds out, and when
his money is gone, he would just as
soon spend friends Many great men
whose names adorn the pages OF his
tory had mustaches OF this sort, and
SO had others who came to the end Of
their rope by q prearranged plan be-
tween Jury. Judge and sheriff.
I'll
and naturally at the ends, forming
nice little rings, whose waves are ever
beautiful in all sorts Of weather, may
be called the society OF Ward Meal
lister variety.