The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
YoUTHFULNEss OF FACE

Etc Diverse EFeets on the Prosperity OF
Foitseuaes, Doctors, and Politicians.
Joseph Dorsey Of the committee that 10
laboring to secure an equalization OF police
pensions. stood In the front OF Abbey's Theatre
the other night stroking his luxurisnt NOUS
tache that is now tinged with gray.
You seem to think a good deal OF that orns-
ment, Joe," friend said to the retired detec-
tive sergeant
why shouldn't II" retorted the big COM
mitteeman. good-naturedly. Il had trouble
enough getting ahead until It grew. copper
without q moustache 10 worse of even than .
fish out OF water. especially when he Is young.
1 remember that was q kid cop. when the
late Inspector Thorne was Captain. had
such tough time Of 1t with the boys that re-
solved to get moustache. conHded my am
bition to . German barber.
leave dot to me. Meester Dorsey said the
razor wielder; IN tx you up
That barber shaved me regularly three
times a week for about q month, and then
looked happy.
II guess dot It is aloud dime to DOUGH him
up he said joyfully one day. I remember
that It was n very sultry summer afternoon.
submitted to the 'douching up process.
had Q promising baseball moustachs by this
time-nins hairs on each side OF my up-
Sn the newly - born hiTspts ornamepSt
glass. and discovered that had a mous!achs
that was at last visible to the naked eye. was
aed nosed tn.t Citizens who hsd ersste snH M.
with cold disdain formerly were most polite
and friendly. some OF them even took of their
my brow with my handk ercbief stroEed the
visible down on my Lin, and started back to the
The captain leaned back In his chair and
roared with laughter. The merriment OK
tended to the Thsype on to the
went into the section room. One copper after
another came down stairs. Each newcomer
By Jovs, i muttered. this moustaehe ia
creating a good deal Of q. sensation. and I
born 1 tsa u Then disccSeGed that had
wiped the thing all oyer my face. The COS.
metis dys had rubbed on on my handkerehlei
wiped 1t. felt most keenly then the chagrin
OF a cop who hadn't u moustache. l had TO
carry myself like vsritable bruiser un.
Ill my mo9staehe, grew out so that II
dye or eosmetics It" wasn't. until that
period that found relief from the Kidding
In vogue to- day. The copper has a pesiy hard
row 70 hoe until he gets rid Of the badge OF
ally have to fight his way ahead until the
poustache comes. s., He will be considered a
A full. blond bearded physician was In the
Smooth faced policemen are not in il with
doctors" he said In . positive tone. 1t Is An
almost fatal obstacle in the building np OF
practice for u physician to wear a yOuthiulface.
Dor an amusing incident in my own experi-
ence after had graduated from hospital SER
soM
tientA- had friend who was m dical stu
dent In my ONCE. He was very dark com
big black beard. A woman called at the Of
nee one day and asked to SEQ the doctor: NY
he would cali me- walked into the reception
room. The patl.nt. who was stranger to
both 81 us Looked at me mpa ten , mad
want to SEQ the doctor she exclaimed
rather sharply. don't want TO see a me di.
the beard To save myself the loss Of that
patient had to apologize and call my student
and was the author OF the prescription given.
The woman didu't know that. however. and
went away perfectly satisfied: II was simply
Just enough, to boyish-looking doctors. and
Incidents OF that kind occur every day"
10 Tammany leader a. well. laugh cd heartily
when questioned about the respective merits
Of sSs Wi s COMMITTEES Of Sixty so youngest
IL 10 perfectly true that q bsardess face is
s bother to young aS RSitiesma Sn and Young
to progress l mean politics. Thousands
OF young men have been welcomed in
Tammany since the Democratic party
announced that 1t wanted young men to
the front, The proof that youth is not a bar
the iaet that Mr. Plat. the master OF the
Republican party. has caught on to Mr.. Cro-
ker's idea. and Is now copying the TAmmany
port his party So. YOU SEQ, both parties think
highly OF the young men. III they have push
and brains they can get ahead without bother
ing about boards or moustaches, The longer
thsJ can keep their youthful looks the better.
The Tammany tiger likes youth and ylgor."