The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13
PARTED IN THE MIDDLE.

ElGicule mas been pleased 10 select as
butt for Its shafts the man who has the
good taste and the moral courage to part
his hair so that II falls in logical order on
either side OF his head. Women are sup
posed by the fashion Of the nineteenth
century TO have a monopoly in the right
10 exercise common sense In that respect.
but there Is no more reason why a man
should carry his hair lopsided than that
woman should part hers from ear to ear
and wear a portion over her brow
With profound respect. and only because
1t affords the most beautiful type Of SYM
metry and gentlemanIIness. 1t may be per-
INVISIBLE to refer 20 the fact that the IDEAL
o. all that IS good IN the Christian concep-
ton OF man owes much OF the nobility OF
feature TO the parting OF the hair at the
middle os the forehead and its falling IN
graceful lines on either side of the brow.
Parting the hair in the middle is re-
garAed BY some apprentices now as a sign
az eTemlnacy. yet the bravest races Of the
robust and ch!valric ages Of the Romans.
Greeks and Saxons In nations and OF the
Crusaders and the Cavaliers IN the annals
u physical courage wore their hair as ma
iurs intended IL Only Inferior races OBJ
liberated the dividing line and only such
fanatics as the Roundheads-hravs as
many OF them were-strove BY odd fash
IONS 70 force a. striking E contrast as pos
sfole 70 the gallanfs who were not TOO
brave 10 despsse personal adjournment ana
not zoo plous 70 take pleasure IN the ele.
gancr u ane rainaent and the comfort Of
dainty linen.
IRE man who first conceived the Idea Of
dividing ~. head into two unequal. H.
balanced and Illogical lobes had no lGea
CT symmetry ana 10 conception o. the ar
;is;lc There - no more reason fer parting
the hair slightly aeave the lec, ear and
plaster'nx the longer ends down over the
DEXTER surlcular orean than there IL FOR
parting the Eustache into unequal COR
tons o. Tor prsferrsrg 70 wear IRE lfnen
collar backwards. As car fathers did ngty
wears sro ~',h ,ree play 81 the back ot
me neck ans sn lnnovabie ridge q.
s'sr~hsd oaston under the chin.
We, sues = the force " custom nat
wAen few brave men returned 10 a senss-
be arrangement, % the hair. a tnouEhtlrss
wcHerstion laughed Just a. the US
laughed tive centuries age AZ -r-a who
were Imp collars and riticule. mem 4.
oeirs AS wrsnklet as an ola woman.
wimpis-'
L Is not vanity that makes a man ares.
rs hair IN accordance WITH ne lines TAI.
3owa by nature Iranan 10 vain ae or.
rsrs spending sifae before the mirror SEEK
ins 20 hew straight 'ine from some where
In 'as ne'geooraood ~ the bump OF ven
Grafton eows &C tAe corner OF hls ersn,af
bone II was tie vexatton attending uo.a
'ais tedious and 80 often unsat.sfacto-v
o1rt fascinating ask which p-ompte. II.
poe; 20 say Parting IS sucs swes. so~-
NV, fam woalt Pat - parting til re
acrrew" Many men seem by sae Iook.
~ tAe tarrov taev wear % have forever
Pa, GO parting tlll ne = GROW. and son.
gave 9; ap n despair iil3 a shorxAtssi hair
dresser came &C ire rescue With re rov7-
sacu-
Tisw cas- n u7s1 present a w~y-Nsfan~es
racs oc cultivate eell-hatazcess IRA,
wAo Is doomed % carry an gl-Aalan-es
crop a. Sssr a. ats mter There utrxt =.
soraesstnr tn ths. - u - ! generality az
.sVtea conclusion tnst = a mans efrsu..
stterzth g 81 uascla+,v tlstrFo1fs-s ;hsr
Is cala wsaskers prrpause~Ate- ~ sass
ss-ers Rns se becomes 8 Papai.st 80 -,
wA~n ga hair = - uaevea3y Distributed
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