The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-16
BEARDED LADY'S LOVE
says She Had Lots Of suilOrs in Her
Foufh

A special to the New York World from
Ridgway. Pa. says:
VIII man fall in love with a bearded
woman? Does a young lady who wears
the manly adornments Of whiskers and
moustach stand any show Of being led
to the altar a blushing and happy bride?
The experience Of Miss Viola Post an
swers these questions in the affirmative.
The woman was born in Cory, Erie
county, Pa, forty-six years ago, and had
whiskers and a moustache from com
paratively early childhood.
Far from being Handicapped thereby,
Miss Post was enc Of the bellies of the
neighborhood. At church sociables and
mite societies, spelling schools and sleigh
ing parties she was much courted by the
young men. and never lacked a beau "
Miss Posts beard was nearly six inches
long when she was fourteen years old.
and every one who lived in the town
with her got used to it. but strangers
frequently saw the girl, and few Of them
could believe the whiskers were genuine
About that time many lovers came
a-wooing. Miss Post had four offers Of
marriage before she was eighteen years
old, but she refused them all When
she had completed her education, at the
age Of eighteen. she gave her hand and
heart to Amos Myers, young farmer
Of Elk county They were married at
the town Of Ridgway, and have lived
happily ever since.
MY husband likes my beard" said
Mrs Myers, who is now in New York,
He thinks it very nice, and often says
that if I were to cut it off he would
leave me. That's only in fun. though.
because, beard or no beard, we would
be happy.
''TIe has no beard himself. only nous
tache, and he says jokingly, that have
to wear the beard for the family why,
when I was a young girl. and the boys
used to call on me not one Of them ever
said anything about my beard and nous
tache except that they admired it and
thought It made me look well It's fact
that they all thought my beard pretty.
II can't remember when didn't have
It, At first I used to think about having
it taken off and I read lots of adver-
tisements Of persons who promised to re
move hair from women's faces; but when
# came to the time Of having it taken
off was always afraid it would scar
my face and make me look frightful,
and so I backed out
Then I found out that it didn't seem
to make any difference with friends. any
way, so what was the use of experiment
ing? I know Of a process that vii take
az I,eo~,4 rr-1,--, -o,7f~- IL
and gray VIII remove It, But as long as
my husband likes IT, and It doesn't
bother me, why should have it taken
off?
We live at Spartensburg. Pa. on a good
farm, and I associate with the best wo-
men Of the place. They do not regard
me as a freak. and in fact never men
ton my beard or seem to notice It, SO
why should mind? Mr.. Myers and
are well 20 do and have had three child
rem. two girls and a boy. All Of them
died when they were young
"No. indeed. don't think a beard
vii interfere with a girls social life. and
It certainly viii not keep would-be hus-
bands away. Maybe a beard viii attract
them. As said, all the young men ad-
mired mine.
It have read a great deal about beard
ed ladies' and 7 found out that there
were eleven OF them famous enough to
get written about I have known several
Of them. and all were married. Of the
eleven, nine were married. one died an
old maid and the other lived until she
was only sixteen. Oh. no. women with
boards VIII find husbands where plenty Of
smooth-faced ones VIII die single"