Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-04
LINES OF THE FACE,
TIER EELATlOe; TO THE BEARD Aslb
 THE MUSIACHs.

Would E-.-ct'.c Effect of Enhanc-
 iEc: Nasculi..e Good Looks.
 "A knowledge of drawing on the part Of acl would have the effect of Increasing their good looks,' said a lady teacher of that art recently, "and It would make prcsentable many man whose appearance is not calculat- cd to excite admiration. It sounds a1 odd combination, drawing and beauty, does 1t not? Nevertheless it is fact
 To the natural request for an eXpla- natlon she replied:
 -"The first principles of drawing are geometricai lines and curves. These lines and curves occur in everything. potter in critic;sing an ugly shaped jug will most probably tell you that it's lines are bad. Most of those who dab- ble ill drawing and gain certificates merely learn to make these lines and curves without acquiring the slightest knowledge of their effect.
 Here i.S an example. Just take ibis pencil and draw q face. Oh. anything will do! Hut be sure to make two straight lines over the eyes for eye 1roWs That's it. See how serious that expression is?
 "Now rub out those straight lines and in their places make two curves with the ends upward. That face has an ex- pression of intense surprise. hasn't it? If you had made curved eyebrows with the ends down in the first instance. the difference between tue two would have been laore striking.
 "N'ell, the human face has it's lines, and lT studying them our men could improve their appearance. The most elementary eXpedient is 10 adapt the muStache and beard to the lines of the face. and 1 must here toll you that lines in technical language include both straights and curves. Such an eX pedient is within the reach of all, and there is no need for me to remind you that the whiskers make q tremendous difference ill mans appearance.
 '.Take d man With an aquiline nose. clear cut fea atures and broad brow, then imagine this individual with long. dropping mustache; why. it accen= tuates the whole 'droop' of the face and spells 1t. Such a man should have q small pointed beard and q muStache with ends pointing slightly upward.
 ''The exact opposite is also frequently met with. A man with features that have a distinct upward tendency will wear a muStache with ends that are turned up and so long that they seem 10 be thinking of joining the eyebrows. Men With miiStaeheS that display an inclination to gr0w long ends think that these ends should h. permitted to grow and that they must be trained upward. That strikes them as the only proper way But to suit tl.e lines of the face those ends should in many cases be cut off. and i'll others they ought to be trained downward.
 ''Whisl"rs. again. are allowed 10 grow whether they suit the face or not Often q fine. vigorous, manly face IS contradicted by an inspid little mus tache worn over a firm, clear cut mouth, the expression of which It does much to alter. It#is quite pity to see such fine lines Spolt in that Way. The wearer =cultivateS the hirsute append age merely because it is the fashion for men to have a muStache. 1ou talk about women being slaves to Dame Fashion. hut i'll the matter of your whiskers you men are worse slaves than we are to dresS'
 NOW don't run away With the notion that 1 advocate general shaving. Some men who are clean shaved ought not to be The lines of their faces simply de mand that of which they are deprivinG their countcnance every morning. It requires q strong, very intellectual face to de without beard or mustache. The latter is an absolute necessity for hld- ing the bad lines of sone mouths that would if left totally uncovered spoil the whole face.
 "Womcn as q rule are more careful Of their lines and choose hats and other things to match. Men also study their dress more than the hair on their faces. but q knowledge of drawing would cor rect many mistakes in hats. collars and other masculine accessories.
 "In the matter of color we rather pass from tue domain of drawing and mere lines and tresnaSs into the realm of painting. but l cannot resist saying that both men and women, especially the former, would be all the better looking if they knew more about the blending of colors because they would not then choose hucs which do not har- monize with their compleXions. have known q man with red hair to wear q red tie because red ties were fashiona- able!
 "We are all going in for art and the