Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
LINES OF THE FACE.
THEIR RELATION TO THE BEARD AND
THE MusTAchE.

THEIR RELATION TO THE BEARD AND
THE MusTAcHE.
A Knowledge of Drawing ON the
Part of Men, Says n Woman Artist,
Would Have the Eject of Enhance
ing Masculine Good Looks.
ga knowledge of drawing on the
part of men would have the effect of
increasing their good looks" said a
lady teacher of that art recently, land
it would make presentable many a
man whose appearance is not calculat-
ed to excite admiration. 1t sounds an
odd combination, drawing and beauty,
does it not? Nevertheless it is a fact"
To the natural request for an expla-
nation she replied:
1.-The first principles of drawing are
geometrical lines and curves. These
lines and curves occur in everything.
A potter in criticising an ugly shaped
jug will most probably tell you that its
lines are bad. Most of those who dab
bic in drawing and gain certificates
merely learn to make these lines and
curves without acquiring the slightest
knowledge of their effect
Here is an example. Just take this
pencil and draw face. Oh. anything
will do! But be sure to make two
straight lines over the eyes for eye
brows. That's it. See how serious that
expression is?
Nov rub out those straight lines and
In their places make two curves with
the ends upward. That face has an eX-
preston of intense surprise, hasn't it?
If you had made curved eyebrows with
the ends down in the first instance, the
difference between the two would have
been more striking.
well, the human face has its lines
and by studying them our men could
improve their appearance. The most
elementary cXpedient is to adapt the
mustache and beard to the lines of the
face, and must here tell 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 tremendous
difference in mans appearance.
"Take man with an aquiline nose,
clear cut features and broad brow,
then imagine this individual with q
long, dropping mustache; why, it accen.
tuates the whole 'droop' of the face
and spoils 1t. Such n man should have
small pointed beard and a mustache
with ends pointing slightly upward.
"The exact opposite is also frequently
met with. A man with features that
have distinct upward tendency will
wear a mustache with ends that are
turned up and so long that they seem
to be thinking Of Joining the eyebrows
Men with mustaches that display an
inclination to grow long ends think that
these ends should be permitted to grow
and that they must be trained upward
That strikes them us the only proper
way. But to suit the lines of the face
those ends should in many cases bt
cut Off, and in others they ought to be
trained downward.
"Whiskers, again, are allowed tt
grow whether they suit the face or not
Often a fine, vigorous, manly face is
contradicted by an insipid little mus
tache worn over a firm, clear cut
mouth, the expression of which it does
much to alter. 1t is quite pity to see
such fine lines spoilt in that way. Thu
wearer cultivates the hirsute append
age merely because 1t is the fashion fol
men to have a mustache. You tall
about women being slaves to Dame
Fashion, but in the matter Of YOU
whiskers you men are worse slaves
than we are to dress!
NOW don't run away with the notion
that l advocate general shaving. Some
, men who are clean shaved ought not tc
be. The Lies of their faces simply de
mand that of which they are depriving
their countenance every morning. II
requires strong, very intellectual face
to do without beard or mustache. The
latter is an absolute necessity for hid
! ing the bad lines of some mouths thai
, would II left totally uncovered spoil the
whole face.
Women as rule are more careful Of
their lines and choose hats and othel
things to match. Men also study theil
dress more than the hair on their faces
but knowledge of drawing would cor
rect many mistakes in hats, collars ant
other masculine accessories.
3 .In the matter Of color we rather
pass from the domain Of drawing ant
: mere lines and trespass into the realm
of painting, but cannot resist saying
that both men and women, especial!
;. the former, would be all the bette
looking II they knew more about thu
blending Of colors. because they would
not then choose hues which do not har
3 monlze with their compilations. l hav'
+ known man with red hair to wear .
3 red tie because red ties were fashlona
able!
I'VE are oil going in for art and tn
beautiful nowadays, and you men ar
not handsome US body. You coult
make yourselves more handsome by at
tending to such easily managed detail
as 1 have pointed out. See that you
: sons learn drawing."-Pearson's Week
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