Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-29
LINES OF THE FACE
THEIR RELATION TO THE BEARD AND
THE MusTAchE.


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"a knowledge Of drawing on the
mart of men would have the effect OF
increasing their good looks" said Q
~ .ao oho-. ~ that art recently. "and
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man whose apPe.1a l,s0 y Nv ~
ed to excite admiration. II sounoS an
odd combination, drawing ana beauty,
does It notf Nevertheless IT - facI
TO the natural request iot an eAp'~
nation she replied:
The nrst ptnc'p'es " e1AmS ~
geomeUicai lines anu cu1vos
lines ana curves Occur ~ e,els .
A potter In criticising an usiy snapeu
jug will most probably tell you Una. ="
lines are bad. MOST OF those VINO uap-
BILE In drawing and gain ceruncateS
merely learn to make these lines ana
curves without acquiring the slightest
knowledge Of their effect.
Here Is an example. Just take TINS
pencil and draw face. oh, anything
VIII do! But be sure to make two
straight lines over the eyes Tor eye.
brows. That's 1t. 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 e1-
preston Of intense surprise. hasn't 1T
II you had made curved eyebrows with
the ends down in the first instance. the
difference between the two would have
been more striking.
swell. the human face has its 1ines,'
and by studying them our men could
Improve their appearance. The most
elementary expedient Is to adapt the
mustache and beard to the lines Of the
fsce and I must here tell you that
1ines. m technical language include
both straights and curves. Such an e1-
pedlent is within the reach Of all, and
there Is no need for me to remind you
that the whiskers make tremendous
difference In a mans appearance.
take q man with an aquiline nose
clear cut features and broad brow
then imagine this individual with
long. dropping mustache; why. It accen
tuates the whole 'droop' Of the face
and spoils 1t. Such man should have
q small pointed beard and a mustacne
with ends pointing slightly upward
1.-The exact opposite 10 also irequenu!
met with. A man with FEATURES ina,
have q distinct upward tendency VIII
wear a mustache with ENDS tnat ats
turned up ana 30 long mat 'ney Se11
to be thinking Of Joining the eyebrows
Men with mustaches that display az
inclination to grow long ends think thai
these ends should be permitted TO gro"
and that they must be trained up"afu
That strikes them as the oniy pfope'
way. But to SUIT tne hnes "a . -. ~ y.
those ends shouiu III many Ias =,
cut on, ana Ill otaee' 'ne' oue.'
trained DOWNWARD. oro,,od =,
WHISPERS asan' a.. .soe. not
sW" "AS ..,as.ou. manly face 1,
often a hne' visoious, ,I,s ,,..,o ,nra
contraaicteo ny q" . ap.s o,oor on,
sacns wo'n o,e. - a,h,ch n doe,
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mucn 20 a,.ef. ~ 20 49, !. 49, nav Th,
sucn me iines SUI AZ. ,,.s,,.o onnend
wearer cuiu'a'eS '0 49, o.,
age merely because F" ID .ne A" ~ .a ~
men to have q mustacne' .ou ~,
about women Deine sMves =" ~ar,
Fashion, Dut IN INC ma..e. " s,.uo'
whiskers you men a1e "0A''
than we are 70 oress' .,o notion
NOW oont run amay ~ shav,no Some
tnat aoVocale sene.a a.os anaht not r.
men VINO are ciean su".eu o. 1s-.n,n do
be. Tine INES Oh 'neir la'eS ' anar;,,,n,
mand that Oh winch tney ale ~ =;
their countenance every moinns. =.
requires Strons' 'ei9 " M,
to do without beard or mustacne' ins
latter is an absolute necessity ior mo
ing the bad lines Of some mouths ina
would If left totally uncovered spoil INT
whole face.
women as q rule are more cateiu, o.
fhpir lines and choose hatS ana Otuei