The Washington herald., 1912-08-26
Whiskers Are Coming
Back Into Their Ovrl
Fall Fashions Decree that "Dirigibles," 'Teddy
Ticklers," and "TaH Teasers" Take Place
of Late Lamented Dundrearies,- GAL
paws, Sideburns and "AH-opers.''

Certain jocular residents Of Ohio are
wont to ask this riddle about one of
their tight little cities: What is the Diff
ference between MiddletowD and Moses?
and to inform you, when you have
stultified yourself TO their plenary salts
faction, that both begin with NJ; but
one ends with "iddletown'' and the other
with "oses."
/ There's going to be a closer connec-
ton between Washington and whiskers
| than the same initial letter. Advance
copy for the fall styles, say BARRIERS in
the Capital. indicates that whiskers in
this bailiwick are going to be the ire
| mendous sensation of the recess which
Congress positively must take before 1t
reconvenes in December. For these
whiskers are not to be of the Congress
sional or legislative kind. Washington
ans are used to that kind. These whisk-
ers are to be real fashions, and their
range is so wide as to draw upon all
nations and castles and centuries and sea-
sons for a sufficiency of variety to make
hirsute adornment stylish il not beau
tifying for every face, no matter what
kind of face 1t is.
They're Coming Back.
It is a barking back to the fashions of
1880 that is suspected of having started
this revolution on behalf of the human
whisker, whose power has grown beau
tifully less. Safety razors, patent lathers.
electrical heating cups, fancy mirrors that
would show a poor man just how ugly
his profile was, and a dozen other knick-
knacks invented to expedite removal of
hair from the face, have helped man to
keep his face smooth. and many people
had thought that in a couple of genera
shears, oil, pomatum, bear-grease. mas
sage Juice, and the usual line of infinites-
finally small talk.
In fact, to use a perfectly good pun
that never has been used before. it had
got to be agreed generally that neither
style. comfort nor the theory of capillary
attraction justified whiskers.
And-yet-but-lo! Behold. too!
These fringes on the upper lip. which
from the close-croped brush effect to
the long droop or the waxed up-turning a
la Kaiser and the Van Dyke Of art and
science are to have company.
All Kinds of whiskers.
Very genteel company, indeed. IT will
be, too. Galways-only fancy! and side
burns, and mutton chops, and dun
drearies, with goatees-c>h, how popular
they were once!-and '.all-overs" and
Horace Greeleys. and a queer kind of
cut that is popular with the shippers
of some coasting schooners, involving
an absolutely smooth face above the
level of the mouth, the residue of face
being allowed to lie fallow. so to speak,
while the weeds fairly take the place!
All, it's going to be great year for
whiskers. The advance copy of STYLES
says It doesn't matter Of what kind the
whiskers are. Anything from an inch
long to a length that reaches mans
middle and can be spliced to his belt
is good. Hair and plenty of 1t is the
dictun1- The only conditions are that
whiskers must be home grown and no
trellises are allowed after a majority
of the hairs attain length of one
inch, for mustaches; thres inches. for
boards
They'll Have New Names.
The whiskers are coming in with the
old Styles in clothes. Fancy, curtain
looking vests. with glass buttons; high
stocks, instep straps for restraint of
ascendent trousers, lace-bordered hand
for men-with wonderful