Show HE WEARING OF BEARDS how or treated la by soldier giitl the first military regulation la france relative to woe issued in 1770 and in this cavalry eol diera were distinctly forbidden either to their mustaches with or to twist them into points like of a dagger even in tho hut year of liberty equality end fraternity the french of war decreed that only the grenadier corpa should iw to wear the mustache napoleon prohibited it use to all the infantry in his armies with the exception of the grenadier of the old guard the cavalry levei obtained the much coveted privilege of mustache wearing excepting only the dragoon whoso facial w is limited to chop whiskers in 1823 the government ot the restoration extended the right of appearing iu to the grenadiers grena diers the carbini ers and the geurs and to commissioned of every rank of the the monarch of july not only allowed mustaches to be worn by till doodler dold ler private as well ns oell but made the assumption of them obligatory liga tory meanwhile a very curious revolution had taken place in the facial appearance of cir illan frenchmen the popular conception of the lively gaul until the year was that of a parchment vis ged wrinkled pig tailed powdered in figure and mien equally a baboon and a dancing matter johnny crapaud wae clean haven and lib diet in the popular belief usually composed of coupe maigre and frogs aa a matter of fact the bronch who had been domiciled hi air midst from to 1814 rarely were and not very frequently evia indulged in tho luxury of if nuy mustached frenchmen were to lo 10 found iu the of the period it would probably have been in the hulks at mouth or at dartmoor among the french prisoner of war during nil year moreover the in france had abstained their countenance with ct any positive pro Libit loa on the part of the state but bo anio well how ere rou felin Bt doyt said tho minister to oae ol 01 ills tua day ni old raw suiT cring fram 1 I huipe the pains are nothing you ue net looking so iria R today ia sir ed the old badly iv been o 0 tho day how jamas iu whet w iff luerl fd thecia tor beel acir was alc tlc reply 1 I cot letter firc a i lawyer body this in lie that jock ans lt id an that le had liitt rae poin repeated tl nn istar and yen call that lard luck V ly it I 1 quite a fortune tw you J asnes isnes aye raid theirld hsiun lull the lawyer body dibua ailt ilia I 1 lad a hale x pance to pey for extra pw scott nh american |