THE MILITARY MOUSTACHE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2651, 23 December 1915, Page 7

THE MILITARY MOUSTACHE

« ITS PECULIARITIES DEFINED. Tho regulations governing tho appearance of men of the New Zealand Rifle Brigado imposes on them the necessity for cultivating a moustache. The moustache a la mode is not t'ho fyll-growiv fire-eater's moustache that covcrs half the mouth, and sweeps backward to the ears, like that of the guardsmen of a generation ago, nor tloes it consist of tlic truculent Kaiserescjue appendage, which shoots a couple of straight points towards the eyes; it is a peculiar little which is allowed to sprout only immediately bolow tho nostrils. It is not allowed to wander down as far as tho rim of tho uppor lip, for the oareful brigatlesman must leave a strip to shave above the. lip and below tho moustache, and it is bad form to allow tho newest hirsute decoration to extend as far sideways as tho corners of tho mouth. To get tho exact proportions one must draw a lino down tho face from the outside of the nostrils, and never allow the -points of the "inoustachoisette" to sprout out of hounds. It needs a. deal of attention lo get it just right, but those having soino experience in carpet bedding in tho garden will soon pick tip the idea j.f llicy are sharp. Not until the real "moiislaelioisetle" is cultivated can a man consider himself to bo a real genuine riilo lirigadesmaii. Since the second hall of the brigade have been given their long leave, city barbers have been busy removing the "brigade sign" from many who prefer the clean upper lip.