Sure to be popular in the hipper precincts of Brooklyn (to say
nothing of the Pacific Northwest), this eccentric Victorian volume
makes a strong case for the universal wearing of beards.
Reminding us that since ancient times the beard has been an
essential symbol of manly distinction, Thomas S. Gowing (whom we
trust had a spectacular beard) presents a moral case for eschewing
the bitter bite of the razor. He contrasts the vigor and daring of
the bearded--say, lumberjacks and Lincoln--with the undeniable
effeminacy of the shaven. Manliness is found in the follicles, and
the modern man should not forget that "ladies, by their very
nature, like everything manly," and cannot fail to be charmed by a
fine "flow of curling comeliness." Even old men can hold on to
their vitality via their beards: "The Beard keeps gradually
covering, varying and beautifying, and imparts new graces even to
decay, by highlighting all that is still pleasing, veiling all that
is repulsive."
A truly strange polemic, "The Philosophy of Beards" is as charming
as it is bizarre, the perfect gift for the manly man in your life.
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