dreadful thing that drink!" "'Deed it is,
sir," mildly assented John, "it makes the skin unco tender."

The electors of Hull, who returned to Parliament Sir Henry Vane the
younger, Andrew Marvell, the patriot, and in later times, William
Wilberforce, the emancipator of the slave, have never, as might be
readily believed, been backward in adopting reasonable measures of
reform. On December 1st, 1859, at the Hull Watch Sub-Committee, it was
moved by Mr Moss, seconded by Mr Clarke, and carried unanimously: "That
it be a recommendation to the Watch Committee to permit the police to
wear a beard and moustache if they think fit." A week later, namely, on
December 7th, at the Watch Committee, it was moved by Mr Mayfield, and
seconded by Mr Fountain: "That a resolution of the Sub-Committee of
December 1st, granting permission to police to wear the beard and
moustache, if they think fit, be confirmed by this Committee." It was
pointed out by one of the members of the Council, who was advocating the
passing of the resolution, that it would give a "fierce appearance to
the police."

In course of time the leading gentlemen of the land adopted the
moustache, and those in the lower walks of life were not slow to follow
their example, the result being that it is worn now by all sorts and
conditions of men.

The moustache figures in recent wills. In 1862, one made by Henry Budd
came into force, and declared as follows against the wearing of
moustaches by his sons in the following terms: "In case my son Edward
shall wear moustaches, the devise herein before contained in favour of
him, his appointees, heirs, and assigns of my said estate, called Pepper
Park, shall be void; and I devise the same estate to my son William, his
appointees, heirs, and assigns. And in case my said son William shall
wear moustaches, then the devise hereinbefore contained in favour of
him, his appointees, heirs, and assigns of my said estate, called
Twickenham Park, shall be void; and I devise the said estate to my said
son Edward, his appointees, heirs, and assigns."

Mr Fleming, an upholsterer, of Pimlico, by his will, proved in 1869,
left L10 each to the men in his employ who did not wear moustaches, and
to those who persisted in wearing them, L5 only.

In the daily newspapers of July 11th, 1901, it was stated: "French
motor-car owners having shown a disposition to make their chauffeurs
shave, the latter combined in defence of their moustaches, which th