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Last week Eighth Army headquarters announced that General McClure had been relieved. One of General Ruffner's first orders directed the 2nd Division's officers to shave their beards. Three weeks ago McClure had ordered them to grow beards. His idea was to make identification at night easier. Explained a division spokesman: "Under the McClure scheme, some sections were to grow chin-whiskers, Some the Lincoln style, and headquarters men full beards. I rather think it was a morale gesture, toogiving the men something to talk about...
Some girls shave their legs. Others melt down some candle wax, splash it on, let it cake, and chip if off, Saves blades, they explain...
...shrewd Patron Vollard himself, who was a willing model for his many artist friends. Hearing that Renoir had always wanted to paint a bullfighter, Vollard had a gold-embroidered toreador suit made to his own measure, turned up at Renoir's studio in costume. He even offered to shave off his beard, but Renoir said that would be unnecessary: "You don't suppose you would be taken for a real torero, if you did? All I ask of you is not to go to sleep while you are sitting...
...unkindest cut of all was left to the barbers. Atlanta's haircuts went from 85? to a dollar; Chicago's to $1.50 on Saturdays-with shaves at a firm 85?. A Chicago Saturday-night man could spend $2.35 for the legendary "shave & a haircut, two bits." Customers had their own recourse. Said a Kansas City barber, "It looks like they're saving up an extra quarter's worth of hair before they come in." Waitresses complained of smaller tips...
...Langer's voice was growing hoarse, and his face pale and haggard. By 5 o'clock he was in obvious distress. Humphrey, fresh and trim after a midnight shower and shave, sidled up to him. "I can stay until 6 o'clock," hissed Langer. "Go get some sleep...