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DAYS AND FACES.
If "the proper study of mankind is
man,"
then
make
a
beginning by j
studying the week's faces of your fel- j
low-travellers or workers.
You
will
find that each day brings
a
change j
of countenance.
j
"Friday-faced"
was
once
a
re-;
proach.
It was thrown at the man j
with
a
long,
doleful
visage,
and
harked back to the
days
when the
Friday fast was
universal.
And although
the observance of Friday
as
a day of fasting is now more honoured
in the breach than in the observ- ;
ance,
the
"Friday face" remains ! !
Test it next Friday.-
j
. The Saturday
face
is the best of
the bunch.
The payment of'wages ;
the nearness
of
the
Saturday half-,
holiday;
the
knowledge
that
the I
week's work is' nearly wound up, is
reflected
facially.
The
Saturday
crowd is pleasant to look on.
|
Monday's face is grumpy, and holds
a discontented
look.
Another week
of work has to be
faced.
Rest and j
pleasure is knocked off:
Never ask a j
favour on a Monday, and do not expect
an exuberance of courtesy !
Tuesday's
face
is better, and the
shadows on it are light,
Wednesday's
face
is
the
normal
face. Work has ceased to annoy ; the
harness does not rub ; finance is easy
Wednesday is a sociable day as between
man and man.
Thursday is
not
so good.
It's a
half-Monday,
half-Tuesday
face.
Work is taking its toll, and the end
of
the
week "seems a long way off.
For
non-shop
workers,
too, closed
shops and dull thoroughfares depress.
Faces
are
not
amiable
on Thursdays.
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