William Scott
William Scott
An eccentric but skilled shoemaker with an unfashionably long beard that frightens little children.
After his death, William Scott was remembered by Bostonians as an eccentric for the long beard he wore. Having any facial hair in the 18th century was beyond unfashionable; it was seen as the mark of a madman, an indigent or a savage. And yet, only a generation after his death, beards became fashionable again, which goes that show that fashions really do come and go… And come and go again!
From the Card:
- As one of Boston’s many shoemakers, your talent for making elegant women’s shoes makes you famous.
- You marry well and own property, making you unusually wealthy and prominent for a shoemaker.
- You grow an unfashionable beard at a time when men are always clean-shaven. You defend your whiskers by pointing out passages in the bible which endorse beard growth.
- Your business earns you enough to have your portrait painted, which you publish in the newspapers along with a poem you write praising the virtues of your beard.
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