He was, perhaps, thirty years of age-wiry and well built, with an oval face ending in a pointed vandyke beard; piercing brown eyes, finely chiseled nose, and a well-modeled mouth over which drooped a blond mustache.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
For, where the pictured face showed a firm, well-molded chin, the living man wore a brown beard, trimmed vandyke fashion, and where the expression on the portrait showed a merry, carefree smile, the real face was graven with deep lines that told of severe experiences of some sort.
"The Come Back"
Carolyn Wells
But not a word did he utter, for Helen touched her forehead significantly, and said in a low tone,- "I am an artist; let me recommend vandyke brown, which is not affected by heat."
"Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories"
Louisa M. Alcott