Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-18
Cclebrities-.Iow they Look.

The lively New York correspondent
Of the Springfield Mass. Republican.
after saying that men Of moderate tai
ent are accustomed 10 make show
Of all their intellectual powers. re-
marks:
As far as my personal knowledge
extends. those who stand in the first
ranks of intellect in America do not
belong to this class. They carry no
stark sign on face or garment, dcclar-
ing-'l am genius. behold the
eighth wonder of the universe En-
erson looks like a refined farmer, med
iiative and quiet. Longfclow. like a
good natured beef eater. Holmes like
a ready-to-laugh little body, wishing
only to be as funny as lac can Ev-
crett seems only the graceful gentle
man, who has been handsome. Beech
cr a rudy. rollicking boy. Bancroft
plain. negative looking man. Whit
tier the most retiring Of Quakcrs.-
Bryant a plain, serene looking man.
dressed in gray. and thus | might
name others. No one OF these gentle
men can be called handsome. unless
we except Bcechcr. who might lie a
deal handsomer. In this respect they
can bear no palm away from very in
tellectual women. who have always
been called very homely.
There is nothing in a dominant in
tellect. in continuous. far-rcaching.
wearing thought, to favor tho curves
of beauty; it consumes a greater quan-
tity of tissue and fluid than it supplies.
1t dilates the eye, but deepens the
lines. sharpens the bones, AID often
wears the nerves to torturing quick
ness. So this is one reason why in
tcllectual women should carry their
quantum Of ugliness, Let us look at
them as they pass. Mrs. Sigonrney.
the grandmother of American female
literature, in her prime (if we may be-
lieve her portrait) was quito hand
some. Catherine Dcecher is homely.
Mrs. Dcecher Stowe. so ordinary in
looks she has been taken for Mrs.
Stoves 'Biday.' Mrs. e. NJ. Kirk
land is fat dowager. Mrs. L. +. e.
liot looks like washerwoinan. Mar.
earet Fuller was plain. Charloitee
Cushman has face as marked as
Daniel Webster's. and quite as strong.
SO has Elizabeth Blackwell Harriet
Hosmer looks like a man. ..Mgs. Ann
$. Stephens. heavy and coarse. Mrs.
Oakcs Smith is considered hsnssomc.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has leen a
New York belle. Frances s. Osgooi
had a lovely. wonanly face. Amelia
L. Welby was almost beautiful. Sa
rah J. Hale. in her young days. quite,
unless her picture fibs.
The Davidson sisters, rs well ~
their gifted mother, possessed beauty.
If we cross the ocean we find Madame
lie Stael was a fright. bat Hannah
Moore was handsome; Elizabeth Frs
glorious; Letitia Lang,ion pretty; Mrs.
Hemans wondrous lovely: Mary How.
1T fair and matronly: Mrs. Norton re.
ga!ly .eau;iiui;-- Int, alasl she who
has the largest brain OF all. with a.
great heart. Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
ing, in physique. is angular. and
though she has magnificent eyes hel
face is suggestive of tombstone
Charlottec Bronte bad look in l.el
eyes better than all beauty OF features
But if we look at British men of flrsl
class craniums-Shakspeare and Nil.
ton were handsome; SO were Gold,
smith and Pope; Addison was tolera.
bly, handsome; and Colcridge. Shelley
Byron. Moore. Campbell. Barns. al
were uncomonly so. Sir Walter Scott
looked very ordinary in spite Of hi,
fine head. Macaulay is homcly. -
Balwer nearly h:deous. although /,
dandy. Charles Dickens is Gale,
handsome. but must DO allowed :,
differ, and covered with icwelrv. /,