Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-01-07
MtstelIonepus.
CELEBRITIEs-HOW THEY LOOK.

The lively New York correspondent Of the
Springfield (Mass.,) Republican, after saying that
men of moderate talent are accustomed to make a
show of all their intellectualpowers remarks
AS far as my personal knowledge extends, those
who stand in the first ranks Of intellect in Amer
lea do not belong to that class. They carry no
stark sign on face or garment, declaring-"I am
a genius" Behold the eighth wonder of the
universe ~ Emerson looks like a refined farmer,
meditatise and quiet. Longfellow like u good ma.
tured beef eater. Hines like a rea1y-to-laugh
little body wishing only to be as funny as he eau.
Everett seems only the graceful gentleman, who
has been handsome. Bcecher a rudy, rollicking
boy. Bancroft a plain, negative looking man
Whittier the most retiring Of Qiakers. Bryant
plain, serene looking man. dressed in gray. And
thus ! might name others. Not one OF these gen
tlemen can be called handsome, unless we except
Beecher, who might be a deal Landowner. In
this respect they can bear no palm away from
very intellectual women, who have always been
called very homely. There is nothing in q domi
nant intellect. in continuous. far-reaching, wear
ing thought, to favor the curves OF beauty: it con
sumcs a greater quantity of tissue and fluid than
it supplies. 1t dilates the eye, but dcepens the
lines, s~harpons the bones, and often wears the
nerves to q t%orturiug quickncss. So this is one
reason why Intellectual women should carry theil
quantum of ugliness. Let us look at them as they
pass. Mrs. Sigourney, the grandmother Of Amer
can female literature, in her prime (f we may
believe her por,rsiO was quite handsome. Catha
rine Beechcr is homely. Mrs. Beccher Stowe, &C
ordinary in looks she has been taken for Mrs
Stoves 'Biddy.' Mrs. G.. NJ. Kirkland is a fat
dowager. Mrs. E.. +. Eilet locke like a washer
woman. Margaret Fuller was plain-Charloste
Cusbman has q face rs marked asDaniel Webster,
and quito as strong. SO has Eliz ,be.h Back we'll
Harriet Hosmer looks like a man, Mrs. Ann S
Stephens. heavy and coarse. Mrs. Cakes Smitl
is considered handsome. Mrs. Julia Ward How,
has been a New York belle. Frances S. UsgooC
has a lovely, womanly face. Amelia T. Webb,
was almost beautiful. Sarah j. Hale in he
young days, quito. unless her picture fbs. Th'
Davidson sisters, as we'll as their gifted mothe
possessed beauty. If we cross the ocean we fin
Madame de Stael was a fright; but Hannah Moor,
was handsome; Elisabeth Fry glorious Lett,
Langdon pretty; Mrs IIemans wondrously lovely
Mary Hewitt fair and matronls; Mrs. Norton re
gally beautiful;-but alas she who has the lar
gest brain Of all, with as greats heart, Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, in physique is angular, an
though she has magnificent eyes, her face is sug
gestiye of q tombstone. Charlotte Bronte had
lock in her eyes better :han all beauty oc features
But If we look at British men Of first class CRAM
ums--Shakspeare and Milton were handsome; DR.
Johnson was q monster Of uglincss; so were Gold
smith and Pope; Addison was to!erably handsome
and Coleridge, Shelley, Byron, Moore, Cam phell
Burns. all were uncommonly so. Sir Waite
Scott looked very ordinary in spite Of his fn
head. Macaulay is homcly. Bulwor nearly hide
Gus, although a dandy. Charles Dickens is Gale,
handsome, but | must be allowed to differ, an,
covered with jewelry, he can but look like a sim
rlctoD. | might 60 on almost al infaitum but
after all. in proportion, IS this class any lomelie
than any other