Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-08
EXPRESSIONS OF TEE MaurR.

EXPRESSIONS OF TEE MQuTH
i The mouth is q feature upon hich very
much Of the character Of the face depends.
No woman eau he pretty woman who has
an ugly mouth. To the most regular fea.
lures a gaping mouth. or ugly, dropping,
and badly formed hPa, will give an air. of
I'stless ignorance. or half idiocy. which is
repuls've. Firmness. general dscisi"n, cru
city, softness, and gentleness Of mind, love
OF our fellows. eloquence. spite, vindictive-
ness. generosity, and strength Of character,
are all indicated by the mouth.
e Ia incumbent. therefore, with astute
and cunning men-with those who are
crafty and polite. and who plot against
humani'v-to conceal the play and work.
lngs OF he m nth. As Cesar covered his
b'i'ln-ss " th laurel crown. 70 a modern
Caesar covers bis lips with thick dropping
mnstarhe; in th too, nature has adrnira-
by aided him. Forester, the Bow street
runner. and Fouche. NapnIeon's celebrated
che1 OF police, almost invariably detected
the guilty by noticing thu play of the lips,
f"rrestrr, IN h's curious th-moirs,' has fre.
quently told US that he saw guilt upon
lip OF more than one whom he suspected ::
and bis saga,lty, it not unerring, was great.
t3ut who ran watch the play of the mouth
when It Is cov1red by thick grove of mus.
tache! All the celebrated police agents.
from Fouche to Inspector Whichsr, have
been completely puzzled by such. It is
we'll therefore, on important occasions to
conceal the mouth. 1t is too sure an index
to character.
Thin. pale lips are supposed to be inli.
cat'vs Of i'll temper. They are more sure.
ly, perhaps, the consequence of weakly
and NOT too healthy habit Of body. 4
very thin neither lip, clenched teethe, and
pale cheek. have been for ages the stock in
trade of the ficlionist when he wishes to
draw conspirator; : and the painter has
followed him. Judas, in many of the ear
" Italian pictures. is seen biting his under
lip. Richard the Third. as portrayed By
Holingshed and by Shakespeare. had a sim.
liar habit. Men Of nervous and exoitable
temperament have. especially If suspicious,
a habit Of plurking at their lips and dis
torting their mouths.
! small mouths are very much praised.
aud have been for a long time much in
fashion. Fashionable painters and artists
for the Book of Beauty have carried thi.
smaltness of mouth to an absurdty You
will SEQ engravings Of ladies' with mouth.
considerably smaller than their eyes, which,
Of course, presumine the face to he in due
proportion, is as much montrocitv as if
the mouth. like that of giant in a panto
mime. extended from ear to ear. Til. fe
male mouth should not he too small. From
what we ran gather from contemporary
Portraits. spRposing them to he true. both
Queen Elizabeth and. Mary. Queen Of Scots,
had mouths much too. small to be hand
some. That Of the former. the preatpst fe-
male monarch. .ho. has ever ever existed.
should have At least indicated her oapacious
mind. That Of Queen Charlotte was ugly;
thai of the princess Of that name WAS A
true Brunswick mouth. exhibiting the two
front teeth. from the shortness s6d curious
elevation Of the upper lip. Which is perpet.
uated in, the males Of the present roSval
family. The honse Of Hapshntg has also
a very ugly mouth. celebrated as the Aus
| triah mouth y" '-'}'''''''!'i "'''"- '!F@ -s.
Certain masters Of the ceremonies have
written much on the expression of the
mourn. 1t In, says one, the f-ature which
Is called into play the most frequently
and, therefore. even where beauty Of form,
exists. careful training IS needed. TO enable
| it to psrforln<correctIy it's manifold duties.
| An eiegant mHnnsr Of utteran0s renders
words, inaigni6sant in themselves, aeresa.
bie and persuasive. Inthe aot &of eating,
skiifu| mansgefnsnt Is ,necessasy.. keiat,Ri,
10 a very severe test Of this faature.' so
F. ME.4Disksns. Whose observation 10 very
wide. has Sidiculsdsuch teaching. when sbs
makes. dHssoe baasuPsr6ns old. women 10.
fstruet harapupi!sain the. formation tof, tbs
F!ipR bp nttetipg .toree magic words pota.
toes sprunes. and prism. Aud we; preRume
that when: Lard Byron. nearly, tainted a
thssight Of his wife enjoying a rump+teak
The skilfnl, l,managsIpento Of bis AdAs mouth
ssas, neglected. "a 90. -. ...l y, ,..,.
.Eurpinefrom sush oppery 10 the poets,
we may conclude ny saving That from The
Greek Anthology doInwssd, 10 tie 'auep.
youog tellovs vho .wri.e sengs tor, music
Publishers, thousands of linss bays been
writte1 in pTa,ss 81 ladies eyes .nonihs.-2
The Laiips and {, . I,alisas have paid great
stlegiien 70 this tsatufs5: ffosy FPS, psaff
teeth, and Siotst ,efaaiiiI have been for xrss
tie stock i'd xads. 81. .lh4 ppSets:. But per
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an lrph and an English poet: ths Isiaa-;
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