The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-20

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luptuous, and others precise, striking, and
brilliant. The form ofthe hand often ex-
presses the capabilities Of the person to
whom It belongs. The strong palms,
conical fingers, and small thumb indicate
in woman Incidence, fancy and feeling.
The square hands belong 10 the intellec-
tual aud ambitious and those who love in.
fluence and rule. The small, soft, almost
fleshless hands, but rosy and with knotted
fingers, are brilliant and witty. Fingers
delicately squared at the ends, like those
Of English women, love domestic lie. The
small thumb and fingers, broadening at
the ends, desire activity and a practical
knowledge of the world. There are
smooth and knOtted tingers-to the first
belongs grace; to the second, reason. Con-
ical hands with pointed fingers obey in
spiration and worship the beautiful in
painting, poetry, romance and nature.
There are soft hands more cable Of ten
derness than of love, and delicate fingers
that are formed for sensitiveness and
sympathy OF touch and made TO minister
to pain and griei," hard hands that know
not Tenderness, but are not ignorant Of
love; and trough hands that the heart
teaches and guides and soItens"
Byron considered white hand almost
the only distinguished mark Of gentlllty,
and was proud Of the delicacy and beauty
Of his own pointed fingers. The many
beautiful illusions in his poems to beau-
tilul hands and arms show the homage hc
paid them. Thus from "a Posture:"
"Hcr head hung down, and her long haIr in
Concealed her features better than q veil;
And on one hand o'or the ottoman lay dropping,
White, wAIen, and as alAbaster pale"
And from "Childe Harold,
"The laughing danes in whom he did delight,
Whose large blue eyes, fair locks, aud snowy
Might shake tho SllntShip ofan anchOritc,"
In Spain, where the.greatest respect is
paid to the fair sex for It's own sake, what.
ever be woman's age, condition, or ap-
pearance-"Manes blancon no otenden"-
white hands (the fair sex) never hurt, is o
familiar saying. The hand also plays an
important part in the language Of gal
lantry. When a gentleman rises to take
leave Of lady, he says to her, "a los pies,
de V. Senora"-(my lady, l place myself
at your feet) To which she replies,
"Besso V. Ia mano, Cabalero'-Q kiss
your hand, sir knight) A gentleman
never offers to shake Spanish lGdy's hand
nor gives her his arm when out walk
ing. When a lady makes q call, well.
bred host takes her by the hand and leads
her to the door oil her carriage.
Listen to what palmistry reveals OF the
female hand: Women may be ranged
under two principal banners-under the
one those with large thumb, and those
with small thumb under the other. The
first more Intelligent than feeling wise
from history, the other more feeling than
intelligent IRON romance. A woman
with large thumb loves with reflection
less with the heart than the senses, but
adds to her passion constancy and every
mental charm. Women with small
thumbs are not endowed with so high q
principle Of sagactty. So love with them
Is all their thought; but such Is the charm
attached 10 that powerful passion that
there Is no seduction equal to it. Order,
arrangement, symmetry and punctuality
reign without tyranny III those dwellings
governed by the gentle economists with
the square phalange and small thumb.
Are you paying court TO a beautiful
young lady with square phalanges?
Equip Yourself with good sense and
steadiness, reject all captivating airs, and
confound not singularity with distinction.
In the number Of her axioms are these
silence IS power, a mystery, an orna-
ment.
With women of a strong palm, conical
fingers, and little thumb, paint your
language In glowing colors. They love
that which dazzles, and theory has more
power over them than logic.
Three things govern them-indolence,
fancy, and feeling. They have In their
hearts the prayer that the Corinthians
addressed every morning 10 Venus: 10
goddess, grant that to-day may do moth
Ing unpieasing, and that l may say moth.
ing which may not be agreeable TO
please Is their chief care, and they love as
much being beloved and admired as es.
teemed. Such were doubtless the hands
of the beautiful and triumphant Amazons
of which the flying squadron Of Catherine
de Medeicls was composed.
Ahigh.priest Of palmistry tells US "Mad-
Rme Roland had beautiful large hands,
Indicating a head full Of poetical ideas,
aud soul inclined to the ideal. She IN.
derstood the beauty oil passion and the
selfSaCri6Ce It imposed. At once stoical
and impassioned, perative and enthusias.
tic, tender and sustere, she loved three
things with an intense love-country, lib.
erty, and duty. By nature bold and
courageous, like the majority Of women
OF her type, she did not belle herself In
poverty, 10 greatness, or on the scallold."
Queen Elizabeth was proud Of the
beauty oil her hands, 1t Is written that
during n public procession to prayers, she
pulled theglOve of her right hand, spark.
ling with jewels, and gave 1t to kiss, as a
mark OF particular favor, to Bohemian
Baron who had letters to present TO her.
Diana Of Poictier's features were regu.
lar and classical, her complexion faultless,
her hair Of a rich purple black, which
took golden tint In the sunshine. while
her teeth, her ANGLES, her hands, her arms
and her bust were each In turn the theme
OF the court poets.
Tho hand OF Nine. George Sand Is mar.
row, with knotted pointed fingers, deli
cate, smooth and elastic, without soitness'
TIE POETRY OF THE FEET.
ParIsienne is synonymous with slender
feet, narrow ANGLES, and arched instep,
We learn every day that the small arch
cd loot Is q sign OF nobility-a rule that
admits Of many exceptions Generally
the foot aristocratic Is fine, slender, ner.
vous, delicate; the foot plebiAn short and
gross, For the last 100 years we have
compressed the feet TO such degree that
II 1t should continue the slipper Of Gin
dCrClla would serve for all tho world. The
English have the fat foot; the Russians
have enormous feet, as heavily attached