The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-30
Noses.

A committee of Boston ladies, after
extended observation and thorough in
vestigation, report that as rule men
have better noses than women.
This is startling and important an.
nouncement, and the committee submit
it as an another evidence of the inhe-
is on trial, as It were, ana II Is proper
to present few observations bearing
on the case.
Physiognomists have not hesitated to
say, in sly way, that if an observing
person enters street car, where are
seated ten men and as many women,
picked up at randem from the street,
that he will find that eight Of the ten
men have the regulation good nose,
while the women's noses will represent
every style of nasal architecture, from
| the roguish TetrOasse to the straightest
Greek. The mems noses, it is true,
will be built on one general model, ex.
hibiting possibly some poverty in in<
vention, but great uniformity as to
shape, and approximating high
standard of general excellence. The
women's noses will sail above the
standard or fall below it.; will be good,
bad and Indifferent, with no approach
to uniformity in shape, but wonderful
ly expressive IN their marked and piqu-
ant individuality.
Observations at the theatres and
churches bring out the distinction in
stronger light. The masculine nose
is always the masculine nose, ayerag-
ing fairly, and falling into line along
the rows of seats with the stolid indif-
ference OF q soldier on dress parade,
ready for inspection and needless as to
criticism. The feminine nose Is varia-
BILE, eccentric, erratic, and no man in
the world wo1ld ever think OF striking
an average. 1t Is part of the woman,
an element IN her beauty or comeliness,
and as such is beyond the pale of criti'
cism.
The masculine nose is, as rule, q
good, fair, respectable nose, but 1t il
put on faces without much judgment
or discrimination. The regulation
nose seems to have settled down or
mems faces about as the rain falls tC
the ground, and without much regard
to the aristocratic or plebeIaa character
of the individual who is 10 figure
. through life as its owner. There is Q
manifest impropriety in this, Us IS il
!. lustrated when you see the same style
of nose on the college professor and
!, the street hummer. The plain trutl
9 | is that q mans nose means little ol
nothing. He has no pride in 1t, and
|. is apparently half the time uncon
scious Of Its existence.
A woman's nose, on the contrary, il
full of meaning. "A woman knows al
about her own nose, and all about thu
! nose OF every woman OF her acquaint
I ance. And one of the unsolyed puz
8 zles, constantly in her mind, is VIII
a nature wasted 50 much good material
on masculine noses, where 1t does NJ
good and is not appreciated, and mad
: feminine noses as they are.
c The question is q serious one and in
4 vites q heavy calibred and DarwiniaI
|. SOFT of speculation. Can the curiou
difference between noses be explained
on the development theorJl
r A boys nose is simply boys nose
4 When he is born no more attention Il
paid to his nose than to his big toe
lie goes through boy life regarding hi
c nose simply as Q nose, associatlng It u
memory, possibly, with frequen
spankings. Il grows into skspe will
= the freedom Of forest tree. There
: no aesthetic relationship or bearing; il
progress is ia no way emotional. II /
: never called upon 10 express any opin
: ion; 10 indicate any shade Of hostilit
. or contempt. II is expected to do IL
level best IS . nose, and leave the talk
Z, ing TO the mouth and the fighting b
u the hands and feet. 10 brief, the mai
, culine nose grows wild, without atter
: ton or interference, and nature has
. clear field to carry out her purpose un
influenced by those mysterious psyche
logical agencies that are 90 ofte
brought to bear upon human Affair
When . girl is born the case is diiiel
: ent. The 6rst inquiry is: Hiss she
o good nose, pretty eyes and a swet
|. mouth" The nose Is an imPortAn
element IN her maie-upon her first 81
pcafance, and the success Of her dsbh
q depsnds largely upon the architectur
Of that sppendage. The thought 9