The Portland daily press., 1877-05-01

mar appears above the ears and runs behind
LIE head, The ears are very large-so are the
nostrils of the sharply cut nose, with that up
"aro oilatng curve that indicates fire, passion,
and power in horse or human being. If you
see quivering, expanding nostrils, you see
creature eager for the fray. When, added to
these, you see wide avenues leading to the
brain from ears, nose and mouth, plenty OF
brain, and vital temperament to match, you
BEE man as perfectly equipped for his work OF
life, and life of work as man can be. Cham
berlain is as complete specimen of clear intel
lect as 1 have seen for many day. Wade
Hampton has much more emotional face
His face is battlefield, with the tracks of the
conflict running all over it. 1t is deeply lined,
while Chamberlain's is as smooth as bows,
Hampton's dark eyes look out of sockets that
seem to tell of years of sleepless nights. They
might burn and blaze upon occasion, but their
habitual expression is sorrowful almost to
tears. The curling hair and beard is frosted in
places, but still shows itself black. The nose
has an imperious hump at the top; is naughty,
but lacks altogether the line of Greek beauty
and the thoroughbred nostril that makes Cham
berlain's nasal member so distinguished"
One day lady whom had had the pleasure
OF taking in to dinner in country house near
London spoke to me about some ladies who on
previous day had attracted her attention, add
ing. 81 knew they we're Americans" 'How?"
1 asked. "Oh, we always know American wo-
men" ''But how, pray?" She thought mo-
ment, and answered: "By their beauty-they
are almost always pretty, if not more-by their
fine compilations, and by their exquisite dress"
1 did not tell her that thought that she was
right; but that she was so had by that time
become convinced. And yet should say that
the most beautiful women had ever seen were
Englishwomen, were it not for the memory of a
Frenchwoman, German, and Czech. But
the latter three were rare exceptions. Beauty
is very much commoner among women of the
English race than among those of any other
with which am acquainted; and among that
race it is commoner in America than in Eng
land. I saw more beauty of face and figure at
the first two receptions which attended after
my return than had found among the hun
dreds Of thousands of women whom L had
seen in England. The types are the same in
both countries; but they seem to come near to
Beauty of feature is, however, sometimes more
clearly defined in England than here The
mouth in particular when it is beautiful is
more statuesque. The curves are more decided
and at the junction of the red of the lips with
the white there is delicately raised outline
which marks the form of the feature in very
noble way. This may also be said of the nos
tril. 1t gives a chseled effect to those features
which is not so often. found in America" but
the nose itself. the brow, and the set and Cal.
rage of the head are generally finer among
American" In both countrier, how
ever, the head is apt to be too large for per.
feet proportion. This is a characteristic defect
of the English type of beauty. Its effect is
seen in Stothard's figures, in Etty's, and in
those of othe English painters Another de.
feet is in the heaviness of the articulatons
Really fine arms are rare; but fine wrists are
still rarer. Such wrists. as the Viennoise
women have-of which saw a wonderful ex
ample in the Viennoise wife of Sussex gentle.
English race in either country. 1t is often
said, even in England, that American
women.have more beautiful feet than English
women have. This am inclined to doubt.
The feet may be smaller here; aud they gener.
ally look smaller, because Englishwomen wear
larger and heavier shoes. They are obliged to
do so because they walk more and because oil
their moister climate. But mere smallness il
not beauty in foot more than in any other
part of the body. Beauty is the result of shape
proportion and color; and feet are often
cramped out of shape and out of proportion in
other countries than China. A foot to be beau
tiful should seem fit for the body which it sup
ports to stand upon and walk with. 1t is said
by some PERSONS, who by saying it profess te
know. that nature, prodigal of charms to Eng.
lishwomen in bust, shc.iders- and arms, is
chary of them elsewhere and that their beauty
Of figure is apt F stop at the waist. Upon this
point do not venture to give an opinion; but
ii aminained to doubt the Judgment in ques-
ton upon general physiological principles
The human figure is the development of germ,
and it is not natural that, whatever may be
the case with individuals the type OF. whole
race in one county should present this incon-
sstency. Possibly those who started this no.
ton were unfortun ate in their occasions of
observation and comparison. Grant
White in GALAXY for May.