The river press., 1882-03-08
ERIN'S FAIR DAUGHTERS.
Described by Dublin Correspondent Of
the an Francisco Chronicle.

notice thar, like ''Bunlhurr," am surround
with byvy OF beauteous III ens-posi i've.
Iy beautiful l had heard 1t said that 81,
Palrck's Oh Sunday afternoon Was the best
place TO see Efin's fair daug gh,ers, and ils reI-
uiation ON that day at least, is well sustained.
Every young woman that see as l glance
across the chairs, or peep around the emo :
nous pillars, or notice as turn and pretend
to be admiIing the vista of nave and choir.is
of course not handsome few are plain,
and here and there espy positively home
ly face, but the great ma jority of the girls
presens-and their name is legion-are
striklngly good looking. | note here, too,
as had noticed elsewhere 10 Dublin. that
this prettiness is of two distinct and we'll de-
fned types. The first is the brunette, unal-
loyed. She is (and it is sketch from lile),
of the average height, with full, plump fly
u e, rather square-shouldered, we'll rounded
neck, ITO short 10 be classical, but long
enough to look comfortable and soft, in q
ling hips. Her face is short and rather
broad oval, with quite enough forehead, sha-
ded above with heavy locks of dull back
hair, with rebelous twist IN it. and divides
from The other features by dense eyebrows
that cannot be sa I'd to be ''div y arched'
and that almost meet over The bridge of
short, strat ght and solid little nose. At each
side Of Ibis Is big floNn eye that looks
neIiily and clearly 'tyou from under gori
ous lack lashes, and below it ls the ripe>t,
le idest, most provoking mouth in the world.
he chin is round and leads with dimptd
curve down 10 the throat, the cheeks are tull,
and ruddy with color carmine running into a
rich umher and thence into q white that is
just uDged with russet, there is peachy
down upon the cheek just in front Of the ears
which are not small, but well proportioned,
and II suspicion of shadow on the upper lip,
completes the picture of one who is the very
impersOnatiOn of u bright vivaclous, impul-
sive and ardent temperamtn ut.
The second type of Irish prettiness among
girls is The brunette mezz,-tinted: She is tall
or above medium height, and is cut in more
uDdulation of her body follows line of
beauty in which the holloWs are not 50 ab-
rupt, and the convexities are longer in
th .r ou, ward sweep. The sloping shoulders,
the small hands and wrists, the shapely waist
and dainty throat, The graceful movement Of
the arms and the untranmeled use of The low
er limbs in walking. all indicate q rsrer,
frttr nature The face is in keeping with
the figure The hair is smooth and dark
brown, with CLINT Of gold in it, and the
complexion is clear hut nearly co'orless, the
skin smooth as ivory. and j oking very like
it hen the slim but round neck Uses out o
black fur Tibet. The eyebrows are lightly
drawn and correctly arched, the y,l4shes
long and silky, and the ey yes-beaulitul in
foIm- OF that peculiar Shade of gray ,ha,
seems blue in 81 me lights and black in
others. Tley look as If they might be good
tue eyes, rs though they could fearlessIy
gaze hack into our own il occasion required
and as though they could lie very tender al
cerlain MT mtn,s. They can be naughty and
fierce eyes also, and in ther hnughliness
would be assisted by staight, fine nose,
with flexible nostrils, and clear cut mouth,
short and curved in the upper lip, just cherry
like IN ugh in The under, and " ith line nj
the corner lha' hesitates between a dimple
and a danger signal. The chin is exq,sitely
modelled, and the face pure oval, uDbrnken
by he ears which are tiny shells. If physique
is worth anything as an indication Of char
acier, this glorious creature should be devot-
ed in love, dangerous in her anger, uDse fish
to The verge Of self-sacrifi ce, and unforgiv-
ing when her je4lousy Was with reason once
aIo is.d The snIt OF a girl who Would follow
Str |. and cl ote him with her harp->tri G
il she found him firing with the vivanulere.
Besides these two type representative OF
the upper l,ish class. there are two others
equally well defined iha, are representative Of
the commoner orders and that are found all
over The country. The first, and, perhaps,
the most FRI queDtly NIT with, is said by those
who pretend To know, to be the aboriginal
in ts antiquity. Gwen good-siz.d head, q
heavy ,r p Of black hair, = fat face, low,
square fnrehesd, the lines along the cheek-
10 ihe chin being akin to that of shield,
bright, kindly, dark gray eyes, rather dull
complexion, short and plehian nose, gen.
e,pus mouth, and figure incllning TO the mas
sive, and you have this type. Subjected thus
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