The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
The Eyes.
Their COLOR, SIGNIFIcATION OF
CHARACTER, DISPOSITION, AND TEM>
PERMANENT.

The colors most common to the
eyes are brown, gray, hazel, and
black, or what we call black, for
those eyes which appear to be black
will generally be found to be of
deep yellowish brown when looked
at very narrowly; it is the distance
only which makes them appear black,
because the deep yellow-brown color
is in such strong contrast to the
white of the eye that it appears
black. There are also eyes of 50
bright hazel as to appear almost
yellow lastly, there are eyes that
are positively green. Very beautiful.
100, are some of the eyes of this col
or when they are shsded-as is. very
often the case-with long dark eye
lashes: but. though beautiful, they
are not Indicative Of a good disposi~
ton.
Clear light blue eyes, with calm,
steadfasthess in their glance, ere
indicative of cheerfulness Of disposi.
ton, IF sefene temper, and a con-
slant nature. These eyes are pecu-
liar to the northern nations; one
meets them among the Swedes, and
also sometimes among the Scotch.
fhe blue eyes We see among the
rare blondes Of the south-thatis is, in
Italy and Spain-have among them
eyes in which are SOME greenish
tints; and such eyes, though often
called light blue, have none of the
qualities of serenity and constancy
which belong to the light blue eyes
of the north. Neither must the plea.
SAINT light blue eye wish the honest
glance be confounded with another
sort ofeye Of pale blue, almost
steel.colored hue. which has a con
tiuua!ly-shifting sort of motion both
of the eyelids and the pupils ofthe
eyes. People with such eyes as
these are to be avoided, as
they are indicative of a deceitful
and selfish nature. Very dark blue
eyes, with something of the tint of
the violet, show great power of atec-
ton and purity of mind, but not
so much intellectually, Blue
eyes are more significant of tender
ness and of certain yieldinguess Of
purpose than either brown. slack, or
gray eyes. Blue-eyed people are
not inconstant, like those of the ha-
eel and yellow eyes, but they yield
from affection.
Gray eyes Of somewhat green>
ish gray, with orange as we'll as blue in
them, and which are of ever-varylng
tints, like the sea, are those which
denote most intellectually. They
are especially Indicative of the im>
pulsive, impressionable temperament
"A mixture Of the sanguine and the
hilious-which produces the poetic
and artistic natures. In England,
where there are more varieties of
tirts in eyes than in any other coun-
try, the poets have almost always
gray eyes. A biographer of Byron
peaks of his "bcautiful, changeful
gray eyes" Shakespeare also had,
we are told, gray eyes; Coleridge,
eyes of q greenish gray. Among
the artists, too, eyes of this color
abound.
Black eyes or what are considered
such, are indicative of passionate
;ardor in love. Brown eyes, when
no. of the yellowish tint. but pure
russell brown, show an affectionate
disposition the darker The brown
that is. the more they verge on to
that deepest of brown which in eyes
we are IN the habit of calling black
the more ardent and passionate is
the power of affection. The brown
eyes which do not appear black -
that is, which are NOT dark enough
to appear so-are the eyes of sweet,
gentle and unselfish natures, with
out the Inconsistency of the light brown
or yellow eyes, golden eyes" as
they were called by lady novelist,
and which are very little more to be
trusted than the green eyes.
Green eyes. although their praises
are often sung in Spanish ballads,
show deceit and coquetry. We some
times see eyes which are a combina-
lion Of yellow, orange and blue, the
latter color generally appearing in
streaks over the whole surface of the
iris, while the orange and yellow are
set in fakes Of unequal size around