Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-16
BORN UNDER BEAUTY STARS.
FayornbI" Signs and Their Effect On tn
Human Face and Form.

The arrival Of Miss Jennie Chamberlain
from Europe recalls the great amount Of III
tereNt that il at present taken IN the subject
of female beauty The newspapers have
termpd with descriptions of her personal
arpruranre. A. they did at the time Mrs.
Iangtry alight,.d um American shores, with
vivid narratives oi that ladN'S enchanting
ASPECT Portraits ot Miss Chamberlain ap-
pear IN the columns nf the rnterpTlSing
Journals, fuT the most part differing
strangely from each other, and her photo
graphs are Ia he seen in the windows \
sort of craze has set ia again, much "f il
prompted in part by the fact that the Prince
of Wales was among the first t" discover
Miss ChambeTlan'S rare r0mclineSS of
feature, A. he was that ut Mrs Iangtry.
Judging from the portraits. and CUmpar-
ing them, it cannot but follow that there
must he great difference Of opinion as To
Miss thamhrrlan's charms. There was IA
wide disagreement a. Ia those Of Miss
Langtry. and some impulNve people almost
cam" To blows Om the subject. But there
must always he this controversy and disa-
greenent on the subject Of what constitutes
feminine beauty. In many respects, as was
said by Mine. DE StaeI with regard to re-
ligion, it i geographical question. What
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stance the assassination Ot ones aged par
rmt> is the highest act of pi"ty in another
So. very lovely woman in TimbuCtoo or
among the E~quimauN. would be- regarded
a the most hldemI~ ut fTight> in Mayfa
or Fifth avenue. The ideal in some cuun-
tries iS, ~ we know from travellers, fat. ard
the belle l. most admired VIII" i StuuteSt.
There are. nevertheless. Just aS great diff
terenceS Ut opinion among the civilized and
refined races. Many think that England
produre>, all things considered the most
beautiful women. Their sturdy health and
strength are considered i'll their favor. But
there are men of other nations who do not
Ike tins beein"Ns of aspect, aS they rather
CUar>cly put it, but who prefer the delicaCy
Of teSture and form of American girls. The
greatest of greatest Of professional beauties
ancltntS was, We may presume, Helen of
Troy, but il is said that her nose ran in
gentle and even line from her forehead, and
that there was no break at the usual point
between the eyes. This was considered her
greatest mark of lovrlimrSS while now such
a feature would looked upon Is 4 defority.
The astrological .idea is that everybOdys
appearance influenced and even determined
by the positions of the planets and the 10
diaC at conception and afterward at birth.
III - ~ ll>t lHilll at Inc liENl
and the second. The sign that produces the
pureSt and best typrO of beautyis libra The
features are rNqustrly moulded. complex
ion fair, the eyes blue the hair brown or
chestnut and the figure tall. Aqmariu>
comes next. Under this generally the per
SON Is most pronounced blonde and the
form >touter. After this follows Taurus.
under which either light or dark persons
NAV be born. GENERALLY they have iaryp
and beautiful eyes, showing a great deal of
the white. Not a few handsome women
come into the world Influenced by Cancer.
while Pisces produces the type of females
described in Byron'S Dudu- handsome. lazy
and SENSUAL. With regard TO the planets.
the l0velieSt women are born under Venus
They have sparkling eyes and dimpling
smiles. and are exceedingly attractive in
their manners. The Moon also gives beauty
and -, frequently, does Jupiter. Under
Mars there i a high color. but the native
has a rather bold air Few are good-look-
ing under Mercury. and none under Saturn