The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-03-31
MSS CHAMBERLAIN.
A Critical Study of the Famous American
Beauty.
New York Letter.l

lN6W 1OTk LtlLeI.i
There appears to be more magic in pretty
face and form than in a level head. l don't
mean by this suggestion that Miss Chamber
lain, the American beauty, is not an intelli-
gent girl. i believe she is. But it is not her
brains that has given her worldwide repu-
tation. 1t is her comely face and winning
manners. l saw this young lady, made ia
nous by the gossips, and had an opportunity
of studying her features and the play of her
mind. 1 said to myself as looked at this
young woman: "Why, she is not so beau
full as my fancy had pictured her." She is
seated in the midst of luxurious surround
ing at the Victoria Hotel Her father,
mother and herself have a suite of five
or six of the finest rooms in the
house. At the first look the girls easy
manners strike you more forcibly
than her face But when the deep, mellow
tones of her voice call you back from the re-
collection of what you have read of her
beauty, you will find the charm of her fea-
lures growing upon you. She was caressing
a shepherd dog, given her by the Princess of
Wales herself lovely woman. This
titled lady took great interest in
Miss Chamberlain showed her marked
the swell society of all England. Yet these
distinguished attentions do not seem to have
turned the attention of this American girl.
But let us look her in the face. 1t is long,
yet oval, and chiseled in a very delicate
mold. The profile is regular, except the
nose, which is trihe large. The mouth is
rather delIcately cut and oftentimes decided
ly expressive. The eyes mildly blue. Their
effect on the countenance is strengthened by
the remarkably heavy arched eyebrows,
Her hair is light brown, and Just heavy
enough to lend charm to an almost per-
fectly nodded head. She seems rather tall,
1.-THE and willowy. The first impression she
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girl Just out of her school-house in
stead of a woman of twenty-three.
Her manners are grace itself, and add
very much to the impression
her face makes on everyone.
can imagine that under the inspiration
of high social life she would become bril-
liant figure of any company. In her pres
ent surrounding there are many evidences
of her five years residence abroad. She
loves Europe. She is here with her parents
only for short stay, and then will return to
the land where she has made so many con-
quests.
1t is said that the girl comes rightly by her
good looks and polish Her ancestors for
five generations have besn ladies and gentle
men of means and intelligence. There is no
affectation about her, and herd is in such
perfect taste-rich and plain-that ii deties
description. While she is interested in Eng
land, she seems still to be In love with her
native land. Taking it all in all, there is
nothing especially wonderful in this
young lady, except her good sense
and perfect self-possession. She has
been flattered enough to be spoiled
but seems to have escaped this mis-,
cry. Of course her face is her fortune, IN ad-
dition to the money she possesses. In our
life she would attract no more attention than
hundreds of other girls over whom we do not
rave. But for the wide publicity that has
been given to the shape other form and her
face, she would be lost among the crowd OF
almost as pretty women you can see every
day along our thoroughfare.