The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-18
De .Citfri Appearance.

Most peo lie take an interest II their fel-
l1w-travel * when or Il Journey, and W.
guile some of III; tedious time by spe III
lations COZ Germ lg them, alth lugh net
word may PASS nd tl.av may never co ne
within VS. on rain. says PlttSbI rg
DiSpuich CORES )ond2nt. A few d..yS
ago, in a Pulll' an sleeper going @: st,
there Were no more t!au dozen pas
scnnerS. Among tho st near us Were Il
gentleman. hi. wife and daughter
pleasant little family. apparently as hIp-
py and comfortable SIS comes i'll the way
of mOrtalS. Plenty Of money was shown
by their dress and bags and travelling
outfit generally. The gentleman was
LARGE. line-lOOking. cheerful, and appar-
emily satisfied with himself. his family.
his business. and the world at large. He
strongly resembled the picture of Gar
field, and from his large. lofty. and
masterful way nf speaking we set him
down in our mind as a rich western cont
gresham going TO Washington. His at
tention 10 his wife and daughter was
marked II seemed 10 say that he thought
them the most charming women in the
world. and that they deserved all he
could do for them and more.
The wife was fine. handsome, regal
looking woman. cool, calm. and placid,
with everything about her just right. and
not a sign of the neglige and disorder of
travel. Her beautiful hair. smooth and
glossy, of richest brown. without a bang,
or Il ''rhompson wave" or natural
curl was parted upon 4 fair intellectual
forehead. with just the Softest suspicion
of golden tuffiness 10 relieve it from Sc
we're plainness. Her travelling dress. SUI
perb as TO fit and quality, was made with
tailor neatness and plainest finish, and,
with the wrap, was triumph of artistic
dressmaking. Her bonnet, of richest
materials TO correspond. was plain. but
emnently becoming to the beautiful face.
Her gloves fitted to perfection. Her col
lar and cuffs were snowy in their extra
neatness, and, altogether, she was ap-
parently woman of wealth, of superior
taste. and more than ordinary culture
The daughter was a beautiful blonde
not of the ruddv order. but fair and
perfect as lily Her dress, while more
youthful than that of her mother was
yet as richly and severely simple. Her
large gray eyes were lustroils: her pretty
laugh showed beautiful teeth, set within
a sweet, tender. rosy mouth. She wore
no JcNtlIN. no IlbDOllN. llo UtNSdWSs
but no fairer. prettier, brighter, more
intelligent-looking young lady, to all
appearance. was ever seen. They formed
Il handsome picture; and as they inter-
changed remarks now and then over
their papers. and nodded and smiled APP
probation and pleasure. we began 10
grow curious rs 10 whether such cultured
and intclligcnt-looking beautiful women
were enjoying the DiSpdtch, or the NcW
lOrk Nation or the Hadepenoteni, OF the
HOrId, or what. We put up our glass
as if to gaze ON some far-off view in the
landscape. and took Il glimpse of the
literature they were perusing with such
rapt attention and undisguised interest.
The mother with the broad, fair brow,
showing. rs physiognomists tell us, q
wealth of intellect, was reading the Ncao
York Weekly, and the lovely daughtec
the saturday Night, while the supposed
member Of congress was taking in the
Police Ga.ette, with "A Mad Marriage"
living on the seat beside him. After all
our high notions about them this gave
us what Aunt Maria calls "a turn" We
had 4 revelation. 4 revolution. and Il rt-
vulSiOn all in Il minute And we felt
with more force than ever before that
YOU can't most always sometimes gener-
ally tell from appearances.