The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-10-14
IDEAL EYES.
An Old Philosophers Opinion of Different
Colored Optics.

Character reading by the color of
but is steadily gaining in favor" said
an old gentleman the other day as he
sat on one of the benches in Madison
Square and watched the hurrying throng
60 by.
I've been studying eyes for the last
half-century." he continued, "and l can
tell you that blue eyes. and brown eyes,
and green eyes, and all the other kinds
were not made for nothing. They were
colored to assist people in reading the
character of their owners, and 2 little
knowledge of what the different colors
denote will be found of great assistance
in life"
"What do you consider the most
beautiful eyes?n was asked
"Well, they're very scarce" said the
old gentleman, letting his eyes wander
over the half-dozen faces before him.
mot one here has got the ideal eye.
It's perfect violet or velvet brown as
soft and gentle as does. Violet eyes
are very rare. don't mean deep blue
eyes. but genuine purple eyes. Babies
have them sometimes, but I've only
seen one or two women with them, and
never man. They denote too perfect
a character for that-gentleness intelli-
gence, devotion, and boundless faith.
person.
Brown eyes? Yes, they are plenti-
full, and physically perhaps the most
beautiful eye in the world. | think they
come next to violet eyes when they are
light enough to read feeling in them.
Dark brown eyes are too deep. They
seldom mirror the heart feelings, but
are fine to look at"
''Gray eyes are the most common in
the world; SO what IN general do they
characterize in the opinion of the eye
ologist?" asked youth with a pair of
blue-gray orbs.
''Well, there are hundred different
kinds of gray eyes, you know" said the
old gentleman. Yours are one kind,
mine another. People haven't become
advanced enough to have more than
four or five colors to apply to eyes; so
any that aren't blue, or black, or brown,
or hazel are called gray. You seldom
see real stupid person with gray eyes;
but the genuine gray-that is always
found among highly intellectual people
Steel-gray eyes with large pupils denote
intense feeling; blue-gray eyes are gen.
eral among people with kindly hearts.
You never find a real mean spirit be-
hind pair of blue-gray eyes.
I've made a study Of real blue eyes,"
he continued, They denote quickness
of thought, and generally fine physical
development, when they are large and
bright. About nine-tenths of our engi-
neers, railroad brakemen, lighthouse
keepers, policemen, cadets, and armv
and navy officers, and many others
selected for physical perfection, have
blue eyes. Very few blue-eyed people
are color-blind OF near-sighted.
Hazel eyes denote musical ability
and grace of person. They are very
pretty eyes, too, and then there are real
green eyes. They are not SO scarce as
is generally supposed; but | haven't
made a close study OF them, or of yellow
eyes either. l hear the latter are very
fashionable. but l shouldn't imagine a
yellow-eyed person would have nice
disposition"
After q further discussion about the
value of eyeology the old scientist put
on his gold-rimmed glasses over a pair
OF sharp grey eyes and wandered out of
the square, pausing to ascertain the
color of the optics OF every person who
passed him.-Nep TaaiG Journal.