The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-06-03
MISS CHAMBERLAIN.
a Critical Study of the Famous American
Beauty.

There appears to be more magic in a
pretty face and form than in level
head. 1don't mean by this suggestion
that Miss Chamberlain, the American
beauty, is not an intelligent girl. l be-
lievc she is But it is not her brains
that have given her worldwide repn-
tation. 1t is her comely face and VIM
ming manners. l saw this young lady,
made famous by the gossips, and had an
opportunity of studying her features and
the play of her mind. l said to myself
as looked at this young woman: "Why,
she is not SO beautiful as my fancy had
pictured her. She is seated in the
midst of luxurious surroundings at the
Victoria Hotel. Her father. mother and
herself have 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 recollection of what
You have read of her beauty, you will
find the charm of her features growing
upon you. She was caressing "a shep-
herd dog. given her by the Princess of
Wales, herself a lovely woman This
titled lady took a great interest in Miss
Chamberlain, showed her marked at
tention, and introduced her into the
swell society of all England. Yet these
distinguished attentions do not seem 10
have turned the attention of this Ameri-
can girl.
But let us look her in the face. 1t is
delicate mold. Tie profile is regular,
except the nose, which is trif1e large.
The mouth is rather delicately cut and
cftentimes decidedly expressive. The
eyes mildly blue. Their effect on the
countenance is strengthened by the re-
markably heavy arched eyebrows. Her
hair is light brown, and Just heavy
enough 70 lend charm to an almost
perfectly nodded head. She seems
rather tail, 1.-the and willowy. The first /
impression she makes upon Won is that |
here is a beautiful girl just out of her |
schooi-house, instead of woman of IS. |
Her manners are grace itself, and add |
very much to the impression her face
makes on every one / can imagine |
that under the inspiration of high social |
life she would become 4 brilliant figure |
Of any company. In her present sur
rounding there are many evidences of
her five years residence abroad. She
loves Europe. She is here with her par
ents only for short stay, and then will |
return to the land where she has made
SO many conguests-
1t is said that the girl comes rightly
by her good looks and polish. Her an
cestors for five generations have been
ladies and gentlemen of means and i'm
telligence. There is no affectation
about her, and her dress is in such per-
feet taste-rich and plain-that it deiies
description. While she is interested in
England, she seems still 10 be in love
with her native land. Taking it all in
all, there is nothing especially wonder !
full 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 misery.
OF course, her face is her fortune, in adj
dition to the money she possesses. In
our life she would attract no more at
tention than hundreds of other girls
over whom we do not rave. But for the
wide publicity that has been given to
the shape of her form and her face. she
would be lost among the crowd of al
most as pretty women you can see every :,
day along our thoroughfarc.-F q
NeU York Letter.