Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-11-09
IDEAS ON THE IDEAL EYE.
An Old Philosopher Gives His Opinioa
of Different Colored Optics.

An Old Philosopher Gives His Opinios
of Different Colored Optics.
Character reading by the color of the
eyes is comparatively new study, 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 go by.
"Tve been studying eyes for the las:
half century, he continued, and can
tell you that blue eyes, and green eyes,
and all the other kinds were not made
for nothing. They were colored to as
sist people in reading the character Of
their owners, and little knowledge Of
what the different colors denote will be
found of great assistance in life."
what do you consider the most beau
tiful eyesy" 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. tie
a aperfect violet or velvet brown as soft
and gentle as a 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 a
man. They denote too perfect a charac.
ter for that-gentleness. intelligence, de-
votion, and boundless faith. Those vir.
tues aren't often found in one person.
Brown eyes? Yes, they are plentiful,
physically perhaps the most beautiful
eyes 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 a 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 a 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 in
tense feeling; blue-gray eyes are general
among people with kindly hearts. You
never find real mean spirit behind q
pair Of blue-gray eyes. .....
I've made 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 en-
gineers, railroad brakmen. lighthouse.
keepers. policemen, cadets and army and
navy officers, and many others selected
for physical perfection, have blue eyes.
Very few blue-eyed people are color.
blind or 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 80 scarce rs is gen.
orally supposed; but I haven't made Q
close study Of them, or Of yellow eyes
either. / hear the latter are very
fashionable, but ! shouldn't imagine o
yellow-eyed person would have Q nice
disposition. New York Journal.