Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11
BORN BEAUTIES.
Have the stars Any Enscs on the Hannah
Face and Form.


1 Exchange.
The arrival of Miss Jennie Chamberlain
from Europe recalls the great amount o
interest that is at present taken IN the sno
iect Of female beauty. Tbs newspaper
nave teemed with descriptions of her per
sonal appearance, as they did st the um'
Mrs. Langtry alighted on American shores
with vivid narratives Of that lady enehsnt
inc aspect. Portraits Of Miss Chamber
lain are also given in the columns OF t .hns
enterprisiDg journals, for the most part OH
feriug strangely from each other, and Pho
tooraphs are TO be seen in the windows
A SORT of craze has set in again, uucn OF
it prompted in part by the fact that the
Prince of Wales was among the hrst to dis
cover Miss Chamberlain's rare comeilness
of feature, as he was that of Mrs. Langtry.
Judging from the portraits, and com
pairing them, il cannot but follow that there
must be a great difference Of opinion as TO
Miss mberlain's charms. There WAS q
wide disagreement as to those OF Mrs
Langtry, and some impulsive people al
most came to blows on the subject. Bot
there must always be this controversy and
disagreement on the subject Of what con-
stitutes feminine beauty. 10 many respects.
az was said by Nina De Stael with regard
to religion, it Is q geographical question.
What Is crime in one part OF the world -
for instance the assassin alton OF one aged
psrents-is the highest act of piety IN an
other. So, a very lovely woman IN Tim
buctoo or among the Esquimsux, would be
regarded as the most hideous Of fights 10
MAYFAIR or Fifth avenue. The ideal Ia
some countries is, as We know from travel
ers, fat, and that bella is most admired Who
is stoutest. ,.c
There are, nevertheless, just az great dit
fsrences Of opinion among tbs civilized and
refined races. Many think that England
produces, all things considered, the mos,
beautiful women. Their sturdy health sad
and strength are considered in their favor.
Bat there are men of other nations who 90
not like this bee6ness Of aspect, as they
rather coarssly put it. bat who prefer the
delicscy of feature and form OF American
girls. The greatest OF professional beauties
among the aneien,s was, We may presume,
Helen Of Troy, but it is sold tSSt her nose
ran 10 q gentle and even line from her for.
head, and that there was no break at the
usual point between the eyes This was
considered her greatest marx OF loVeluess.
while now s1ch feature would be looked
upon as detormi'y.
The astrological idea is that ever1body's
appearance is Influenced aud even deter
mined by the positions Of the planets and
the Zodiac at conception and sfterwsrd at
birth. The same sign is said to rise both
1t the first and the second. The sign that
produces the purest and best type OF beauty
8 Libra. The features are exqulsitely |
moulded, complexion fair, the eyes blue,
he hair brown or chestnut and The figure
all. Aqusrius comes next. Under this
the person is q most pronounced
blonde and the torn stouter. After this
ollows Taurus, under which either light or
lark persons may be born. Generally they
lave large and beautiful eyes, showing a
,rest deal of the white. Not few hand
Ione women cane into the world inhuenc'
d by Cancer, while Pisces produces the
yps of females described in Byrons Dadu
handsome, lazy and sensual. With re-
rard to the planets, the loveliest women
ire born under Venus. They have spark
ing eyes and dimpiing smiles, and are ex-
,eedingly attractive in their manners. The
Iooa also gives beauty, and so, frequently,
Ioss Jupiter. UGdsE Mars there is 9 high
.olor, bat the native has rather bold air.
Few ore good looking under Mercury, and
,nne nnder Slknrn.