Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-28
MIRRORS OF THE SOUL.
A Study Of the Eyes OF Prominent Men
and Women-The Optics OF Jay
Gould, Russell Sage,
Talmage, Depew, Mark Twain, Booth. o.
car wilde, Ella wheeler wilcox, Mrs.
Langley, mrs. Potter and Others.
New York Mail and Express.

Lanetry, Mrs. Potter and Others.
New York Mail and Express.
"Wink as much you plesse, but keep
the lids wide open. All! yee, that will
do. You are one of the few women that |
have posed who know how to use the
eyes"
The speaker WAS Photographer Napo-
leon Sirony, and the person addressed
Was charming young woman with mar
velous black eyes and wealth OF hufy
golden hair.
"It will be perfect picture, miss" he
said: "you will like 1t. You may see q
proof tomorrow"
rnen, as the young lady left the studio,
the little artist fell to talking about eyes.
It was an interesting and instructive chat.
It was learned that long eyelashes soften
the expression, particularly in woman. A
marked example of this was Adelaide
Nelson. She seemed to have double
set of evelashes, so heavy were they. Her
great CHI trm was the expression Of her
eyes. They were large and beaming
They had 8 soul in them, and the heavy
lashes poetiz9d them. 1t YVES learned,
toe, that full eyelid gives a softening
expression, and that the surround
ing muscles have great deal to
do with the expression Of the eyes.
But the whole soul is expressed
tne eye when a person is earnestly
pleading. In woman the eye is more
delicetely shaped than in man; the eye
lashes sre longer and the eyebrow more
delicately srched. A perfect eye in q
wom,a should be full, almond shaped,
with long lsshes. upper and lower, with q
delicate eyebrow to suit the shape of the
eye. In color, blue Is the more senti-
mental, but small gray eye in woman
will vary more in expression. Some men
have women's eyes. The great Napoleon
steel gray eve that showed the lightest
aud the darkest shades of character. 1t
is the fash of expression that makes the
woman's eye lovaUle, the coquettish part
of her nature expressing Itself in the
eyes.
There are eyes, also, which resemble
those of snim.ls-the lion, the eagle, the
ferret. Gen. Logan's eye could be
truthfully cslled hawks eye, it was SO
black and piercing, yet, withal, 1t was
full, honest eye and one Of deep feeling.
The actor Montague's eve was often COM
pared to that of gazelle. II was soft
and beautiful, and full Of soul.
It is said that there are thirteen rules
by which the character may be judged by
the eyes. Those thst are very large and
are also Of an extremely clear blue,
almost transparent when seen in
profile, Indicate q ready and
great capacity, extreme sensibility, sus-
piciousness, sn inclination to enjoyment
and curious inquiry. Black, sparkling
eyes that are small and under strong
black eyebrows denote penetration and
often cunning and artful stimulation. A
weak nature is denoted by eyes which,
seen in profile, run almost parallel, with
the profile Of the nose, and small, pusil-
luminous character by eyes about which
there are many very small, long wrinkles.
Eyes with long, sharp, horizont corners
and thick skinned lids covering half the
and genius. Quick discernment,
elegance and, taste, instability,
pride and q strong love for women are
denoted by eyes which are large, open,
clearly transparent en1 which sparkle
with rapid motion under sharply define
ated lids. A feeble constitution and
phlegmatic weakness of mind are denoted
by eyes with light, small eyebrows and
very long coucave lashes. Eyes that are
never very round nor entir ely open are
those which hear while they see, enjoy
and CO or their object like themselves,
and are q medium of voluptuous and
spiritual enjoyment. Proud, suspicious,
harsh and cold-hearted persons have deep:
suuken, small, sharply dellneated, dull
blue eyes, under q boly, perpendicular
forehead.
Curious facts have been observed re-
garding the eyes as q feature In national
physiognomy. The Italians eyes are
small, the Germans light colored and
surrounded by many wrinkles, an the
Englishman's are strong, open and stead
fast. The Swiss have dull eyes, the LISP.
lsuders narrow eyes with the pupils of a
yellow brown, the Tartsrs small and
sunken eyes; the Spaniards are clear and
we'll formed and the Finlanders have
heavy lids and the iris of deep yellow.
The eve of passion Is grand eye aud
1t is in delineation Of passion that the
actor possesses power. In this, Booth is
unexcelled. His great power is in his
eyes and IN their great intensity. They
are large, rigorous. nervous, subdued, yet
full of power-fsshing eyes.
STUDY OF MEMS EYRS.
Salvini's eyes are very large and msg-
netic. They show that he possesses great
will power. His eyebrows are shaggy,
General Sherman has strong, deter
mined eyes, full Of persistence. Occas-
ionelly they dance and sparkle.
Jay Gould's eyes are dark and piercing.
They are never at rest. Sometimes they
fash and sparkle like diamond while
being polished.
Russell Ssge's eyes are gray, but not
remarkable, except that they are deep and
searching.
Cyrus W. Field has steel gray eyes that
snap as they take in every object in 3
room. When they rest on you one feels
as though they were searching every part
ot the soul and knew every thought.
DR., Tslmage has a mild blue eye
shaded by shaggy eyebrows. They are
kind and gentle and brimful Of kindness.
Joseph Palitzer's eyes are as searching
and as restless as bee in O clover patch.
Wbitolau Raid n a mild lAuphiup