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Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17
RIGHT HE is.
Secretary Blaine Draws Attention tn a
Few Points FaVoTing Reciprocity.

Secretary Blaine Draws Attention tn n
Few Points Favoring Reciprocity.
BAR HARsoR, Me-, Sept. l6.-Secre-
tary Blaine, in a letter to Col. W. ".
Clapp, editor OF the Boston Journal,
declining, owing to previous engal e
ment. an invitation 10 attend the an
nual banquet OF the Boot and Shoe
Club, OF Boston, IN October, says there
IS one fact that should have great
weight, especially with ProtectIonists
Every free trader IN the Senate voted
against the reciprocity proposition.
FTee-trade papers throughout the
country are showing q determined
hostility 10 Il. Ii is evident that free
trade Senators and tree-trade papers
have q specific reason for their course.
They know and feel that with the sys-
tenn OF reciprocity established and
growing, their policy Of free trade
receives most serious blow. 4 protec-
uonlst, who opposes reciprocity III the
form IN which It Is now presented
knocks away one of the strongest sup
ports of his system. The enactment of
reciprocity is the safeguard of protec-
ton; the defeat of reciprocity is the OPP
portunity Of free trade.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17
SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
In which a Big List of Pnres are

In Which a big List of Prizes are
offered.
The fourth seml-annual Detroit
shooting tournament will take place
September 26-2S. inclusive. Following
are the prizes offered:
The Voigt Brewery Co., guaranteed
purse, 500; Syracuse Forging and Gun
Co., guaranteed purse, 500; Latlin 4
Rand Powder Co., guaranteed purse,
500; Keystone Target Co., guaranteed
purse, Sl00; American Arms Co., guar
anteed purse, 500; Hunter Arms Co.,
guaranteed purse, 500; LeFever Arms
Co., guaranteed purse, 500; John {.
HART, guaranteed purse, 800; Parker,
Brooks q Garrison, guaranteed purse,
$3.50; Sunday News, team trophycup, 100;
Parker Bros, hanmerless gun, SlC0;
American Wood Powder Co., 500; Free
Press, gold medal, $50: l.. r. Lituetieid.
gold medal, $50; Sycacusc Forging and
Gun Co., Baker gun, S30i Gilman q
Barnes, set Sportsmars Rcvene-ar-
tsts proofs, $50; Mabley q Co., cash,
s25; George II. Gies & Co., cash, $50;
Genlcke q Caspary, bronze ornaments,
SIS; Ned knight, leo knight cigars, So;
Rollo O. Ueikes. 8 hand-hoideTs, S6;
Louis A. Nigg. 100 cigars, -; Ed. e.
Hem, cash, s.; Henry {. Weher Co;
carpet sweeper, s.; total, Sl752.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

Since the commencement of the liti-
CATION III tie MISUNDERSTANDING case
two years ago, Nr. Northrop neglected
t. make hs annual accounting 81 the
probate 0lace. The compia nant. Miss
Nsuxaudf. desiring r. know something
of tnc management Of iae Smth estate
during this period, pet toned the pro-
bate court. asking for the siunlstra-
tors account. Yesterday was the day
set for thc rendering Ct the saue. bat
Nr. Northrop sid he was n0t vct pre-
pared aed tGe matter was Adjourned
for two weeks.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

Commencing September r., the Shl-
c2g0 a West Michigan IA sWay Nal run
Wagner Buffet Drawing Room cas ca
trains leaving Grand kar'ds ai ! .. nl-
ard leaving Chicago ~ $50 4. m-,
daily except sunday, the latter con
meeting with sleeper for Traverse CITY
leaving Grand Rapids al ll.59 p. m.
The sleeping oar now leaving Chicago
AZ 1 40 .. IA. Nil be discontinued be-
tween Chicago and Grand Rapids; regu-
lar sleeper leaving CnlCago Il 1925 p.
n. viii run as usual.
NM. A. GAvErT.
Acting General Manager.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

Special to ths IELFeetr- 81 Frttp
MArIE Etri1s. sept. 15-Lulu Case,
n Young laoy who recently came 70
Maple Bap.ds from Eageka, Micn., A.
tempted suicide ~ taking about two
ounces Of chioroform. 81 tho residence
of Ira A. Clark, last evening. Ihroggl
the skllfal manav meat cf Dr. q.
KuanD her life for the present uas
saveil Various rumors are IN crCu.s-
ton regard - tho cause. She is still
very weak from tire racket. The ch 'o-
rof0rm WIS procured from Chambers
drug store
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

Ars- WlneSaEs grand opening oI
iSrlslzn novelties MI AXE place a. oNf
beautiful paFisrs la tae new heoeAit
bail0lDg next TResaay ana "Wednesday,
September IG 20a -. 4lls event NIL
ea4tle ths ladies of TINS eity "a sospeet
TIE most elegant lac ot npor.ed l..i'-
Fses ever hroQght 10 tiils market Tie
elsplay o. gowns comprises tas nnest
goods procush.e, &pa nRsi oe seen %
be apprec ate1. 10 goods Mi os
sb0Na stleF this date IAke iae ele-
water 81 - IL seymour stationery
store, No. las AoAIAe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17
ITSK The VERY AIR
y kat Republicans Dla A Several
Wards Last Night.
FRED NaYslRD'S BRILLIANT SPEECH
IL "a - Lsght oar forehes as the Att2F
"a ksRSelaeaaisna 4ae flgst tAs
t4ase - ksRa oliczuisanr- a eskiy
Aeet1ass as h4FSzaaaas Hail

Several rouslng Republican meetings
weEe bed last night, ana similar meet
iags w.ll b held toalght as follows.
Flsst WaEd-gsd Men Hal, Campsu
block, south Dss.sion-st.
Sixth Ward -seheek kle's building, coy-
neE OF West Leonard and Front-sss-
Eighth WaTd-Turner Hall.
Tenth Nagd-Ringuettes Hall, South
Dlgls-0n-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

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tci, eAa A A@t ~ nas a. saS-A
8taAvis sssxsestten 49, kie


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sfcesseA 1411 81 - sstsaf4Sa ~ tAf N.tc-t
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ssfN&fs AT. lH.saaS ~ aiiet. istlonslA utass
tisr fl'.sQs,t las tfNtelaAr4 Alstfiltt'iil
caiei Sieuafe - the Astss hoNsfs Nee
fr. 4 h9ft lst tsts1 "a teT aetot tAtftttIe
hAssaE fNu4tT it maket Asnttf >fs.s,iei ali3
lsare a~.4labse tze&a aaa cl.Ars ths4 Alis ii -
have stef trieG. Aee l 81 s4iiei.s.f ~ aii,-
thins 81 tAt AArSSl l1al 4 kase 81 A. eAt
is eeatVl
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stsaes hfs cna alitstlea tlt 81 eA, faiay g. "a
LaaSe6 rcEsfs 81 tAff-fk A@etts f'.,s s.rf,
d afak al1naagt s aen icvaef has nt,uEtt -
Fepiisi. ii is tnoIsl.enstpie ~ q boisi Slfese
lHa sss 4f.ieatt EsSifs sNa tastoe>i Qlsucs
-ft fr.sa 0lIl Gae4 81 sI,1s >.-NN - ittsct ttat
flt ssDi4 frsltts eaa iIs sst ares li lht Asiae
= the lst 81 fhe same psrt hSnncf ~a a
q aat aF Nsl g. tts ~ The h~llschoia s,i..k
Nai tafix sisnrecists its sruatfr fAiue The ttst
finle ssf zkes Ust al li thf Cilris ~ tfle
pF4anilFH. aetsis ~ sisos4 lA tbs hlthcsi
tfrsls.t t aUa ast 8 ia preference 81 49,
staef las les Hfe4tur2t - ee1ltts hstt ei,-
Qulsse itS eKeel.fuot Ntt- t4Slt Hafsits. ~ sct
aFF in dQU1t - o. Nllrh h fat atSi hAAtHs
faY4fI ~ it 0aal sos sre = nNN GOES n0s
tlfs fatlre satisfaction. lfg theQUFc
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

Miss Clara Hroglle. the head trimmer
of q. A. BerNn's Millinery PaflOr. No.
p Canal-si., has just returned after ala
absence OF SIX weeks, which she devoted
70 selecting Pattern hats and goods for
the fail and winter trade, aud Will be
pleased 10 meet all the old customers
and as many new ones as are wiling 70
be served bv her.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

The socety Of ere Messsh Baptist
Church HIed articles IF incorporation
Yesterday TIE ola eburch hl idlnr
~rsr k1sterer's hTsve~v. en- Novth
fcn'a-st- ass been purchases by She
sos efv. sna they vii remove Il % tbesr
ist ca ot18wa s.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

F4rloF
Herewith We ks 80 eail the astt1tien
q AZ tilt iaa rs II thss c.ty and slcitsiy
- tae tzci thss theIe Niii lN tae gEaDd
opealng II FsA aud WinleE Millinery
Ga The lfta. lTth. lsih and leEn 4
>epteaater ai Bere8a's IA ll.lnerK fsfiof. i.
Ao- = Can&l-sl-, ana taAt every lSa4 -
invited - inspect tas ssule.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17
-iIr whiteFlour.

Peckham's Group Remedy cures
WhOopmg Cough.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

SYMPToNs-Moisture; intense itching
and singing: most AT night; worse BY
scratching. II allowed to continue
tumors form, which often bleed and
ulcerate. becoming very sore. SwAYNE's s
OINTnENr stops the itching and bleed
ing, heals liberation, and IN mcst cases
removes the tumors. Al druggists, or
by mail. tor so cents. Or. Swayne 4
son, Philadelphia.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17

Made by Valley City Milling Co, Grand
Rapids, Is family fayorte. Try il.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17
NO MORE FRECKLES!
USE PROF. I. HUBERT'S
5Talyina Cream and Lotion!

1t is a preparation uurivajed iar beaui .iS ing
the CoInplexio and an unfsihnE remedy fnr
the removal % treckles. Pimpics. Aoth Patch
es Tan Suuburn. Liver molrs sno hlu2 - of fn
and All scaIv eruUtions. Try n ard ne coH-
vtnced.' Take no worthless Imitation VIII
Ike sounding name. Insist upon haNng
II ALAlNA.
Tffbis preparation should fail 20 answer 90
the qualifications IS shove mentioned, rntr
money viii DE reiunded. Price, sc. Tor each.
Fer sale b. al druggists.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-17
$500 Reward |!

VIZ viii fs~ fhe rhc~e reward for snF osae - ifTer
Connie 80 r-rsrssss flrk Ilraseif ifsi iesscr cor
sfrstia1 ~ fast rs1rcf cure VIA ? fef's
rssyffsfe fIsrr r. efen fhe crry-i1-r fff rtrftT
raslnsss -lih Thfr are psrtlT svetate. ane never
fsl & ef~e srflrf-fffon sgT4f coated Ierr- brsnr
serfs I~lrQ e. IIff 81 certs fswsre 20 rnnrteTfflss
49, fru stertous 7fs ffHaHs freFr fsffuree gDT -
Ttf JOIN II wffI CoNPhwT CaiCaag. lii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

the charge Of Walkers successor. NJ. Shad; that
Col Elias Rector became the victim OF Gen.
Albert Pixies economy. Col. Rector had come
to Washington as the bearer OF the vote OF Ar
kansas for Pierce and King. and expected "a
mighty nice fat Office and some other equally
comfortable thing" and he was living at
Browns Hotel at the exorbitant rate Of 81 50
per day, when Gen. Pike suggested in the kind
ness Of his heart that Rector was wasting
his substance in living at that rate and
advised that he give up his room and
come to ''The Wigwam.'' fhe Arkansas crowd
had taken a house on AZ street, where Pike.
johnson. Sebastian and others were domi-
ciled. and said: go, dine always at Goode Il
Prindles: take room here and save money.
The next day, having been convinced Of Pixies
economy, he was there to breakfast with the
Arkansas crowd. and as he told me, II wanted
coffee and Pike ordered wine, and then waiter
or Shad came and whispered to Pike. who said
certainly. and found it was 1.-The first shad"
Mt l don't know what, and SO on to the end of
the breakfast, and the list came in, and
found my share of that breakfast was more
than my weeks board. 1 tell you, Johnny
Coyle. Albert Pixies economy would break old
stephen Girard! JOHN F. CoyLE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
QUIET, But RICH.
Mrs. Hetty Green's Sojourn in Humble Lodg-
ings in Baltimore.

Mrs. Hetty Green's Sojourn in Humble Lodg-
ings in Baltimore.
From the Illustrated American.
Once not very long ago a reduced gentle
woman who keeps large boarding house in
Baltimore received letter from lady sign
ing herself Mrs. Hetty Green, asking tina. two
rooms might be reserved for herself and her
invalid son, who would be in Baltimore for a
few days. The landlady reserved the rooms
and Mrs. Green and the invalid boy arrived in
due time.
Now, the landlady vas not well up in rail-
road affairs and hadn't the remotest suspicion
that her quiet ledger was the richest woman in
the United States and the one of whom an edi-
torial wag remarked. at the time of the appoint
ment Of the interstate commerce commission
that if the President wanted to appoint per-
son who knew all about railroads. Mrs. Hetty
Green miles ahead Of any other railroad
sharp IN the country. Nothing in Mrs. Green's
style or manner of living calculated to en-
tighten the landlady, She did not take the
most expensive rooms in the house, and the
only luxury she permitted herself was a daily
drive in livery stable carriage with her
crippled boy.
But in a few days after her arrival a superb
carriage dashed up to the door and Miss Mary
Garrett sent up her card. Next came Mrs.
Robert Garrett, and then the president Of the
Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore and
Ohio magnates were very anxious to be friendly
with Mrs. Hetty Green. This rather opened
the landlady's eyes. but when Mrs. Green ap-
peared one evening dressed to 60 to q splendid
dinner given her by the CARROTS the landiady
scarcely recognized her quiet lodger, for she
Was magnificentiy gowned and wore the
jewels that she reserves for very grand occa-
sions.
Then the whole thing dawned upon the land
lady. She found out that the quiet ledger was
person regarded with respect not to say super.
stitious awe. by every railroad magnate in the
country. Blu. the quiet ledger continued as
quiet as ever and looked sharply over her mod
est bill ON leaving before paving il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
HOW HE FASCINATED HER.
Not His Manly Qualities but His Face That
Held Miss Spoonamore Spellbound.

Not His Manly Qualities but His Face That
Held Miss SpoonamOre Spellbound.
From the Chicago Tribune
he stood before her in the pride of his rugged
manhood. His strongly marked features
worked involuntarily and his voice vibrated
with suppressed feeling as he said
''Ha! The courted and admired Bertha
Spoonamore rejects the suit, of Hugh Jarvis
because, forsooth, he has none of those ephe-
neral attractions that mark the male butterfly
of modern society,"
'If l cannot bring myself to love you, Mr..
Jarvis" replied the young woman, at is not
my fault
IF you cannot bring yourself to love me ~
he exclaimed with bitterness. ''It would re-
quire an effort, then. would it? Is personal at
Effectiveness all that wins the heart of woman?
l speak not of paltry gold. 1t may win the
hand. but not the heart know am not at
tractive in personal appearance" he went on
vehemently, ''but 1 had dared to hope, fool
that am. that you were one who looked
through and beyond the merely external and
judged man by his mind and heart. had VEN
tured to think, Bertha Spoonamore, that in our
frequent interchange of thoughts. impressions,
aspirations and hopes We had discovered n con-
geniality infinitely above the meretricious and
accidental afinities based on the attractions OF
face or form. know that my features are irreg-
ular, that my nose is too large. my chin too
small, my jaws out of harmony with each
other, that my forehead projects unhandsomely
and that my eyes are crossed. My personal APP
pearance is one that repels know that well
enough"
You are mistaken, Mr.. Jarvis" said Miss
SpOOnamore kindly, and regarding the homeiy
man with interest. ''Your face has a strange
fascination for me-"
'Yes!' he burst out ''The hideous serpent
like fascination that Victor Hugos dist cured
hero. Gwynplain. exercised on those about him.
That is the way l fascnate You. No, Miss
Spoonamore, you are not the woman whose
image l have carried in my heart She does
not exist. 1 interest youl l fascinate YOU?
Ha! Han' And he laughed sardonically.
''You do. indeed, Mr.. Jarvis" protested the
young woman, her guileless nature mirroring
itself in her truthful eyes. Il have often
thought that if l had such mug as yours I
wonid hire it out to a paper-mask factory as a
pattern"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
A LESSON IN GEOGRAPHY,
The Thorough and Sensible Way I'm Which
the German Child is Taught.

Mr.. H. Boyesen, writing in the Christian
Uaion of educational reform in Germany, is of
the opinion that the Germans are disposed to
overeducate their children; that they pay too
little attention to the development Of the body
and too much to that of the mind. Making due
allowance for this tendency he finds much that
is admirable in instruction of the primary and
secondary German school and relates some Of
his experiences in the best schools of Berlin.
He one day obtained permit to be present
at the lesson in geography in the lowest class
the Sexta. The pupils were all boys about
eight or nine years old. This was the second
or third lesson of the school year, and accord
ingly very elementary. The teacher, q man,
called up small boy and asked him pleasantly
where he lived The boy replied that he lived
in Ritter Strasse.
where in Ritter strasse?" asked the teacher.
mo. III"
'.Mark on the blackboard the place where
your house is. Right. Now when you started
for school this morning, in what direction did
you Walk
The little boy looked for a moment per-
picked, and the teacher said: 'Did you walk
north, south. east or west?'
81 don't know"
Then let us try to find out. Was the sun
shining when You started from homer"
Yes"
ibid you have the sun behind YOU or in front
of you, or on your right or left hand?''
"For while had it in front of me-"
I'm what direction did you walkg'
"Toward the east"
"Right. And how long did you walk toward
the east2 Or did you continue to walk toward
the east all the timer"
mo, only until turned the corner Of Prin-
zen Strasse."
"How long was that?"
"About five minutes"
"Put down the corner Of Primer Strasse on
the blackboard and bear in mind that the d.
rection from your house was eastward and the
distance was rs far you walked in five min
utes. In what direction did you walk after
having turned the corner?'
And SO on. This boy was made TO describe
and then to delineate his course and then
another boy was taken. There was q con-
slant appeal to the child's intelligence and
experience. The first boy had been made to
draw = correct map Of the road he went to
school. The second boy, who lived in q diff
ferent part Of the city, was made to do the
same, fitting his lines and distances correctly
to those Of the first. A third, fourth and fifth
pupil were called up and required TO do the
same, and in the end the blackboard exhibited
o rough but fairly correct map Of consider
able part Of the city Of Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
THE EVOLUTION OF THE NECkrrE.
Now the Only Part OF Man's Attire Left for
the Display Of Variety.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
In the present somber and unattractive cos
tune worn by the male Of today. in which
picturesqueness has been completely sacri-
feed to utility, fashion has left him but one
small portion Of his attire where he may vet
display little variety in color and form. and
that Ia In the shape of his scarf or necktie.
lis here . refined and well-bred man will
show his good taste in some unobtrusive ar
rangement in silk or satin. The abject fol-
lower OF fashion Of the masher type delights
to adorn his person with something eccentric
In this way. As every man reveals more or less
certain amount Of character by the way he
dresses, il often follows the lower and more
vulgar the taste the louder the necktie. which
may be instanced in the delight AIRY takes in
decking himself in tie of the brightest YER
million or other brilliant color. However dar-
ing In point OF color young man NAV be in
his neck adornment. he generally energies into
the staid and more conventional black as he
gets to maturer years.
orisinaily intended as protection TO the
throat, the necktie has now degenerated TO a
mere ornamental item of dress and to trace
Its origin we must go back to the stirring times
OF the Stuarts. Down TO the early part OF the
seventeenth century the ruff. which had grown
to an enormous size, combined the Offices Of a
neckcloth as well as collar. 1t was not until
the close of the reign of Charles III that neck
cloths, or crayats. were first worn in England.
and were doubtless gladly welcomed as a change
from the stiff and uncomfortable ruff. They
were usually composed of rich Brussels or
Flanders lace. tied in knot under the chin.
and the ends allowed to hang down square.
Still later they were worn much longer. the
ends being passed through the buttonholes of
he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

Dr. Landes Has Discovered the Baciri Of TIE
Disease.


Prom the Philadelphia rimes
Tetanus, or as il is. commonly called. Sock
jaw" Is ono Of those diseases which are -
mysterious they are dreadful. and which
bafie the skill Of the scientist as well ~ the
care Of the physician. being akin 20 hydro
phobia. cancer or serpent bite in incompre-
hensibility Of action and rarity 81 cure
DIR. +. II. Landes Of the veterinary depart
ment Of the University 81 Pennsylvania he's
not been content that lock law should constantly
carry of its victims without his efforts being
directed toward eliminating tetsuus from the
INST OF incurable mysteries against which tbe
best efforts Of medical science had been used
in vain.
For two years past he has been thinking,
searching and investigating. gradually bring
ing himself into similar lite of research 20
that pursued by DR.. Koch in his search for .
consumption cure and At last satisfying himself
that lac has discovered and Is IN a fair way 20
conquer the bacilh which was the dread motor
OF tetanus N Its many forms and which begin
ning with spasmodic rigidity OF the jaw,
quickly seized upon the entire muscular system
and ended in death terrible as mysterious.
Dr. Lanies commenced his researches In the
early part OF lsS9. and they have continued 90
TINS date: OF has success be speaks very mod
estly. lie saws that he thinks be has discovered
the tetaaus hacilli after experiments which,
even 10 his cautious mind. arc satisfactory. But
ootoos hut's claiming that be has positively
found the cause of lockjaw. and a. n conse-
qaence the line OF treatment FOR its cure. he 10
determined 10 have his experiments and con-
customs examined into and verified by profes-
sional experts
he proposes to secure and inocuiate n num-
Der OF test animals. so rs 20 thoroughly
prove ms germ theory and 60 submit his
experiments TO authoritative Endorsement.
Treat Interest is being taken in DIR. Landis'
discovery. as il Is felt that il he is in the
M nFa NJ 81.
great boon has been conferred upon the
world and the healing art has been
placed under heavier Obligations TO scientific
Research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

Mr.. Parnen il known TO good many Austria
lians in character in which he has never fig
ured on the northern side Of the equator-that Of
dramatic author. For more than ave years
play, entitled Shamrock Green. BY Charles
Stewart Parnel, esq, MP, !" has enjoyed pro-
digious favor among provincial audiences in
the colonies. The lucky exclusive proprietor
Of this piece boasts Of have already Melted f5 600
by it Whether recent events viii add to or di-
minish its popularity remains TO be seen. It's
proprietor-an Irishman, by the way-has
never yet ventured TO produce it in Melbourne
or Sidney, doubtless from q shrewd suspicion
that the dramatic critics of these capitals would
want to know something more about its history
and antecedents that the bald announcement on
the play bills that Mr.. Parncl wrote this play
when q young man at college" Provincial
pressmen are not 20 unpleasantly skeptical, and
the Irish men and women Of the interior towns
consider It patriotic duty to roll MP in their
hundreds to - M. Parnsu's play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
From the Pail Mall Gazette.


The question Of Cleopatra's beauty is an old
one, but it has been brought into fresh prom
inence by Sardou's Cleopatra" and Mrs Lang
try's revival Of Shakespeare's play. The only
authentic portrait Of Cleopatra that is known to
psychologists is . bust which appears on a
series of coins. 1t is on the reverse and bears
the inscription in Greek, Queen Cleopatra,
the Divine, the Younger" while on the diverse
is portrait Of Antony, Dictator for the Third
Time. Triumvir"
The workmanship Of the coin is far from
good and this accounts in some measure for
the undeniably plain appearance Of the queen.
Yet the likeness, 80 far as the features 60, is a
true one, for the other coins Of the same series,
though Of Q different type, give her the same
features-an aquiline nose, u strong chin. n
long neck and narrow shoulders. The fac. is
that her beauty was not so remarkable as one
would think from the spell she cast over Cesar
and Antony. Plutarch. for instance, tells US
that her beauty in itself was by no means in
comparable nor calculated to amaze those who
saw her" but adds that the magnetic charm of
her manner, the gracefulness OF her move
ments. the persuasiveness Of her conversation
and her figure we're most attractive.