The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-13

'"'H''F" hotel Clerk WIN Nenus III
Wants OF Ills Quests In Their Eyes.
Spokane Falls Spokesman.
Have You a room that will suit me ?'
asked a well'lresscd stranger OF Man
nse' Bowers at tho Hotel Spokane yes
terday. =
."fes, indeed. 'FRONT.' Show the cen
tleman 900. Nice large room, sir. South
ern exposure. Plenty OF mountai,
scenery, ), Very quiet. Just the place
As the bell.boy piloted the guest up
stairs reporter for the Spokesman ask
cd Mr.. Bowera how he knew that ool
would suit The visitor.
That's part OF tho business" ex.
planned MIR. Bowers. ~ Judge men b,
their hair and eyes and room them nc
cordingly."
do you not make mistakes?"
Sometimes, but not often"
"Ehcn You have mastered the art"
ITO a certain extent. Hotel mar
must display ingenuity in reading ne.
sons character by outward signs, ant
upon this the value OF their services arc
sometimes based. Some take the face,
ears, hands, clolhingIwalk, talk, etc, but
| use only the hair and eyes. Look at
that man ut the news stand, He has
black hair which lies in lifeless masses
and black, thinly settled beard. You
will find that he Is i'll l0o."
"Very good rcom."
Zone of'the best, but he must have
it. He owns melancholy disposition
and must be humored all the while"
There's Tacoma man in $50, Pretty
high, but he don't care. Ills wayy
chestnut hair is soft and thin. Tha,
does not grow on the average person. II
denotes, romance, joviality, hospitality
and generosity. Never saw such hair on
kicker in my liie."
"seo that chap that Just registered ?''
with the golden hair withou: undu.
lation ?" ".s,.s
''That's the one. Heis gentle, but has
no force Of character. Might double
him up with Portland politician and
he would not go away. lie might talk
little, but that's ALL"
law Wv SO1 4atc lIal IllueT Wltu
the red.brown hair"
"Ie iscoura2eous and quick tempered.
You notice that it is redder over the ears
than on the head. That signifies force
and will power, and if he wants room
with blue carpet on the floor and bath,
he gets it."
"What kind OF fellow is that old
man looking over the time table?
"He is a iauit-fnder, but he fooled me
at first"
Because Of the peculiar shade in the
hairT"
mo; he wears a wig, and before
discovered it, it cost me great deal OF
trouble. Then I resd him by his eyes.
That is my second test, and serves as q
proof to the reading OF the hair. There
are three general forms of the eye,
large and round, narrow and elongated
and oblique. All other forms arc modi-
6catlons OF these three. See that drum
mer matching dimes with Mr.. Irwin.
His eye is exaggerated in size. That de-
notes an unreliable gabbler, one who
loves to bear himself talk. He is not
capable OF receiving accurate impress.
ions, and is therefore unreliable.
"Can you tell politician by his
eye?"
"Yes, indeed; the man with polite
eye will never Intentionally hurt your
feelings. His is the exaggeration OF the
agreeable eye, and rather than wound
your feelings he will modify his cold dis
agreeable facts by little untruth. 1t is
his natural desire to please everybody
that makes the man with the polite eye
do this, not that it is natural for him TO
be deceitiul."
docs that interfere with his bust
ness?'
mot bit. IT'S a help, for he sells
more goods than any man ont Of San
Francisco"
"How aboutth actor who Just winked
at Mr.. Fowles rs he walked past :"
"lle is also unreliable. Look out for
the person who blinks with small eve.
These slant.eyed, cateyed individuals
are tho ones who smugele off the hotel
soap, towels and knicknacks in the
rooms. But there is gentleman who
could sleep in the cafe II lie wanted to.
He could DO trusted with the Office.
Where the inner corner OF the upper
lid is highly erched you can rest assured
that the person is m artistic, with q
luminous, artistic mind, with lofty ideas
and great susceptibility to all outward
sensations and expressions"
do not hotel men lave that kind OF
an eyer"
"iou are learning too fast. Excuse
mo moment. Here's man with a
kick. Yes sir, We sent your note on,
and the boy ran so fast in delivering it
that he sprained his ankle. Had to lay
him OF sir, but the note got there ahead
OF schedule time, sir - :