The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-27

en- to the station, where she took tn,
train for Fall River, her home n,
longer probably, but still the only oh
jective point for the immediate
present
LIZZIE BORDEN.
Here is woman's pen picture o
Lizzie Borden, whose recent trial foI
the murder of her father and step
mother had claimed public interest t,
such a great extent:
This New England woman who wa!
legally accused Of the most bruta
murders of the nineteenth century, j!
8 feet 3 inches IN height, and weigh:
about 100 pounds. Even those who
were most anxious to see her hanged
admit that she is a Gladly" and that
her manner, under these very trying
circumstances, was one not of indiffer.
ence or bravado, but of quiet dignity
which was impressive.
Lizzie Borden has very plain face.
Her complexion is too colorless and
pasty, her eyes are too light and
China like blue. The eyebrows are
long, heavy and triangularly arched.
The forehead is low but broad, and it
is pleasant to notice that the young
woman still retains enough interest in
life to curl her front hair. The bangs
are evidently curled with hot iron.
If the heat of the morning session re-
moved the pleasing effect, Miss Lizzie
curled them again during the noon re-
cess. The hair itself is of an indefinite
shade of brown, and is worn in the old
fashioned French twist so popular ten
or fifteen years ago. Where this
twist ends there is a really pretty
curve at the nape of the neck, and
the little tendrils of hair about it en-
phasize one of this wOman's three at.
tractive points. The other two are
her hands and feet.
She was the best dressed woman in
the courtroom. She has an Irish nose
small and slightly tip-tilted; her ears
are large and not quite close enough
to the head. Above them are a few
scolding curls, too short for the grasp
of the curling iron. Her chin and
jaws are heavy. But all these features
pale into insignifcance beside her
1t is by no means pretty,
but there is strength in it and char
acter, and just now there is infinite
pathos. In shape it is like a crescent
with the ends pointing downward.
At first glance the lips seem thin, but
this is caused by the narrowness of
their light and unhealthy pink bor-
der. When she speaks her lower jaw
drops in a peculiar way, and you can
see that beyond that border the lips
are colorless and heavy. The mouth
looks best IN repOse. The nervous
tension of the woman is shown by a
frequent mOistening of the lips with
her tongue. The teeth are of medium
size and we'll kept.
The expression of Lizzie Borden's
face was one of the saddest that can be
1t seemed to hope for and
ask for nothing. In figure Miss Borden
is short, but plump, with good-sized
hips, and the rather heavy gait which
usually accompanies such a build.
Her feet are small and exceedingly
well shod. She holds in contemps
such frivolities as patent leather and
high heels in place of these she wears
soft French kid. buttoned boots, with
good, sensible soles, broad toes, and
low heels.
When she entered court the prisoner
carried a white handker-
chief, a smelling bottle and black fan.
This fan deserves attention for, next
to the Sheriff and Lizzie Borden her.
self, 1t was the important thing in the
room. 1t took the place of the sister
and the friends who should be with
her. With this fan she for hours at a
time concealed her face and her emo
tons from the crowd in the court
room. The framework is of carved
and the material
of black satin; on one side Of this
is painted a number of white daisies,
faded now where the owners damp
face has rested against them. The
satin is creased here and there, and
one or two large spots give mute testi-
mony of tears.
Miss Borden cannot live at Fall
River, for events have demonstrated
tina. she has few friends there. To the
end of her lite many people will be-
lieve her guilty of this crime. Those
who know say she will 90 away and
begin life anew in a strange country
under a new name. She will be a
rich woman. Old Andrew Borden
left almost $500, 900 and NJ will. The
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