The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-13
EYEBROW AND NOSE.
How Character May Be Studied From
Features of the Face.


The Rainbow OF Peace" as the eyebrow has
been called, aud tie evelids are treated OF at
considerable length as being among the most
expressive, animated ana mobile features Of the
face. In tact. 30 highly are they eXtoled that
one Is almost forced 80 think that "a person pos
srSsed of nothing else but a pair of SYM
metrlcal eyebrows could easily express
his desires or his emotions, no matter
how complicated these might be. Highly
arched brows are said TO denote VI
vacity aud brllliaDcy, but not the power of
irof0undity that are allied TO the more level
kind. Regularly curved eyebrows are said 10
EXPRESS cheeriuiness; square. deep thought
irregular, fckeness, versatility, excitability :
raised al tile inner corner. melancholy; joined
over the nose. an unsettled m;Dd. Anda-
manlius likened individuals with thick eye
brows which meet over the root of the nose to
swine. This might by some be considered
actionable, but these would do well to
remember that Andamanltns Is M more. Thick
and bushy eyebrows are supposed to denote
possessOrs. while The contrary development
indicates delicacy, refinement, or merely weak
ness. which is hardly satisfying diagnosis. A
lack OF ey' brows Is not considered a sign OF
mental strength. The eyebrows and the eye
lids are on terms OF close Intimacy. and the
i0i N OF the former is connected with the open.
ing OF the atet. Only in th- romantic novel
are black eyes TO be found. BY those who have
studied the question deeply four primary
shades OF color are recognized. These are
Drown. green, blue and gray, and each OF these
Ii Is considered somewhat singular fact
that the raiest OF all noses Is that found in tile
mlddIe OF bs face, and the author says that,
taxing hundred noses at random, one Will not
hnd, on an average, more than three in which
The bridge OF The nose descends perpendicu.
larry from Straight line drawn xactly be.
tween The eyes. A proportional nose,
according most authorities, should take up
0ne-thlid OF The profile, measured from the
commencement OF the hair 10 the tip of the
chin. NaDoleon used TO say that a long nose
meant long head; therefore, according
In London should have been that whose
members were elected for the length OF their
noses the chairman having the longest nose
ana the hall pOrter none.
4 long nose is generally considered the men,
tai superior OF short one Hogar th classified
noses as angular, aQuiline, or Roman, parrot
beak, dubious or bottle. straight or Grecian,
turned up aud snub. Other Kinds. which NAV
be added or not, according to taste.
are mixed and broken. An unduly red
nose dos not necessarily Indicate that
the wearer IL topper. 1t might
be due to tight lacing, indigestion or emotion
alIty OF temperament There are also other
ways Of explaining The trouble. The smile Is
purely human. as bruIes are unable TO elevate
or depress the corners OF the mouth as a means
of expression. AS is the case with almost every
other feature OF the face, physioguOmists are
found who claim that the lips are OF all features
The most susceptible of action and the most d.
rect indices OF the feelings. These chamoio
OF the mourn maintain that every shade of feel
ing ca be described by the lips with more IA
cillty than by any other feature.