The herald., 1893-08-15
EYEBROW AND NOSE.
How Character May DO Studied From Foa-
tures of tho Face.

ture6 OF tho Face.
The "rainbow Of peace" as the eye
brow has been called, and the eyelids
are treated of at considerable length as
being among the most expressive, ami
mated and mobile features of tho face.
In fact, SO highly are they extolled that
one is almost forced to think that aperson
possessed of nothing else buta pair of SYM
metrical eyebrows could easily express
his desires or his emotions, no matter
how complicated these might be. High
ly arched brows are said to denote vi
vecity and brilliancy, but not the power
Of profundity that are allied to the more
level kind. Regularly curved eyebrows
are said to express cheerfulness; square,
deep thought; irregular. fickleness, YER
satility, excitability; raised at the inner
corner. melancholy; joined over the nose,
an unsettled mind.
Andamantius likened individuals with
thick eyebrows which met over the root
of the nose to swine. This might by
some be considered actionable, but these
would do we'll to remember that Anda-
mantius is no more. Thick and bushy
eyebrows are supposed,to denote strength
and energy ON the part of their pos
SCISSORS, while the contrary development
indicates delicacy, refinement Or merely
weakness, which Is hardly a satisfying
diagnosis. A lack of eyebrows is not
considered a sign of mental strength.
The eyebrows and tho eyelids are on
terms of close intimacy, and tho form of
the former is connected with the open
ing Of the latter. Only in the romantic
novel are black eyes to.be found. By
those who have studded the question
deeply four primary shades of color are
recognized. These are brown, green,
blue and gray. and each of these has
five tones.
It is considered somewhat Singular
fact that the rareN of all noses is that
found in the middle Of the face, and tax
ing 100 noses at random one will not
find on on ain average moro than three
in which the bridge Of the nose descends
perpendicularly from straight line
drawn exactly between the eyes: Awell
proportioned nose, according TO most au-
thorities, should take upone-third of the
profile, measured from the commence
ment of the hair to the tip of the chin.
Napoleon used to say that long nose
meant long head; therefore the longest
headed club in London should have been
that whose members were elected for the
length of their noses, the chairglan hav-
ing the longest 1ross and the hall porter
none. A long nose is generally consid-
cred the 1neptal superior of short one.
Hngarth classified noses as angular.
aquiline or Roman. parrot .beak, bulbous
or bottle, straight or Grecian, turned up
and snub. Other kinds, which may be
added or not according to taste, are
mixed and broken. An unduly red nose
does not necessarily Indicate that the
wearer is topper. 1t may be due TO
tight lacing, indigestion or enotionality
Of temperament. There are also other
ways Of explaining the trouble. The
s1nile is purely human, as >brutes are un-
able toelevate OF depress the corners Of
the mouth as means Of expression. As
is the case with almost every other fea-
ture of the face, physiognomists are
found who claim that the lips are of all
features the most susceptible of action
and The most direct indices Of the feel
ings. These champions of the mouth
maintain that every shade Of feeling
can be described by the lips with more
facility than by any other feature
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