Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-04

nes chsss et~r aAy lss stssisa frssa Fec
tsrss ef the F4es.
The 'rainbow Ct peace. = As the eye
brow has been called. aud tho eyeli<is
are tfeatsd & at considerable length ~
being amoug the most expressive. ami
mated and mobile features ~ the face.
In fact. 80 highly are they extolled that
oneis alsnost force~l 10 think that persn
posaesssd Of nolhing else but u pair Of sym
usssrieal eyebrows coaid easily express
his desires OF his emotions. NO matter
how complicafei thess might BE-. High
" arched hrovs are said % denote vi
va,ity and brilliancy. but not the poweF
Of profundlfy that sro sl9ied 10 the more
level kind. Regularly curved eyebrows
NJ said 20 express eheerfnlne~s; square.
deep thought: irregular. heklenees. YER
saa hty, excitabihty, RAISED 40 the inner
corner. melancholy; joined over thenose,
IN unsettled mind.
Andamansins hkened individuals with
thick eyebrows which met over the root
Of tho nose 70 swine. This might by
some DO considered aetionable. but these
would DO wali 70 remember that Anda-
mantius IL no more Thick and bussiy
eyebrows are supposed 10 denote strength
and energy on the part Of their poe
SCISSORS. while the contrary development
indicates delicacy. refinement or merely
weakness. which Is hardly = satisfying
diagnosis. A lack 81 eyebrows Is not
considered sign Of mental strength
The eyebrows and the eyelids are on
terms Of close intimacy, and the form of
the former IL connected with the open
ing Of the latter. Only IN the romantic
novel are black eyes to be found. by
those who have studied the question
deeply four primary shades Of color are
recognized. These arc brown, green.
blue and gray. and each OF these has
five tones
II IL considered somewhat singular
fact that the rarest Of all noses ia that
found In the middle Of the face, and tax
ing 100 noses al random one win not
find on on m average moro than three
In which the bridge Of the nose descends
perpendicularly from a straight line
drawn exactly between the eyes well
proportioned nose. according To most au-
thorities, should take up one-third Of the
profile, measured from the commence
ment of the hair to the up Of the chin.
Napoleon used TO say that long nose
meant q long head: therefore the longest
headed club in London should have been
that whose members were elected for the
length of their noses, the chairman hav-
ing the longest nose and the hall porter
none. A long nose Is generally consid-
cred the mental superior Of short one.
Hogarth classified noses as angular.
aquiline or Roman. parrot beak, dubious
or bottle, straight or Grecian. turned up
and snub. Other kinds, which may be
added or not according 10 taste. are
mixed and broken. An unduly red nose
does not necessarily indicate that the
wearer Is a topper. 1t may be due to
tight lacing, indigestion or emotionality
of temperament. There are also other
ways Of explaining the trouble. The
smile Is purely human, as brutes are IN
able to elevate or depress the corners Of
the mouth as means of expression. AS
Is the case with almost every other fea-
ture of the face. physiognonists are
found who claim that the lips are Of all
features the most susceptible Of action
and the most direct induces Of the feel
ings. These champions OF the mouth
maintain that every shade Of feeling
can BE- described by the lips with moro
facility than by any other feature
Pail Mall Budget.