The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-17
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There's no art
To find the minds construction in the face"


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All theories are interesting. up to certain
point, at least, aud so. of course are the ones
about misunderstanding. The trouble is so
often such immense fabrics of fancy are woven
from so few threads of fact that one discredits
| them all, and we truly think with Duncan that
There is no art" No pursuit is more de-
lightful than trying to comprehend human
nature. We arc recommended all sorts OF
clews for finding and untangling the threads
of individualities All every day actions, all
physical differences bounced npon for signs.
mans thumb may denote him brute when
his acts do not, or woman's heavy eyebrows
show her forth jealous and revengeful, to an as
tonished world that has always found and will
always find her gentle and kind; so far do we
venture in our character-reading
That the character is in part shown in every
expression of the face, every word spoken, or
every action, must be true. So, in this far, all
these theories about instantaneous, infallibie
judgment of character are worthy. Tricks OF the
eyes, lips and fingers are tell-tale and Nature
did not decorate men with such variety Of
noses and ears and wrinkle their foreheads and
point their feet all sorts of ways only that he
might have little more to admire about him
self; bat as hints of her general meaning, to be
most carefully read.
Think of judging whole lifetime of char
acter by the way a man hangs to a street-csr
strap by the way his feet "set in his Shoes" by
his handwriting, by the way he parts his hair,
or wears hers short. There is an old fashioned
theory once very popular and really used as
decisive test. it is, "A man who parts his name
in the middle will part his hair in the middle"
or it can be expressed reversed. The one mark
of worthlessneSs exactly cqualed the other.
Nothing else SO closely expressed it, but it
meant Worthless as a last years bird nest," or
mot good for sour apples" Who to-day would
bring this forth, when man has learned to make
himself so much more Adonis-like by simple
shifting of the white streak from over the left
temple to a more central spot?
She may wear her hair short because she has
had fever, because it refuses to grow longer,
because she fancies she looks prcttier that way,
because it made her head ache. because she
finds it less bother, and there is no one specially
to look pretty for. not necessarily excellent
reasons; but she does not always cut it off in
order to burst her sbackles. bound into the
fight with or against man, and become like him,
and all that stuff. Short hair may not be re-
lied upon to indicate what is termed-as though
the words must scorch and smoke-"A strong
minded woman" The woman holding up her
skirts from the mud may demonstrate her
ability so to do, aud ability at one time proba-
bly, beiokens at least partial ability at another;
but you can't for certain say of this woman
!.
decision of character, and warming up humor,
charity. generosity" Nor can you say posi-
lively that the one who has not been so sue
cessful with her skirts lacks all these qualities.
We can take the little hints and suggestions of
character and find them interesting aud useful,
but to imagine them official charts, with all the
important points marked in red ink is over
leaping the mark.
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How far ones occupation influences the
physiognomy is another matter for speculation.
Take, for instance, the people who are accus-
toned to managing horses. In controlling a
horse the lips are instinctively compressed and
the chin held rigid. Jockeys grooms. coach
men aud men and women who are continu ally
with horses have all the strength of the face in
the lower part. With men who rule men the
case is different. Here the eye is trained to
find the wrong and command and direct. The
lips, too. acquire a certain characteristic ex-
preston The face of Drill Sergeant has most
of its irmness and control in the eyes. 1t is
rather funny TO watch woman cutting heavy
cloth. Her lips and jaws invariably work in
rhythm with the move ment of the shears.
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must, from frequent exercise in waggling their
jaws, have loose, powerful ones. 1t is further
stated that men who are sheariDg sheep have
different expression during the shearing season
than at others, for the same reason.
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OF course, in fairy-stories the Queen wears
her crown all the day long and every day, but
Queen Victoria, in her long reign of nearly go
years, has not worn her crown more than 90
times.
1t will be quite fad this Summer to wear
white frocks and hats. relieved by dash of
bright color in the collar, belt and parasol bow.
SIS
Parasol covers of white dotted swiss, ruffled
and gathered prettly, are 10 be found ready
made in the shops. They can be easily slipped
on over plain white silk parasol, and look very
white and fluffy.
The New York equal-suffrage movement is
creating an immense amount of discussion in
the papers aud out of them.
as
1t is bad luck to carry into new home an
old broom, or one that has ever been used be-
fore. &c. in this May month of moves, let
housekeepers beware.
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Accordion plating is pretty for dancing girls
short skirts, but my Lady Fashionable having
assumed it, makes collars, cuffs. capes, fronts,
sleeve-caps, and berthas of the wriggling stuff
and one realizes that it were better to have left
it entirely to the dancers.
Silk Grape can be purchased already pleated
1t is marked "a Decided Novelty" and girl
reading the sign remarked, 1t is to be hoped
"a Al