The Washington times., 1894-08-19
BEAUTIFUL HEROINES:
FROM RECENT FICTION.

Countess Radna-Was she the most beauti.
full woman he had ever seen? Certainly, she
was not at all like the rest Of the world. Her
wavy brown hair was drawn up and back
from her low. broad forehead; her eyes were
OF that dark-blue color which is rarely seen
out of Ireland; her complexion was almost
unnaturally perfect Though the credit Of hav.
ing produced it belonged to Nature alone);
her little straight nose, her short upper lip,
and her rounded chin proclaimed the nobility
Of her birth. as did also the poise of her head
and the grace Of her movements. She had
diamonds Of great size round her neck and in
her hair; otherwise her costume was simple
enough. She reminded him OF miniatures
representing beauties of the last century
From The Countess Radna, by ". E. Norris
Govell, CoryelD.
Esther Waters-She wore q faded yellow
dress and black jacket too warm for the
day. A girl OF twenty, short. strongly built,
with short, strong arms. Her neck was plump,
and her hair OF SO ordinary brown that IL
passed unnoticed. The nose was too thick,
but the nostrils were well formed. This eyes
were gray, luminous, and veiled with dark
lashes. But it was only when she laughed
that her face lost its habitual expression,
which was somewhat sullen; then it flowed
with humor. She laughed now, showing .
white line Of almond-shaped teeth.-Esthe4
Waters, by George Moore (SergeD.
Adelicia Tems-Adelicia had an oval face,
with little round unassertive chin, a thin,
delicate, aquilins nose, a small mouth with
full lips, the indenture in the upper one so
deep as to make 1t truly like bow, and
widely opened gray eyes that resembled moth
ing so much as moss agates. They were
yeiled by long reddish lashes, and the hair
that hung curling down about the naps Of heI
neck WAS Of dull copper hue. Her eon-
plexion was exceedingly white, and abe had
that thin-skinned look which is incompatible
with freckles as snnuals: in those milk white
spaces about the eyes were tokens OF the
sunny weather which even the dark DAYS Of
winter would not obliterate. Her figure was
slender, and she did not look strong.-From
His Vanished Star. by Charles Egbert Grad.
dock (Houghton. Mifiin).
Violet Tresillian-Sho WAS a universal t.
vorite. and yet no one knew exactly why they
liked her. She was one of those girls who
really haven't q feature, il you try TO dissect
their appearance; but taken as a whole, she
was decidedly attractive, and even pretty.
Her face was round and smooth and child
like, her slightly turned-up nose and mis-
chievous eyes gave suggestion Of devIltry,
and when her eherry-red lips parted, as they
constantly did in sunny smiles, they revealed
dazzling set of pearly teeth. Great waves
of golden hair were hemmed in un0er a sailor
hat trimmed with dark blue ribbon, chosen
out of compliment TO Harrow. She wore Q
well-ftting railor-made dress OF thin blue
cloth, which gave 4 hint Of horsiness and
served to show of her compact fgure.-Fron
the Green Bay Tree, by ". II. Wilkins and
Herbert Vivian u. Selwin TAFT b sons.
Marian Johnstone-I might fairly have
been described by forward looking eve al
what you would call tolerably fair match.
was tall. young, well-mads girl, broad,
but in proportion, and they used TO tell me
that carried my figure with the grace Of .
professional dancer. was exactly opposite
to my mother in color. My hair was black as
the wings of a raven; my eyes very black and
filed with a strong light. which frightened
to a look of fever in times of excitement;
my complexion was pale but clear; my teeth
large. white. and regular, and showed them
much in talking and laughing. will not
deny that my charms-and handsome was
inclined to coarseness. L mean they leaned
toward the manly rather than the womanly
side-From the Romance Of Transport
Ship, by Clark Russell (CasselD.
Bernardine Holme-The girl who had
passed the Yorkshire relish sat silent and
iistless, her food untouched and her Wine nm
tasted She was tall and thin. her face looked
haggard. She was newcomer, and had,
indeed. arrived at Peterhof only tive hours
before the table d'hote bell rang. But there
did not seem TO be any nervous shrinking in
her manner nor any shyness at having to
face the $50 guests of the Kurhaus. She
seemed rather to be unaware Of their pres.
ence, or, if aware of, indifferent to the scru-
tiny-From Ships that Pass in the Night,
by Beatrice Harraden (Putnam's)-
Cheap Jack Zita-From out the dark inter-
ior stepped the girl, and the sunshine flashed
over her, lighting her auburn hair, rich al
FURNISHED copper. She wore green, scarlet,
and yeIlow-fowered kerchief tied across her
bosom, and knotted behind her back. Bound
round her waist was a white apron.-From
Cheap Jack Zita, by S. Baring-Gould q. Sell
win TAFT & Sons.
Jessamine Halliday-From her mirror
looked back to her a small oval face, with
dash of color in the cheeks, exquisite lips,
red like cherries. short dimpled chin, and
underneath the winglike eyebrown pair OF
large dark eyes with storm In them. The
color and the storm were new. She took q
knot of pale primrose and then Of cream rib
bon and tried them against her cheek, but
neither satisfied her. bit OF red Sweet Will
lam with other flowers stood in vase on her
mantelpiece: she tried that. The rich deep
velvety hue suited. she saw in moment, the
flamelike signals in her cheeks, the new ripe
ness in her lips. the wild strange light In her
eyes. A laugh of triumph parted her lips. max
ing her pearly teeth glitter. and dimpling with
tender, mischievous touches the pretty curves
of her chin and cheeks. She threw down the
glass and lifted her lovely arms, clasping her
hands behind her head, Il am beautiful
beautiful, beautiful cried she. in strange
fervor OF conviction.-A Superfuous Woman
(Cassell Pub CO...
Heroine in Keynotes-Her face is more
characteristic than beautiful. Nine men
would pass it, the tenth sell his immortal soul
for it. The chin is strong. the curve OF the
Jaw determined; there is a little full place
under the chin's sharp point. The eyes tell
you little; they are keen and inquiring and
probe others thoughts rather than reveal
their own. The whole face is one OF peculiar
strength and self-reliance. The mouth il ito
contradiction; the passionate curve OF the
upper lip with its mobile corners and the ten-
der little under lip are encouraging promises
against its strength.-From keynotes, BY
George Egerton (Roberts).
Big Tin Plate Plant.
PIrrsBuRG, Pa, Aug. 1s.-Dreifus, Block D
Co., Of this city, have secured ten-acre