Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-23
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how Character May Bs sGsaisa Rsoa Rse-
tares eth Faes.
The rainbow Of peace" ~ tho eye
brow has been called, and tho eyelids
are treated Of at considerable length a
being among the most expressive, ami
mated and mobile features Of the face.
In fact, 90 highly are they extolled that
one is almost forced to think that . person
possessed Of nothing else but . pair Of SYM
metrical eyebrows could easily express
his desires or his emotions, no matter
how complicated these might be. High
ly arched sbrows are said to denote vi
vacity 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 well to remember that Anda-
mantlus 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 satisfying
diagnosis. A lack of 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 is 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 are brown, green.
blue and gray, and each of these has
five tones.
1t is considered q somewhat singular
fact that the rarest Of all noses is that
found in the middle Of the face, and tax
ing 100 noses at random one will not
lind on on an average more than three
in which the bridge Of the nose descends
perpendicularly from a straight line
drawn exactly between the eyes. A well
proportioned nose, according to most al
thorities. should take up o2e-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 beer
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 a 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 CT 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 emotionality
Of temperament. There are also other
ways Of explaining the trouble. The
smile is purely human, as brutes are I'M
able TO elevate OR depress the corners Of
the mouth as a 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 actio.
and the most direct induces of the feel
ings. These champions Of the mouth
maintain that every shade of feeling
can he described by the lips with more
facility than by any other feature
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