The Red Cloud chief., 1894-10-19
BEAUTY IN NOVELS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
HEROiNES OF FICTION.
drown wnvy Hair aud Eyes of Dark
iIluc Plump Neck, and short Noes
Full tip. AMI Unasscrtivr Chins-rhc
Girl Thai Passed the Cheese.

Girl That Passed the Cheese.
Countess Ralna Was she the
most beautiful woman he ha over
seem Certainly; she was not at ali
like tho rest OF the world Her wavy.
brown hair wa drawn up and back
from her low, broad forehead; her
eyes were of that dark blue color
which is rarely seen oit % Trojan (;
her complexion wa almost unnatur.
ally perfect, though the credit Of
having produced it belonged to ma.
ture alone her little straight nose
her short upper lip and her rounded
chin proclaimed the nobility of her
birth, Tvs did also the poisc Of her
head and the grace Of her move.
mcnts. She had diamonds of great
size round her neck and in her hair,
otherwise her costume was simple
enough She reminded him Of minia-
lures representing beauties of the
last century. Prom the Countess
liadna, by W. f. Norris.
Esther Watcrs-Shc wore q faded
yellow dress and black jacket too
warm for the day. A girl Of -,
short. strongly built, with short.
strong arms. Her neck was plump
and her hair of SC ordinary u brown
that IL passs unnoticed. Tho nose
"a too thick. bat the nostrils were
well formed. Tho eyes were gray,
luminous and yelled with dark
lashcs, But it was only when she
laughed that her face lost its habit.
ual expression. which was somewhat
~sullen; then flowed with humor. She
laughed now showing Il white line
Of almond-shapcd teeth. Esther
Waters. by George Moore.
Adclicia Tens -Adclicia had I'm
oval face, with IL little. round. un.
assortivc chin, thin, delicate.
aquiline nose, Il small mouth with
full lips. tho indenture in the upper
one So deep as To make 1t truly like
u bow, and widely opened gray eyes
that rcsclnblcd nothing so much as
o. agates. They were yelled by
long, reddish lashcs. and the hair
that hung curling down about the
napc Of her neck was OF a dull copper
hue. Her complexion was exceed
ingly white. and she had that thin
skinned look which is incompatible
with frcckles as ANNALS; in those
milk white spaces about the eyes
were tokens OF sunny weather, which
wen the dark days OF winter would
not oblitcrate. Her figure was slen.
der and she did not look strong
From His Vanished star, by Charles
Egbert Craddock.
Marian Johnstonc-l might fairly
have been described by q forwar I'd
looking eye as u tolerably fair match.
| was u tall. young, well.made girl,
broad but in proportion. and they
used to tell me that | carried my
figure with tho grace OF a profession
al dancer. was exactly opposite to
my mother in color. My hair was
black rs the wings of Il raven; my
eyes very black and filed with q
strong light which frightened to q
look OF fever in times OF excitement:
my complexion was pale, but clear;
my teeth largo, white and regular,
and | showed them much when laugh.
ing and talking. ! will not deny
that my charms--and handsome
was-inclined to co%arseucss; | mean
they leaned toward tho manly rather
than tho womanly side, From tn,
Romance Of q Transport Ship, by
Clark Russell.
Cheap Jack Iita From out the
| .la,ly ipta,tnr ctny,nl tho ntrl M,
the sunshine flashed owe her, light
ing her auburn hair. rich as FURNISH
cd copper. She wore u green
scarlet ami ycllow-ilOwered kcrchic
tied across her bosom and knotteC
behind her back. Round her waist
was IA white apron. From Chcal
Jack Iita. by :. Baring-Gould.
B%crnardine llolme-Thc girl VIII,
had passed the Yorkshire relish sa
silent and listlcss, her food un
touched and her wine untastcd. Sh,
was tall and thin, her faco locke,
huggard. Shc was u now conner
and had. indeed. arrived ut s'ctcrs
hof only two hours before tn,
table d'hote bell rang. But there
did not q to be any ncrvou
shrinking in her manner, nor an,
shyncss at having to acc the -
guests OF the kurhaus. She seemed
rather to be W of their pres
encc; or, if aware OF, indifferent to
the scrutiny, From ships That Pas
in the Night, by Beatrice liarradon
Jossamine halliday - From he
mirror looked back to hera small ova
face. with II dash Of color in he
checks, exquisite lips, rel like cher
r!es, a short, dimplod chin, and un
dcrncath the winglikc eyebrows
pair OF largo dark eyes with storr
in them The color and tho storm
were new. She took a knot of pal
primrose and then OF cream ribbo
and tied them against her check
) but Mother satisfied her. A bit @
: red sweet William, with other flow
> ers, stood in II vase on her mantcI
' piece; she tried that The ric
deep vclvoty hue suited. she saw /
u moment, tho tlameliko signals |
! her checks, the new ripcnoss in he
u l.n, Al, u,ill almanac, li,ht Il, Ia,