The Yellowstone journal., 1894-06-02
CHARACTER In GAIT.
PERSONALITY OF PEOPLE SHOWS
ITSELF IN THEIR WALK.
rhe strutter Has Boundless Conceit-The
Woman who Steps with Painful Accu-
racy-Ah. Here Comes the Man with
Steady Tread and Manly Carriage.

racy-Ah. Here Comes the Man With
Steady Tread and Manly Carriage.
II is Plutarch who says that IAN ac-
ton of small note, short saying or jest
will distinguish persons real character
more than the greatest sieges or the
most important battles" and Lavater.
the father of physiognomy. declares that
no man can set a glass upon a table
without betraying to a certain extent
his individuality. True, no doubt, but
one must have the keen vision, the well
trained eye, in order 10 interpret these
mystic signs. The indications of char
acter as exhibited in the walk of per-
son, however. are patent to every be-
holder and may be deciphered by the
most untutored, the least astute.
Sit by your window some fine morn
ing and watch the men and women as
they pass to their va led avocations.
Take. for example, Il e man just ap-
preaching. His chin Is elevated TO an
angle of 20 degrees. a self important
frown corrugates his row, a complacent
smile plays about hi mouth, he struts
rather than walks. Need | point him
out as a man of undless conceit. of
monumental brass If colossal gall? His
amiability u impe, urbable, for one who
is absolutely self .tisffed is apt to take
an indulgent viev, of the world at large.
His faith in himself is limitless. No
xraitorous feeling Of self distrust will
ever cause his failure He will under
take without the slightest misgiving
what man of ten times his ability would
hesitate to attempt. His success in life
is assured, and yet one cannot help feel
ing that if traced TO its roots 1t would be
found to spring from defects rather than
merits.
The dress of the woman coming Just
oehind him is arranged with mathemat-
ical exactness. The placing of each pin
has been a matter of special care. Her
lips are compressed, her handsclasped
primly before her, her steps are taken
with painful accuracy; there is not a
bairbreadth's difference in the lsrgth Of
them. If you follow her to her home,
you will find tnat the same scrupulous-
ness prevails III tine disposition of every
thing abort her. The furniture is ar.
ranged with rectangular szactness,
there : not pin out of plac- in her
bureau drawers and the jars upon her
pantry shelves are marshaled like SOL
Gsers on parade. She will accomplish
no great work in life, however. She is a
precisiUAis, and spends her time labori-
ously doing nothing. And. also. take
care of this woman. She Is absolutely
uncompromising, and all about her must
be Topped of or stretched out 10 fit the
procrustean idea Of order which exists in
her own mind.
But don't-you who are il search Of a
wife-fall into the opposite error of choos-
ing as life companion the girl with the
frouzy head. the skirt Of who's dress
dips in points, whose gait is careless,
who swings her arms as she walks. She
is generous, warm hearted, good natur.
ed, possessed Of noble traits, but con.
fusion, with all its hideous train of evils,
follows il her wake. One foresees for
her an untidy, chaotic household, irreg.
ular, i'll arranged meals and uncleanly,
badly governed children. If her hus band
happens to be a strong, an exceptionally
strong man he will simply be supremely
wretched and uncomfortable. If not,
his ambition will be paralyzed. his dis
position spoiled. he will escape the phys