The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-30

fairs ,t .te ret.c1 will be very great, pro-
viding that their respective husbands are
not BOWED over By the Democracy, the
Populists, or other death-dealing engines to
political hopes.
New York woman who has been well
acquainted with both Mrs. Mckinley and
Mrs. Hobart for years and who is something
of an expert palnist in an amateur way,
told the writer recently what she had
learned Of the characters of the two ladies'
as indicated by the lines Of their left hands
In event Of Republican success Mrs HO-
bart will be a greater figure in Washington
life than usually falls TO the lot Of the Vice
Presidents wife, because of the illness Of
Mrs. Mckinley, whose small physical
strength would not be equal to the con
tinued strain of crushing receptions, ban
quets and social functions of all kinds which
the wife of the President is expected to
give For this reason Mrs Hobart is quite
as important to feminine eyes as Mrs Nc
Kinley.
Mrs. McKinley's hand is not particularly
small or very large. 1t is the average hand
Of the average American lady She wears
a No 6 glove and doesn't try to squeeze 1t
into a No 81. Her hands are thin and
white but she would be better pleased if
they were fatter and had more color.
The fingers of the left hand are some
what bent The index finger has innumer-
able little scratches on the top and outer
edge There are no such marks on the IN
dex finger OF the right hand This means
to the person versed in the language OF the
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with a machine. but with her fingers.
HAS TAPERING FINGERS.
Mrs. McKinley's fingers are plant and
taper noticeably. She has the ideal hand
of the pianist The thumb is unusually
long, extending far beyond the base Of the
index finger. This is regarded as a good
sign by palmists. It indicates intellectual
power Of unusual degree and also shows
more logic than will, promising great ability
to reason and make plans. the kind Of
MA hat 9TH 1r,7a 70 Foil
is a sign that all people placed in executive
positions should possess.
SIGN OF THE DICTATOR.
Mrs. Mckinley will doubtless be surprised
to learn that the length OF her first finger
indicates q strong power to command, in
fact she has the finger of a dictator.
In the matter Of lines the one most prom
1nent Is that usually designated the heart
line. It Is clearly defined, extending from
the base Of the second finger the whole
breadth OF the palm. This indicates an at
fectionate disposition and an ardent love Of
home and domestic happiness. The friends
Of Mrs. Mckinley are quite sure to agree
with the palmist in this particular diagnosis
even If they disagree with her in all other
matters.
The life line Of Mrs. Mckinley is long.
but broken in many places. These breaks
are indicative OF many attacks OF illness,
but the fact that the line runs into the
wrist argues a long life. The line is more
clearly marked toward the end. showing
that in later life her health viii be more
robust than formerly.
The head line is clearly marked, indicat-
ing powerful mentality. In most cases with
persons OF unusual intellectually the head
line is straight. Mrs. McKinley's head line
curves first one Way and then the other.
This Is a sign Of imaginative faculties.
Altogether the hand indicates practical
qualities and a love Of system That Mrs
Mckinley is systematic almost to the super
Iative degree was shown IN early life, when
she was the cashier in her fathers bank
Kt a Rna af hex feR boasts that she neYsE