The herald., 1896-03-15

Z. Queen Victoria.
s. George Eliot.
y. Florence llulistcr Dangcriield.
10. Lilly DevcrcuX Blake.
II. Mrs. oliver Z. Belmont.
II. Hctty Green.
would incline to arbitration rather than
warfare. There is too much family af-
fcction indicated in the clean cut pro-
portions TO leave room for pugilistic ten
denotes. 1t is The nose of Il noble wo-
man. capable Of hcroism. yet domestic
at heart. A woman whose emotions are
well under control. and whose Judgment
is under fine cultivation.
Mrs. Olive Thornc Miller, with he.
strong, forceful face has Il nose indic;it-
ing unusual intellcctualty 1t is tho
nose of an introspectivc person, one ac-
customed 10 thinking steadily paticnt.
ly and profoundly: rather IL philosophi-
cal nose. showing Il character not easily
disturbed. not dnsilous OF change. but
just and true wnen once awakened.
Miss Florence Dangerield. the sue
ccssful young New York lawyer, shows
no little of the tcnacity Of purpose and
"stick-to-a-tiveness' that has dominated
her professional career from The begin
ming, in the formation Of her nose. which
indicates Il disposition au once sclf-re-
liant and incapable of recognizing de-
feat. Her nose. straight wcil-set and
rather large would show an unusual
power of following directly along Il pre-
scribed path. She would not be easily
side-trackcd by the opposing counsel
and would plead her cause until She
convinced. or exhausted. her jury
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliot. The novelist.
social leader, and popular chaperon of
wealthy dobutanteS. has Il most distin-
gllShed nose Il nose that can as il were,
look back upon generations of culture.
1t IS 4 nose hat shows at n glance
pride of birth and ancestry. an appre-
citation of self that is scarcely conceit.
and IL powerful ambition TO stand at
the head. accompanied by firm belief
that such Il stand could be made with
grace and dignity.
only highly organized, nervous tenn
perament would possess this type of
nose. The slightly distended nostrils
indicate Il lack of appreciation of re-
straint or advice. as well as great cour-
age and generosity.
George Elliot has the massive. some
what roughly finished nose rarely seen
except on the faces OF men and women
of marked strength and individuality of
| character, 1t is as strong and rudely
modelled rs Gladstone's nose ana vet has
the length, and wide. open nostrils of
Nelson's. which popularity indicates
great strength of purpose, whether in
| love or war
| Strength of purpose was undoubtedly
one of the strongest of George Ellot's
| many vital characteristics. Her love
of right fcaIlcssneSS in duty aud Keen
sense of obligation to others are all told
i'll the size and contour OF her nose
The pcculiarities which have of late
years distinguished the public career OF
Mrs. Hetty Green were all clearly fore
| told in the remarkable shape of her nose
as Il young woman. A glance at Il profile
portrait taken when she was twenty
six years old reveals 10 the practiccd
eye the possession of the very charac-
| tcriStics which have since made her
name famous throughout The United
| States. 1t is Il nose both warlse and
timid; it shows n love for tigllting's sake.
and vet in the compressed npstrils there
turks Il suggestion-not exactly of fear,
but certainly of apprehension. de-
sire to be on the safe side. She woul.
probably have enlisted in the war had
she been a man: but she never would
have been a great general. The fear
lessness that creates and originates is
but intimated in the close-pressed low
er nose.
She would be more tenacious of an
idea than of u principle and willing to
| fight to have her own way Strange to
say. her nose rather resembles that 'of
Mozart. the musician. in whose profile
the desire TO excel and the desire to ac-
quire are both strongly marked.
MARY ANNABLE FANTON.