The herald., 1896-02-15
Dispositions Shown by Color of
Optics
BEWARE OF GRAY AND GREEN
Black Eyes Are Not Black, and They
Fade
Eyes Of Shakespeare, Ccieridge and Byron.
Eyes That Show Truth and EysS
That indicate Trc1chery

Il has been remarked By those who are
most oonvorsant with tho anatomy Of the
optic that the darkest hucd oya il most
susceptible to change. Tho fading Of the
black eye is no secret, as it ia almost uni
vorsal, and this is natural nad accounted
for from the known fact that the black
eye is not black, bus a yellow of deep color
md sometimes found in combination with
one Or moro colors. The light blue and
tho gray seem to bo the most lasting Tho
gray eye is an almost universal character
istic OF men and women of,great intoinct.
shakespeare had doep gray eyes, which
woro remarkable for their near approach
to blue Up to tho death of the poet tho
original color remained Lord Byron had
the gray ego of the poet. Colcridgo also
had gray eyes; but, Ike Shakespeare and
Byron, the gray was at times, and under
mental excitement particularly tinted
with another color. Ono biographcr of
Lord Byron tells of his beautiful, change
able gray eye as one of the chief character
istic features Of his physiognomy. The eye
of Coloridgo was of greonish gray
1t Is an undeniable fact that tho colors
most common to tho eyes-brown, gray,
blue, hazel and black, or what Is called
black--are seldom found in all the purity
Of the individual color. Regarding tho
black eye, it is distance only that makes it
appear to bo purely black, for tho reason
that the deep yellow brown color is in
such strong contrast to tho white of the
eye that tho pupil always appears black.
There aro also eyes of so bright u hazel as
TO seem almost yellow, and there arc Dyes
that bear out the often reiterated remark
concerning "graon eyed jealousy" for
they arc, to all appearances, positively
green. 1t is frequently tho case that thoy
arc very beautiful when they arc shaded,
rs is often the case with very long
and dark eyelashes, but though beau
tiful they arc not Indicative of q good dis
position and belong particularly to per
son of jealous temperament. Clear, light
blue eyes, with II calm steadfastnes5 in
their glance, ara said TO be indicative of u
cheerful disposition, of serene temper
and of constant nature. Tho light blue
eye is peculiar to the northern nations,
and it is mostly to bo found among tho
Swedcs and tho Scotch. Among the raro
blonds Of tho southern portions Of Europa
is also found tho blue ego. Tho pleasant,
light blue eye, with tho honest glance,
must not bo oonsountlcd with another sort
of eye of pnlo blue. almost steel coloreG
hue, whiCh has IL continually shifting sort
of motion both of tho eyolids and the pu-
pills. Human beings having eyes such Us
these should be avoided, for tho color Ia
indicative of q dcceitful and remarkably
selfish nature.
Very dark blue cyos, with something Of
tho tint of the violet, show great power of
affection and purity Of mind, but it is re-
marked Of these that tho posscssor of such
eyes is seldom person of much intellec-
tuality. Ii is tho universal opinion that
blue eyes are morSs Ssigni1ioant of tenderness
and of a certain yielding of purpose than
either the brown, black or gray eyes.
Concerning the constancy Of tho person,
it is agreed that blue eyed people. arc not
inconstant, like those of hazel and yellow
eyes, but it is certain that they yield from
affection for those they lovo and only for
those remaining constant in every other
case and oven under the strongest tempta-
tion,
Gray eyes with grcenish tint, and with
orange as woll as blue in them, and which
arc of ever varying tints, resembling in
this respect the sea, are indicative of most
intellectually. These are especially in
dicativc Of impulsivc, impressionable tenn
peraments-a mixture of the sanguino and
tiStiC natures.
Passionate ar(t)r in love is to be found
In the man or woman who possesses black
eyes, or what arc considered such. The
brown oyes, when not of tho yellowish
tint, but pure russell brown, show an af-
fectionate disposition, and the darker tho
brown--that is, tho moro they vcrge on to
that deepest of brown color in eyes we are
i,,t h1, boJ, If
ardent and passionate is tho power of af-
fection, while it is agreed that the love Of
persons with black eyes is most lasting Of
all. The brown eyes that do not appear to
the observer black-that is to say, those
which arc not sufficiently dark to appear
so--are the eyes of sweet. gentle and un-
selfish natures, without the Inconsistency
of the light brown OF yellow eyes goden
eyes, as they havo frequently been called,
and which are very little more TO be trust
ed than the green eyes
Although their praises are often sung in
Spanish ballads, green eyes show deceit
and coquetry in thor owner. Sometimes
eyes are to be found with combination
of yellow, orange and blue, tho latter color
generally appearing in streaks over tho
whole surface Of the eyes, while the orange
and yellow arc set in fakes of unequal
sizo around and at some little distance
from the pupil Of the eye. Eyes of this
variety of tift show intellect, or at least q
certain originality Of character. No COM
monplaoe nature has this particular kind
of eyes. Hasty and irritable people fire.
quently have eyes Of brownish tint, in
clinod to greenish hue.
Although hopurely green eye indicates
deceit and coquetry, the propensity to
greenish tints in the eyes is sign of wis
dom and courage. Very cholerio persons,
If thcy have blue eyes, have also certain
tints of green in them, and when under
the influence of anger, q snGden red light
appears In them. New York Times.