The herald., 1897-02-19
A DANGEROUS PAST|ME
Reading Character in the Eye
Latest Study of Society
ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENTS
According to Lavater Hazel Eyed Women
Make the Best Wives
Dreamy Pupii-Black Ones Fasci-
mating But Dangerous

The latest society fad which promises
to eclipse palmistry thought, reading,
pin finding and all other negotiations OF
the heart and the intellect that have
found work for idle brains to do is that
of character reading by the eyes. The
fact that the eye is 1.-The window of the
SOUL would make it seem probable tina.
by it's light we may distinguish the in
ner mind and possibly make a guess at
the interior decoration of the palace of
thought.
Like other windows, especially those
of cathedrais. the eye is of various colors
and consequently the views obtained
through it are tinged by its hues. A
blue eye shows the mind in different
light from that given by black. hazel
or brown one, and part of the opticists
art is to differentiate and to decide on
the meaning Of the various tints obtain
ed through this medium.
According to Lavater and others who
have made study of physiognomy, the
color of the eye is the key to the charac-
ter A hazel eyed woman, we are told,
never elopes from her husband, never
chats scandal, prefers his comfort to her
own, never talks too much or too little,
always is an intellectual, agreeable and
lovely creature.
The gray is the sign of shrewdness and
talent. Great thinkers and captains
have it. In women 1t indicates better
head than heart. Gray eyes are of
many varieties. There are the sharp,
the shrewsh, the spiteful, the cold and
the wild gray eye, but the fact remains
that the gray represents the head.
There is one variety Of gray eye of
which every lover should beware-the
soft eye with large pupil that contracts
and dilates with word, a thought or
flash of feeling. An eye that laughs,
that sighs almost, that has its sunshine,
its twilight, its moonbeams and Its
storms. A wonderful eye that wins you
whether you Will or not, and holds you
after it has cast you off. no matter
whether the face be fair or not. No
matter If features are irregular and COM
plexion varying, the eye holds you cap
tive and then laughs at your very chains.
Black eyes, of course, are typical OF
fire. heroism and firmness, and have
spice of diabolism in their rays that
has a potent attraction in women's
hearts. And green eyes; it is said OF
them that they betoken courage, pride
and energy.
A prominent or full eye indicates great
command of language and ready and
universal observation. Deep-seated
eyes. on the contrary, receive more ac-
curate. definite and deeper impressions.
Round-eyed persons see much. They
live much in the senses, but think less.
Narrow-eyed persons see less but think
more and feel more intensely.
Width of the lower eyelid is believed to
indicate a disposition to eXtenuate and
to justify ones self-to defend conduct
by giving cool reasons for 1t. When this
lower lid curves downward and shows
the white below the pupil, then. oh. then,
pause and hesitate to trust your well
fare to the owner of that eye. If opti-
cists are right, it is an indication of
profound, calculating selfshness. Mr..
John D. Rockefeller has such an eye in
a recent cartoon. Perhaps this proves
the truth of the assertion.
Eyebrows may be thick or thin. fine
or coarse, smooth or bushy, arched or
straight regular or irregular, and each
form and quality has its special signifi-
canoe in reference to temperament and
character
Thick strong eyebrows generally be-
tray a full development of temperament.
When also coarse, bushy and irregular
we may expect harshness of character.
Thin, fine, delicate eyebrows are indica-
tive of fine grained organization and an
active, if not predominant, tempera-
ment.
1t will be seen that the professors and
amateurs of this new science () have
a wide range In which to exploit their
fancies There is something very at
tractive in the power of looking into
lovely woman's eyes in order to see the
soul within. especially if that soul is
responsive to your own, but it must be
confessed that there is certain danger
in the process of investigation, for there
is a lurking devil behind the iris that
may play havoc with the investigator.
The art of palmistry has its own
perils and advantages. 1t is very pleas
ant to take girls soft, white hand in
yours and to trace the lines of fate as
they meander over the pretty pink palm
which seems to invite tender caress.
But that is nothing compared to the
soul inspection through the window of
the eye and the magnetic glance that
seems to set all the nerve centers ting
ling with responsive thrill.
The art of the optlcist needs no studio
nor cabinet in which to practice. The
eyes can be examined in public as well
as in private, in the streets or in the
drawing-room, in the shops, churches
or theaters, in fact, anywhere, so long
as glance can meet glance and the visual
ray find a responsive retina to reflect 1t.