Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
FOREHEARs AND EYES,
Some Ways In Which Character In
Exhibited by Them.

From Public Opinion
A head justly proportioned to the rest
of the body shows steadiness and force Of
character; too large, it generally indicates
grossness and stupidity; too small, feeble
ness and inaptitude of mind, If not of con-
stitution. The physiogomy of forehead
is seen in the form of the frontal bone, its
height and proportion, regularity or irregu-
larity; this marks the disposition and
measure OF our faculties, fashion Of
thinking and feeling. Pathognomy should
be studied in the covering skin, its color,
wrinkles, tension or relaxation; this gives
clue to the passions, the actual state of
the spirit within, the use it has made of
Its natural gifts. Foreheads. seen in pro-
file, are divided into three classes; project
ing above. fiat on the eyebrows; retreating
from behind developed brows, and perpen-
d1cular Broadly speaking, those with
prominent eye bones act promptly. on the
Judgment, perhaps passion. of the moment.
Yet they err but rarely, for their gifts of
intuition and rapid deduction seldom fail
to guide them rightly. High foreheads,
lacking some part of this quick spirit
pause. consider and weigh the matter be-
fore taking action Less passionate, less
imaginative, less resourcefuI, they cannot
af1ord to make mistakes Short foreheads,
prominent brows, belong to the man of ac-
ton. High wel-developed temples, to the
man Of thought. A perpendicular, fiat fore
head, with wrinkleless skin stretched tight
ly across 1t, may be briefly dismissed as
the forehead of the fool Eye bones which
project so sharply as to cause the hair of
the brows to bristle outward show i'm
mense acuteneSS and genius for intrigue
Ii Hung Chang the great Chinese minis
ter. and Prince Bismarck are good exam
pies of this class. A forehead square
the temples and retreating into the hair
on either side is sign of retentive mem
DRY and excellent judgment. Lord Kitche-
ner Of Khartoum has the typical forehead
Of leader of men. Short compressed
with prominent eye bones and thick,
straight brows square and receding on the
temples. A man with this forehead could
not fail to judge character or circumstance
with quickness and accuracy, to store such
observations in tenacious memory, and
to act upon his conclusion with promptneSs
and decision.
Eyes, mirrors Of the soul. may. perhaps.
be considered more beautiful and attrac-
tive than any other feature. Dividing them
into two great classes, light and dark, 1t
has been said that the dark indicate
power, the light. delicacy. Black eyes, so
called-for they are really of so deep an
orange that they appear black contrasted
with the white surrounding them-are trop-
ical. Sometimes they seem duh and slug
gfsh, but the forces they betoken are only
slumbering. so that any chance spark may
set them ablaZe. With such eyes the in
tellect will be powerful and the passions
strong. Clear blue eyes belong to temper
ate regions Other intellectual indications
being equal. what they may lack in power
and versatility. Hazel eyes show steadi-
ness and power of constant affection;
green, cat-like orbs. though frequently fas-
cinatfng, are dangerous, for they are a
sign of coquetry and deceit. The eyes of
genius are said to be of varying tints, like
the sea, sometimes blue, tinged with green
or orange, in certain lights when affect
ed by emotion, deep and almost dark.
These but few of the infinite varieties
In tint. 1t should never be forgotten that
eyes are more capable Of misleading than
any other feature Form and color may
indicate much; the glance. steady or soft,
perhaps even more. Widely expanded eye.
lids see much without rejecting greatly
beyond the present moment. Eyeids half
closing over the eyes denote less facility
of impression. but clearer insight, more
definite ideas, greater readiness in action
they notice less, but think and feel in
tensely. Deen-set eyes with wrinkles at
the outer corners show penetration and
sense of humor. Eyes set near together,
especially when there are wrinkles across
the nose, a sign of cunning and mean
ness in small things, money matters and
otherwise. Set wide apart the character
will be generous. If too wide, careless and
eXtravagant. The proper distance between
the eyes is the length Of one eye.