The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-20

return to their usual condition.
Hazel eyes are the safest. Talent, wit,
truth, energy of disposition, originality
OF thought, sincerity.
Pale, cold-looking, steady blue eyes de-
note chilly, stern, obstinate, often selfish
natures, and absence Of warm feelings.
Rare dark-blue and deep-gray eyes go
with amiable, often noble, characters.
Restless eyes denote false, Designing
self-ashamed disposition, and malicious
intention into the bargain, if their shade
is greenish.
Romantic women usually have very
well-defned arch in the center of the
eyebrow, while sense Of humor is indi-
Gated in the arch nearer the nose.
Long, dropping eyebrows, lying wide
apart, Indicate an amiable disposition.
Very light eyebrows rarely arc seen on
strongly-intellectual faces.
The ideal eyebrow accepted by the
Greeks as the perfect feminine eyebrow is
long, nearly straight, archless and deli
cately penciled. But like the rosebud
mouth it does not indicate the highest Or
der of intelligence, and the arch is ex-
pressive always of greater sensibility and
greater strength of character.
A small, tightly-crosed mouth betrays
a person of suspicious regard toward 9th
ers; probably she has little conversational
power. a large, half-open mouth is
worse for its owner than for her ac-
quaintances, since it betrays her impress
sionability to, every passing event or crit
icism. A highly-curved mouth denotes
scorn-humorouss scorn---or sarcasm, if
the corners curl up. When the: whole
tendency Of mouth is to curve down
wards, the owner is of pcssimistic, prob
ably querulous disposition. Both beauty
and line character demand mouth that
is we'll formed, tightly closed and neither
too large nor too small.
woman with vprv Do;n+o1 oh;,, :.
very refined in her tastes, Of the most
delicate sensibilities. AS broad, square
chin signifies passion, it follows, by a
study of the various qualities shown by
these features, that /, really-nice and
highly-talented woman must have chin
that is a narrow square, ending in fine
point, with sufficient cleft in it to- mean
a wholesome responsiveness to affection.
lndented nOstrils evidence meanlieSs
wide nOstrils a spendthrift. Il tip ju:tins
out far from the face is 4 token of vul-
garlty, refinement being the possession of
the owners of noses that do not stand out
far at the end. An aquiline bend de.
tice; the long, narrow bridge proclaims
a fastidious, self-sufficient, vet often ten
der nature. All the active Qualities, COM
batigenesses, eagerness, passionate TEN
per, power of hatred, Jealousy, ambition,
90 with the more common type Of Ro-
man nose: the Greek form, on the con-
trary, tells of artistic capabilities and
love of inanimate beauty.
In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now, the shape and
appearance of the finger nails were con-
sidered to have reference to ones des-
tiny. 10 learn the message of the finger
nails it was necessary to rub them over
with compound of wax and SCOT, and
then to hold them so that the sunlight
fell fully on them. Then on the horny.
transparent substance certain signs and
characters were supposed to appear,
from which the future could be inter
preted.
Persons, too, having certain kinds of
| nails We're credited with the possession
with red and spotted nails was supposed
to have hot temper, while pale, lead
colored nails were considered to denote
melancholy temperament. Narrow
nails were supposed to betray ambition
and quarrelsome' nature, while round
shaped nails were the distinguishing
marks of lovers of knowledge and people
minded and obstinate folk were supposed
to have small nails, INDECENT people
tieshy nails and those of gentle, retir-
ing nature broad nails.
Cottage Furniture.
The furnishing of the summer cottage
will soon command attention from those
housewives fortunate enough to have
country as we'll as city homes, and the
new designs in Swedish rush furniture,
therefore, call for special mention. The
cool, forest green tint is particularly APP
propriate to the summer season, and the
picturesque window seats and the round
low-backed reading chairs, with basket
on either side for fancy work or book,
| are likely to be found in many a cottage
| few months hence
Cretonne and chintz hold first place
Just now for furniture covering, and the
designs are large floral. effects. such as
peonies and roses, and one blossom is
| sometimes large enough to cover the en-
tire back of a chair. For light drapery
korah silk is USED considerably. This is
| an Oriental fabric the center a brilliant
| plain color and the border white with
floral decoration.
| Benares brass lamps represent the lat
| est idea in the lamp line. These have a