Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY
Personal characteristics as
Told by the Features.
JUDGING A WOMAN
By THE HAIR AND ITS PECU-
LIARITIES.
Fate and Fortune May Be Foretold by
the Fingers and the
Feet.

Copyright, 1902 by s. s. Mcclure Co..
Written for The Evening Star by Katherine Morton.
When bevy of maidens would while
away an idle hour. and foretelI fate and
fortune. 1t is not the lines on their hands
which they study nowadays, but their fea-
tures-the eyes. the brow, the nose, the
mouth, the lips. the teeth. the chin. the
ear tips. All these may be consulted in
order to reveal ones character and luck in
life.
Let me tell your fortune by your chin"
says Isabella Moncreif to her companion;
give it a saucy. tip-tilted pose-yes. that
is it: now you look fetching, and let me
see, you will
Marry a tall, dark-haired man who
looks like pirate, 1 suppose" interrupts
her companion.
Il cannot go quite far as that" says
Isabella, nor tell whether he-the future he
be dark and piratical, or light and poeti-
cal. so don't expect too much from me.
Your chin belongs to the class designated
| as pointed, and it is solemn fact that the
owner of such chin is difficult to
please that single blessedness is threatened,
although not absolutely assured.
Now, if you had a narrow, square chin
continued Isabella, you would be a deal
worse off than you are with pointed chin,
for then you would bestow your love upon
some unworthy or unsuitable individual
some one who lacked both birth and for
tune
"a deal worse off. suppose" was the
| reply, although you never can tell until
| you have tried it whether tits a sadder
fate to marry no one or to marry the wrong
| one"
Reduced to an exact science. chins may
| be divided into five ciasses-the pointed, the
narrow square, the broad square. the broad
round and the indented. The pointed and
| the narrow square are essentially the fem
| mime chins, while the broad square Is the
| masculine chin. The broad square chin de-
| notes the propensity of earnest devotion,
| of ardent love, and is usually accompanied
| by great strength of intellect. Faithful
| love constancy is shown by the broad
round chin: the owner of such chin is
apt to be of a sangujne temperament. The
indented chin denotes the desire to he
| loved. In a man 1t is not an admirable
sign, unless accompanied by other balanc-
ing qualities, as it gives lightly come
| and lightly go disposition.
The Long, Chin.
| Will or strength of purpose is shown by
| the long chin. The owner of such a fea-
ture is steady, purposeful and always ad-
vancing from one accomplished work to an
other and success in life is assured to him.
All intellectual people have rather prom
inent chins The rule for a chin is that in
| it's modelling it must suggest three gener
ations behind it, and be rather round than
square or pointed.
| There never was a person of character
| who had not a large mouth, and lips are
| usually finer and more expressive in
| large mouth. 1t is not necessarily the
small mouth which is the ideal one. The
Madonna mouth-the one which shows
| slight projection of the upper lip over the
lower one-reveals deep purity and affec-
ton, great tenderness and seIf-devotion.
| If the mouth never closes, a lack Of
| mental power is Indicated; such mouth
belongs to a person who thirsts for no.
| toriety, applause and COMMUNICATION; gen.
orally speaking, the person is deficient in
passions and emotions The tightly COM
| pressed lips is a .rgn of weakness. Thin
| lips are associated With unsociabilty and
| GOODNESS of disposition; they also denote
| a great degree of self-control. Lips which
| show a straight closure and are delicately
| creased can only belong to refined ma
1 ture. Prominence of the lower lip denotes
| obstinacy, but If a mole mark the right
| side of the lip good fortune is signiied.
| Full lips rosy and regular, finely arched,
| show a lovable disposition; If they also
| have a cushioned appearance they belong
to domestic nature. fond of caresses.
| If teeth are long and not narrow the
| owner has large, liberal views, strong pas
| sions and heroic virtues Teeth that are
| long and narrow belong to people of weak
| character. If broad and short, strong men,
| tai powers are indicated-if close together
| the person has a quick intelligence Even
| ly growing teeth show a better disposition
| and better developed mind than those that
| crowd and overlap each other. Teeth that
| project outward show inquisitiveneSS; II
they project outward upon the lower lip
| the person possesses generosity. If they
| turn inward the person is penuriouS.
| Where the upper teeth project greatly over
| the lower ones it shows a unconventional
| nature and a lower order of intellect. Yer
| teal teeth represent an even temper. The
| more the teeth and gums are displayed in
| conversation the less profound the mind.
| Teeth unusually pointed and sharp show a
| depraved nature.
| The American "Retrousse."
| American women are fatally deficient in
| nose, so we are told by one who has made
| study of the subject. 1T is not too much
| to say" this authority declares, that if
| you make a study of a tier of boxes at the
| opera you will not see one good nose If a
| woman has a nose it is probably probos-
| els, and she could supply three or four Of
| her meager sisters; the others, without eX-
| ception, have little pugs, irregular
| piece of flesh and cartilage that cannot be
| classed. You will see queer, peaked af-
| fair, that seems to point derisively at her
| bang; another has a minute nose, SO I'M
| fortunately constructed as to give her the
| effect of one whose fate it is to be con-
| stantly tormented with doors that are not
| redolent of the rose or the lily"
| The person who writes in such a strain
| as this about the American nose either has
no nose herself or a Roman one. AS mat