Arizona republican., 1902-02-28
CHARACTER IN
 HANDWRITING

It was q little supper given recently by Louis Mann and his charming wife,
 Miss Clara Lipman. Aside from the host and hostess there were present well known author. couple of equally well known actresses and a young club man with penchant for collecting au- tographs. Tine party had drifted to the coffee stage of the repaSt. and were deep in 3 discussion Of palmistry. Af- ter awhile Mir. Mann said emphatical- ly: Well. don't know much about palmistry. but I will bet $50 that my wife can come pretty close to reading the character of any man or woman living simply through their handwrit- ing
 Miss Lipman protested that, MT. Mann was rating her supposed powers too highly. Then the amiable young autograph hunter remarked: Well, I won't put up $50, but. just the same. I'd like to make q test. l happen to have several autograph letters here from some rather prominent people. Miss L-ipman may possibly be familiar with the writing in one or two cases. but l am pretty certain that she has never Seen the others. Suppose hand her the letters. one by one. so folded that she cannot see the autographs, and let her prove what she can do." Miss Lipman assented readily and the first letter was plac in her hands. Af- ter looking at it a moment she said:
 An American for a certainty if not by birth. then by adoption at a very early age. Every character breathes America. He is a thoughtful man. d strong man. and a man of decisive ac- ton when once he has made up his mind. Decisive? I should say so. Look at those 't's and the down strokes in the 'y's. This man is long past the prime of life, but he is stiIl full of fire and energy. I should hate to have him for an enemy: but he would be q very just enemy at that"
 The second letter caused Miss Lip man to smile. My she said. an other American. I could almost tell with my eyes closed Of course, I need not say it is a woman. That is entirely s;Iperfiuous. She is breezy. graceful personality. l can see the easy glide Of her pen over the paper as she wrote the letter. Every word has a soft little loop cropping out somewhere. and a graceful sort of tail at the end. like the wigsle of a comical polliwog. There is a lot of sentiment in this woman. In fact. I should say that sentiment pre- dominated. still. there is an angularity and squareness about certain Of the characters. and an emphatic dash of the pen here and there which indicate strength of will and determination
 The third letter brought this andy sis; Another woman. and a French woman. She writes excellent English. but she is French. French. French from the tip O; her Louis KY. shoe to 
 know that her hair is perfectly dressed? ? Look at those graceful. flowing letters. and doubt it. She is much like the other woman in some respects. But for her I would use the word .charmiul, instead of breezy. She has much strength of character. is sauve and diplomatic. and would be apt to give way at times to intense emotions. She IS an excellent cOnversa ationalist An actress? I cant say. Not painter. surely. With all her charming quali- ties. I should imagine she had q good head for business
 The fourth letter rather "stumped'. Miss Lipman. but she made a hazard as follows: It might be the hand writing of q cardinal or an author. A statesman? No. It was written by T man with white soft and beautifully Kept hand. See how soft the paper is and what an exquisite, pale tint I can | see dim lights in his study. graceful | portieres and exquisite rings. He is a | man whose ruling passion is the most | beautiful things Tn art and nature"
 About the fifth and last letter Miss | Lipnan said: Another woman She | writes in French; but ] doubt if she is ! q French woman. The letter looks as if | II had cost an effort. II looks as though | she almost hated the trouble of talk | Ing up her pen. She may have been very tired. I think she is an invalid and I should say. uahappy-weary would be better word. She is full of ! soul. emotion. nervous force. which I | should judge. rarely came to the sur race. She is perverse woman. too. | Everything is gray and monotonous to her. Tho characters are almost color less; but there is intellectuality. and. above all. soul. soul. soul," Miss Lin. man threw her last letter down with a laugh. and said confidently: '"wen, what success?'
 The first letter had been written by Gen. Joe Wheeler Fighting Joe: the second by May Irwin: the third bv fNette Guilbert, the French chanteusr pr diseuse." as they style her in Paris. the fourth was from Alma-Tadena the celebrated English painter: and the hfth was from the great Italian actress, tieonore Duse.-Boston Transcript
 
 JONES IS SERIOUS