The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04

THE gate or the Soui.
Il Features alter. Eyes. nose
klsS1 mouth may change their aspect
l&1ls2CJ from a thousand causes. Acct
dent may mar them, pain dls-
tort them; old habits frequently give them
some popularity Of form or expression.
They are like the hands on the clock
dial; they move and change with wear
or external Influences But the forehead
isl like the dial itself 1t remains sub
stantinlly the same throughout lie.
Tho perfect forehead should be smooth,
clear, white and spacious, and one-fourth
the length of the head In height The
broad, low brow is the most beautiful.
This is the Roman or classic brow, as
shown in painting and sculptured marble.
Tho Greeks preferred the high and
rather narrow brow; this Is the shape
uniformly represented In Greek SOUP
ture.
rho owner of a high forehead is pop
ularly supposed to be a person of mighty
intellect and a saint while the villain
OF life or of the drama IS always sup
roscd TO be distinguished by low, beet
ling brow. And these notions survive ana
flourish among US, despite the fact that
the most brilliant people have their full
intellectual often own angelic "arched
brows."
Whether high or low, capacity and
strength Of mind are indicated II the
brow is rounded and slightly convex.
<pronaincnce In the region of the eye
trows indicates strength of the percep-
tive or observing faculties: prominence
of the middle and upper part indicates
strength Of the reflective or thinking fac
ulties. and prominence of the outer por-
tons indicates strength of the imaginative
faculties
II the forehead rises slantingly. the
person is supposed to be sharp and dar-
ing; II 1t is full at the outer angles, the
owner has plenty OF ideas. Where 1t Is
fullest In the middle the person Is shrewd
and guarded In her conduct.
A knotty forehead shows perseverance,
activity Of mind and body. and also harsh
Eess and Intolerance. a small dent IN
the forehead Just above and between the
eyebrows shows insincerity and lack OF
judgment.
Quick, energetic and useful people usu-
ally have short narrow foreheads
straight forehead, one that rises from
the eyebrows In n perpendicular line, Is
sign OF innexbility and tenacity.
AS to heads In the beauty market. the
small one takes the prize. The American
girl must realize this fact. for she has
somehow lost the large head which she
once had. To-day she has the delightful
little head of the Southern woman OF
French dcscent-that small. wcll-posed
head which Is so pretty that 1t Is Ideal.
Nothing adds SO much to beauty as q
well-shaped head nobly poised like that
of Psyche or Galatea.
II her head is too large for beauty, the
girl of the present day Is clever enough
to make It seem smaller by dressing her
hair conpactly and by smoothing 1t at
the sides. She twists little knot low at
the back of her head, or coils 1t smoothly
on top, and her head seems small and
well shaped. Whether nature Intended
that it should be or not.
The shape of her brow, too. she alters
to make herself more lovely to look upon.
She shapes 1t as best pleases her. max
Ing 1t low or high. or wide or narrow. or
oval or square. She wakes the hair to
grow up or down. to lie in rebellious
little waves. or to go back smartly from
a forehead that needs to be raised 1T
tie, Broad and low is the preferred pat
tern In brows just at present.
Even with pompadour this shape
may be managed by means OF soft waves
OF hair partly covering the brow.
Any one with too broad brow should
wear as little hair as possible on the
temples and dress 1t high. One with too
low brow should keep the hair off the
forehead In front and arrange few
wavy locks on the temples. recedlng
brow should be partly covered with fluffy
hair. A maiden with brow both high
and broad may allow her tresses to rip
pie and wave and flow over 1t like those
OF the heroine of three-volume novel.
To keep the forehead fair. smooth and
youthful Is easy enough, If a little time
and thought Is expended.
The first rule Is. don't scow" when
reading. writing or talking seriously.
This causes two little perpendicular lines
to plough between the eyes. 1t Is a
habit almost impossible to correct when
once formed, as 1t Is done unconsciously
by great many young people. Even in
sleep their brows will ,be drawn together
In this frown that is the abettor of age.
bright and studious young woman,
still In her Juveniles, found herself the
victim OF this scowl, which had already
made two fine hairlnes In her brow.
She set herself to work to cure the habit
by placing her mirror before her face
when she read. wrote or studied, But
as this distracted her attention from
her work, she finally placed white
libbon band tightly across her brow,
tying 1t in knot at the back Of her
head At night she slept with the band.
After several months the lines dsap
peared, and she Is quite cured OF the
disflguring habit.
What is called the Russian system for
removing wrinkles In the forehead Is
worth trying II lines are threatening
tho appearance of the brow.
The Russian way is to bind hot cloths
wrung out of hot water upon the brow
and then to lie down. AS the cloths
should be changed frequently, a maid
or an accommodating friend Is useful
adjunct to this toilet rite. The patient"
Is given vinaigrette of soothing salts
to quiet the nerves; she Is directed to
think pleasant thoughts and to hold her
face as quiet as possible, SO that the lines
may Re allowed to dsappear under the
magic influence of the hot applications
This Is treatment which must be
taken when time is not pressing
Another new wrinkle for curing wrln-
lies Is the "frowner." This Is designed
primarily to blot out or erase the wrn-
kles caused by frowning but 1t may be
applied with equal success to crows
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