The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

women alone men had it, too but oddly |
enough, 1t was seldom seen on children.
They, bless their hearts! were too busy |
,enjoying their wheels to have any powers
to waste on worrying about anything.
That the bicycle face was not q neces |
sary accompaniment Of wheeling was
proved by the fact that it was not uni
Versal. More than that, it was usually to
be seen upon the unaccustomed and timid
rider. This was perhaps natural, but
when the transient expression was per-
mitted to become permanent 1t was either
the result Of carelessness or of a lack Of
appreciation Of the effect even a passing
mood may have on the features, if the
mood is repeated frequently enough.
Perhaps 1t Is a matter Of course that
when timid person learns to ride a wheel
the lack of self confidence should for the
time being show in the face but this lack
of self confidence is not an abiding thing.
Unfortunately, however, the look some
times Is. One can see that in other than
outdoor pursuits. Facial tricks are easily
acquired and even when recognized are
hard to shake off. They are worse when
their owner fails to know they are In ex-
sistence. 49, ....a.
1 was amused one evening to observe
1.-THE expressions of the faces of several
persons who were sitting about room
engaged in various pursuits. At one side
of the room an elderly man was writing
All the while the pen moved his lips
moved also-not repeating the words he
was writing, but twitching back and forth
e In measured fashion, as IL the thoughts
of the brain had their counterpart in
the movements of the lips. 49,.
Another member of the family read a
book in which she was deeply interested
( and the play Of the authors fancy was
indicated by the motions Of the reader 8
eyebrows. When there was something a
little unusual or amusing, the brows went
UP almost into the hair; when there was
pathos or matter for indignation the
brows were drawn together. 1t was no
wonder that the forehead was a maze OF
creases, longitudinal and vertical. Next
to the reader sat her sister crocheting In
and out went the needle. and every time
the hook drew the wool thru loop the
lips were pursed up. While the mother
of the girls who sat sewing, snapped he,
eyes theoretically with every stitch she
set.
Perhaps this may seem an exaggera.
ton. but let any one who questions the
possibility Of such a set of expression!
In one household take the pains to give
a little study to the facial tricks Of those
= about her. Possibly the group I instance(
may have had especially mobile counte
& nances, but there are plenty Of others
n When we see this sort of thing provoked
q by ordinary indoor avocations. is it an.
IL wonder that more exciting pursui
p leaves its mark on the face?
XII While bicycling was one of the frs
y NJ sports to receive the honor of having al
81 VI expression named after it, other sport
tf9 have followed in its wake. I do not refe
i now to the expressions gained by ath
y letes. The look Of the football or tn
baseball player may, like other occupa
tions. have whole range Of expression
of it's own. And there are other outdoo
ways of life that leave their mark
mark that is not Objectionable. We a
know the gaze Of the sailor or Of tn
man accustomed to looking off over wild
sroon 6P rpr1i iS ling I'M
pleasant about these It Is when the bi
cycle face means a set look Of anxiet
or Of peevishness, when the fixing wit
the eye Of the hole to which the ball mus