The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-10
Do Faces Inder Hearts

| HHN MOTHER DEAR, you've got a l IlWlt baseball face,' and my big auntie has a football face. 1t was a small boy who spoke the pro-
 phetic words, and upon being asked just what he meant, his reply indicated that all people are divided into two classes, those with "baseball' or round" faces and "footbalP' or "oblong" faces. These old names afterward became "by-words'' occurred, and ever after proved very expressive to the children and the "grown-ups" alike
 l was reminded of this little incident the other day when I was reading about
 now some Princeton students filled out questionnaires" in regard to what had been of the greatest value to them dur ing their college career.
 or course, the replies were numerous
 and varied; one young fellow unblush- ingly declared that his allowance" had been the uppermost thing in his career:
 while another declared that his ability
 to loaf scientifically had made his at-
 tendance at college well worth while
 But the most original expressDns were
 the ones that reminded me, as said
 before, of the little boy who had labeled
 his mothers and his "big auntie's"
 faces "baseball' and "footbalI' faces,
 upon the young Princeton's students di-
 vision of human faces hung his greatest
 college asset. namely, the possession Of
 a poker face"
 poker face as defined by the Princeton man means an impressive, im- penetrable, importurbable countenance which gives no outward sign or visible hint of what is taking place within.
 When you stop to think about it, you face has it's value, although face upon which emotions are easily read is far more attractive; in other words, an lex pressive" face.
 face under complete control is cer- tainly an essential as far as the man of business is concerned-the diplomat, fH fact, anybody who deals with men. and it occurs to me in this connection that the Japanese would take the "blue rib bon for immobility. for lack of expres- sion. for perfectly blank faces.
 Indeed, I think I read somewhere not long ago that the Japanese envoys en- joyed the reputation of being the best poised statesmen at the recent world conference, and I believe their faces suggested this observation.
 If you stop to think about it, the Jap anese have faces that hide thoughts and feelings completely; they never change expressions; they never seem to have emotion; yet as we all know they are as emotional people as the world 
 The French people have wonderfully expressive way of showing their feel ings by their expression. I recall once in New York that I attended a sym phony concert at Carnegie hall. and I sat near-in fact, right next to-a French man. As soon as the concert started he arranged himself for an afternoon of unalloyed pleasure, and when the first 1 number started Ca familiar overture by the way) it brought to the surface va rious emotions which he took no pains to conceal He kept time with the con- i ductor and ever and anon expressing l approval by a peculiar arch of his eye brows; again by another arch of the | brows and slight frown-the fact that 1 he did not approve of the reading of the score.
 A number of exquisite selections were l on the programme, and the 1 young F'renchman would Sturn to his 1 friends and try to explain something or awaken their interest, so that they 1 might share his appreciation, alssays | with his face as with his lips. i remember quite distinctly that a Rus ! sian number was included on the pro- | gramme and his face was perfect study ! as he listened and groped about for | meanings and finally he rested his head | on his hands and seemed lost in contem- plation, in study.
 Of course, a great deal of py own