FACES THAT BETRAY CHARACTER

Mataura Ensign, 27 September 1913, Page 3

FACES THAT BETRAY CHARACTER

HAZEL EYES AND FICKLENESS. ! !'d!!c:i;-io;iiM.s u-li nr. that despite lie-; rcuitary qualities and tendencies we can; within limits make of ourselves what we j will. The phrenologist asserts that our native qualities are revealed oil the sur-j face of our heads. Whichever authority j has the best of it, there is no doubt that < our habits write themselves on our faces, and, therefore; a science of physiognomy should have a definite value.' "The Face and How to Read It," by Annie T. Oppenheim, is a manual! of "scientific character-reading from the! face based on anatomical values." The I following are some qualities and their | distinctive features taken from ait alphabetical list. It is easy to see whether one agrees with her ruling:—

A Little Guide. Acquisitiveness: _Thickness of the bridge of the nose just above the wing of the nostril. Length of the eyebrows at their outer corners. Lines of calculation round the eyes. Thin lips. Narrow forehead. Admiration (love of): Shown by the muscle which elevates the cheek, 'cans- 1 ing a fulness of the flesh under the eye. I Corners of the mouth turned slightly upwards. Lips just parted. Red or golden hair. ' Affection: Full under lip. Soft brown j eyes. Full round ch'ui. Ambition: Lines from the wings of the nose to the mouth. Wide back to head on top. Cruelty: Thin lips, heavy jaw. Deepset close together. Low forehead. Economy: Width of nose above the wing the same as acquisitiveness, but qualified to economy by full under lip. Evenness of Temper: Straight hairs to the eyebrows. Placid and rather dull expression. Faithful Love: Width and breadth of the chin under the wisdom teeth. Fickleness: Hazel eyes. Small pointed chin. Frankness: Straight eyebrows. Eyes wide apart. Large moutn. Lips slightly parted. Wide tip to nose. Genius: Thick, drooping lids to rather prominent eyes. Lines in the forehead coming down to a point in the centre. Pale complexion. The abnormal development of any intellectual organ of the brain.

Industry: Square forehead. Wide jaw, Ears setting out from the head at the top.

Invention: Large development of the organ of constructiveness visible at the angles of the forehead directly over the eyes. The downward projection of the septum of the nose. Lying: Mephistophelian eyebrows that jut into the nose at the inner corners. Elliptical eyes. Revenge.: Downward curve in the centre of the eyebrows.

Suspicion: Long, drooping nose, pointed tip.