New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . boldness ofspirit. The mouth is large, butdelicate and Avell shaped. In herchin and cheeks are evidences ofstrong and healthy circulation A/and a well-nourished physique, ^^^u, In character she would be more Fig. bloomer.*reformatory than conservative. She would not be indifferentto praise or blame, but sensitive, though she possesses a com-fortable degree of self-reliance and assurance. The depth andcompression of the upper lip indicate de
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . boldness ofspirit. The mouth is large, butdelicate and Avell shaped. In herchin and cheeks are evidences ofstrong and healthy circulation A/and a well-nourished physique, ^^^u, In character she would be more Fig. bloomer.*reformatory than conservative. She would not be indifferentto praise or blame, but sensitive, though she possesses a com-fortable degree of self-reliance and assurance. The depth andcompression of the upper lip indicate decision and positivenessof character. Still, she is gentle and quite affable and agree-able in her deportment. Such an organization, if the mind becultivated, would respond readily to the call of duty, be itapproved or disapproved by the vox popuU. Conscious ofthe correctness of her motives, she holds herself accountable,first to her Maker, next to society. She would not turn backbecause opposed. There is great moral fortitude her(\ Sheis evidently like her father, m the love of liberty and sense ofmdependence. She would have her own * Mrs. Amelia Bloomer was born in Cortlandt County, N. Y., about1819. Her education has been well attended to, and she stands wellamong American female magazine writers. She is best known for herefforts in promoting the adoption of that peculiar style of female dressgenerally called by l:er name, the Bloomer costume, which she adoptedsome years ago and advocated in her journal called the Lily In 1840she was married to Mr. D. C. Bloomer a lawyer in Seneca Falls, N Y.,now residing at Council Bluffs, Iowa. 30- 706 CHARACTER-READING. THE GREAT HISTORIAN. In Mr. Prescott we behold a noble, high-minded, dignifiedgentleman. The countenance speaks his character. Observethe distance from the ear forward and to the top of the head. There was nothing^ lackinorin this organization to pre-vent him from being amodel man. It is scarcelynecessary to specify p
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