George Bernard Shaw, his life and works; a critical biography (authorized) . the house. Shaw finally won the battleand enjoyed his triumph in face of the objection of managersand the indignation of the fashionable and wealthy theatre-goers. Shaws snuff-coloured suit and flannel shirt made him amarked figure in London during the nineties. He wore it solong that it finally came to look, as one of his acquaintancessaid, as if it were made of brown wrapping paper. So mucha part of his individuality had it become that, when he finallydiscarded it, some friends of Shaws, seeing it depending froma na
George Bernard Shaw, his life and works; a critical biography (authorized) . the house. Shaw finally won the battleand enjoyed his triumph in face of the objection of managersand the indignation of the fashionable and wealthy theatre-goers. Shaws snuff-coloured suit and flannel shirt made him amarked figure in London during the nineties. He wore it solong that it finally came to look, as one of his acquaintancessaid, as if it were made of brown wrapping paper. So mucha part of his individuality had it become that, when he finallydiscarded it, some friends of Shaws, seeing it depending froma nail, exclaimed—so well had it retained its shape— Goodheavens! hes done it at last! Of peculiar, almost unique, interest is the record of Shawsphysical proportions and qualities, taken in the Anthropo-metric Laboratory arranged by Francis Galton, , at theInternational Health Exhibition on August 16th, 1884. Thiswas just twenty days before Shaw joined the Fabian to this chart, numbered 3,655, Shaws anthropo-metric properties were as follows: 492. Alvin Laiiffdon Cobnrn.} [Courtesy of the Sculptor. A BUST OF SHAW, By Aususte Rodin. From the bronze original owned by Bernard Shaw. A maible replica is in llMunicipal Gallery of Modern Art. Dublin. ? /. 192 THE MAN Colour of eyes, blue-grey. distance in inches of reading Diamond type— Right eye, 23; left eye, sense (goodness of)—Good. Judgment of per cent, in dividing a line of 15 inches—in three parts, \y2 ; in two parts, ^.Error in degrees of estimating squareness—*4- can hardly be tested here owing to the noises and audible note—Between 30,000 and 40,000 vibrationsper second. Breathing expiration in cubic inches—298. squeeze in lbs. of—right hand, 83; left hand, pull in lbs.—57. Span or finger tips of opposite hands—5 feet inches. , measured from seat of cha
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