Notes on noses / [by Eden Warwick [pseud.]].

  • Warwick, Eden, pseud.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Notes on noses / [by Eden Warwick [pseud.]]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following subordinate rules are applicable to all kinds of Noses, and must be attended to before forming a judgment on any Nose. 1. The Power of a Nose depends iipon its length in proportion to the profile. A Nose should not be less than one-third of the entire length of the profile, from the root of the hair to the tip of the chin. 2. The character of a Nose is weakened in intensity by forming too great, or too small an angle with the general profile of the face, This angle, if as great as 40°, is not good, anything beyond that is bad; about 30^ is best. Angles: -r* ^ —loss than _^ J 3' ^ •15°. 40°. 30°. 35° becomes a snub. 3. Attention should be paid to the angle which the basal line of the Nose forms with the upper-lip. This angle affects intensity, and also temperameut. If it is au obtuse angle, as thus J> , the consequent abbrevia- tion of the Nose (for a long Nose has always more Power than a short one) weakens the character, but the tempera- ment is cheerful, ga}-, and lively; if on the other hand the angle is acute, as thus ^ , the elongation of the Nose adds much to the intensity of the character indicated by the profile; but the disposition is generally melan- choly, and, if a very acute angle, desponding and fond ot gloomy thoughts. Fox (the r^Iartyrologist), John Knox,
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