g out of the invisible spirit that dwells within, this manifestation
of the higher nature, that we admire and love; this constitutes to us the
beauty of our species. {92}

2. BEAUTY WHICH PERISHES NOT.--There is a beauty which perishes not. It is
such as the angels wear. It forms the washed white robes of the saints. It
wreathes the countenance of every doer of good. It adorns every honest
face. It shines in the virtuous life. It molds the hands of charity. It
sweetens the voice of sympathy. It sparkles on the brow of wisdom. It
flashes in the eye of love. It breathes in the spirit of piety. It is the
beauty of the heaven of heavens. It is that which may grow by the hand of
culture in every human soul. It is the flower of the spirit which blossoms
on the tree of life. Every soul may plant and nurture it in its own garden,
in its own Eden.

3. WE MAY ALL BE BEAUTIFUL.--This is the capacity of beauty that God has
given to the human soul, and this the beauty placed within the reach of
all. We may all be beautiful. Though our forms may be uncomely and our
features not the prettiest, our spirits may be beautiful. And this inward
beauty always shines through. A beautiful heart will flash out in the eye.
A lovely soul will glow in the face. A sweet spirit will tune the voice,
wreathe the countenance in charms. Oh, there is a power in interior beauty
that melts the hardest heart!

4. WOMAN THE MOST PERFECT TYPE OF BEAUTY.--Woman, by common consent, we
regard as the most perfect type of beauty on earth. To her we ascribe the
highest charms belonging to this wonderful element so profusely mingled in
all God's works. Her form is molded and finished in exquisite delicacy of
perfection. The earth gives us no form more perfect, no features more
symmetrical, no style more chaste, no movements more graceful, no finish
more complete; so that our artists ever have and ever will regard the
woman-form of humanity as the most perfect earthly type of beauty. This
form is most perfect and symmetrical in the youth of womanhood; so that the
youthful woman is earth's queen of beauty. This is true, not only by the
common consent of mankind, but also by the strictest rules of scientific
criticism.

[Illustration: A REJECTED LOVER.]

5. FADELESS BEAUTY.--There cannot be a picture without its bright spots;
and the steady contemplation of what is bright in others, has a reflex
influence upon the beholder. It reproduces what it reflects. Nay, it s