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Mr. Walker, in his elaborate work on Female Beauty, describes three several varieties, each of which is perfect in its kind. He arranges them under the heads of—


 * 1) Intellectual beauty, as shown in the statue of Minerva.
 * 2) Nutritious beauty, as shown in the statue of Venus.
 * 3) Locomotive beauty, as shown in the statue of Diana.

In the first, the intellectual qualities predomi­nate, and the figure is slight, yet capable of sup­porting great fatigue. The head is large in pro­portion to the body, and the intellectual powers seem to absorb the nutrition required for the growth of the physical organization. In the se­cond, the trunk is larger and longer, the waist and hips broader, the lower limbs shorter, affording ample space for the development of all the vital organs. In the third, the trunk is shorter, the extremities longer and more powerful, the head smaller, and generally speaking, the character more