Ah, here alone can one feel near Her, and see Her! "In fact," he went on after a moment's reflection, "one does see Her in the strictest sense of the word--or at least, can fancy that She is there.

If there is a spot where I can call up Her face, Her attitude--in short Her portrait--it is at Chartres." "And how is that ?" "Well, Monsieur l'Abbe, we have no trustworthy information as to our Mother's face or figure.

Her features are unknown--intentionally, I feel sure, in order that each one may contemplate Her under the aspect that best pleases him, and incarnate Her in the ideal beauty of his dreams.
"For instance, Saint Epiphanius describes her as tall, with olive eyes arched and very black eyebrows, an aquiline nose a rosy mouth, and a golden-toned skin.

This is the vision of an oriental.
"Take Maria d'Agreda, on the other hand.

She thinks of the Virgin as slender, with black hair and eyebrows, eyes dark and greenish, a straight nose, scarlet lips, and a brown skin.