Her hair was uncovered, divided on the forehead in black, glossy bandeaux, and twisted up behind.

The eyes and brow are noble, and the nose is of a somewhat Jewish character; the chin a little recedes, and the mouth is not good, though mobile, flashing out a sudden smile with its white projecting teeth.

There is no sweetness in the face, but great moral as well as intellectual capacities--only it never _could_ have been a beautiful face, which a good deal surprised me.

The chief difference in it since it was younger is probably that the cheeks are considerably fuller than they used to be, but this of course does not alter the type.

Her complexion is of a deep olive.