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Show ROCKEFELLER, JR., AS HE IS Pen Picture of the Son of the World's Richest Man. One glance at the countenance of John T). Rockefeller, Jr., tells plainly enouKh thnt his life has been pitched ujjon 11 serious, almost solemn, plane He Is a young man of medium height ami sie, uim 11 rather iurgo head, not exactly Byronlc In contour, but of full size behind, and with a broad forehead ami a strong, round chin. Th corners of hit mouth, unlike the pictures of his father, turn upward, ami there. Is a kindly expression about the curve of hlH upper 1 1 r . which Is baro of mu-tai mu-tai he and well shaped His nose, which Is Just a Utile upturned, would, by the Ordinary rule of reckoning. Indicate no particular Strength nor weakness of character. The first sign of austerity Is about the eyefl, which crouch beneath his broad brow and behind a pair of qulz-zlng-glassee. or noso spectacle. From a general view one comes in the lneon-testable lneon-testable conclusion that bore Is a man who thinks, and who thinks hard. There more kindness In his expression expres-sion than harshness, more altruism than selfishness, and when he begins to speak there is that ea rnoHtness of tone, high pitched ami pleading, which dwells with a listener until It sounds more plaintive thnn argumentative. Even when young Mr. Rockefeller Bmlles there Is seriousness of expression expres-sion almost to the border-line of pathos, path-os, The whole effect of th man's personal per-sonal appearance upon one is appealing. appeal-ing. There Is nothing repellant about him. nothing dictatorial, nothing combative com-bative But this doesn t mean that there Is the first trace of meekness or tho excessl'. , degree of self-effacement tnore reprehensible than self-importance. Mr. Rockefeller might be called good-looking, ami must be called B young man of pleasing address. Ram-sen Ram-sen Crawford In Leslie's Weekly. |