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A round, jovial face; ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish';
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[img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] You had me virtually demoralized and then ready to pounce for a couple seconds there, Durelen. I'm saddened and a little disgruntled that Tolkien actually imagined Hobbits to have slightly pointy ears. Ah well. I appreciate your distinction regarding BEFORE and AFTER LOTR was published.
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Why don't the feas of men make their bodies immortal, and beautiful, like the Elves do? Maybe it's because Elves have a closer affinity to the Earth than Men.
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The basic reason, Gwaihir, is that that's the Gift/Doom Eru placed on them. All other maybe's are the result of Eru's purpose.
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If an Elf woman becomes a human's wife she will loose this kind of being, won't she? Won't she be a part of the earth?
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It depends on whether the elf-woman becomes a human's wife willingly or not. If unwilling, her fea certainly remains elvish. If willing, that's a choice made and her fea becomes human.
I'm not sure what you mean by "be a part of the earth", but I'm guessing 'like an elf'. Perhaps you're thinking of how Arwen laid herself down on Cerin Amroth and gave up her life. I would distinguish between voluntarily dying and the choice to become human. Aragorn also voluntarily died so both human and elf could do that. Arwen became human. Elrond said that he would not see Arwen until the world's end. So an elf-woman choosing a man for husband chooses humanity and humanity's gift/doom. Body becomes dust, spirit departs beyond the veils of this world.