Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-24
A Picture of Custer.
| Mrs. Z, B. Washington in Pb;,ad.J,b;.

Mrs Z, B. Washington in Philadelphia Times
Though not scientist in physiognomy,
sought to study out the blonde, aImos,
boylsh face of the young officer, obsery
ing both the features and expression with
close criticism. 1t was strange 10 think
tins was the Custer who had made him
self man of mark y among an army
whose commanders combined the skill
drill and courage of tits and other coup-
trles-he looking like youth. | had nv
own beau-idea of a general of cavalry
embodied il our gallant, glorious, unsur-
passed Stuart, the prince royal of soldiers,
with his strinkingly fine face and form,
his bold, bright, earnest eyes. Here was
the hero ofanother armv-alike the pride
and idol Of his people, who admin ed and
eulogized him in an equally enthusiastic
manner. They said his rapid promotion
was for gallant services" thoegh vet so
young in years. Skill and courage count
ed high in the deadly strife they were
waging. Ny observations and opinions of
him would be certainly impartial and re-
solved to try and be unprecedented What
| saw was this:
A tall young man whose decidedly
dashing dress gave a picturesque pecu
llarity to his appearance; with face full
OF ueroe ana animation; clear cut, regular
features; nose somewhat severely
straight, with flexible, nervous no trils;
the compressed lips of an expressive
mouth, thin and firm, shaded by blonde
mustachc; the short, well curved chin,
close shaver. Under high broad brow
there CLEANED eyes of clear bright blue
strange, scintillating eyes they were,
surging with expression full of lights and
shadows, spark.like steel-flasbing like
fire, of sottening sometimes with kindly
emotion. Back from the brow were care
lessly tossed the "golden locks he was
noted for, OF really beautiful hair"
that looked like IA child's curls thew
seemed so soft and silken- utterly unlike
ones imagination of what pertained to
warrior-and altogether uncommon. The
tall, we'll proportional figure, straight,
supple, muscular-somewhat thin, though
in times of rest and peace it might have
been tuller-was displayed and set of by
the dress that, as l have said, gave pc
cul1ar plcturesqueness to his appearance
This was a cavalry jacket of dark blue or
velvet, richly ornamented on the sleeves
with gold braid, shaped into what was
called the Hungarian knot" with Shout
der-straps and buttoned in the style be-
longing to brigadier generals.
Then fatigue shirt of navy blue with
wide sailor collar, outlined with white
braid, a star embroidered in white at each
corner, turned over cravat of vivid
scarlet silk, carelessly tiedkin sailor knot
at the throat. The tout ensemble was eff
fectively completed by high cavalry
dark lead color, and black felt hat,
held in his hand with wide brim. decora-
ted with a gold cord and tasscl, and a
long black plume. Thought he looked
like stage sailor or Spanish caralliero,
except the blonde coloring, and could
scarcely imagine any one fighting fiercely
in such parade dress, though it seemed
singularIy suitable to the style of man I
was inspecting. One has an abstract i'd
miration for the splendid spotted Skin
Of royal Bengal tiger while safely CON
templatlng his Gagged beauty, though feel
ing the while there is a deadly power in
the stroke OF those velvet pads of paws
that step SO still and smoothly by anu
down behind the iron bars. The fierce,
beautiful brute carries dea til in the clutch
OF these terrible claws 50 subtly conceal
ed in rheir furry covering. And as
looked l knew that the fancy dress fran
ed formidable foe, and iLvoIuntarily
swift shudder shook my nerves, when I
thought of the death dealingwork those
snewy white hands had done, and yet
were doing to the cause, the country, the
people I loved and feared for