The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27
SENATORIAL GOOD LOOKS.
some Of the characteristics of the Grave
signors.

Washington Letter to the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Recent letters from South Carolina an
nounce the rapid recovery of Gov, Hampton
and his Intention TO visit Washington as soor
as he is able to travel. He will bring with
him his daughter who is described az possess.
ing unusual beauty, and whose advent IL
society here is expected to be quite sensa-
tion. She is about twenty years old. and jusI
from school. The Governor himself is large
well framed man. with face that is some
what striking In its tout ensemble. III that Is
the proper thing TO say: but his features are
Irregular and his skin Ia coarse. When he
comes here South Carolina will be represented
by better looking men In the Senate than any
other State. as Hamburg Butler Is q very
handsome man. He has ugly eyes. however
cold, cruel and snaky.
The Senate can stand good many hand.
some men without the floor being crowded
with them. Leaving Conklipg out Of the
question, glance at the Senate will show
dressed bald headed. high adome Of thought. .
well filled stomach. but verJ few with pre-
tentIons TO beauty.
You often see Burnside's form and face In
the fashi0n-plates In tailor stores, alongside
of the Marquis of LorD and he is a man of fine
appearance. He Is the best dressed man in the
Senate as Clarkson Potter Is the best dressed
man in the House, only Potter looks like n
swell-a eoekney-and Burnside looks like an
emperor. No man In the Senate looks wiser
tlt1 DuIuStuf. NO man WIS ever 80 Wls6 AR
he looks; but appearances are often decep-
tive.
Ferry, Allison, Booth. Dorsey, Jones Of
Nevada, Eustis. Don Cameron, Spencer. Win
dom-the younger men In the SeDate-are
good.lookipg; that Is. they are up to the
standard OF manly beauty. such as you find
among the business men In New York and
Chicago
Bayard. Morrill, Of Vermont, Stanley Mat
thews, Whyte OF Maryland Cameron Of Wis.,
consin and some of the older looking Senators
have the appearance Of ability and profun-
dity, AMI may be said to look impressive.
Ingalls, looks like q college professor.
Gordon looks like soldier, with a great
sabre scar on his cheek.
Lamar looks like q man with great re-
morse. His head is bent down. his hair un-
cut, and his hand trembles.
Christiancys appearance suggests the
same idea He is growing old very fast. and
his habit OF pacing the floor behind the Sena-
tors chairs. with his hands clasped under
his coat tails, is more and more noticeable.
They say there IS trouble on the old mans
mind.
Blaine,s. appearance is familiar, only he
hasn't black hair left.
Hamlin looks like an old New England par
son, and Kirkwood like an old-fashioned
country doctor.
Edmunds' likeness to the picture OF st.
Jerome Is well known.
Morrill, looks like Charles Sumner except
his frame Is not so massive nor his bearing
80 noble.
McCreery, OF Kentucky, looks like Mr..
Pickwick.
Eaton. Of Connecticut like Uncle Pumble-
choOk In Great Expectations" / never see
Eaton talking to q page without thinking OF
Pumblecbook and Pip, and expecting to hear
him turning to Thurman, who is his seat
mate, and saying. NOW, mum, with respecta-
tions to this boy"
Rollins, Of New Hampshire, Is the smallest
man In the Senate; Davis, OF Illinois, the