Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-31
handed for them, a petition which
was always complied with.
SENATORIAL GOOD LOOKS.
Some Of the characteristics Of the
Grave SisnOrs.
Washington letter to Chicago nter-Oeean.


Washington letter to Chicago Inter-Oeean.l
Recent letters from South Carolina
announce the rapid recovery of Gov
ernor Hampton and his intention of
visiting Washington as soon as he is
able to travel He viii bring with
him his daughter who is described as
possessing unusual beauty, and whose
advent in society here is expected to
be quite a sensation. She is about
twenty years old, and just from school,
The governor himselfis a large, we'll
framed man, with a face that is some
what striking in its tout ensemble, if
that is aproper thing to says but his
features are irregular and his skin is
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 a
very handsome man. He has ugly
eyes, however-cold, cruel and snaky.
The senate can stand a good many
handsome men without the floor being
crowded with them, Leaving Conk-
ling out ofthe question, a glance at the
senate will show many good-looking
men, dignified, well dressed, bald
headed, high dome ofthought,n we'll
filed stomach, but very few with pre-
tentions to beauty.
You often see Burnside's form and
face in the fashion-plates in tailor
stores, alongside of the Marquis of
Lorne, and he is a mar of fine ap-
pearance. He is the bestdressed man
in the senate, as Clarkson Potter is
the best dressed man in the house,
only Potter looks likes swell-a cock
ney-and Burnside looks like an en-
peror. No man in the senate looks
wiser than Burnside. No mar was
ever so wise as he looks; but appear
ances are often deceptive.
Ferry, Allison, Booth, Dorsey, Jones
of Nevada, Eustis, Don Cameron,
Spencer, WindOm-the younger men
in the senate-are good looking that
is, they are up to the standard of man
~ beauty, such as you find among the
business men in New York and Chi
cage.
Bayard, Morrill, of Vermont, Stan
ley Matthews, Whyte Of Maryland.
Cameron of Wisconsin, and some
other Of the older looking senator's
have the appearance Of ability and
profundity, and may be said to look
impressive.
ingalls, looks like a college profess
sOr.
Gordon looks like a soldier, with a
great saber scar on his cheek.
Lamar looks like a man with a great
remorse. His head is bent down, his
hair uncut, and his hand trembles.
Christiancy's appearance suggests
the same idea. He isgrowing oldvery
fast, and his habit of pacing the floor
behind the senator's 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 a black hair left.
Hamlin looks like an old New Eng
land parson, and Kirkwood like an
old-fashioned country doctor.
Edmunds' likeness to the picture of
st. Jerome is we'll known.
Morrill, looks like Charles Sumner.
except his frame is not so massive nor
his bearing so noble.
McCreery, of Kentucky, looks like
Mr.. Pickwick.
Eaton, of Connecticut. like Uncle
Pumblerchook in Great Expecta.
TONS never see Eaton talking to
a page without thinking of Pumbler-
chook and Pip, and expecting to hear
him turning to Thurman, who is his
seat-mate, and saying, Now, mum,
with respectations to this boy"
Garland, of Arkansas, looks like one
Of the priests in Vibert's pictures.
Ben Hill looks like Joseph Medill.
Rollins, of New Hampshire, is the
smallest man in the senate Davis. of
Illinois, the largest. Ferry has the
most hair ON his head, and Cameron
Of Wisconsin, the least. Grover and
Jones, of Florida, are the tallest men.
Hamlin and Merrimon habitually
wear swallow-tail coats, and Melon
aid wears an old-fashioned cloak, like
the toga of a Roman senator.