The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-29
SENATORIAL GOOD LOOKS,
Son,e of the C1,uracteristics Of the GRACE
SiOnors.
Washington Letter.

Recent letters from South Corolina announce
the rapid recovery of Governor Hampton and
his Intention OF visiting Washington as soon as
he is able to travel. He will bring with him
his daughter, who is described as possessing
unusual beauty. and whose advent in society
here is expected to be quite q sensation. She
is about twenty years old, and just from school.
The Governor himself is q large, we'll framed
man, with face that is somewhat striking in
its tout ensemble. it that is a proper thing to
say; but his features are irregular and his
skin is coarse. When he comes here South
Carolina win be represented by better-looking
men III the Senate than any other State as
Hamburg Butler is very handsome man. He
has ugly eyes, however-cold, cruel and
snaky.
The Senate can stand s. good many handsome
men without the floor being crowded with them
Leaving Conkling out OF the question, glance
at the Senate will show many good -looking men
dignifed well-dressed, bald-headed, high .idome
OF thought well-Glled stomach, but very
few with pretentions of beauty.
You often see Bnrnsidess form and face in
the fashion plates in tailor stores, alongside
OF the Marquis of Lorne, 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 sweli--a cockney--and Burnside looks
like an Emperor. No man in the Senate looks
wiser than Burnside. No man was ever 80 wise
as he looks; but appearances are often decep-
tive. $:E$ i.
Ferry, Allison, Booth, Dorsey, Jones OF Ne
vada, Eustis Don Cameron, s spencer Window -
the younger men In the Senate--are good look :
ing that is, they are up to the standard Of manly
beauty, such as you find among the business
men in New York and Chicago. a45 ii
Bayard, Morrill,, of Vermont, Stanley Matt
hews, Whyte of Maryland Cameron of Wiscon-
sin, and some other of the older looking Sena-
tors, have the appearance of ability and pro-
fundity, and may be said to look impressive q. +.
ingalls, looks like a college professor.
Gordon looks like . soldier, with a great
saber-scar ON his check.
Lamar looks like q man with q great rem rse
His head bent down, his hair uncut, and his
hand trembles. d. 5#Ef n
. phrisblancy,s appearance suggests the same
idea He is growing old. very fast, and his
habit OF pacing the floor behind the Senator'S
chairs, with his hands clusped under his coat
tails, is more and more noticeable. They say
there is trouble on the old mans mind. M "a
Blaine's appearance lis familiar, only he
hasn' q black hair left. t
Hamlin looks like IN old New England par
son, and Kirkwood like an old fashioned co an
try doctor. E
Edmund Likeness TO the picture Of ST. Jer-
ONE is well known.
Morrill, looks like Charles Summer, except
his frame is not SO massive nor his bearing SO
noble. .@#st5 sE$3s,53I RI II
bdcCreery of Kentucky looks like Mr.. Pick
wick. ,s1Ts
Eaton Of Connecticut like Uncle Puml,le-
chook IN g. Great Expectations.'' never see
Eaton talking to a page without thinking Of
Pumblechook and Pip, and expecting to hear
him turning to Thurnlan, who is his seat-mate.
and o. saying, Now, mum, with representations to
this boy, a1#1 " Ii $'S
Garland Of Arkansas looks like one of the
priests in Vibert's pictures. 5s ssis #
Ben Hill looks like Joseph Medill ]. Vi III
Y Rollins OF New Hampshire is the smallest
man in the Senate; Davis Of Illinois the Iaroest
Ferry has the most hair on his head, ana Gam,
eron Of Wisconsin the, least. Grover and Jones
of Florida are the tallest mem Hannltn and
Merrimon habitually wear swallow tail coats,
and Mcdonald wears an old fashioned cloak.
like the toga of a Roman Senator, e g.