River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-30
SENATORIAL GOOD LOOKS.
Some of the Characteristics Of the Grace
Stgn0rS.

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 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 himself is large, well framed
man. with a face that is somewhat striking in
its tout ensemble. it that is proper thing tC
say; 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. HI
has ugly eyes, however-cold, cruel anC
snaky.
The Senate can stand 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 mer
dignifed, weIl-dressed bald headed, high dome
of thought well-hlled stomach, but very
few with pretentions of beauty.
You often see Burnside's form and face il
the fashion-plates in tailor stores, alongsid
of the Marquis of Lorne, and he Is n man o.
fine appearance. He is the best dressed mar
in the Senate, as Clarkson Potter is the hes
dressed man in the House. only Potter look
| like swell--a cockney-and Burnside look
| like an Emperor. No man in the Senate look
wiser than Burnside. No man was ever SO wis,
as he looks; but appearances are often decep
tive.
Ferry, Allison, Booth Dorsey, Jones of Ne
vada, Eustis, Don Cameron, Spencer, Window -
the younger men in the Senate-are cookbook
ing that is, they up to the standard of mani
beauty, such as you find among the bushes
men in New York and Chicago.
| Bayaud 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.
| Ingalls, looks like college professor.
! Gordon looks like a soldier, with grea
! saber-scar on his cheek.
| Lamar looks like man with great remorse
His head bent down, his hair uncut, and hi
| hand trembles.
Christiancy's appearance suggests the sam
| idea. He is growing old very fast, and hi
habit of pacing the floor behind the Senator
chairs with his hands clasped under his coat
tails, is more and more noticeable. They sa
there is trouble on the old mans mind.
Blaine's appearance is familiar, only h
| hasn't black hair left.
Hamlin looks like AN old New England paI
son, and Kirkwood like an old-fashioned coun
| try doctor.
Edmunds likeness to the picture of St. Jer
ONE is well known.
Morrill, looks like Charles Sumner, excep
his frame is not massive nor his bearing S
noble.
AIcCreery of Kentucky looks like Mr.. Pick
| wick.
Eaton of Connecticut like Uncle Pun Die
chook in Great Expectations" | never Sc
Eaton talking to page without thinking o
Pumblechook and Pip, and expecting to hea
| him turning to Thurman, who is his seat-mate
and saying, Now, mum, with respectations t.
| this boy
Garland of Arkansas looks like one of tn
priests in Vibert's pictures.
Ben Hill looks like Joseph Medill.
| Rollins of New Hampshire is the smalles
man in the Senate; Davis of Illinois the largest
| Ferry has the most hair his head, and Gam
| eron of Wisconsin the least. Grover and Jone
of Florida are the tallest men. Hamlin ant
Merrimon habitually wear swallOw-tail coats
and Mcdonald wears an old-fashioned cloak
I like the toga of a Roman Senator.