Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-07
Senatorial Good Looks.

Senatorial Good Looks.
Recent letters from South Carolins
announce the rapid recovery Of Cover
uor Hampton, and his intention of Wis.
iting 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
sensation. She is about twenty years
old, and Just from school. The Cover
nor himself is a large, well-framed
man, with face that is somewhat strik-
ing in its tout ensemble, If that is q
proper thing to 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 q very hand
some man. He has ugly eyes, however
cold, cruel, and snaky.
The Senate can stand good many
handsome men without the floor being
crowded with them. Leaving Conkling
out If the question, glance at the
Senate will show many good-looking
men, dignifed, well-dressed, bald.
headed, high "dome of thought" we'll.
filled stomach, but very few with pre-
tensions 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 man of fine appear.
ance. He is the best dressed man in
the Senate, as Clarkson Potter is the
hest dressed in the House, only Potter
looks like a swell-a cockney--and
Burnside looks like an Emperor. No
man in the Senate looks wiser than
Burnside. No man was ever so wise
az he looks but appearances 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 manly
beauty, such as you will End among
business men in New York and Chi
cago.
\. Bayard, Morrill,, of Vermont, Stanley
Matthews, Whyte, of Maryland, Gamer
on, of Wisconsin, and some other of
the older looking Senators, have the
appearance of ability and profundity,
and may be said to look impressive.
ingalls, looks like college professor.
Gordon looks like soldier, with q
great saber scar on his cheek.
Lamar looks like man with great
remorse. His head is bent down, his
hair uncut, and his hand trembles.
Cbristiancy's appearance suggests
the same idea. He is growing old very
fast. and this habit Of pacing the floors
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 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 well known.
Morrill, looks like Charles Sumner,
except his frame is not 80 massive, nor
his bearing so noble.
McCreery. of Kentucky, looks like
Mr.. Pickwick.
Eaton, of Connecticut, like Uncle
PumblechOOk, IN Great Expecta-
TONS" never see Eaton talking to a
page without thinking of Pumblechook
and Pip, and expecting to hear him
turning to Thurman. who is his seat
mate, and saying, "Now, mum, with
respections to this boy"
Garland, of Arkansas, looks like one
of the priests in Vibert's pictures.
Ben Hill looks like Joseph Medill.
Rallins, 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 Mcdonald wears
an old-fashioned cloak, like the toga of
a Roman Senator Washington Letter
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