The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-02-01
SENATORIAL GOOD LOOKS.
Some of the CharaC teristicS of the
Grave SignOrs.

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Recent letters from South Carolina an
nounce 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 expect
ed to be quite a sensation. She is about
20 years old, and Just from school. The
Governor himself is large, well-framed
man, with face that is somewhat strikiD g
in its tout ensemble. if that is proper thin g
to say but his features are irregular and
his skin is coarse. When he comes here
South Carolina will be represented by bet~
ter looking men in the Senate than any
other State, as Hamburg Butler is very
handsome man. He has ugly eyes, howN
ever-cold, cruel and snaky.
The Senate can stand good many hands
some men without the floor being crowded
with them. Leaving Conkling out of the
question a glance at the Senate will show
many good looking men, dignitied, we'll
dressed, bald-headed, high "dome of
thought" well-filled stomach, but very few
with pretensions to beauty.
You often see Burnsides form and face
in the fashion plates in tailor stores, along
side of the Marquis of Lorne, and he IS
man of fine appearance, He is the best
dressed man in the Senate, as Clarkson
Potter is the best dressed man Ill the
House, only Potter looks like swell--a
cockney--and Burnsides looks like an Efa-
Peror. No man in tie Senate looks wiser
than Burnside. No man was ever so wise
as he looks; but appearances are often de-
ceptive.
Forty, 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
find among the business men in New York
and Chicago.
Bayard, Morrill,, of Vermont, Stanley
Matthews, Whyte of Maryland, Cameron
of Wisconsin, and some other of the older
looking Senators, have the appearadce OF
ability and profoundly, and may be said to
look impressive.
Ingalls, looks like college professor.
Gordon looks like soldier, with great
saber-scar on his cheek.
Lamar looks like a man with a great re-
morse. His head is bent down. his hair
uncut, and his hand trembles.
Christiancy's appearance suggests the
same Idea He is growing old very fast,
and his habit Of pacing the fl 'or behind the
Senators chairs, with his hands clasped
under his coat-tails, is more and more no
ticeable. They say there is trouble on the
old man s nina.
Blaines appearance lis familiar only he |
hasn't black hair left,
Hamlin looks like an old New England
parson, and Kirkwood like an old fashioned |
country doctor.
Edmunds' likeness to the picture of st. |
Jerome is well known,
Morrill, looks like Cha les Sumner, except |
his frame is not so massive nor his bearing |
so noble.
McCreery of Kentucky looks like Mr..
Pickwick
Eaton of Connecticut looks like Uncle
in ''Great Expectations. |
never see Eaton talking to page without
of Pumblechook and Pip, and ex-
pecting 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 small
est 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. Hamln and Nerrimon habitually
wear swallow tail coats, and Mcdonald
wears an old-fashioned cloak like the toga
If n ROman Senator