Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-23
HAYES HAPPY FAMILY.
| One More Lot of Cabinet Pictures Taken
for ths Register Readers
SpecisI & C)rr,,spondence of the Register.

Special Correspondence OF the Register.
WASHINGTON, December 81.
The seven men who make up the Cab
met OF President Hayes are, perhaps,
as fine looking body as could bs go:-
ten together, or as any that are to b"
found anon, the politicians "t the
country. Some OF them, perhaps, do
not boast of their personal beauty, but
what they lack in tha' respect is amply
made up by their intellectual expression
and agreeable manners. liapriae we've
TO be awarded to the handsomest OF
them, Secretary Evarts would not be
the lucky man, but If he were - enter
the race for the championship for end
less sentences and brilliant rhetoric,
there would be no doubt OF his coming
in first.
Mr.. Evarts
il a man OF medium size, perhaps
triti, over, but is so remarkably slender
that it gives him the appearance "' be-
iur much taller. He has a thin, drawn
up face, cleanly shaven, rather promi'
nent nose, sharp chin, broad, high iore-
head. surmounted with brown hair,
very cleyerly dressed. He wears high,
old-time color and ministerial looking
stock" and generally dresses IN suit
OF black, which looks rs though 1t might
have been made for some one else.
His hat has always been the subject OF
newspaper talk, which, perhaps, Is
meri,ed, for the article winch serves as
A covering ior tho head full OF brains Is
a rusty looking beaver, always planted
ON the back of his head. utterly regard
Iess Of appearance. Mr. Evarts has
teen sense OF humor, and is considera'
HE Of a wi, which makes hun pleas
ant conpanion and brilliant conversa-
tionalist.
The Secretary OF the Treasury,
John Sherman.
is what some people would call an Ice.
herr. Owing to his peculiar faculty oi
freezing out persons who call 10 make
anplications ior office, newspaper re.
npr,ers. and, in fact, all persons find
ratber cold comfort in endeavorIng 10
drov him into conversation when ne Is
nor in n ,lkatiye mood. He is one OF
those men who say but little, bat keep
M a ,errible thinliug. Mr.. sherman Is
over six feet tail, has thin, weazen
f.ca with small. eyes, sharp nose and
stern expression, . His hair and beard
- E,l,t brown, his whiskers being
mixed with gray and kept rather closely
rnt He dresses very neatly IN dark
hIue d,ess coat, rather Iorg, dark
trnnsers, standing collar, snd black
rr,v,t tied in "A loose, easy iash!On. lie
Generally wears back souch hat, but
on some occasions appears IN SILK
beaver carefully brushed. tie always
'.aiss from his house, which is not far
irom the treasury, TO MS once III
the morning, going alors III an u"'
graceful, rapid walk, swinging u
large cane with an IVORY top
and touching his hat to such oil MS ac-
"nain,ances as he may happen TO meet.
lie is yerv prompt in gttt'ng to work,
,pd i. almost always IN bis Office M y
i'm the morning.
Geu Charles Doveus.
the Attorney-Generai,' - from OLD Massa'
| ,husatts stock, ald Is Very all io!r,
n,,asant gSnI!eman. lie Is very ap-
rrc,chablr AMI easy IN conversation,
Ill nolite To those who call on him. lie
10 a heavily built man OF abDut SIX feet
I;,,b with thin, gay hair, which - IN.
visible oAthe summit oil MS handsome
head, and closely cut beard oi military
\ stv!r. He keeps with me fashion IN the
| matter OF dress, and Is ci"ayS neatly AT
| tired, generally IN black frocS SUIT,
rolling collar, black cravdt. and silk hat;
hi, bCu.s are always shining and he
draws on pair OF dark kid gloves when
leaving his Office u - into the siree:.
Mr.. Ramsey,
the Secretary of War, is tall and Very
| heavy. gray hair and short side whisSers,
l,r,a blue ewes, broad. good.humored
isre and has bluff, hearty way ottak.
;ny. He is always neatly but carelesSly
| drss,ed i'm a black suit. los cut vest,
showing a narrow turnover collar, and
| black neck,ie. He receives all his
friends who call on him III his beautiful
new office in a pleasant, hesr.y style,
and seems glad 10 see them.
Rcn. Richard w. thompson,
the late Secretary Uf the Navy, who is
sometimes alluded 20 as the bod mar
ioer OF the Wabash" is 4 man about
six,v years old. oil medium SIZE, has a
clean shaven face with a jolly, good.
ustured countenance and is a
very pleasant ta.ker. He has
snow-whi:e hair, which generally
looks as though he forgot to comb it.
He dresses in n plain, unassunins way,
ard always carries cane when walk
ing.
Hon. Carl Schurs,
the German member OF the Cabinet, is a