Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
PARAGRAPH PORTRAITS
How Some of the Leading Amsrl-
can Authors Look.
The Personal Appearance Of Aldrieh
HoweIs, Joaquin E1Isr Mark 1~ain'
Bret Harte. lowell SAKE
and Qrers.
Tou,s Rally AIdrieh.

Thomas BallFJ
THOMAS Rs,lsv Aldrich appears to bC
a,.,,ro ,sIl.r,bsn Nr. Howells, and o
1fol.,.r hnla He i Of light complex
iop, while the author OF n Nolnan''
Reason" wou d be OhSiuered uSrK- de
is about q yesr younger tnsn MI
HOuells. He has hne forehead and
Well-cut features. Ills expression l.
alert bit ssnuiogS, perhaps, but de-
oidsdlv genial he wears light and
very becoming mOIstache, the ends Of
which are apt to be waxed. His pro-
file is particularly Zoe. In dress he is
n,at and stylish, tat in nOwise foppish.
In manner both Nr. Howells and Mr..
AIdrich are extremely courteous, and
both Of them posses s generous amount
of the delightful quality the French call
rbOnLOmie.
w. ID. HoWelIs.
The portraits OF ". ID. Howells rarely
do ,Lai POPULAR nOvelist any approx.
mate measure Of justice. They make
him look lust tl.te sleepy, not To say
stupld. No one VINO has ever read bis
admirable novels would dream of APP
pIying either of these adjectiveS to him,
ard those who have met him wonder
how the photographic art has ever been
able 30 TO mrsrt present him. In ply
siOue MIR, Huweils is a little under the
ut dunn height and compactly built,
will a tendency TO comfortable stpu..-
ness a. the wear, slip by, ne / nov
a.. 'Fis features are mobile, we'll
roulGed and close shaven, with the ex-
|ceII,0n Of the upper lip, which is
adCrued 10y a hlaSy moustache, verg-
inS Oh the gray. His thick hair, which
~ aI.t To fall Ovs' his broad capaciouS
forehead IN careless fashion, reveals the
loucbss OF time. His eyes are keen,
peueIratipg and humorous, and most
fxlr,ssive i'm conversation. At such
lin e. one forysty that the face Is, on
al, whole, bIt heavy in its mold.
Joaquin miller.
Jnsuuin Miller, whose real name IS
|srciunafUs Hrlne Miller, IS II years
|old. He has hyed 3 very romantic life,
suu in the past has been wont TO dress
lin Wv picturesque fashion, carrying
his zee ulIarities to such an extent rs
ITO v ear broad-Orlmmed Texan straw
hat ami open collar through the rIgor
|of several New York winters. But
|Iatterly he has clipped his long light
hair and ,douned more conventional
hats and garh-, and may now pass ID
|a crowd without arractiug particular
attention. HIS EYES are blue, and his
features rather open and well deiued.
bic talks ike shy man To strangers,
but in his iuysIcourse with his friends
|fhCre is no embarrassment.
Mark Twain.
Samuel l. Clemens Mark Twain
has raced so many lecture platforms
That the public is more familiar with
his personal appearance than with tGat
on IuJst aulhvr-. He is compact IN
figure, Of medium height, and has a
frank, sensible face, touched with good
nature bat revealing behind that no
Email mount Of resolution. His c1u-
yersa.lon is repiete with the humOT
|tbat cuaractt,,Zes his writings. He Is
just IS years Of age, was married thlr
|isen years since, and enjoys much do
neslIc Comfrt with his wife and TIVE
|ebarming lttls gnrls at pleasan
narsiOn in Hartford, Conn.
II Walt whitman.
IL vcTsou Walt Whitman, the good
|rrav poet" Is tail, erect and stout, an'
moves abuut with the aid of n larS
cane. HIS white hair, thrown straigh
hack from his brow, and ful whit
bearI give HIM y patrIarchal appear
ance. His cheeks are fresh and ruddy
his forehead j. deeply fuTrowed viii
horizontal lines; his eyes light blue, on
moi large; ms bps full; his cheeks rouuC
land smooth; his five senses are eXcep
fionally acute; his voice clear aud nrm
In dress he IL very simple, but Away
scful ulOusly neat and clean.
Bret Harte,
Bret Harte Is rather 8 spare, nervou
Imam Of furly-tive years, with feature
naturally ,, mewhat delicate. His darl
hair is now longer than fashion dictate
and glossy mutton-chops adorn hi
cheeks. His eyes are alert and uneasy
and were won't TO look haggard wheI
he hung about the theatres, where al
plays didn't succeed. Tickle fortune Ia
mil. a upon him recently, in reparstion
|perhaps, of a degree OF neglect In Tn
Xot remote past.
Ia James Russell Lowell.
DANES Russell Lowell Is u strikingl.
|nne looking man Of sixty-four. He az
|tarenlly possesses q good deal OF museu
|cl lower and vigorous health Tor nl
yesrs. He has kindly blue eyes. hi
hair, naturally brown, and beard, natuE
|nIIy auburn, are fast losing their dlJtlnC
tive hues III the eDcrOachment OF TN
eiiyery threads In manner heiS geuia
conrtrOus and kind, and TO straDgerSon
ofthe most approachable of men.
Gail Hamilton.
nGail Hsmilson," or Mary AoigaI
Dodge, which is her real name, Is
main, brOwu-eyed lady, short in Statur
and inclined 10 stOu,ness. She IS sal
70 BE- very fond OF dress, adopting tn
mast advanced styles, not invariaol
sulted Ia her advancing years. But 81
could probably argue this delicate stric
kiife oi the feminine correspondents uu
tifit would seem almost profanity t
ebate a ribbon.
Harriet Beecher stowe
M. Harriet Bsecher Stove Is We
preserved for lady who has reaehe
The Scriptural limit. Her figure Is nc
| heavy, nor face of q thoughtful cas-
VIII features expressive Of some decl
heness and strength Of opinion. Ids
cay hair is plainly arranged. 81
dresses with simplicity and has an =
Of New England domestically.
Margaret ,. Preston.
Mrs. Margaret ]. Preston, who rs
&o1e some pretty poetry and lives
LexiDgtOn, Virginia, is in person somt
what below the medium height. Ht
H08t hair. mingled with gray, eombe
over the temple, Is coiled in 3 gracefI
kDCt behind. Her cheeks are fresh al
rudy, giving her the appearance Of OF
muoh yoInger than she really Is. II,
incosssnt literary labor has subjecte
he10yes to 8 severe strain, inducing {
tfn,tS almost total blindness. She Is
y<rVtfueDt eonversationalist. She
-domfstic, however, rs well as literar.
and Ter jellies and other dainties haN
accuIred local renown.
George W. CnrtiA
0oDrge William Curtis, fifty-nir
yea of age, is q tall man with stoopiu
ohoU|lers, the physical result Of years
n -. If tho o1ifnrial daaE His Url