The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-24
How the Presidents Looked.

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madi'
son, Monroe, Adams, jackson, van
Buren,, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan and johnson
wore no boards. Lincoln was the first
President who had whiskers. Grant,
Garfield and HIyes had full chin
whiskers. Arthur wore moustache and
side whiskers and Cleveland wore the
msustache, but no wlliskers.
Washin gton was manly man, majestic
in proportions, and Of dignified bearing.
He was of the blonde type.
Jefferson was tall and elegant looking,
with sandy hair and fair complexion.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Randolph
Meikleham, is wonderfully like HIM In
appearance.
Madison was small and plain. He
locked like well-to-do farmer. Mrs.
Madison had ms, ,estic and queenly air,
and he appeared to disadvantage, phys
ically, in her company. Before she
married him she alluded to him to hel
friends as the little great Madison"
Monroe was a good looking man in
his uniform. He liked to wear the
cooked hat Of the revolution, and held
to it so long that he went by the soDrl-
quet of "tae last cooked hat"
Both John Adams and his son, John
Quincy, w,re stout, aud the son was
thick set and sho t. The latter was
qnite bald.
jackson was g"urt thin, and plain.
His eyes were his best feature.
Van Burcn was all insignificant look
inp little man, the |, asst handsome OF the
Presidents.
Harrison was fne-looking, soldierly
man, even in old age, of noble features
and genuine dignity.
Ty!er was thin and tall, and his nose
was remarkable for 81 and plainness.
Polk was small and unattractive in per
son and manners. Taylor was large
man of rough exterior, but a pleasant,
genial person. Fillmore had dignified
appearance without elegance, but genteel
and agreeable. He was large man OF
good address. Pierce was q slight,
handsome man of delightful manners and
winning voice. Ben: Perley Poore, in
his recent "reminiscences, says that he
was the mcst popular man personally
that ever occupied the Presidential chair.
seNo other President ever won the affec,
tions of the people of Washington Sc
completely as did he. His successor,
Mr.. buchanan, wa' courtly in bearing
and was fnc-looking man even in old
age. He had a penc at for white neck
ties, which gave him clerical look.
Lincoln, though tall, gaunt and
home!y, nevertheless Ii d pleasing face
when engaged in conversation. Johnson
was one of the oil tine Presidents in the
matter of personal appearance He in
yariably wore black broadcloth, and was
scrupulously neat in dress. He was
heavy built, but not stout, somewhat
under six feet, and had head of beauti-
full outline-.his only handsome feature.
Grant had light sandy whiskers and dark
hair, and was of IN. dunn size and weight.
He was the youngest of the Presidents.
HAYES and Garfield looked alike-both
large and tall, of f!ovid compilations and
good looking. Garfield was the finel
looking of the two.
General Arthur is The only President
who wore side whiskcrs. He was well
preserved man of el CANT appearance. In
the matter of dress lie ranked all his
predecessors.
President Cleveland i: the first of the
Presidents who has worn moustache
only. He is large and strong, but not
good looking, and is fast growing bald.
-Neso York Sun.