, 1886-11-28
HOW The PRESIDENTS LOOKED.
Those who Wore No Beards-Good Man
ners and Pleasant Faces-Bcard.

Those who Wore No Boards Good NAN
ners and Pleasant F~aces-Dcard
Washington, Adams, jefferson, Madi-
son, Monroe, Adams, Jackson. Van
Buren,, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan. and john
son wore no boards. Lincoln was the
first president who had whiskers. Grant,
Garfield. and Hayes had full chin whis-
kers. Arthur and Cleveland wore the
mustachc, but no whiskers.
Washington was a manly man, ma
jestic in proportions, and Of dignifed
bearing. lie 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. lie
looked like a well-to-do farmer. Mrs.
Madison had n majestic and q%ueenly air,
and he appeared to disadvantage. physi-
cally, in her company. Before she mar
ried him she alluded to him to her
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 hat he went by the sou
briquet Of "the last cooked hat"
Both John Adams and his son John
Quincy, were stout, and the son was
thick set and short. The latter was
quite bald.
jackson was gaunt, thin, and plain.
His eyes were his best feature.
Van Buren, was IN insignificant look
ing little man, the least handsome Of
the presidents.
Harrison was a ~fine-looking, %soldierly
man. even in old age, of noble features
and genuine dignity.
Tyler was thin and tall, and his nose
was remarkable for size and plainness.
Polk was small and unattractive in per
son and manners. Taylor was a large
man of rough exterior, but a pleasant,
genial person. Fillmore had a digniiicd
appearance without elegance, but gen
teel and agreeable. He was a large man
Of good address. Pierce was a slight,
handsome man of delightful manners
and winning voice. Ben: Perley Poore,
in his recent "Reminiscences" says that
he was the most popular mar personally
that ever occupied the presidential chair.
No other president ever won the alice
tons of the people at Washington SO
completely as did he. His successor,
Mr.. Buchanan, was courtly in bearing.
and was Il f~ine-looking man even in old
age. He had a penchant for white neck
ties, which gave him a clerical look.
Lincoln, though tall, gaunt, and
homely, nevertheless had n pleasing
face when engaged in conversation.
Jonson was one of the old-time presi-
dent in the matter of personal appear
ance. lie invariably wore black broad
cloth. and was scrupulously neat in
dress. lie was heavy built, but not
stout, somewhat under six feet, and had
a head Of beautiful outline his only
handsome feature. Grant had light
sandy whiskers and dark hair, and was
Of medium size and weight. lie was
the youngest of the presidents. Hayes
and Garfield looked alike-both large
and tall, of florid compilations and good
looking. Garfield was the finer looking
OF the two.
Gen. Arthur is the only president who
wore side whiskers. lie was a well-pre-
served man of elegant appearance. In
the matter of dress he ranked all his
predecessors.
President Cleveland is the first of tn,
presidents who has worn II mustach,
only. lie is large and strong, but no
good looking, and is fast growing bald
New York Sun.