Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
HOW THE PREsloeNTs LOOKED.
Those who Wore No Beards-Good Nam
ners aud Pleasant Faces-Beard.


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
mustache. but no whiskers.
Washington was manly man, ma
Jestic 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
looked ike a well-to-do farmer Mrs
Madison had jestic and queenly 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 ii good-looking man in
his uniform. lie liked to wear the
cooked hat Of the Revolution. and held
/ W IL 50 lOlE liidl il' WENT ny the SUI
briquet OF the last cooked hat"
Both John Adams and his son John
Quincy, were stout, and TIE 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 an insignificant look
/ ing little man. the least handsome of
the presidents.
! Harrison was a ine-loo;in-. sodierly
man. even in old age, of noble features
and genuine dignity.
Tyler was thin and tall. and his nose
was remarkable for size and piainness.
Polk was small and unattractlve in per-
son and manners. Taylor was IA large
man of rough exterior, but a pleasant,
genial person. Fillmore had dignitied
appearance without elegance, but gen.
teel and agreeable. He was 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 man personally
that ever occupied the presidential chair.
No other president ever won the affec-
tions of the people at Washington SO
completely as did he. His successor,
Mr.. Buchanan, was courtly in bearing
and was a fine-looking man even in old
age. He had penchant for white neck
ties, which gave him clerical look
Lincoln, though tall, gaunt, and
homely, nevertheless had a pleasing
face when engaged in conversation.
Jonson was one of the old-time presi-
dents in the matter of personal appear
ance. He invariably wore black broad
cloth, and was scrupulously neat il
dress. He was heavy built, but no
stout, somewhat under six feet and hac
} head of beautiful outline his only
handsome feature. Grant had ligh
sandy whskers and dark hair, and wa
of medium size and weight. He wa
, the youngest Of the presidents. Hayes
and Garfield looked alike-both larg,
and tall, of ford compilations and gooC
looking Garfield was the finer looking
Z of the two.
Gen. Arthur is the only president WIN
wore side whiskers. He was well-pre
served man of elegant appearance. Ii
:, the matter of dress he ranked all hi
9 predecessors.
S President Cleveland is the first of tn
- presidents who has worn mustach
e only. He is large and strong, but nc
good looking, and is fast growing bale
New York Sun.