The Irish standard., 1886-06-12
WHY THEY ARE VAIN.
Little yanities Of Great Men, rs Seen
by Photographed.

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Little Vanittes of Great Men, as Seen
by a. Photographed.
A photographer from Washington tells
some interesting things about some public
men: .sTake, Tor instance, the patriarchal
Senator Edmunds, with his shining bald
head and flowing beard. No one would
suspect him Of personal vanity. STILL be
is vain-negalively, at least. He has a
horror Of seeing his. enormous nose on
pasteboard and has often tried my
patience to find a position for him in which
said nose could be toned down both in bulk
and prominence. When the proof is shown
to him he at once giances at the nose, and
if that is satisfactory, the photographer
may go Gu with the printing.
.Senator Wade Hampton's weak point
is his side whiskers. Though tolerably
long, they are so sparse and scattered that
each hair is distinct from the others. The
Senator seems jealously fond OF each
particular hair, and is said to take care
ful inventory Of the whole every morning
When he sits for {: photograph, he must
have at least twenty minutes in the toilet
room 20 attend 10 those precious whiskers
Senator ingalls,, having nothing to ne
proud Of in his face, since it is the ugllest
in the Senate, cherishes an undue adnira-
tion for his long, lank form. He clothes it
with the richest raiment, is never tired OF
displaying it by prancing up and down the
Senate Chamber, and is very obdurate
abont being photographed in d standing
position so as to give view of the whole
body with as little prominence as possible
to the face.
'tMr. Salisbury, with his clean~shaven
venerable face bears g close resemblance
to some Of the Revolutionary worthless.
He knows it, too, and is proud OF it. In
fact; ruulor says that he regards himself
as quite irresistible among women, though
his advanced age might be considered an
obstacle in that direction. Anyhow, it is
certain that more than one fair creature
has campaigned against the single blessed
ness Of the Senator from Delaware since he
has been at the capital. Senator Blair, Of
Educational bill fame, thinks highly Of
his soft, expressive eyes, into which he
tries hard to throw look OF profound in
teilectuality. When placed before the
can.era, he seems to bring to mind an the
learning OF ages and assumes aa expression
which put into words, would read: i
care not for the material things OF this
world. Let me wander forever in the
realms of the abstract with the great
minds of old.
sSSepator Coke, the broad -sholdered,
shaggybrowed Texan, has to-s111fer an-
noyance from comments OH his huge ears.
He has tried every method OF hiding them
in his pictures, but the camera seems to
magnify rather than diminish them,
making them cover nearly the whole
region about the sides of his head, and APP
pear as some extraneous objects pinned on
the Sena.or.
sIhe Tall Sycamore Of the Wabash
Mr. VOORHEES,, has had his figure praised So
profuseiy by newspaper ccrrrs pondents
chat he has come to regard himself rs the
handsomest nlan in Washington. This
may account for the fact that the 'Syca-
more always walks from his residence to
the Capitol. 1t is only natural you know,
that when a man has q good figure he is
not averse to showing it off. OF course he
prefers to stand FOR his picture.
Mr.. Ransom can with difficulty be en-
ticed into photograph gallery. Besides
the, best-dressed man in Washington he is
extremely, graceful and has more than 81
common measure Of good looks. Still he
takes g. srretched picture. He cannot pre-
serve his natural expression in the chair.
His eyes take on a hard ferocious look;
his lips become compressed, and his whole
appearance is that OF the heavy william in
the play. OF course therefore, the North
Carolina Senator is not anxious to see
himself on paste-b1ard.
sJones OF Florida, wants the reputation
of the student of the Senate. In his pho
tograph he wesrs a countenance that in
stantly connects itself in the mind with Il
students lamp, u well~ihumbed Piato and
a midnight brain-racking in little college
room.
stMr. Beck has the prettiest iron~gray
curls I have ever seen. And, oh, how
careful they are oiled and trained! The
chief duty OF the Senator's body-servant-
az old Kentucky neg1D--is to look after
the handsome head of his master.
"No one would imagine that Senator
Plumb is afflicted with any touch Of vanity.
His round shoulders, big baby face and
policeman-llke feet preclude the idea of
shat sin. He has, however, his weak
point like the rest. Next to his political
aspirations he cherishes the ambition of
being able some day to comb his hair like
the fashionable young n1an's--down over
the forehead and back in two graceful
curves His success so far has been equity
ocal since his sandy locks have a con-
slant heavenly tendency and will not
down"