Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-27
How rae PRESIDENTS LOOKED.
Those who Wore No Beards-G Good Nam
ners aud Pleasant Facea-Bearxl.

Those who Wore No Beards-GoOd Man
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 tho
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 like a weIl-to-do farmer. Mrs.
Madison had majestic 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 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 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 an insignificant look
ing little man, the least handsome of
the presidents.
Harrison was a fine-looking, mldierly
man, even in old age, of noble features
and genuine dignity.
Tyler was thin and tall, and his nose
was remarkable for size and pfainness.
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 dignified
appearance without elegance, but gen.
teel and agreeable. He was large man
of good address. Pierce was 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 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 in
dress. He was heavy built, but not
stout, somewhat under six feet, and had
head of beautiful outline Ibis only
handsome feature. Grant had light
sandy whiskers and dark hair, and was
Of medium size and weight. He was
theyoungest of the presidents. Hayes
and Garfield looked alike-both large
and tall, of forid compilations and good
looking. Garfield was the finer looking
of the two
Gen. Arthur is the only president who
wore side whiskers. He was well-pre-
served man of elegant appearance. In
the matter of dress he ranked all his
predecessors.
President Cleveland is the first of the
presidents who has worn mustache
only. He is large and strong. but not
good looking. and is fast growing bald.
New York Sun.