The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL DUDES.

w ARLINGTON, Jan. I.--L00king down
from the gallery on the new House one
cannot help but be struck by the large
number Of well dressed men. The appear
ance OF the House this Session seems TO be
particularly neat and stylish. The tout
ensemble is pleasing to the eye, and espe-
cially gratifying to stranger in the gall
lery, who prides himself upon the good APP
pearance OF one branch Of the National
Legislature.
One cannot help but be struck as he
chances over the 1888 members TO notice
that among them there is large number Of
what are vulgarly called 'dudes." The
term OF late has become so generally APP
piled to well dressed man, or one who Is
careful in his dress, that one instnctively
thinks OF the word when he sees a neat or
carefully attired man. ] will use the word
"dudc" in this respect when referring to
the members of the House, and therefore
wish to state ut the outset that while call
them "dudes" do not mean to infer that
they have all the attributes Of that char
acter, but simply that they are well dress
ed and spruce looking men.
Perhaps, taking II all in all, the Massa-
chusetts delegation in this Congress has
more oudes in il than any other. You can
glance either on the Democratic or Rcpub.
lican side, and see men belonging to that
highly cultured State who will outshinc
all the other members in the social iirma-
mcnt.
Take, for instance, Representative Bur-
nett. lie is tall and slim, but scrupulously
and neatly dressed. He wears a pointed
"Vandyke beard" with gracefully trained
mustache, and parts his hair in the mid
die. lie is rich, Of good family, and shines
in social circles. He was known while at
college rs one OF the best athletes at liar.
ward, and story is told Of him that one
day when he was going away on the train,
he arrived Just as the gate closed. The
train was pulling out OF the depot, and
knowing that he had missed It, he walked
back on the platform few feet. and max
ing n run, leaped directly over the high
gate, ran swiftly down the platform, and
jumped on the steps OF the last car as il
whizzed out Of the depot.
Then there is Henry Cabot Lodge the
well known literateur. Burnett and Lodge
have had many bitter political contests.
and they tell me that the political ami
mostly originated in some college Quarrels
between Lodge and Burnett's brother.
Lodge looked down somewhat on young
Burnett and, II Is said, took advantage OF
him. The college differences were carried
into after life and into the political arena
This may be true or not, but IL always
seems that Lodge and Burnett are in oppO-
sition to each other in every political fight.
Lodge is a handsome man, dresses in the
latest style, and wears his auburn beard
parted in the middle and brushed up. lie
does this, perhaps, because Burnett wears
his Ia point Mr.. Lodge has a weakness
for writing books for limited circulation.
lie " immensely wealthy, and publishes
his books in the most expensvcof editions
dc luxe, and limits their number 10 little
over hundred, and for private circulation.
Every one who visited the galleries last
session remembers Representative Hayden,
from Massachusetts,. lie Is the man whose
greatest delight was 10 90 In the Senate all
last Congress and pose rs senator lie
would spend the most part OF his time in
the Senate chamber, and great many
visitors 20 the gallery would ask who that
senator was, pointing to him as he would
Toll in one OF the senator's seats Hayden
generally wears black coat, light trousers
and light English splashers over his we'll
BACKED shoes lie has n habit Of thrust.
ing his hands In his trousers pockets and
walking through the capitol with his head
bowed aud bis eyes fixed on the ground.
lie is n good.looking man. with full
beard, somewhat gray, parted in the
center, and brushed TO either side. Hay
den Is a lucky man. lie was fortunate In
getting q good start In life, and Is now
quite rich.
Another peculiar member 81 the Massa.
chusctts delegation Is John r. Russell. lie
Is known rs the fancy farmer Of Massachu.
sets. lie succeeded W. W. Rice, or, M
he IL better known, "Windy-worly Rice"
Mr.. Russell has a farm OF about fifteen
acres, and he works IL in the most elab-
crate manner. His greatest delight isto be
raising something unusual in one 81 the
acres, and II generally costs him about 500
per acre TO try his experiments. lie Is
very fond, however, Of agriculture, and
does a great deal Of travelling 10 invest.
gate the subject, ~ as 10 introduce some.
thing new ON his fiftecn-acrc farm. A
strange thing In regard 10 him Is that he
says that w. w. Rice was once his tutor
and also the tutor Of his wife, and he NJ.
marks when he speaks Of Rice "And that
II the reason ] am such n fool.
Every one knows Ex-Governor Long
and how he changes his costume almost
every day; how he wears his long ulster
which nearly trails the ground. and how
lac ran away and married n pretty young
wife not long ago but the member Of th,
delegation who has attracted great dca
Of attention ~ far, although ne cannot cx
actly be called dude" Is w. Cngrwcll
81 Salem. lie Is a Republican, but his pc
culiarity Is that he greatly resembles PRES
| id,,nt Cleveland Tho nriy Difference I,
that Mr.. Cogswcll has an immense amount
OF hair ON the top Of his head, which
Grover Cleveland has not; but his mus
tachc, nose, mouth and general appearance
are very much those OF Cleveland, and on,
looking Mt him from the back would bc cx
cuscd for pointing him out as the chic
executive Of the United States.
Coming down from Massachusetts, New
York perhaps has the next largest humble
of wcll-drcsscd men In It's delegation
Among them all Perry Belmont still hold
his own There u something about III,
languid grace and utterly fatigue move
ments Of Mr. Belmont which has lis charm
for the stranger. lie u never In u hurry
never excited, never disturbed. Perhap
that Is why he IL always the pink o
perfection" In his appearance. lie neyc
allows his feelings 20 run away with him
but prefers 10 remain quietly IN his com
mittee-room, or In his seat in the lIousc
His actions seem 10 aggravatc the rcstlcs
Mr.. Tim Campbell, also Of New York, be
cause not long ago the Hon. Mr.. Tim M,
the Hon. Mr.. Belmont sitting nj his DIES
quietly thinking OF some subject bcior
the country, and, going up 30 him, Camp
bell tapped him rudely on the back. N