The Washington critic., 1889-03-08
OUR TWENTY-FIVE PRESIDENTS.

Only the Adumscs and the IIarrsons have
given the country two Presidents, the one
Massachusetts, family aud the other from
Virginia. Harrison is Ohio's fourth son in
the Executive Mansion, placing that State
next to the Mother of Presidents. OF the
first twelve Presidents seven we're of Vir-
ginia nativity, while of the eight last 1--WE
hail from west of the Alleghcnics.
Harrison is the fourth President with a
full beard From Washington to Lincoln
all the. Presidents but two wore smooth
ehavcn faces, and these two, }. Q. Adams
and Van BureD, wore simple high side
whskcrs. In this country Of moustachcd
men but one man with moustache and no
other hirsutc adorDment has been elected
to the Presidency. Grover Cleveland en-
joys this distinction. II is singular fact,
also, that we have never had n bald-headed
President, as the word bald-headed Is com
monty used. Harrison is among the
shortest Presidents He is FIVE feet seven,
but an inch taller than Madison. The
new Presidents grandfather topped him
full half foot, but even then was not 30 tall
as Washington, the tallest President, whose
stature was six feet four. Lincoln was
nearly,that hoight, and Jefferson, Monroe,
jackson, Tyler, Garfield and Arthur We're
nearly or quite six feet. Jackson, though
little more than six feet, was light in
weight, turning the scales at 14o pounds,
Cleveland, the heaviest President, weighed
900 pounds.
large majority of onr Presidents have
had blue eyes, and President Harrison fol-
lows the rule. Pierce had the blackest
eyes and hair, and Jefferson was the only
retl-haired President. Harrison is the sec
ond President to habitually wear turn
down collar; Lincoln was the first. All
the earlier Presidents wore embroidered
and frilled neckerchicfs. j. Q. Adams was
the first to wear collar of any sort, while
jackson completely concealed his neck and
throat in black. Tyler was the Arst TO wear
bow, and Arthur the oiHyone to follow
the shifting styles in neckwear. Zachary
Taylor, who had the most uncouth manners
yet seen in the White House, was the only
President negligent of his personal attire.
President Harrison married younger than
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from college at 1S, was married at 20, and
at 21 was in Indianapolis looking for clients.
Next to Harrison In this respect was An
drew johnson, who married at 81. Tyler
wed at 23, Van Buren, and the elder IIarri-
son at "a, Fillmore at %, Taylor and Grant
at 26, Washington and Garfield at 81, Mon
roe at 2S, the two Adamses, Jefferson, Polk
and Arthur at 90. Pierce and Hayes at 30
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