The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-28

Ct4. IL - otlQ Lue -tilS-ltl sli,Eel OdlLIOI-
man IS IN constant Apprehension Of even his
strong and vigorous habits succumbiug to
ailments or accidents. The senator carries
cane which would tire an ordinary ma1,
but 10 him II seems light as a rattan The
senator usually halls q hack to carry him
up the sharp declivity Of Capitol Hill
Allison usually starts out early from his
home near Thomas circle, AMI drops in at
the departments ea route until he strikes
the avenue, when he lights out with a bust
ness-hke gait.
The senatorial joker, Vance of North
Carol ma, can be seen three blocks off
spreading himself along tie broad side
walks of tne avenue He has a peculiar
motion. lie walks with his feet wide apart
and toes pointing at angles of about sixty
degrees from the line of direction. His mo-
ton is rapid and accompanied by pendu-
Ium motion Of his powerful arms.
Blair of New Hampshire gets over the
ground like siugle-footed racker. Payne,
the Standard GIL senator from Ohio, has a
walk like fussy old maid. He minces his
motions and acts as If something would
I snap if he should step out.
The patriarch of congress, Justin S. Nor
rlli or Vermont, has OulgrOwn the vigorous
stage of much walking. Sometimes he
takes short stroll among the ebbing and
Howlng throng on the avenue, but his car
rlage Is always near by to receive him when
fatigue overtakes him. His bearing is very
arlstocratic. his walk that of a gentleman
of leisure
Moody, one of the new senators, has a
''Sankey" sort of a walk, an old-fashioDed
meEhodical gait, with considerable appear
ance Of sanctimony being carried around.
ingalls, has a Moody method in his bear
ing, but not after the style of the senator
from South Dakota. Ingalls, looms above
the elevation of his pedestrian neighoors.
His eyes, therefore, seen to be gazing I'M
obStructedly over their heads into mental
rumioation- Every now and then he will
| come down to avenue realities by pausing
| TO look into the shop windows. He usually,
on a stroll, carries cane, and punctures his
medltations and his steps as he moves
along.
Frank Hiscock of New York steps out
like the major general in 'Fatinitza." He
always wears a double-breasted frock coat,
which he buttons across his broad front,
| and an ovsrcoat, which is allowed to show
| the silk Innings of the lapel. He walks like
| person in constant belief that he is being
admired
Dolph. the boss smeler of the Senate
leak-smelling committee, parades himself
daily, with both hands in his pockets and
ponderous gold watch. chain, and seal
dangling on the abb minal region. He is
| not much on dress. His hat looks like the
| tile of the last century.
Edmunds is not regular walker Eques-
trianism is his forte. He has the bearing of
man of weighty intellect He seoops in
| studlous way, and moves with long, easy
step.
Hale is the dapper man of the Senate
lie dresses neatly, and gets over the ground
in a finicky way.
Hawley starts out well, and ON the first
quarter steps up briskly. but later makes
| frequent halts on the curb to look out for
| a street car, " hich he seldom takes.
| The junior senator from Pennsylvania,
Mat" Quay. is not much of walker. He
sometimes sets out, bat never gees over the
whole course. He is a thoughtful walker.
He always has the appearance of a person
| III deep study.
Sherman is seen afoot more seldom than
any other senator. He is tall and sinewy.
| Wnen he is seen afoot in public he steps
| along with nervous tread.
Sawyer of Wisconsin is short, heavy and
bow-legged, and walks with rolling gait.
Wilson of Iowa gets along with a bust
| ness air. He puts on no frllls and never
seems to be interested in his surroundings.
| Voorhees, of Indiana, 1.-THE tail sycamore
of the Wabash" does all his walking below
his hips, which gives him a sliding gait.
Cockrell of Missouri walks like the father
of young aud growing family, a cradle
rocking style wnfon, while not graceful,
has much domestic merit In it.
German of Maryland has a graceful
brisk walk. On the avenue he passes
everything.
Eustis of Louisiana sometimes takes a
Constitutional" down the avenue, but he is
not fond of exertion in that way.
Gray, who was Cleveland's first choice fol-
the chief justiceship Of the Supreme Court,
is a tall, handsome man and a graceful
walker.
Evarts has very rarely walked to the cap
itol, and since his sight has failed he has not
been seen afOot in public.
Hearst, the California "Forty-niner, ;
shuflies along at fairly rapid gait
Mitchell, of Oregon, looks and walks like
a busy merchant.
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, gets along like
a man of business going home to dinner.
Plumb of Kansas has very swaggerine
gait. He foots it down the avenue with
both arms swinging and his head tossed il
the air.
Stewart of Nevada works over the ground
in an easy, loose-jo1nted way.
Teller walks along like gentleman MOI
overburdened with public or private care.
Vest of Missouri is very short, but get
over the ground vita a military gait.
In these styles the senators combine
healthful exercise and public duty.