The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-03

Ing up i he oLleISt class rs RUE wear
only side whiskers. Mr.. Gladstone. Lord
Beaconsfeld, Lord Russell. Lord Palmer
ston, Lord Derby, Lord Aberdeen, Sir
Robert Peel. the Duke of Wellington. Lord
Melbourne and ell the other prime minis
tiers OF the nineteenth century wore only
side whiskers. while before their time. for
two centuries, the custom was to shave
close. At the present day beards are more
common IN the house of lords than in the
house Of commons, because a good
many elderly men wear them, and
the lords are much older than
the commons. But in either house
q beard makes man decidedly noticeable.
Lord Spencer. formerly lord lieutenant OF
reiand. wears big, rough beard, and
Lord Lathom, the present lord chamber
lain, wears huge red beard, coming
almost down TO mis- waist. But Lord Sails
bury Is the only prime minister who has
worn 3 beard for just so years. And
such beard as IL IS Ii il were not for
his great, bulbous forehead and long. az
gressive nose his beard would seem 30
cover the whole face of the man and con-
stitute his whole individuality. With its
sturdy business and total disregard OF
conventional ideas, it is indeed. very
characteristic OF him. The Duke OF Devon
shire, who also wears q beard, IS said to
have more You be dannedness" about
him than any other nobleman in England
Bat Lord Salisbury runs him close. He IS
the very type OF the ong-minded. bull
headed. good tempered English aristocrat;
and he shows il in his appearance IS
much as in his words and acts
The origin OF Lord SaIisbury's beard.
however. IS 70 be found in an incident OF
his career which is not generally known,
or. rather. which is generally forgotten.
but which has had good deal TO do with
the formation Of his character.
He was younger son Of the second
Marquis OF Salisbury, and though his
father was the lord Of many acres and
married 10 great heiress, the present
head Of the house started in lie with little
but historic name and s. splendid edQca-
ton. Lord Robert Arthur Talbot Gas
coigue Cecil VAS not the man 70 live on
his father Or 10 idle away the best OF his
years among dogs and horses. He deter
mined TO be independent, and. having an
Oxford fellowship 10 support him, he set
ont for Australia and New Zealand with
the serious intention OF becoming a colo
mist and building up his own fortune by
enterprise and hard work. That Was when
he grew his beard, for in those DAYS 8
razor was almost an unknown article in
the colonies. and. having go. into the
habit Of it, he has worn II ever since.
Lord Roberts plans Of life were entirely
changed BY the death Of his elder brother.
Lord Cranoourne. TO whose courtesy. title
and magnificent prospects he succeeded.
He had already made 4 great name for
himself IN the house OF commons. and
been member Of Lord Derby's cabinet.
when, i've years later. the death of his
father made him Marquis Of Salisbury and
one OF the srea- landed magnases OF Eng
land He vas then Just IS and in the
prime Of his powers. and his accession -
The house OF lords proved a mos. fortunate
thing Tor the Conservative party. Lord
Deroy-tne great Lord DERBY. as he i
commonly c2--ed-Sas Tory Of the old
school, and a most unfortunate politician
N every way. He was man Of splendid
presence and most chIvsi-OIls character.
and his prlncely Euniricence and s-giene
love OF sport made him personally pc-u-
lar. Bat he was never II touch with
toe EaS-lsa people or n harmony VIII
the spirit o. the Sge. He seemed 10 be a
teUdal no2,ensn Of the Middle Aces
dropped accldsa tally into tee nineteenth
century. Jnder his leadership ne Con-
servatlyes really had no PROSPECTS, ~ al
1oey never Soe INFO power extent chrc,., -,
some temporary crisis, and they never he'd
Il Tor more IAan = lev months. Al idea
o. , Conse-y3tly administration - q per-
m2asnE thing seemed 70 have passasl
away. Just year after Lord Salisb--y'z
secession % the famiv hono-s. IG-J
Ise-oy died Mr. DiSraeii. as ne then Vas
sUcces1ei - the leadership OF he ps-rv
and Lord Salisbury took Cha-ge of their
interests IN ne house 81 lords. h wsx
Immediately elected chancellor of tha
university o. Oxio-d, IN succession :,
Lord Derby very hiyh honor f0- =
young mainland was marked on f5- tha
future prime minister
Two more different men than pis-ssli
and Lord SALISBURY could 10. vel -
imagined Dsraeli Was al ais lie an
actor. = mystery. dreamer, Al adventure
lie possessed nothing AMI he did not Wa--
10 possess anything. He never really
owned 81 acre Of land N his life. and 81 -
had JuSE enough money log current ax-
peE1sss lie vas thankful not 20 bs rrorl hla9
With more. He had no children, and ~
wife was more Ike friend tna- anvrhir7s,
e.ss- He Sas QG-Eagllsa N 81 rs i4ass
g. 1e vas IN appearance Lord Salisbury
: exactly the opposite. he e. pe-hs-s
The most English EasIishmaa il Engla13
He : wealthy LanG-ogner. and me in
hsrlIor u titles and estates so wears Old
essentially : family Ian. and the yArx
PINK o. social grandeur and A3Ea stvle Yae
the Ego men goE On exceI-eutlv together
because Ihsv both had brains. To-,{
sa41SoG-y was wise enough 20 discern
thai p-sraeli. with al his 5imsiress ara
a. his ea4raatanlsEa. had really big IDEAS
an1 big enough hears 70 carry them on
ne Vas eold enough, 100, % trust Dis