Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14


the United States Bank.
Following in Mr.. Cheeves' footsteps is
Philip p. Barbour Of Virginia. 1t Is the face
OF an old dominion farmer. Scanned with
deep lines, 1t Is thoughtful and expressive.
The fire Of his intellect Is shown in his deep
seated eyes. The attire has a neat careless
ness about 1t found only along the Eastern
Shore The collar Is part of the shirt and
lacks starch. The white waistcoat IL low
cut and wrinkled, and the familiar black
coat looks a little seedy. Barbour was
Speaker in 1871. Andrew Jackson after
ward made him justice OF the Supreme
Court
Following Mr.. Barbour comes another
Virstnian Of rare old stock, Andrew Steven
son. The contrast between the appearance
OF Barbour and Stevenson Is strongly mark
ed The latter has a magnificent presence
and an elegance unparalleled among Speak
ers Of the House. The face looks like that Of
one high In Episcopal authority. The head
Ii well set and the outline extremely aris-
tocratic. An immaculate stand-up collar
closely clasps the chin. 1t IL held with a
long white cravat, tied in front, low down,
with the exquisite grace charactertzing dam
dies in the time Of George ~. A plated
shirt Is brought into prominence by broad
black ribbon, from which a monocle Is sus-
pended The black coat is tightly buttoned
with a dignifed wrinkle at the buttonhole,
and the figure Is that Of a royal and most
courtly +. +. v.
And now we behold a man evidently Of
Scotch descent. The bristling hair military
remind You of Thomas H. Benton. He Is
John Bell Of Tennessee, once candidate for
President and Speaker of the Twenty-third
Congress. The picture was taken in his
younger days. His dress Ia a counterpart
Of that Of Andrew Stevenson. The shirt
front Is implanted yet adorned by a tiny silk
watch guard. Bell left the Speakers chair
to take place in William Henry Harrison's
cabinet.
Following him appears a face and figure
well known. that Of James K. Polk. the only
Speaker who ever became President Of the
United States. His face is clean shayen.
forcible and Intellectual, and the bristlng
hair aptly justihes the name Of Young
Hickory" applied to him in the campaign
Of 1s4i. The black stock, white dickey.
chin collar and close-cut coat Of nifty years
ago tell the times in which he lived.
Behind him you see the figure of another
courtly Virginian. 1t IL that of the Honor
able Robert n. T. Hunter. Speaker Of the
Twenty-sixth Congress. He also left the
Speakers chair for the Senate. He looks
like a near relative of Senator John w.
Daniel This appearance Is borne out by
the long rolling black hair and turned-down
collar not Byronic In Its proportions. A
plain black tie, coat and waistcoat give Mr..
Hunter the perfection Of dignity.
Behind him are John White Of Kentucky,
John w: Jones OF Virginia and John w.
Davis Of Indiana In personal appearance
each represents his state. White is thin and
angular In feature and has the look Of a
Kentucky quarter horse. The eye is bright
II.
His attire Is neat yet extremely plain.
Jones has the long hair, the full eye and the
expressive features of the old-time Virgin
Ian. Dressed in black with plated dickey
and a rolled-down collar, he seems reserved
and modest when compared with those who
have gone before him. Davis has as strik
ing face as any in the group. The large
nose. firm mouth, full eye and well-set head
Indicate man OF great magnetic power.
His shoulders are thrown back and he has
the chest Of Roscoe Conkling. In figure
and dress he recalls the Tall Sycamore of
the Wabash.
The next to approach is a tall gentleman
with a fne figure and well-modeled head.
The hair and whiskers are gray and the COS
tune modern. This gentleman is Robert
G. Winthrop OF Massachusetts, Speaker in
1s4s and 1sl9. The painting was presented
to the House by the state, and was evil
IDENTIFY made quarter of century after
Mr.. Winthrop served as Speaker. The four
INLAND tie, frock coat and stand-up collar
were not worn In 1s4s. This stately and i'm
pressive gentleman. who is still alive, also
left the Speakers chair to so to the United
States Senate.
The man behind him is OF an entirely DIFF
ferent type, broad shouldered. round faced
and sturdy. He Is a true son of the noun
tains OF northern Georgia. This gentleman
Is howell Cobb. He was Speaker of the
Thirty-f-st Congress. Some would say that
the face resembled that Of Robert Toombs,
while others would fancy there was more of
resemblance to Phineas T. Banum
Cobb wears a genuine steel stock about his
neck. with a low stand-up collar His black
coat and waistcoat set him off to advantage
He was Buchanan's Secretary of the Treas
ury and afterward became a confederate
general
The next in line has a boyish face with
thick. brown hair, blue eyes and an active
presence. The features are clean and fine
cut and the expression thoughtful. He is
Linn Boyd of Kentucky, Speaker of the
Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses
The black stock and short stand-up collar
were still In vogue. The tightly buttoned
waistcoat displays his shirt front at nearly
every button.
He Is followed by his successor In the
Speakers chair. Nathaniel P. Banks of
Massachusetts,. The state presented to the