The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-03
HARMLESS ODDITIES.
PERSONAL PECULlhRlTlES OF THE
PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET.
Mr. Cleveland at His Boccpiions--Lamont
Before the Crate Firo-Hoke smith on
Borseback-Mr. Hissen and Secretary
Herbert Carlisle and Poor Cigars.


Horsebaob-Mr. Bisseu and Secretary
Carlisle and Poor Cigars.
Especial Correspondence.I
WASHINGTON, July 18.--Many little oddi-
ties Of manner and attitude are to be no
ticed in the reception of visitors by the
president and his cabinet Each has his lit
tie personal idiosyncracies
The presidents attitude at his public re-
ceptions IS by this time well known Mr.
Cleveland stands erect with his hands be
hind him, or, when presentations are being
made the right hand at his side. His atti-
tude is heavy and stolid The visitors hand
is sgrasped, and the executive saves his own
from a squeeze and passes the visitor quick
ly along the line, where, if he is fortunate
enoughto be at a reception at which Mrs.
Cleveland is assisting, a cordial, warm
greeting awaits him that makes him feel
forever { he admirer Of the mistress Of the
White House.
II is at his private meetings with men
that Mr. Cleveland's sincerity and frank
ness appear best. The president has a
fondness for talking in the reoesses Of the
windows where the light poura in. A por-
trait of Mr.. Cleveland in this attitude gives
as fair a conception of his characteristics as
a picture can give If the executive be
seated, Ii is safe to say he is examining pa
pers or writing, and the visitor is asked to
| draw up q chair Mr. Cleveland will him
self wheel about. The frankness and open
ness with which he then says what he
thinks are remarkable. He trusts his au-
ditor
The presidents confdant and personal
representative Secretary Lamont, has a
| fondness for spreading his coat flaps and
standing back to a pleasant CRATE fire. The
warming rays seem as joyful to him as an
| oyster and bottle of ale to a night round
err The colonel tugs Mt his closely cropped
mustacbe occasionally as he talks, but the
/ hand always retreats again TO spread anew
| the coat flap and permit the coal fire TO be
| felt, Secretary Lamont also likes to en-
sconce himself in n big chair or on a lounge
| heaped with cushions. He throws himself
far back and is as lazilyat ease as a young
ster curled up on a railway seat. There is
| just a faint, faraway expression about
him, but all the time he talks his active
brain is thinking, and the words come out
slowly and cautiously. There is one thing
this clever politician cannot do. That is
shake hands. He is as awkward at it as a
walrus Colonel Lamont knows it and
| avoids attempting it. When compelled to
extend his hand, it is done with rolling
swing like a comic opera sailor hitchinghis
| trousers.
A personal friend or newspaper man call
ing on Judge Gresham at night, it is three
chances to five, will find the secretary of state
stretched out on his back on an old fashion.
ed lounge, his head resting rather low and
| his feet thrown across the side rest, fore
ing his trousers up above the shoe tops
not a very dignifed attitude for minister
/ of foreign affairs but comfortable and rest
! ing to the back. In this attitude loads oi
letters are digested and answers suggested
! TO the secretary, Kennesaw Lands. An ocu
list wou tell Judge Gresham that he was
running his oyesight but little difference
that would make At the department the
secretary is free Of access to all eomers, and
| after sitting at his desk for awhile he gets
relief by strolling about the corridors in a
more free and unconventional way thar
many of his dudish clerks for a 81 ,20C
clerk in the foreign affairs department you
know is quite a swell bird.