The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-24
SHAVING THE SENATORS.
ppculiaritiGS Of the SOlOnS in the
Barber'S Chair.

THE Man in Charge of the Shop in the
senate Wing Says Senators Are
VERY Peaceful People to Shave-Gib-
sor. of Maryland, the Most Particu-
lar of All the Senators-Some Sena-
tors Shave Themselves - Others
visit the Barber Two or Three Times
Day-Peffer Trims His own whis-
kers.
washington, Oct. 23-There is one bar
bershop where BARRIERS do not do any
talking to the men in the chairs This
shop is the Capital, and is the private
shop of United States Senators, where
only two men from each state are al
lowed the privilege of sitting in the red
nIush chairs. A man who has shaved
faces in this little basement of the Capt.
tal for years, gave me an interesting &C
count of the fads of certain senators the
other night.
Senator's" he said, 'are the most
peaceful people to shave have ever met,
and it is seldom that they complain. Do
YOU know who is the most particular man
In the Senate about the way his face is
shavedl It is Senator Gibson, of Mary
land. He gets shaved every day, and
would as soon appear in the Senate cham
Der without his coat as with any vestige
of beard upon his face. He will not
shave himself'either. There are several
men that the Senate barber shop never
sees Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, is
one of these. He does not get his hair
cut at all as far as | can find out. He
likes to have it rest down on his Shout
ders, and is very proud of its length and
thickness.
HARRIS ONE OF THE CARELESS ONES.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, is another
who pays no attention to his hair. He
gets shaved regularly, but will never
allow his hair to be touched He will
always insist upon brushing it himself.
He gives it two savage digs in front and
considers his duty to it wholly done.
The hardest face in the Senate to
shave is that of Senator Allen of Nebras-
ka You do not realize how large a man
he is until you come to go over it with a
razor. There is a tremendous surface to
his face and it is long task and hard
task to shave it clean. He always insists
upon being shaved close and he occupies
the chair for the longest time of any. of
the senators.
Senator Hoar is very particular about
his face. He will never allow anything
but water to be used on it. He detests
bay rum and everything of that charac-
ter. ........
SLAVES THREE TIMES A DAY.
Senator Wolcott gets shaved oftener
probably than any of the others. Several
times, two at least, [ remember | have
shaved him three times in one day. He
told me that one day he was shaved four
different times. 1t is not that his beard
is so fast growing that it needs ali this at
tention, but he says he likes the sensation
Of leaning back helplessly in a barber's
chair as most people get in dining chair,
simply for pleasure.
Another one of the senator's who does
not like the shears is Senator Brice, of
Ohio. Only once since he has been in the
Senate have l known him to get his hair
cut. His hair is very long and very
curly, and it is one of his boasts that he
does not have to brush it even in the
morning, as it takes one position and
stays in it for three or four days at
time.
CLEANLY MMILLAN.
Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan,
think is the most clearly man in the Sen
ate He comes in here to wash his hands
on an average of once or twice an hour,
and to get his hair brushed at the same
time. He often gets shaved twice a day,
and always has his shoes BACKED as soon
as the session adiourns.
II shaved Senator Hill one morning and
he told me thut it was the second time he
had ever been shaved by a barber. He
said he always shaved himself, and not
only that, but sharpened his own "a
Zors.
Senator PETER has never troubled this
barber shop but once, and then only for u
minute. He came in to get adj vice as to
how to trim his beard. In a few days
after that l saw him, and noticed that he
had trimmed it very carefully, according
to the instructions we gave him.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, and Sena-
tor Dubois, of IDAHO, get shaved here
regularly every day, and Senator Davis,
OF Minnesota, almost as regularly.
Senator White, of Louisiana, has
pair of little side-whiskers of which he is
very found, and to which he devotes any
amount of attention. Every other day
he comes in here, that is on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and at the
same hour each day.
LINDsAY's SKIN VERY TENDER.
Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, wears
no beard at all, and his face is one Of the
hardest we have to shave. His skin is as
tender as that of baby, and he makes it
more SO by insisting on the application of
very hot water You know we are not al
lowed to talk to our senatorial customers,
unless they talk to US first.
The man who does the most talking
while getting shaved is Senator Kyle, of
South Dakota. Senator Chandler does
the least talking of any man who comes
here. He silently gets into the chair and
announces that he, wishes his hair and
beard trimmed, reads a copy of his own
concord paper, while the operation is
going on, and generally departs without
saying another word. Senator Gordon,
OF Georgia, is the next one In the point of
silence, with Senator Cameron a close
third
Senator Colquitt is very difficult to
shave because we have to apply the razor
TO MIN in his invalid chair. OF course, all
me Senators do not come here, as many
Oh them have their own private BARRIERS
outside; but about two-thirds of them
nave all their tOnsorial work done in
this room.
LIBERAL IN TIPS.
The statesmen at this end of the capitol
are much more liberal in tips than those
~ the House end, if what the BARRIERS over
yuere tell me is true The southern SEN
aLors TIP oftener than those from the
Dofth and west, but when the rich sena-
eols 40 give, they come down very hand
I1SUulelI. Senators Butler, Blackburn, Bate,
:, ouhner, White and Morgan never leave
t tlo snop without feeling the barber and
S Sue suoeblack. Senator Henderson and
equator WalCOtt are the most liberl from