The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06

In order that the air thus supplied shall
contain the proper amount Of moisture,
it is made TO pass through stone-lined
compartments, where fountains Of spray
are kept perpetualiy playing.
When Senator Hill rose to make his
final oratOrical effort against the income
tax last week he wore a slate c0lored
double breasted frOck coat and q black
BUTTERFLY tie. A few feet away sal
BriCe and PETER, who are the two most
picturesque figures in the upper house.
Their prOpinquity was accidental, both
listening atteutively 10 the speech. Brice
wore a gray cutaway coat. a blue necktie,
and a red flower in his buttunhOle He
always has that red flower winter and
summer; very likely he regards it as a
mascot, for he is, above all things, gam
bier in the higher sense Of speculation. ~
tie IS SAID 10 have more nerve than any
other man alive. Probably he is worth a
million or two dollars more than last year
at this time, but he never exhibits the
slightest disturbance Of mind. whether
he wins or loses
Brice has the biggest head and the
largest feet il the Senate. 1t IS said that
he has his pantaloons made extra long to
cover up his exaggerated lower extremi-
ties. His hair Is great shock Of auburn.
His clothes, though costly, DO not III him
very well Somebody once said that he
looked like the keeper of an old clothing
shop wearing his own second hand suits.
But when man Is several times a mil
liOnaire and lives like prince he can af-
ford TO ignore the aspersive remarks Of
the enviOus. His favorite trick is twirl-
ing his eyeglasses by the string This he
will do for hours together while sitting in
the Senate chamber
DURING HILLS SPEECH.
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Senator Hil's speech. had on a black al
paca coat, TO the right lapel Of which a
pair Of gold eyeglasses was attached. His
long beard certainly does look thinner
than it used TO- An ingenious CORE
spondent, trying to account for this fact,
said the other day that he had not cut
part of it of or pulled it out, so he must
have pushed some of the hairs back To
the left of Brice sat Smith Of New Jer-
sey, dressed like a minister, in a black
frock coat, white tic and patent leather
shoes. He weighs about go pounds, has
nearly white hair. and looks at least &c
years of age. Yet he is only ~ years old.
He and Dubois Of Idaho are the young
est men In the Senate. Smith is a manu-
facturer of patent leather and is rapidly
becoming millionaire.
Hale of Maine wore a fun suit Of home
spun. Vest of Missouri oddly enough,
Hawley Of Connecticut was clad ia white
duck Blackburn OF Kentucky was at
tired in white flannel He is always one
Of the best dressed men in the Senate
As preliminary to full summer costume
he always appears in light plaid pair OF
pantalOons. The palm for accurate dress
however must be yielded to Senator
Ransom of North Carolina. in his person
he typifies the idea expressed by the word
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his cuffs and collars. As he occupies his
legislative seat, from time to time he ex,
tends one arm and then the other, pulls
his CUTS into view, and then gaZes up at
the ladies in the gallery.
Senator Mcpherson is another very pre-
cise man about his apparel Hoar Of
Massachusetts, these summer days
wears drab cutaway and white tie. He
has cherubic aspect and looks the very
picture of an amiable and benevolent old
gentleman. But let him get up to talk
and his speech is apt to be vitriol There
is no doubt as to the worst dressed man
in the Senate; Cockrell of Missouri has
long held that distinction He is content
however, inasmdch as he was not sent 10
Congress on the strength of his claims tc
dudery.
While Mr.. Hill is speaking he is in
terrupted for moment by a message
from the House of Representatives to the
Senate. Capt Bassett makes the an
nouncement of the communication in his
stereotyped form. As he STANDS beneath
the clock the old man looks like Father
Time without his scythe. He wears a
long black frOck coat, a black tie and a
white walStcOat, over which his white
beard falls. The speech of the senator
from New York comes to an end a few
minutes later, and the chamber is imme
dlately emptied, leaving only four or five
unattentiye gentlemen to listen to the
reply of Higgins of Delaware Senate
rial courtesy carries no obligation of lis
tening TO embarrassing speeches.
SOME ECcENrHICIrGES.
congressman have their eccentricitie,
like ordinary folks. Representative
Everett of Massachusetts hates to be
called professor, and 1t makes him exceed
ingly angry TO have any body offer him a
cigar, He lOathes tobacco. Watchdog
Holman has habit of fumbling with a
package of chewing tobacco while he is
making speech In the House he uses
me cut, while among his constituents in
Indiana he contents himself with ordi-
nary plug. In one respect Stewart of
Nevada and Cameron Of PENNSYLVANIA are
opposites The latter is the silent man
Of the Senate, while the great silver ad-
vocate Is accused Of being afflicted with a
cacOethes lO1uendi. Dolph Of Oregon
hates the newspapers. II he had his
way all the correspondents would be per
manently locked up in Jail. A few sena-
tors have an amiable weakness for poker.
There is always a poker Set in the upper
house. At present it includes Henderson,
Brice, Hale, Petugrew and Quay. The
last named is perhaps the best poker
player In congress.
Mr. Cleveland always wears a billed
white shirt While in town during the sum
mer, though he adopts the negligee t
Buzzard's Bay. Before he went away he
appeared in a straw hat and suits of plaid
and pepper and salt. He wears necktles
OF the butterfly pattern, tying them him
self. The President has great many
suits OF clothes Doubtless he paws as
much money for clothing as many dude
who prides himself on trousers by the
score of pairs, etc. He has a valet Sin
clair, who now acts as steward of the
white house. Sinclair looks after all of
Mr.. Cleveland's clothes, sending them to
be pressed, etc. The pressing and clean
ing of the presidential garments is done
by cOiored man on Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Cleveland has no creascs in his panta-
looms
Swimming In the Dead Sea.
Rev. Francis Tiffany in the Christian Register
From Jerusalem we had a thoroughly