Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-16
WITH FULL SUITS OF HAIR
Personal Characteristics of Some Well
Known Senators.
How They Dress, Walk and stand
Peculiar Habits When Address
ing the Senate.

Senator Teller is a striking figure on the
Senate floor, Above his reflective brow
the heavy suit of iron gray hair stands on
end. looking for all the world as II he
either had seen a ghost or had been
wrestling with some great problem-the
silver question, probably. His form Is
frail and his shoulders STOPPING, and ne
sits in his seat in an exhausted manner
Yet, when he rises to address the Senate
on the silver question, he takes on, as 1t
we're, another form. When speaking, he
makes few gestures. and walks back and
forth behind his desk with his hands, for
the greater time, In his pockets. Mr.. Tel
Ter is seldom seen to laugh when his col
leagues are gathered about him in groups.
He works hard, and pays little attention to
his Dress yet his attire is always neat and
in good taste. He is a sympathetic man,
and has a great feeling for the poor and
hard-pushed small office holders, and has
q generous and kindly nature.
Senator Allison of Iowa might be called
Allison the Strong, from the massive mead
presented, and the sturdy and powerful
frame carried with gold strength about
the Senate floor. He is seldom seen join
ing any of the little knots of Senators who
frequently gather about the rear OF the
floor. chatting and Laughing over some
cartoon or caricature in the papers: nor
is he often found on the ''other side of the
chamber comforting with his democratic
colleagues. His long coat hangs loosely
are square and powerful, but as he walks
the casual observer notices that his toes
turn slightly inward.
While Senator Smith is perhaps the heav-
lest man on the floor, he has the most
classic features. His manners, too, are
graceful and easy. He Is very particular
in his general attire, and Is never seen
badly dressed, and his garments never look
F~v tkxo It's f,,lI 0f
almost white hair is Invariably brushed in
the most becoming and perfect manner.
With his friends Senator Smith is very
affable and kind, yet upon the floor he Is
most dignified. He requires very little at
tention from the pages, and glides in and
out of the doors much like an Ohio river
steamboat rounding turn in the stream.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Junior
Senator front Massachusetts,, has full
suit of hair, and the part curves distinc thy
around the crown as perfectly as 1t could
nave done when he was but a boy
The intact crown Is not the only feature
he strides about the floor his step is still
boyish and his manners very natural ana
easy. He has great legislative ability, and
always speaks strongly and to the point.
which even his friends on the other side of
the floor graciously admit. 1t is his habit
when addressing the Senate to stand with
his hands clasped behind him and under
the skirt of his short blouse coat. He
speaks III Strdisntior"dru manner, ire
quently stepping between the desks and
balancing his toes over the step in the
floor. which seems to be favorite position
with him.
The crisp, gray hair of Senator White Of
California sticks up all over his round
head in great abundance, which, with his
heavy beard. makes his pleasant face ap-
pear as II 1t were trying to get through,
and above 1t ALL There is always an ex-
preston in his countenance which makes
one think he has just discovered a good
Joke on some one.
From the Pacific Slope.
No two Senators of opposite politics get
on as evenly as do the two from California,
Senators White and Perkins. The former
Is seldom seen without his hands in his
pockets. When he addresses the Senate
he likes to get out in the aisle, and once
well under way he swings along at a