The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
H0BSON AS BEST MAN.
Hero of Santiago Is Also the Hero
of Twenty Weddings.

midst of crowd keeps with perfec
sweetness the independence of soil
tude.'-Emerso.
A man who has at 20 weddings beer
best man" can be pretty fairly judged
10 nave "a social side" At the presen
stage of his career, with due respect t
the other men present at these func
tons, one may be pardoned for adding
also that Lieutenant RichmOn Pearson
Hobson was in more respects than one
the best man" there.
When, one year ago this last Deem
Der, was hidden TO the marriage of a
typical Brooklyn maid (she needs nc
further PRAISE and was told to keep
my eye on the best man." who had
served in that capacity upon 20 differ
ent occasions, 1 viii admit that d large
part of my interest went out to him,
for have a curious inquisitiveness to-
ward the kind of man that that
other man, the groom, selects upon
such an occasion to stand with him
| perhaps I should say by HMM the
searching glare of Hymen's torch. One
frequently hears long before the bride
is chosen, when 1 get married l want
Jack to stand up with me-; and Jack
nine times out of ten is a man for
whose popularity in that direction he
himself cannot account. A best man."
Lieutenant Hobson was born to this
as well as other honors.
AS L stood waiting at the top of the
aisle upon that now more than memoir
able occasion l remember wishing that
l might sit near the front, for thought
L must study that best man. The gal
liant officer usher who fell to my lot
asked if 1 minded the length OF the
aisle-it was St. Luke's-and upon my
assuring him that 1 did not, he there
upon placed me three seats from the
front. This much for the gallantry of
the naval corps.
Midst the soft hush, hush Of silken
gowns and the patter. patter of dainty
clad feet up the marble aisle, and the
occasional ''clank" of the swords OF the
ushers, all of which was accompanied
by the low voice OF the organ, as its
notes rose and fell, we waited; waited
for the pretty bride and her attendant
maids, for the groom and Though we
knew it not them, for the immortal
Robson.
WHY WOMEN ADMIRE HOBSON.
Tall and soldierIy he stood, his man
ner at once digniied and gracious, his
head erect and well carried, revealing
pride in it's noblest sense, and self-re-
Spect. His deep-set blue-gray eyes, !
perhaps better described as iron gray"
wore a kindly, smiling look. which !
helped largely to dispel the stern aspect |
of mouth and chin. There is, however, |
a slight cleft in the chin, not visible in |
all lights. which also subdues this ten |
dency. His moustache, like his hair, of /
a light brown ard, as the picture indi7 /
Gates, is worthy or admiration. His |
hair was and is parted in the center, in |
the prevailing fashion, which touch of |
interest in up-to-dateishness will prob
ably appeal to Richard Harding Davis |
and Gibson & Co.
He walked with ease and dignity, and
as ne joined the maid of honor at the
end Of the ceremony-One saw at once
that Lieutenant HobsOn was at home
and in his place by the side Of a wo-
man, for when does a man of whatso-
ever renown so really reveal himself
If there is anything to reveal-as in the
society of a woman. By the natural
law of contrast this is so. All that is
manly is at once more manly in the
presence OF the eternal feminine"
which surrounds the fair sex of what
ever variety, new woman not excepted.
Nothing can excel the gracious, re-
spectful courtesy with which this hero
1onor. Each step that he took said,
Il walk with YOU not you with me"
md yet Mr.. HobsOn sways entirely the
'emniuity by whom he is accompan-
ed, but has a fashion of getting you
nto the right way and then joining
Tcu.
AS a dancer he is always one of the
most popular men in the room. He
makes it apparent that not only he is,
tut you are doing the better, because
you are together.
In conversation he is singularly fasci-
lating, his voice being softer than
and yet partaking Of none of
he feminine quality. 1t is only when
alking that he reveals his teeth, which
ire white and beautiful. His mouth at
,ther times is in perfect repose, and
ven when he smiles it is mostly with
lis eyes.
When talking upon the Cuban ques-
ion" his face showed more expression
han at any other time. While his
yes glowed and darkened and his chin
vas firm and set, he declared that the
question could only be settled by
war" and that he was ready and anx-
Gus to go to the front. II his COM
,anion were a man, and one interested,
lie would frequently draw plan show
ng whereby the war might be con-
ucted. He speaks several languages
nd Spanish fluently.
He enjoyed particularly the society
f young women, and carried himself
While with them with that elegantly {
ignified graciousness peculiar to the !
Id south for he inherited all the gal ,
ant chivalry for which the old time s
outhern gentleman is noted, his pro- ,
enitors dating back to the F. T.. VS.. :
That social side of Lieutenant Hob
ons nature is strongly developed there ]
5 no doubt; but young though he is Che I
5 2S) there is a very evident and ap-
aren't appreciation for time spent in ,
tudy and thought The study of his I
areer at Annapolis. where he stood r
rst in his class and in everything, I
hows this. He possesses a strong and ,
Interesting personality. Individuality /,
also strong with him, and while :
oubtless you could not tell why you +
evertheless would separate him from
he men by whom he was surrounded. e
hey might be greater men or less, but !
on certainly would have no difficulty I
l placing him above the average man, +
nd of his kind particularly and y
solitary. That such as he +