The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-08
WHAT DEWEY IS LIKE
Below Medium Height and
Square-BuiIt All Over
Is A WONDERFUL SMILER
Drums Fingers and Shakes a
Foot When He Talks.

New York, Oct. THE Journal says:
| This is an analysis of the physical APP
pearance of Admiral Dewey made by a
Sunday Journal reporter, who studied
him long and closely. You have read much
about Dewey the Admiral Dewey the he
70. Dewey the statesman and Dewey the
diplomat. Here you will read about Dewey
the mere man.
The admiraPs face claims first atten-
ton. 1t is strong and square, like every
thing elese about him. His photographs
lead one to expect to find him looking
older than he does. AS a matter of fact,
| he looks almost his age, which is sixty
two or even less. There is none of the
pallor of age about his face. His hair
and mustache are almost whiae This, Of
course, lis incompatible with the appear
ance Of a young man, but at the same
| time the evidences of strength and vigor
are so abundant that one does not stop
to think of him as an old man. The heir
is quite thin on top, where it is neatly
parted exactly in the middle. Beneath the
tremendously deep tan on his face there is
rudy glow, which indicates plenty of
strong, red blood. Apparently he is a
full-blOoded man, but he keeps the tend
ency well in hand. He eats carefully, ex-
ercises and works hard. His eyes are
very full, bright and brown. Their gilt
ter is almost metallic. Most navy men
have blue eyes, but Dewey is an excep-
ton. The most distinctive marks Of age
upon his face are the sacs under his eyes,
They are noticible, but they are in no way
suggestive of weak sight or ill-health.
His forehead is high and square and we'll
proportional to his face Due proportion
is the very note to his whole aspect. His
nose has prolonged curve which is quite
Semitic. The end comes down over his
mustache-that is, partly over his upper
lip. 1t is a fine, Strong nose, such a one,
perhaps, as Moses had. His mustache is
very thick, stiff and beautifully trimmed
Evidently it needs a great deal of clip
ping to keep it from being very large 1t
shows evidences of unstihted daily care.
Its curves are artistic. It's symmetry is
perfect 1t is model mustache. The
Is almost a straight line. It would be a
hard, repellant mouth, but for the other
attractive qualities of the face. The chin
is large and square, well developed, but
not protruding or heavy. Like every 9TH
er feature, it is well balanced.
Dewey has few wrinkles, but a good
many lines indicative of character. There
are heavy lines about the mouth and the
eyes. When he smiles the two upright
lines on his forehead stand out in a strik-
ing manner. His smile is remarkably ami
mated, agreeable and whole-souled. It is
a valuable adjunct to his charming man
ners. It makes a visitor feel that the adj
miral IS not bored, that he is interested,
and that he is sincere and unaffected.
When he is talking he Is nearly always
smiling. His laugh is pleasant and must
cal
Dewey is a nervous man, like most good
Americans. When he talks he constantly
raps his fingers on a chair or taps his
foot on the ground. But he does none Of
these things so obtrusively as to appear
i'll at ease, or to make another person feel
uncomfortable.
There is every indication Of good diges-
ton, as well as strangth and vigor about
him
He speaks very much like an educated
Bostonian-that is, precisely and correctly.
His voice is soft, pleasant and low. He
slurs over his RI slightly In ordinary
the pitch Of his voice hard
~ changes at all. In giving commands
his voice is strong enough for any pur-
pose. As soon as one hears him speak one
can imagine how it sounded when he ut
tered in firm, precise, well controlled tones
those fateful words: You may fire when
ready. Gridley." 1t is also satisfying to
the American mind to imagine him apply
ing the same firm tones to flreign med
dlers at Manila.
Like Nelson, Dewey IS physically a
small man, but he is so we'll set up and
that he looks commanding.
He is just about feet six inches and a
half. He is perfectly erect when he stands
up If he were to put his back to a wall,
without changing his normal attitude, his
head the lower part of his back and his
heels would all touch the wall. This cree
tness does not convey any impression of
stiffness or woodenness, because the car
risge is easy and the figure has plenty of
The admiral is a good example
of what they DO for a boy at Annapolis.
His shoulders are broad and square. but
not very deep. He is built from the ground
up and you can see the muscles beneath
the clothes. When he stands up he IS
not only perfectly erect but his gaze is
directed somewhat upward. This
gives him an aspect OF command. one
can immagine the admiral standing thus
upon the bridge Of his flagship and domin-
ating the seas and the fleets upon them.
But You must remember that there Is no
pose or pomposity about this carriage.
When he sits down he is almost as erect
as when he stands up. There is not a
bend from the top Of his head to his hips.
He does not sink into chair. He could
travel round the world and never put his
back against anything for support. He IS
essentially a man with a backbone
He never stands with his hands IN his
pockets. He does no rude or awkward
things. Mothers should study George
Dewey and hold him up 20 their boys as
a model OF how to behave. because he Is
a perfect model and the boys are more
likely 10 copy him than anyone else.
There Is not even a hint OF obtrusive
stomach in front OF the Adni-aTs waist
line. This is a man OF full-blooded con-