The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-01

tresses, yet there is but one man in
Congress whose hair may truly be likened
to fine silver. This is Senator Martin,
of Virginia. 1t is a heavy silken shock
that crowns his head. 1t shines as though
each strand were polished. 1t is just the
color Of silver and glistens very much
as does a newminted argent coin. Now
and then as the light filters down through
the tinted glass in the ceiling of the SEN
ate chamber Mr.. Martins hair takes on
just the suggestion Of a greenish hue
just the faintest NiA green tint. Whcfa-
err this strange tint is in the hair the
head, or the light, is Il question which
frequently absorbs spectators in the gal
leries.
Perhaps the shaggest hair in Congress
is that which is worn by Mr.. Shafroth, of
Colorado. 1t seems always to be in a state
of agitation and gets a thorough shaking
up and raking down every time he makes
a speech, for Mr.. Shafroth while ad-
dressing the House make many gestures
with his head. Then, as if to sooth or
smooth his pertuEbed hair he will mop il
with his handkerchief or claw ii with his
fingers. The colCr of his hair is tawny,
bordering closely On red. He does not
pay the strictest attention TO his hair,
and the Secretary of Agriculture, who
was once a spectator in the Executive
Gallery of the House declared that it
locked @weedy." a young lady in a seal
skin jacket who was watching Mr.. Sha
froth as he spoke eloquently on the con-
ference report on the Currency I;iH. - d
that his hair locked as though moths hal
been in it.
Sy sideways hair is long anil stringy
and that Of Senator Penrose is crl5p and
crinkled Mr.. Suffers is reddish Vet
low Mr. Lentz's is brushed pompadour
and stands Up straight all around, and
the hair of MIR Richardson. the minori1s,
leader is sparse and OF no color in partic-
ular.
There is but one man in Congress SOY
far rs discovered. who paris his n..r
mathematically in the middle. This
Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado. is nair is
such timid and uncertain i;rown that Y
seems TO lack confidence in It's own coiof.
But withal it is kept so well dressed
during the session, by the barber VINO
grooms it, that it looks sleek shiney, and
one might be almost tempted 20 say at
times indelicately greasy. But there is
enc feature about this hair which is posi-
tive. 1t is that this hair is parted so ac-
curately in the middle that one would
think that Senator Wolcott's bar btr
might be civil engineer and hal made
an exhaustive survey of his employers
head.
Mr.. Wolcott is rivalled though rot
equalled in the eXactitude of his pat bv
two or three other gentlemen in Goa
gress. Now. for instance there is We
Beveridge, the very Junior Senator FROM
Indiana. His hair is q rich and glossy
brown with here and there a sin. OF
bronze. 1t is worn full--almo3t ions 31d
the part is nearly in the middle, with an
inclination TO the left. Mr.. Beverage
probably thinks well of his hair. While
at his seat in the chamber he frequently
touches it into position--or pats Il iondiy.
or strokes it caressingiy, or smooths it
down-though it never is ruffled, with his
large white hand.
Representative Mondell, Of Wyoming,
who as a member of the Committee on
Military Affairs has exchanged so many
tie plesantries with Mr. Lentz and Mr..
SGiZer during the CCuer d'Alcne enquiry,
is close second to Mr.. Wolcott in the
matter CT part. Mr.. Mondell's hair is
assorted as nearly in the middle as he
can get it and is plastered down as though
put under great pressure with wet
brush.
Senator Talaferro parts his hair to
9traddle the styles. Those who favor the
middle part will say of him that his in
tentions We're good, while those who are
the champions CT the side part will in
clude Mr.. Talaferro in their ranks.
Mr.. Fairbanks, Of Indiana. and Mr.. De-
Doe, of Kentucky, part their hair in the
same way and with the same purpose
10 conceal their badness as much as pos
sible. These gentlemen are quite bale
and the baroness extends over quite /.
cranial area. But their side hair is
long and dark and this is brushed across
the top Of the head and made to do more
work in covering scalp than is ordinarily
expected of hair. The result OF this is
that the work is imperfectly performed
and the tops of the heads of Messrs.
Fairbanks and Deboe appear 20 be bald
and hairy in streaks.