New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
THE PASSING THRONG.

C. p. Hastings. of Chicago. in speaking Of the
personal appearance of the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominees for President.
BRYAN'S said Yesterday at the Hoffman
CARELEsSNESS House: Colonel Bryan is really
IN DRESS. a good looking man. but If he
tried he could not do more to
detract from his personal appearance than he does
by his dress. President Mckinley the other
hand is a well dressed man. and always appears
in clothes of cut that the most fastdlOus
could not cav against. While the President does
not believe that clothes make the man. neverthe
less he feels sensible men do feel. that
man and particularly public man. should so dress
to make his appearance agreeable to others as
well as to himself.
But Mr. Bryan must lack the artistic spirit for
It is easy to dress in good taste as it is in bad
While dress is of first Importance IL is. all the
same. important adjunct TO makeup. and
that it is not the part of wisdom to overlook.
"Oftentimes when have seen Colonel Bryan
have admired his well set up and athletic figure.
the pOise of his we'll shaped head and the intelli-
gence of his look But invariably when In his
presence the feeling comes to me. How much bet
ter looking and how much better appearance
you would make you carefully grOOmed"
If he would keep his haiI short trimmed in the
back. is the prevailing fashion; if he would
turn down affair and shoestrinE ike neCktie he
nov anee's me GnanS S W 8 oe t 20 tbis r n
lessness OF dress with idea that IL will help him
right fo be well dressed would not detract from
his effectiveness the stump. and II would GER
tainly add he pleasure OF those who listen TO
him. We all would rather look at we'll dressed
than at i'll dressed one. And the Presi-
dent of United States is living proof that to
dress well does not hurt public man with the
American people. Bryan. with his Ill cut coat
end trousers and ante-bellum hat and eravat.
runs TO the extreme much as the dude does
to the other. And. after ALL moderation In dress,
like conservatism In politics, always appeals to the
sensible American.
w A strouss OF ST Paul was lamenting the
disappearance OF the buffalo, at the Hotel Impe-
rial yesterday "Of course" said
DISAPPEAR MIR. Strouss the buffalo had got
ANCE OF to go for he had lived his appoint
THE ed time. and the for his
BUFFALO being had passed away. I can
remember seeing the plains liter
ally black with buffalo hunting trip 1 took
in 1868 / wouldn't pretend TO make estimate
of how many there must have been in that
ster herd but 10 my astonshed gaze there seemed
be millions II wasn't much fun shooting them.
for IT easy. 1t seems incredible TO think
that all have left OF the prolific bison to-day
a few scattered representatives of that
terminated race In zoos and crcuses or on private
estates. IT hits hard in the Northwest I'm
way. When the buffalo used to be plenty you
could get good buffalo skin coat for smaI price.
coats, too. ! tell you Every them
then. for they cheap as to be in the reach
of all. They made very good sleigh robes also.
Now YOU seldom one, and don't suppose to-
day one could be purchased for either love
money"