Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16

are widely separated and overhung by
heavy brows. His face Is long rather
/ than broad, with high, round cheek
bones, and terminates in good, firm
chin, lie has clear though rather
colorless, pale skin which burns In the
sun, pleasing benevolent though com
handing cOuntenance and dark brown
hair, which he wears in cue, His
mouth Is large and generally firmly
closed, but from time to time discloses
some defective teeth. His features are
regular and placid, with all the muscles
Of his face under perfect control
incidentally, on one occasion Wash
ington outlined his own figure, when in
l76S, he wrote to his London tailor for
a 'genteele suite Of cloaths made Of SUI
periine broadcloth handsomely chosen
and directed him to take measure Of a
gentleman who wears well made
cloaths OF the following size, to wit;
Six feet high and proportionately made,
IL anything rather slender than thick
for a person of that height, with pretty
long arms and thighs"
William Hazlitt. the English author,
said of him; Washington was grave in
manners, but perfectly easy There
was "A commanding air In his presence
which compelled respect and forbade
too great n freedom toward him indie
pendently Of that species of awe which
is always felt in the influence of a
great character. In every movement,
too, there was polite gracefuness
equal to any met with In the most poll
ished individuals in Europe, and his
smile was extraordinarily attractive. It
was observed to me that there was an
expression in Washington's face that
no painter had succeeded in taking"
In confirmation of this statement the
artist Sharpess. who painted a pastel
portrait of Washington in 1896, declar-
ed
1T Is not In the grasp Of any painter
TO hold the dignity and mightlness Of
the great subject, There Is a concealed,
though not unconQuered, passion work
ing within him which rendered him
somewhat painful subject"
His face is handsome noble and
mild" wrote distinguished French
man. and Rochambeau's aid.de-camp
said: Ills handsome and majestic,
while at the same time open, counte-
nance perfectly reflects his moral quail
tiles: he looks the hero. \ shade Of
sadness overspreads his countenanGe
which Is not unbecoming and gives him
an interesting air. Abigail Adams
wrote in 1775: Dignity with ease and
complacency the gentleman and sol
der looked agreeably blended In him.
Majesty marks every line and feature
of his face"
The first authentic portrait of Wash.
ington was undoubtedly painted in the
year 1879 by Charles Wilson Peale who
secured al different times no less than
Il sittings from his distinguished sub
iect. Colonel Washington wrote TO n
friend az that time inclination having
yielded to importantly. | am now, con-
trary to all expectations, under the
hands of Mr.. Peale, but in so grave, so
sullen a mood. and now and then under
the influence of Morpheus when some
critical strokes arr making. that | fan
cy the skill OF this gentleman's pencil
viii be put 10 it In describing TO the
world what manner Of man I am"
Peale also painted the portraits Of Mrs.
Washington and her daughter, Martha
Parl,e Gusts. while at Mount Vernon.
mat OF Washington represents him In
nc costume of a Virginia eoonel-a
dark blue coat faced with red and dark
red walstcoat and breeches.
After this scarcely a year passed that
the distinguished gentleman was not
made the victim OF some artist or other
anxious TO attach his name 10 a picture
of one who would send IL booming down
10 posteri,y Probably the most per-
slstent Of those who made his life at
times so miserable were the Peales--