The Washington times., 1901-12-01
FAMED FACES SEEN
ON CAPITAL STREETS.
Celebrities Met on Washington
ThOrOughfdres.
HABITS OF NOTED PERSONS.
The President Is Both n Rider and n
TaII<er--Minister WI an Automo-
biIist, While the Supreme Court
@Hoofs IT., Up Pennsylvania Ave.

known figures which are intimately con-
neeted with public events and the affairs
of the nation The President, members of
his Cabinet judges. Senator'S, Congress
men. military and naval heroes, and mem
bers of the Corps Diplomatique, are fire.
quently seen walking. driving, or riding
along the principal thoroughfares.
The President ON Horseback.
President Roosevelt is a great horse
back rider, and almost every fine after
noon is seen by the citizens of Mount
Pleasant cantering along Fourteenth
Street extended. He has eschewed every
thing pertaining to the rough rider, and
is a very conventional-looking, plainly
Rttired gent leman. He sometimes varies
his equestrien exercise by walking, going
along with a rapid, swinging gait
Long n Good Walker.
Several members of the Cabinet have
long been familiar to pedestrians. Secre-
tary Long can be seen every day trudging
down to the department, carrying in one
hand a green bag such as Boston lawyers
affect. Every day at noon Secretary Hay
walks out across Lafayette Square to his
fine mansion that fronts the White House,
in order to get his frugal lunch of butter
milk and hoecake. Hr. Hay is debonair,
and is fond Of taking stroll along sew
Hampshire Avenue and Sixteenth Street,
He has been known, when in the mood Tor
riding. to employ one of those hacks
driven by black jehus, the dilapidation OF
which would put to shame the famous
H.
cock, and Attorney General Griggs are all
notable walkists.
Admiral Schley has been a marked
and interesting figure upon the streets oI
Washington ever since the affair at San
tiago. On the fine Sunday afternoons of
this fall he has been seen strolling
along Massachusetts Avenue, usually ac-
companied by his wife, pleasant look
ing lady of the brunette type. The Ad-
miral is always faultlessly groomed, and
frequently stops in the course of his
walk to speak to some of his numerous
friends He is fond, too, of walking along
the street. through the shopping dis
trict, and looking in at the show-windows.
Devyey,s High steppers.
Admiral Dewey Is often seen on F
Street, too. The hero of Manila drives a
fine team of housekeeping horses, seated
aloft On a high carriage and accompanied
only by a man in livery. In this turn
out he has attended the meetings of the
schley Court of Enquiry
Lcrd Pauneefote, unlike his predeces-
sor, Sir Edward Thornton, is not walk
list The latter was not content to prone
made the thoroughfares OF the city, but
explored the country round about for
many miles. with NO aid or companion but
a stick and his own athletic yigor. Lord
Psuncefote's daughters are said TO be eX-
pert bicycle riders, literally "scorching''
along the asphalt, and the dignifed rep
resentative of Great Britain came as near
to this exercise as he conveniently could
by adopting the tricycle. as a means of
loeomotion. Latterly, however, he has
largely confined himself to the carriage. |
He is, indeed, a great sufferer from the
gout, and is sometimes seen limping with !
that affection and cruteh.
Minister WI an AutomobiIist.
Strange to say, WI Ting-fang, who IS
representative Of a nation not remarkable 1
for adopting new ideas, is. Of the whole |
foreign contingent, the most ardent de- I
yotee Of the motor vehicle. The noted I
Chinaman is an ardent automobilist, and (
is not often seen walking but when he
does adopt that method Of loeomotion. he 4
wings along with an air of glorious and I
lofty independence. He is strikingIy diff /
sorent in mien from the other members (
OF the Chinese legation, who are rcmaraa- I
bic for their garb of bright-eolored silks. (
Most of the other Oriental diplomats who 1
have adopted the garb Of the Occident. are
frequently seen upon the street; they 4
have fallen so completely IN touch with
their surroundings in every respect that
fher her af ha
native Washingtonians.
The Supreme Court on Foot
When Congress and the Supreme Court
meet next month many welI-known per-
sonalities among the Legislators and chief |
jurists of the land will be seen again on /
Washington streets. Every afternoon /
after the adjournment of the Supreme 1
Court, a squad OF justices four abreast
starts from the Capitol 10 walk up Penn /
sylyania Avenue. This group is composed |
of Harlan, Brewer, Brown, and McKenna |
Some times they are Joined by Peckham |
or White. They often select the south
side of the Avenue. as it is less frequent
ed than the other. and their formation is /
less likely to be broken.
Harlan is the athletic member OF the |
court. He is passienately fond of golf, |
and is well known on the Chevy Chase |
links. Se has even appeared in the |
streets in full golf costume
senator PIatts Bodyguard.
Senator Plat Of New York, IN whose
appearance there is a singularly strong |
mixture Of acumen and deerepitude, is
often attended, by reason OF the latter
attribute, by a stalwart attendant, who |
sees that the Senator's legs obey the die |
tates Of his head, and carry him where
he really wants TO go.
Senator Hannas favorite lounging
place, when not at the Capitol, is in
the lobby of the Arlington Hotel. and
almost any evening he can be seen there
who are close In the councils of. the Ad- /
rinistration.
Hanna Much in Vogue.
1t has been said that Hanna sees more |
men OF all sorts and conditions in the |
course of day, when Congress is in full |
swing, than any man in this city. the |
President alone excepted. He can rare
ly be caught alone, and he drives much |
more frequently than he walks. He will |
take a carriage from the Arlington to |
the White House, only block away, and |
generally, it may be promised, he will. |
during the coming session, have someone |
with him whom he Is carrying to the |
Executive Mansion to meet the new |
President. Although Hanna rarely speaks |
IN the Senate. he can talk effectively |
when he wishes. and is one OF the clever
est after dinner speakers in Washington. |
The Gridiron Club has not given a dinner |
Etnce he entered the Senate at which he |
has not been guest and at which he has |