The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-20

thick at the lobes. Such ears would
not fit a head without a nose of the
same physical peculiarities. President
Roosevelt has such a nose. 1t is blunt,
thick and wide at the nQstrils, and
there is no curve to them, save when
in obedience to impulse they dilate
and tell of the emotional nature that
vibrates through every nerve and mus
Gle of his body.
Mouth Doesn't Fit Him.
The one feature that does not At into
the Presidents face or harmonic with
the others is the mouth. This is unus-
ually wide, from jaw point to jaw
point. The lips are thick and far apart
in repose, the teeth showing between
them. The framework of the lips sug-
gests force rather than character.
But the strongest feature of the face
Is the jaw. There is a clean sweep
from ear to ear of smooth, tanned skin,
drawn taut over massive and regu-
lar jawbone. Mr.. Roosevelt's jaw is
never in repose. 1t is full of grim de-
termination and action. One scarcely
notices Mr.. Roosevelt's eyes. They
neither lend to nor detract from the
strength of the other features of his
face. They are small and irregular.
The left one is larger than the right.
They are OF same shade of blue, and
are not particularly pronounced in
form or color. They are set wide apart
over a narrow nose rutted with the
blunt bow OF the spectacles he habitu-
ally wears. The lenses through which
the eyes look are of great thickness,
and render the eyes themselves the
most Insignificant feature of his face.
Neck Short and Powerful.
The neck which joins the head to
the body Is thick and truculent, almost
massive. There is so little of it from
collar to chin that even when the
President in natural poise looks up
ward and outward, at a person or OBJ
ject, an observer never notices 1t ex-
cept as support for a low rundown
collar.
But when you come down to the
shoulders, which slope in regular, even
angles from the collar-rest, you begin
to appreciate the marvellous perfection
of the perfect health the President en-
joys. The shoulders are what is known
among athletes as made shoulders"
There is drop of full two inches from
the point where they join the short
neck to the biceps. The development
OF the lower shoulders and biceps fur
nishes proof that Mr.. Roosevelt has
devoted unusual care to them. They fit
perfectly into the almost berculean
chest, thick as that of a Roman gladi-
ator.
Chest of a Pugilist.
The expansion of Mr.. Roosevelt's
chest would have made a professional
Dugilist envious. The nerves and
organs seem to swell with every pride
under such a shelter, for in response
to every movement of the thick,
sturdy legs, that support the body they
spring out and throw the chest in full
and round relief.
Mr.. Roosevelt's hands are like his
ears and nose-they are thick and
short. - They are not what palmists
would describe as intellectual hands, -
but they are very strong hands and
very nervous ones. When he is lis
tening his chest is thrown out and his
hands drawn back beyond the hips,
but when he is talking one of his
hands and sometimes both of them
move nervously from coat lapel to
| watchchain. They never spring into
the nervous activity affected by most
public speakers of saving the air. They
are rarely raised higher than the lapel
| of his coat, except when there Is a
table or back of a chair at hand, and
/ the circumstances will permit. Then
! the hands invariably seek to make a
rest for the sturdy back of the Pres
ident to permit him to swing the up
| per part OF MS DOQy upward and back
ward and his feet outward and for
ward.
Legs Stocky and Strong.
Mr.. Roosevelt's legs go with his nose,
chin, ears and fingers. They are short
and chubby, stocky and strong. Even
his feet suggest strength. They are
short, wide and thick, and he wears
shoes which, while not particularly
| graceful in contour, are very comfort
able. Most policemen wear the same
kind of shoe.
The new President is not particular
ly fond of dress, but his clothes al
ways fit him. He does not affect orna-
ments or jewelry of any sort, except
the plain gold watch. from which is
looped a plain gold chain that finds a
terminus in the third buttonhole of his
waistcoat.
When the Presidents attention Is
concentrated on any one thing, every
nerve of his body seems to be aroused
to the high tension. Every muscle
seems to listen. His voice is not a
pleasant one. 1t is strong, emphatic
and resonant. But 1t Is not a must
cal voice" Sometimes he speaks very
rapidly. as If in response to acute i'm
pulse and the rapid working of the
brain, but usually the words come
from his open mouth slowly and fully
modelled. The selection of words is
good and forceful without being i'm
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