The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03

uHNS WHeH tHe WtdtnVI was U
the two Secretaries. n of the Harri-
son Cabinet Of 1891 and n of the
Wilson Cabinet Of 1915, stepped into
the little motor boat drawn up along
side the dock promptly at s every
morning. Neither Of the diplomats
was dressed as they are commonly
pictured.
Secretary Lansing usually wore the
same outfit that has served him for
fishing trips for several years. and hc
at least does not seem to think that ii
has outgrown It's usefulness. His head
was invariably topped with an old felt
hat. originally brown. but now nearly
as devoid Of color as of brim. The
fact that 1t has frequently been used
to hold fish hooks has not done II II
good. Mr.. Lansing affected a blue
sweater. And II vas no ordinary
sweater either. II was not one OF
those coat affairs that are in vogue
nowadays. mi looked more like one
OF the vintage Of 1900. Ii was n
Of those that YOU have to put on over
your head and that come off harder
than the skin OF a green banana. The
collar came up well above the Secre-
tary's ears. For trousers Mr.. Lansing
provided himself with IA we'll worn
pair Of corduroys and he wore what
he declared to he genuine waterproof
hunting shoes. When some one told
Mr.. Lansing that he had heard Of such
shoes, but never experienced them.
the Secretary of State deliberately
walked into the lake To demonstrate
that he had the real thing.
A photographer wanted TO take Mr..
Lansing's picture while he was
dressed to go fishing. but before he
could obtain consent lie had first to
convince Mrs. Lansing that no harm
, would come of 1t, for she emphati-
cally expressed the opinion that it
| would disgrace the nation to have
the Secretary Of state seen in that
costume. Mr.. Lansing himself agreed
that it was pretty bad and said that
there was only one eXcuse for "A man
to he dressed as he was, and that was
the fact that he was going fishing.
Gen. Fosters costume was not so eN-
treme as Mr.. Lansing's and certainly
not 40 comfortable.
After entering the boat the men in
variably donned oil skins, for Lake
Ontario is never smooth at this tim"
Of the year and it requires "A fifteen
mile run directly out into the lake to-
ward the Galloups Islands to get to
the place where the best fishing Is to
be had. The morning would be spent
in fishing. and il was Mr.. Lansings
boast that he failed to catch
enough Ash to provide the party with
a good dinner. This meal was eaten
on shore with MIR. Lansing acting as
chief cook and the guide as his as
sistant. Following the meal Gen. Fos-
ter would take his fisherman's nap
and Secretary Lansing would spend
an hour reading one Of the novels of
which he is especially fond. Ilc once
characterized these raylN covered
books az "highly entcrtainins, but
scarcely classical"
Sometimes Mr.. Lansing would vary
his programme "A little n sketch his
sleeping fa~thcr-in-law ar the guide
busy at cleaning up. Sketching has
been described as the Secretary's only
! bad habit. and there are few OF his
friends whom he has not cartooncd.
Mr.. Lansing does his sketching in an
absentminded sort Of manner ana
very frequently has drawn n very good
likeness of some place or thing almost
before he knows what he is doing. 1t
Is in his sketchinc that Mr.. l.ansing's
vein of hunor asserts itself most mo-
ticeably. and his ability to acCentuate
some prominent facial characteristic
to the point OF righteousness has
often brought forth a roar of laughter
| s,,n, a,ra, ,ln Sthtn.t of fh. Slnt,h IL
j. a peculiar fact that while Mr.. Lam
sing swings a golf stick the right way,
J p.els "A potato. bats a fish hook. and in
fact does about everything else with
his right hand. when it To
sketching II is always his left hand
that holds the pen.
It IL said that Mr.. L.ansinG's knacl
of sketching nee saved the United
States considerable money. II was
while he was acting az counsel for the
United States in some dispute with
England Over fishing rights, 1t seems
that the tension was very high and
that the English representatives We're
set in their determination to- have the
fun sum demanded of the United
states. Mr.. Lansing sat listening Ia
NV Ni'ii'S'S' Wv III ms d'SfIltlhlilht'
way drew some sketches of things the
witness described. The commissions
erS happened to catch sight of them
and were 50 amused that they inter-
rupted the proceedings with a hurs;
of laughter. AS a result good feeling
Immediately prevailed and the United
States came out much better than WAS
expected.
Whatever fish the party caught IN
the afternoon Mr.. Lansing would
hiring home to supply the needs of
the Lansing and Foster families. II
there We're any left over they went
to some of his old friends living near
by, This happened frequently and on
W. or three occasions the party
brought hon twenty-five large bass.
The evening was always u short one
for Mr.. Lansing and soon after supper
was finished he would he ready To go
to bed. anxious to rest for another
long day Of sport.
Mr.. Lansing Went on his vacation
with the intention of not even lictNt
ing n letter unless it was absolutely
necessary. and he was almost able to
live up To his intention, His prlvat"
secretary, T., G. sweet, went along with
him, but his duties were by no moal.