The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1902, Page 3

SUNDAY CALL. THE Camlou]DegcribeYourbhest intend sothat cewoulld Here Is a Memory Test That Cannot Interest. 1o | | will reply “Yes, I can.” your not being equal to well-kno trained to observe even i retentive memory. An th® Yet both of these - describe nature or the n 1_{?/2\// scribe 2 man’s personal appearance and characteristics, sc to give the person loo zing him on sight from your description? Ten chances to But there are also ten chances to one ing for this man no difficulty the task. Wn man must be changed it the hands of those to describe him. One observes him with the eye guided smallest things and details of life, her, though he meet him frequently. + meetings to describe even the fea- is well-known man, could not do so correctly. y peopie have what may be called visual memories; they re- iply what they see; while others have a memory that is large- ses can by continued effort train to observe closely, but few pecple take the trouble to do so. inute parts of mechanism who would agic events whiclt the public has been surfeited with of not be able to recall the color of a person’s eyes. In the tr la personal descriptions of men Lave formed an important part. But few of them have tallied the one with the other, except perhaps in one or two prominent features. 8o it is in the descriptions bel San Francisco. Twenty pedple have M used &0 y des: mar in small t ings that is surpri w of one of the best-known men of given a mental portrait of him, and them remember him ‘exactly as he really is. y of them have taken the same landmark, if the word may be and the average of opinions concerning this same landmark or ent feature is fairly correct. ptions are widely apart. and who see him daily, show 1any of them a lack of observation ng, and others show a degre: of observa- But of the strictly personal features Even those who are nearest to the tion that is equally so. It is interesting to mote that it is not always the best educated people and those in the higher walks of lfe who ob- serve the ost intelligently and correctly. The personal description of a known man, such as General Barnes, by twenty contemporaries from s of life, forms an interesting study for the psychologist. ENERAL BARNE 1ds. His eves origin but a ve eable is characterized by of uncut diamonds e noticeable to a THIS IS THE REAL S full ed, is WILLIAM HENRY LINOW BARNES. is 64 years oldq, 5 fe ry heavy gray mustache. There is no no- or mark on his hands or face. His face is rather rehead high, heavy eyebrows, and a decided chin. he only jewelry that he wears is a large mar- ce by a string of gold. His hands are quite small, ), taking 2 No. 7 glove. His carriage is very erect, alks briskly when taking exercise but is more delib- in the house. The only peculiarity that would casual 4 GENERAL BARNES. name, and correctly t 11 inches tall, and weighs are a bluish gray. His hair was is now almost white. He is not its extreme simplicity and in a black setting and a watch acquaintance is his partic- and winning personality. He is an American. BEATTY— Justice of Supreme Court. K give a pre fair re W. H L orresponding t name is Wil- com- he but a poor ink is Call it 200 pounds, and his nches. His eyes are ark brown with a mix- t bald. He we a e has scars or factal w of. I should cali forehead is high and iress is always neat, and I His voice Is distinct enuncla- berately. He is His hands I 1y, nor his g man all jewelry ne-look: J. WALTER HAY-— Clerk at Bohemian Club. not wee much of General F s here these days. I am sure he has ere for mearly a year. His r books as General W. H. L. E L 114 t know what the ini- I should think he was about sess his height to be 5 feet he n weigh at least 4 have iever noticed the eyes. He has white hair and ¥ bald He wears a mustache rs t I know of. r with a high fore- ; ticed that he wore it is slowly with a deep, beau- ' e. I nce heard him speak ¥ would remember it. He walks slow I think he is an Ameri- POLICE OFFICfi J.J. McSHANE— sir; 1w Eive you any informa- 1 scription of General irse 1 know the m do some of time. But I Barnes, and I can give you I should y or McShane's reral name Officer t be a six-footer, and 210 pounds r-weight. His face ther long I with a mus- bair. rehead as many in- re g I've ys is well sultssand a you might oticed his thing else s good Ameri- mustn’t forget his voice, if put this in the paper. , and sweet, and he nd of gray erect, is what walk. I have never think of ’ ept that he is [ GEORGE R. WELLS, ATTORNEY- p type sort of a him in the at twic st attract of an man sireet, he n man arms ear but a pleasing, sonorous thetic d he has an- stic—when you i ks you straight clear light gray eves gh forehead slightly es.” 1 should call his you; am H. L nes, for that is 2 ca get full name, is about 6 years old, according to my knowledge and belief. I wish to tell the truth and the whole truth in this thing - ) if I can. From the sole of his feet to the crown of_ his head, where there: is now not much ‘brown halr as there once was, 1 should think was a distance of out feet 9 inches. I never noticed any scars. . “In dress 1 think he inclines to dark sack coats and wears very little jewelrys A chain is the only thing I remembe: ands are powerful ones, though not for his physique. His walk is a free and easy one. Great intelli- and a personal magnetism which mce draws you to him are two of his most marked characteristics or qualities. “He is a thorough American, by birth, instinct and education, and he is proud of it.” large, very genc CHARLES K. FIELD— Secretary Bohemian Club. General W. H. L. Barnes,” said Mr. 1d, “represents the older set in the Bohemian Club, as 1 belong to the some- what younger one, So that is perhaps why I have not seen as much of, him as I would like to. xty years have touched him lightly, I think, and about § feet 10 inches would represent his height, while I shquld judge he welghed about 1% pounds, “If my life depended on it, I.could not tell the color of his eyes, but I do know that his hair is gray; that he is not bald, t he wears a mustache. I don’t that he has any scars, His faca s to me on the square order, and he has a forehead of medium height. “He is one of those men who dress so quietly that they are always well dressed. His hands or his walk I have never no- ticed He has a fine voice with the best of training of a public speaker. He was born in New York, I belfeve. “Oh, yes; ongJittle thing that s char- acteristic: he moves his head slowly from side to side when speaking. That's about the best I can do in the description line, I think."” F. H. CORY— Secretary Union League Club. “I think of the gentleman you speak of as General W. H. L. Barnes, for I do not know his full name. I always remem- ber him, too, when he comes in here to the club, as a striking looking man and always well dressed. That is a good sign to begin on, you know. The only strik« ing thing I could think of in his dress is the Knights Templar charm that he wears on his chain “His age I should take to be about 62 years, and his hair is only grayish, and he's not bald yet. A mustache {8 becom- ing to a face that is round like his, and I think his eyes sre light in color and that he has.a high forehead. He is about 5 feet 10 inches in height, and he must weigh about 200 pounds. Don't you think 0?7 He has fair skin and no scars. “His hands are well formed, and his walk for a heavy set man is rather state- ly apd his carriage is good. His nation- ty is a thing that 1 know nothing about. kis voice is a good one to listen to, rather light in quality HORACE G. PLATT, ATTORNEY-~ “You don't want a history of the Gen- eral, d6 you? For,l wouldn't like to tell the true and entire history of any man 1 know. Oh, just a personal description of him; well, I guess 1 can give you that And then Horace G. Platt went on-to speak of General Barnes as he looks to him ‘In the first place the General comes nearer to being a genius on the rostrum n ny =peaker I ever heard. His musical voice is one of his greatest pow- ers. In years I should think he is about L bout 6 feet tall, and weighing about 20 pounds. {is brown hair is fast turning to gray though he has as yet escaped baldness. He bas a round face and a high fore- head, and T think his eyes are light blus. He weare. a mustache. “His nands are well shaped and of medium size. One of them was disabled a time by an encounter which the oncé had with a highwayman, has full use of it. for General but I think he now “In dress he is always neat, but never confined that to one style. The only jewelry 1 remember he wears is a Knight charm. fond of walking, and a good valker. Alw nds erect and wal firmly. His are striking, and alto- gether he ndsome American.” HENRY J. CROCKER— “A fine intellectual face, a rich, sono- rous voice, an energetic hand and an im- pressive manner,” are some of the finer points of the make-up of General Willlam H. L. Barnes, according to Henry J. Crocker. GEORGE H. PIPPY, ATTORNEY— “Well,” said Mr. Pippy, “I can tell you one thing about General Barnes. If ever I had the pleasure again, as I did once, to hear Chauncey Depew and the General speak on the same evening, I should pick out the General as the finest orator of the two.. He is & typical American. “His name? Well, I believe his first name is William, with two Initials fol- lowing, neither of which stand for any rame that I know. He comes perilously near to being 6 feet tall, in my opinion ay 5 feet 11 inches. Two hundred and pounds would bring down the scales with him. To the man who meets him casually his most impressive character- istic orfeature is a most kind and sympa- thetic face, lighted up by eyes of a me- dium blue. Above them is hair of gray, o) A d General except his feet. Those he knew to the ground. ot large—no, not large—vpra nicea feet; not large, got small; vera’ old-fash- ioned shoe he always wear, kid old-fash- ioned shoe, French kid, and dey have da squara toe. “He vera particular about da shoe—if dey ain’t black lika he wanta, he senda dem back. I black dem for him eight véar now, and he senda dem back a lot of time. “His name is W. an American. He is a shorta man—he is not more than fiva feet and eighta inch. He is big around—he weight two hundred pound, as much as dat, as much as two hundred pound. “He is old man. He is 60 year old. Sixty year. Yes, I think 60 year. ‘W. Barnes and he is sorts of devices in gold with gay ribbons attached.” E. D. PEIXOTTO— VIt isn't quite fair to try the observa- Tion test on me,” sald Mr. Peixotto, cause I know the General so well. [ have heard him speak more than any one elge, he says, and I bave traveled with him.” ‘Then no doubt you can tell the color of his eyes.” Mr. Peixotto reflected. He reflected harder. “Well, now, come to think of it, I am not quite sure what the color is. There were things that he did knew, however. He knew that the General's hair is gray, somewhat thin on top, but that he'is not bald. He knew that he wears a heavy gray mustache. He knew that his eyes are rather prominent. WILLIAM HENRY LINOW RARNES- “Call him §9 years old, and I think you will strike it ‘about right,” says Mr. Crocker, ““To be exact in figures the Gen- ral must be about 5 feet 8% inches tall, i I will make a rough guess that his welght s 204 pounds. He has eyes of bluish gray, and a fairly good head of halr of brownish gray. He has a musgtache and he has no scars or blem- s that I ever saw, and 1 hope he anyway. 1 should cail his fum full one. He ls always quietly but well dressed, and I think wears a derby hat. He always wears a heavy gold ring. ‘A medium sized hand and a qufer, stately walk are two other things that belong to him. He always lets you know that he is a good American, I think there can be po doubt of his nationality.” 8. WESTINGTON— Clerk of the California Hotel. / Mr. Westington thought that he didn't know anything about the General at first, in spite of the fact that he lives at his hotel. On second consideration he came to several conclusions. One of them was that he Is as much us 6 feet tall. *“He's a big man, “He is imposing in appearance, too. He carries his head up like a general, sure cnough. 1 guess he welghs as much as 200 pounds, but he carries his weight as light as if It wasn't half that much, “He has keen eyes, I know, but I can’t tell what color they are. I never got close enuug); to him for that. “His face is oval in shape and th. ty. comn BN DATE . and | SaOCEre g gray. I think he is @ little bald—only & little. “It seems to me that his hands and feet are kind of large, and of a good It's a pretty hard thing to tell the age of a man like that. He must be under 50 judging from the way he walks and lalks. But maybe he'll be as easy on E:sd{ect when he is 7. He's one of that rd. ““He usually wears a black frock coat and a derby hat, with no jewelry, so far as I know. “American? Sure, We's an American. I don’t know his full name, but his initials are W. H. L. And he's an American— sure. and he {s slightly bald. His ' face fis neither long nor round in contour, but be- tween them both. He wears a mustache and has a_high forechead. He has no scars that I know of. The General is al- ways very well and neatly dressed, and I have sometimes met him in the park with a sweater on. His hands are of good size for a man of his physique. On one of them I have seen him wear a ring. He is a rapid walker, and stands very erect. His volce is full and of medium depth of tone. By birth he is a New Yorker. I regard him as one of the best orators of the country.” . NICK JOENSON— Elevator Boy Crocker Building. Nick Johnson has carried the General up and down in the elevator, up to his ogme and down from it, for two years. During the time that he hangs between fioors Nick Johnson knows him. “Apparently the General does not belleve in taking h{s hat off in the elevator, for Nick does not know whether he is bald or not. He never saw his head uncovered. “His hair's gray and so's his mustache. He don't wear no beard. He's got a round face—kind of a pleasant, open face. Sometimes it's red and sometimes it's pale. He's light-complected, anyway. “] don’'t know what color-his eyes are, but I know they're pretty keen—they kind of look through a person. “He's got a big, deep volce and some. times he speaks quick, sometimes slow. “He ain’t no_tall man—about five-foot- seven-and-a-half. Medium height, I should call him. Guess he welghs about 195 pounds. “] can't tell you what kind of a coat he wears for he always has on his over- coat when I see him. It's a dark over. coat. . “His walk is erect. He has a mlilitary carriage—head up, like this. “I don’t know If I ought to have told you these things about hit. You don’t think he'll be mad, do you? Cause I think the General's a pretty fine man and I don’t want him to"be mad at me, I tell you. L. BEDOYA— The General’s Bootblack. The bootblack, lowering and deubtful, was not very sure of anything about the “He got round face and he 50! light eyes. I don't know what color dey are— dey are blue or if dey are gray—but I know dey are light. Yes, Light e(n. “‘He got white halr. He got hair white lika da paper. He got white mustache— white mustache—like da paper. He got white beard on de chin—white lika da aper, W “l';(e dress in a lot of different coats—he wear sometime da shorta coat and some- time da longa coat and sometime da cut- away coat. “And he wear da high hat—da high stovepipe hat, It shine lika da tin pan, dat stovepipe hat.” CLARA SHORTRIDGE FOLTZ— Attorney. “The most marked thing about General Barnes is his walk. It would be conven- tional to say that he walks llke a king; but I imagine that kings don’t really amount to much. It would be truer to say that he walks llke an American. Do you know what that means? As If he were sure of himself. He puts his feet down solidly. His walk used to be very quick, he ran upstairs like a flash; but nowadays it is growing more deliberate. “He is about 6 feet 1 in height and welghs 190. For so tall a man he is none too heavy; he has never taken on adipose as most men do at his years. His age? He is forty years old In spirit and that is all that age means. “His face is oval, his forehead of nor- mal height. The chin is slightly receding, not enough, however, to indicate weak- ness. “His eyes are bluish-gray. His hair is dark brown and tinged with gray. Fe Wears a mustache which is also gray. He has fine long lashes and clear, mod- erately heavy brows. “He has rather large feet and hands, well shaped. The General is a good dress- er. He wears a derby hat, a black coat, a dark mixed cloth overcoat. His trousers usually display a del cate stripe and his vest is in- clined to be artistic. As to jewelry—he wears a ring, I should say a seal ring; but his badges! He is so proud of them. I remember seeing him throw back his coat one day and beneath the lapel was the most gorgeous display of emblems—all “When he speaks he wears a Prince Al- bert,”” he went on. “For business he wears a dark sack coat. He usually wears a derby hat.* His jewelry consists of a stick pin—a pear-shaped pearl surrounded by diamonds, and a large Mng. This ring is of diamonds cut in the old-fashioned way, by hand; and it is ornamented with fine lines of black enamel in the old-fashioned way. It has a very interesting histoy, which is another story. “His name is Willlam Henry Longfel- low Barnes and I think he was born in ]Ne:!«' York—elither New York or New Eng- and, “He 1s 5 feet 7% inches tall and he weighs about 210. He is 65 years old, 1 should say at a guess. “He has a falr, healthy skin and his {eeth are regular and good—white as can e. ‘‘He carries a cane when he goes off for a long walk. What kind of a cane? Now, let me think. I guess he has different canes. Seems to me he has one with an ivory top, but I can’t be sure. Seems to me—no, I declare, I can't tell. And I know him so well, too. “Is there anything striking about him? Just one thinig—he is strikingly hand- some." WILLIAM HENRY— The Waiter Who Attends General Barnes at the California Hotel. “De Gin'ral htainly do favoh me, dat am de truf, id Willlam Henry. He was off duty and he could take time for anaiysis. “He am jes' about my size,” he contin- ued in reflection. “A little tallah, mebbe; say about 6 foot 1; and jes' about as broad as I am.” Willam Henry pointed proudly to his own chest. ‘He weighs 220 pounds, as much as dat, sho's yo bohn. “Yo' know him, don't yo'? Sho’, yo' must know him. Round face man, wid a high forehead—high as mine, I swah to yo, honey—high as mine; an’ gray hah, an” a white muss-tache an' gray eyes. Dey am big, bulgy. goc-goo eyes. “0ld? Dat Gin'ral am gittin’ moughty old dese yeah days, honey. He sahtainly am as much as 55 yeahs old nowadays. “His hands? Dey am jest about like mine.”” William Henry extended one oa the white tablecloth and made a silhou- . E Try a Description | | and See How Near [ | Right You Come. | * — ette of it. “Yo' see, hands 3. mah moughty broad. € “He weahs a ring de little fi black stone ob it. “He don’'t weah knows ob, but on occasio: lah ain’t ber: know, or a cutaw tin’; den he “He He caalf shoes; and de dress mough weahs shoes da between yo' an’ me sahtainly do hab a mi standing.” JUDGE JOHN HUNT-— Judge of the Superior Court. “Well, now gcribe the for years—I've all that. Hi fall gt Richmond—it wa I was admitted to pr Court, and he was a member amining board. I 1ber of the ex- he made a speech from t f the hotel that night and he was s or eight ears older. 1 should 7. T've eard some say he's don't be- tands 5 feet 9, sure I'm close face—I wo with a rot and weighs 190—I'm that. He has a full Il it ro full, n can't say man, but it isn Cre turn up. I should sa face is perfect—the ( ing man. “His eyes? Not for the life of you could I tell the color of his any one’s else. When he speaks before the Judge and y, they a ry prominent, but ordin- 1 wouldn’t e them either bulging or_deep-set >w, let me see; as his hands—what noticed particularly is that he uses left hand sometimes when he writes. is ambidextrous d uses either hand. But sometime my court I've seen him hold the chalk in his left hand when writing #h the blackboard, and it looks awkward ‘““Then, too, he w rs a flaming ring—a diamond or Kite-sha ring. He's told me about that ring; it has a history. It isn’t set with diamonds, nor brilliants; I think it is some kind of metal that looks like diamond He wears it on the third finger of his left hand Oh, , and he wears a button of some chevalier order that was bestowed on him by the King of den for some act of bravery. And on the left lapel of his coat he wears the button of the Loyal Legion “Now, let me t w does he wear his watch? Yes re he carries a watch, and he wear ‘the double chain with h r on one end. But for the life of me I can't tell how he wears it now, whether with fob or chain, “The Ge ral's hair is pretty gray here™ —tapping his 'As for the r call hair wh color? Iron g temples with t of It, w s sort of peppe —1 guess tha {s fingers. ould you and-salt s what it is, for it was dark before it began to turn. Now, I'm sure he wears a m tache—yes, surely he does, unless he's cut it off in t last month. It's long and military and has a habit of stroking ) sure about this that I'm alm I'm wrong.” The Judge description of - B terest increased his ¢ “I ought to be able about him, but I declare it's hard when you're inned down is name and I k “The he's nc not w not the form’ sort—mor is h appearance. In co business suit, dark I ever saw him in the impressio: fine he notic with tles, 1 somber, them somet that h Take it all the dresser without He's a striking eral, finely molded appearance— d a to w ed tog think Lawren shion alway in color—don’t 1 light suit. I'm un tters. His gay than 2 pin a nice mmanding tellow, too.” P. B. BERNHARD— General Barnes’ Barber. “T've been cutting the General's hair for thirty years. Particular? Well, I should say he is. He's a crank about it. He al- ways wears it parted on the side, just over the left eye. He has a pretty' falr bead of hair yet, but it's quite gray, e pecially over the ears. His mustactie white. No, I never shave him. He shaves bimseif ev morning and gives himself a close shave, t “Let me see > s helght I should say is ¢ feet, and his weight is 208 or 210 pounds, and it hasn't changed a bit in thirty years “The General is plain, stralght Ameri- can and his ne 18 Willlam Henry Longtellow E s. I've known him for thirty-five y “As to his face—well, I'd say it was round, with a broad, heavy chin. He has big ears and a straight nose, but I ne poticed .his hands or feet, except that I know he wears a ring, with a crest of some kind, on the third finger of his left hand. “He’s a good dresser all right. Always wears a blue suit, close-fitthg, and ale ways buttoned. He isn't much for flashy tles, but wears dark ones with a pearl pin set with diamonds. He wears a turn- over collar and he always looks neat. “His mouth? Well now, his mustache comes down over that pretty well, but he’s got a fine set of teeth that are fast in his head.” EMMA SULLIVAN— Chambermaid at California Hotel. Pretty and piquant is the dark-eyed irl that makes beds on the floor of the dlifornia Hotel where the Barnes’ apart- ments are. She is an observer, too, and her description of the ral {3 positive. “The General fs 5 feet 11, weighs 200 pounds and Is past 6. His fare light, not very large, he looks 'this way (and she scowled prettily to indicate an overhanging brow). His hair is quite gray and getting scarce on top. He has a gray mustache and good teeth that are white, regular and his own. FHis feet are a beautiful shape and small for a man of his size. There is nothing un-~ usual about his hands as to size or shape, but he wears a dlamond marquise ring on the third finger of his right hand. He throws his shoulders back and stands very erect. “He dresses like a fashion plate. He wears a frock coat, pretty ties of modest color, generally four-in-hand, with a soli- taire pearl pin or sometimes a skull pin. He always wears a turnover collar made on the shirt, and the cuffs are also mads on the shirf, which is white and always spotless. 1 never W & man neater his_dress. is W * _‘“His name fI. L. Barnes—I think William Heory. He was born in New York City.” WILLIAM HALL— Bellboy. at the California Hotel. “The General 1s about 5 feet 10, weighs 180 pounds and s rout 50 years old. He has a ace an pointed ¢ squinty ey color_and big_hands an coat, plain, square-toe have never noticed wh jewelry. 1 don't know what he is, but his wife's German; man. blu. andy i nationality very Ger=