New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-17
TAKING HER PICTURE.

writer III Chambers Edinburg journal gives
some of his experience as an assistant in photo
graphic saloon:
s,oareeIy had we set our studio in ORDER before
Tie do0rsnian, rapidly ascending the stairs, breath
Iessly announced customer.
sfs She won't 90 NO more than shilling he
Her face, excessively flushed, was surrounded
\ By bonnet cap, which, though wonderfully large,
was only in proportion to the size OF the bonnet it
was intended to adorn. Gloves Of the commoLsst
kind concealed her puffy hands, while shawl OF
intricate pattern and yariegated color almost en-
tirely concealed her respectable hut porty form.
The glass house was a temporary erection at
the top of the roof. Access was gained by feeble
ladder originally. for the sake Of cheapnes, CON
structad of green wood The hot sun had twisted
lin component parts In the most singular but eff
faetve manner; it was afflicted with the ricketts,,
and evidently failing fast. BY a series of violent
efforts on her own part, vigorously encouragedan
carefully guided by the professor and myself, the
corpulent lady eventually reached that frail, trans
parent structure, perehed as before said, on the
very apex Of the roof
Screw her up, said the operator to me, care
iessly, as he disappeared into the dark room !:
screw her mp r.
aGoodness gracions y calculated the unfortu-
nate riutin, e what does the gentleman mean ~
8 He merely requests me to pose You, madam, 4
Irepiieu.
Pose, never was more astonished. Let
me 20 down stairs, young man.
ton, interrupted, soothingIy. That's it, mad
am. Gloves of. if you please; your hands SO !;
yeur eyes that small piece Of white paper; lean
against this you please tpiaciug her head in the
rest,} will mind your bonnet
n There, that's it admirable Y I added, really
somewhat pleased at the effect | had contributed
to create.
New, madam, Y remarked my instructor as he
issued from his den to the tortured innocent in the
GAair,s 4 now, madam, look pleasant
She endeavored to obey A strange and awful
ends of her mouth she somehow hitehed up to her
ears her eyes emerged from their sockets, while
the loose skin Of her forehead arranged itself in
folds, like reefs in 4 ship s sail.
Do not move, eajoined the artist, 4 till re-
place the cap. Cap off One two three, four,
live, six, seven. Cap on again.,
The victim accepted the relief with deep sign
of resignation.
/ accompanied the artist into his dark room to
witness the process Of developing the pieture II
ss' came out at last. certainly resembled the
original as she appeared when she was taken
but need harry add that the expression of hei
face, at that moment of agony, was wholly unlike
the one her countenance habitaally wore.
g You'll never give her that, whispered.
4 Won't responded my instructor, 70,
shall see.i
Advancing from his dark room, he had the ex
4saslte assurance TINS to address his visitor:
congratulate you, madam, on the very bes
results we have obtained to-day 6No more thai
tlie literal truth; she was the first visitor we ha
he continued, in Taptnred accents, ssbeautiful Ar
they not, Mr. Jinks ?a appealing to me.
@ 1 Well, um, ah, 7 returned the original of til
greet work WELL Idont think il is so uel'y like.
~" Oh il must be likeness, y roundly and posi-
lively declared the artist. '' II can't help being
portrait. Look az the shawl y
= y eslll ell yes, is like the shawl. The shawl i
Then, of ceurse. madam It must be like yotl =
Not b6ing sufficient mistress of logic to discuss
te point The unhappy lady surrendered at disere
tion.
# NJ hat price did yous eh 80
Only shilling, 2 interrupted the victim q The
young man below said il was to be only shillin y
y OH responded the photographer with mac
niicent bow, yoa will not be imposed on hero.
May trpuble you to walk down stairs while re-.
duce the picture to Tie shilling size2'
es 6 Reduce it zst
The size y two shillings; but do not care for
the trouble; will cut il. Your face will be pre-.
served, madam. but Jour shawl will not be SCENT
That remark decided the question; the portrait
should remain as It was.
We ni0xed dawn 10 the reception room
Mould yoa like TO have It colored 2'i was the
next inquiry
GDieFed2 Oh. dear. no. That she would not. y
sixpence. merely, !" remarked the artist look.
ing out matt and preserver.t
Only sixpence ~
And the Improvement she was informed, was
= immense ~
{ Il was only sixpence.,'
a Lint was enough. A dab of powdered color