The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-07
TATT00ING AS A FINE ART.
TUO nouns ~ TIE STt'DIO or 4 RE
TIRED SIMON.
How the Pictures nrc Priciscd into the skin
The Favorite Ptece-An OLA salts triti,s,i
J,'dument-Thc Rest Customcrs-'The Ink.

Not far from Oak street, beside the door
way Of an transformations liquor saloon. hang,
n framed picture. painted with India ink and
vcrmilion on paper. representing an American
eagle Tapping his wings over q goddess Of
liberty. who WIVES the Stars and Stripes. Un-
derneath these emblcms passing Sun reporter
read:
M Hildchrandt. Tatto0ing In India Ink
Behind II screen i'm tho back room the owner
of that aristc~ratic name was found bending
over and firmly grasping the brawny arm Of II
sailor with his left hand. and at work with his
right on crucifxon piece" IA he explained
He threw n quizzcal yet kindly glance at the
intruder Workman and subject sat opposite
each other In chairs drawn close to the window
Under n felt hat. showed back on the artists
head. twinklcd merry pair of gray eyes. while
n grizzled moustache and brown face criss-
crossed with fine wrinkles. spoke of past ser
vice on the seas. II wore an absorbed and
placid expression. bcfting a genuine artist.
His he said. is the only studio of the kind in the
city On little stand within easy reach were
two sauccrs containing pasty liquids. one black
and the other red; razor. skctching book
partly filed with colored drawings and queer
little instrument made by binding six No. II
needles to the end of a stick IA large az Il PEN
holder and half us long. The points were so
arranged that while they Themselves formed
u straight line at the end yet they slanted and
ran upward to an obtusc point. These the
artist called his TOOLS aud while he talked he
pricked thu needles. with n monotonous motion.
into the guiding lines which he had previously
drawn on the sailors arm. Tho points made u
scratching sound n they tore the skin and left
in It the poisonous fluid. which had boon
taken up Mt each dip in the saucer. Tho artist
first sk.tehol little thenpri,kcd alittlc With
II damp cloth. after prickins for a few moments
the arm was wiped clean from ink to enable the
draughtsman e. SOC clearly where 70 mark the
lines that were To- follow. Tho arm at first
looked smooth. surprisingly so for sailors.
but glance az the razor suggested that 1t had
Dcen previously shaved. soon. under the rri-
make ridges ami leave little hulnw-. and in
some places TIE blood started. Tho seaman
said ~ hr = 'iiitnd To- an easier position;
IT, nu,hn.; nothin' ~ all, I've had It done
aior". = i onN y. smait- Ike sunburn ior a few
Meanwhile. the "pic,c" grew under thu
needles. Il STR i'hed from the wrist to the
elbow. on tn inside of the arm. First, the -nr-
row.ul head of the Saviour pr'arod. dropping
On His bosom. then the ouistrel he'd arms the
lower limbs; the cross. ia ihiully shaded. in
pcrsuea plo:u" Mary kneelng with hand uu.
of buildings zach with DOM or % spirc sur
mounted 10y cross. Then. with ycrmlliou. the
gown Of tho" Mary" Was tinted. and The cloth
ghnut the middle Of the hanging figure was
deeply dyed. Last cam" the blood that flowed
pierced hands and feet. Drops Of blood were
traced rom them ~ though Il was running
the needles first entered the skin.
limits the best one | ever see said tho
sailor. ndmirlngy a. he tried to twist his arm
80 that he could view the finished work. It's
many on ON ~ Eye seen. too"
So the cru 'nX!on is a favoritc piecc?"
mrN. .Ri.a.lf lt.. fagf.
years We no this kind 81 work for sailors in
India, Ia the South Sea islands. IN South
hat ' am ana I'd h"9ks o bedrf 'dSg thu aIo
piece cNervWh"re. Coats Of arms and national
Hays ar. us"i about a. well. though. Amcri-
cans, Ensli -hmru. aud Germans aro pretty
surn g. n~k for something ia tho patriotic way
VIVA, are tho favoritc- III this riyg'
Herr are some pieces in this book; not
all over the world
Some q the designs were Faith. Hope. anil
an. a heart O. sailor in ''leris BLUE uniform,
cnhrl .lns a - Bla'k-cyed Su-In;" g" Cruci-
lNinn" a Young America which wa- a
sailor standing and graspins e red white. and
hlue iiAs: "Goddrs- of Liberty standing
behind a shield AMI SUPPORTING the nat .onal
aolprs ana an eagle with oui-trct"hei wings
The mares ~ and 81 denoted the prices a. Ice
paid for larger or smaller designs.
\ hig book uf 'rm that | hat madn used 10
lic on tu" ii'sN. resumed the artist. hut some
young f. llar made love 90 IL cnul Int make
n"tiih uui OF i. though b." added cout"mptu-
9nsiy. IT am every chicken that can pick up
Sailoi~ are vour host customers sunpose?"
lhu'- % mistake everybody makes sailors
y'ar, ago, iai "a iaShiuuu tIitoD AZ thcirarm~
hut it, uu more common uMou-. them now tlnu
among men IN any Other business. They first
learned ih' mt from SnNHgo~, by travelling
among them, ana 80 II mas spread all over Inc
M9r". h,."ll-" sailors wrr. iir-l To intrqdu"'
itiW'ug. il is supposed that they are chiefly
the ruil that pra.ii~rs ia. Noi one int tn TINT
tattoo sailor NJ "a H. AN Aml- oi business
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