The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-20


leave books whether or no. or talk a man "deaf.
dumb and blind" into subscribing Tor them. and SO the
world waes
MODELS IN HIGH LlPE.
AS Tor fortune tellers ana cairvoyants, their num-
pers are large, and the Increase, but luckily
ougniy ventilated as TO call for nothing but mere
mention. Perhaps the most curious TACT lately
unearthed about ''hs world OF women" is that
.hv.e a,e several respectable young women. .echni.
caly 'lades" In dress and social surroundings, and
really ema.cs OF good character who serve IN
tne PURPOSES OF art as models. The writer OF this
sketch Is acquainted with an cstimabe Iadya genu-
Inc lady In birth, education and mapncr--wno earns
Keeps TINS Tact profound secret-her own mother
Is not aware OF it--but tho tact Is
as stated, the writer having ascerained II through
VISIT to an artists stucio during tho sessions OF
ellie cass OF art Students Inquirng into this mat
tor further the writer discovered thai tho young lady
IN question had IN vain attempted TO secure employ
ment IN writing. transating trade pursuits was on
the verge OF starvation with old mother when "a
lucky hint suggested the livelihood OF model which
was hnally aud successfully adopted, though only
after severe seistrusglcs and under conditions OF the
most profound secrecy.
A prominent painter with whom the writer held a
conversation recently stated that tho supply
Of models was at present greater than The
in the city OF New York were not only
well formed, but we'll behaved; ga really superior
class OF persons forced To exhibit themselves by their
necessities model quite IN demand Is young
German. AnD,hcr model has recently been married
iLg her US q model IN lilo class when lie then
attending and from all reports tho daring and
ventionai painter has worthy WIFE, Occasionally In
our better classes az. even best society," 10 Is
runored that ladies do not hesitate 10 partial
models Tor tho bust or arms Tor classic poses 10
please popular artists crafty their own vanity,
but these isolated Gull for but tho merest
passing ausion.
CoxPAMoysmIP AT A PREMIUM.
Among the most curious phases OF Ingenious mpecu.
mostly striving 10 gam y livelihood without what Is
called working Tor ~ Is tho case Of certain young
man In New York, who, young, rather handsome and
OF good family, has Tor past devoted himself
almost exclusively to playing the cavalier very old
ana very rch widow, whom he accompanies every
where Aprepos 1t may DO remarked that this dancing
attendance TO dowagers who are rich growing quite
but not At all wealthy youth OF the period. Is It
u sign OF the tmesY And perhaps 1t Is another
sign oil the times that several OF our about town
who are technically called ''gentlemenn are reaaly
card sharpers aud absolutely live upon the money
they mako by cheating ut cards ut their clubs else
WHERE There are several ''s0ciety men, so-calod,
who live Ia luxury dino WE'LL drink WE'LL well,
disspate lavishy, who depend upon their skill In
cards Tor tho wherewithal meet their liberal ex-
penditures. Aud IN tho where their skill
docs not suffice these men do hesitate to cneat
In one case In u hundred they are detected Then
the matter is "hushed up for their family's sake,
but In The minority OF instances their social position
saves them even from suspicion and thor victim
pays his money without u murmur
THE BOHEMIAN METHOD.
Art, literature and the drama afford wide led for
the cheratters dindaLsye. Though New York does
make much OF these matters does Paris, still
there are some "wrinkes" known TO tho New Yorker
which would slightly astonlsh the admirins Parisian
YORK Bohemians is literally amazing. There Is young
man IN this town who writes lectures fer women,
adapts plays Tor stars, writes advertising pamphlels
for mercantile and drug stores writes poetcabadver
tisements, blood and thunder stories ana dime
novels He has a regular scale OF prices, un-
and reduced tho OF words TO
the most practical principles HIS ssale OF prices for
his work ID very systematic and reasonable Ho
cnarges 800 Tor lecture. $50 Tor act play,
from 500 10 sl00 for u pamphlet according to It's
length; from $40 10 S25 Tor circular from S25 To
500 Tor poem advertisement, according 10 the
number OF poems IN the lott IRON s. 10 $40 column
Tor newspaper story and IRON $50 to $3.50 novel,
according 10 It's length. Ibis Bohemian Is not only
clever but vnsccntious and he always complies with
all the terms OF his contract he has no dosire 10 DO
known an author AZ all He works. AS he says,
lor cush not credit" II he does not get his money
no makes STIR till no gois it, but he never violates
his agreements. all his works supposed
No be written by others. That 10 say,
all but his advertising pamphlets and circulara His
lectures have been delivered by others, his plays
moment has betrayed their real authorship, and, on
several occaslons Is said, he has aty denied know
lug nything whatever about his productions
has deliberately tsstined that they written by the
parties Tor whom he wrote them. This peculiar and
his customers depend ABSOLUTELY ana confidently upon
mis- secrecy. This dispenser ume others Is still
young men, aud, though the most energetic,
from being tho solitary example OF HIS Glass in New
rRAxsLAroRs ny THE yoB
There are quite u Lumber OF Bohemans OF q similar
grade whose peculiar manner Of making u living
Is certainly very suggestive OF tho growth
Of literature as u BUSINESS IN our midst
Translatluy 10 becoming quite u necessity In ncws-
paper aud business literature nowadays and IL has
its tricks, ike every hing else. There ~ man who
Is fulfilling several contracts translate works
from the French, tho German and tho Spanish Ian
guagcs who really knows no language but his native
aud imperfect English, He has picked up two or
three phrases IN the various languages he falsely pre-
tends " undersiaud und these and ms stock
tor which he charges good round sum-
As soon as hc has received his orders
he proceeds 10 Ill them by jobbing Out the work amoug
low hali-s.arvcd Spanish or German or French
hacks, as the Gaze may be, VINO do hrs work Tor him
ut about onenfth OF the sum he charges Tor It, II can
readily be that there enough OF this trans
lating TO be doue this ingenious guoramus could
become CfU,sus but unioI tunatcy Tor his poor
hacks, nold IS limited Lately Of these hacks
tho French onc--"struck," ana then struck out Tor
himse getting orders Tor ranslatng direct, the
transiAton Jobper is becoming frightened
LITERARY BLAckMAIL.
Among the makesns OF the timeis levying literary
blackmail This peculiar species OF blacknail IS
practsed extensively by cortxiu parties in New York,
after this ashionrhey send proof sheets OF certain
biographies to the man or woman upon whom they
tend TO operate. These biographies, they tell the
man or woman IN personal note accompanying tho
proof sheet are samples OF the contents Of q FORTH
coming book which they arc preparing to publish aud
IN which book they design 10 insert the biography
OF tho '.dis,ins uished - party to whom they
sent. With this note is an accompany
ing request tuat tho man or woman aiorc.
sad Will be kind enough to wriio his or her
biography In similar style ana send 1t 10 the puo
lsher's address Or perhaps tho proof sheets Of
what purports 10 10 ones own biography II ssnt with
q request 10 correct the unavoidable mistakes No, u
Is said aUcut money matters, and the party to
whom mo PROOF snectS request bcut IceS
materially battered, falls into the trap, ana either
the biographical sketch desired or corrccts the
proof so far so good. But 10 aud beBod! In u
little while, when the party hus probably for
gotten all about the matter, the biographical sketch
Is forwarded IN proof shsc or tho proof sheet Is
turned IN revised form, and Is accompanied by bill
for 500, $500 or $780, the may De. The vc-
TINS eyes now opened to the game play cd upon
him. but arc opened probably TOO late He or she has
committed himself or herself by complying with
the original request and rarher than ''have trou-
bieD or reveal publicly Their own folly, tho
party pays the bill compromises Tor q certain
amount, aud thus the publisher contrivcs 10 make n
nying though the book itself is never published Tor
tue very sufficient reason that all 'thc iilusrious
persoos" III the word have not yet coutributod the
Necessary points" Tor thetr biogrnphics-ln other
words tAcy have not all boon vIctimized
Bunss descriptive OF ecDtcnen's residences, turi-
mems horses, &c, have been started on similar
ssprncipcs, " with more or less success
1t Is the fashion OF the times to start literary bu-
reaus. some OF them are genuine, most OF them arc
bogus these literary bureaus propose To 40 literary
work for customers, to Afford intellectual acilit
ana to command literary engagements, whereas, ia
fact they do nothing but take mo wouid-be literary