The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-22
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Artist, mouELsIN NEW YORK.
Same Cartons Faets-Why Models
would Basber Pose for Men Than

Same CARTONS Faets-Why Models
would Bather Pose for Men Than
Wome".
Boston Saturday Gazette.
1t was not long ago that the artists ia
this city had as hard q time to ind mod
els AS thew sometimes have TO find gold
Nude models, / mean. There used to bt
but two female models-one great fs'
woman, and another very thin. For 9
long time the Academy Of Design fought
against a life class, but finally had tc
give IN. The Cooper Institute schools
of art still hold out against the innova'
ton. l think that to propose nude
model to Peter Cooper would be enough
of shock TO cause his death. The arr
students league has life models, end the
artists End no trouble in getting them
for their studios.
Another hard struggle was for lady
artists to get m ,dels. Women who
would pose for men would not pose fol
women. / knew Of an instance OF
model who always wore veil over hel
face when she sat for ladies, but took II
of when she sat for men. Her reason
for this was that women would point bel
cut on the street, If they CHANGED tc mee'
her as "our model, while the men
would not think OF her at all.
Models are not necessarily depraved
women. Some of the best in the city
are Quiet, modest girls, who have been
brought up to the profession, as theil
mothers before them, and they look upon
it merely in business light. They are
mostly Germans and Italians. Ameri'
can models, SIS q general thing, come
from low order OF society.
1t is not an easy thing TO be model
Try to stand in any one position Tor
half or three-qusrters OF an hour. ane
see if you can do it. You would bresh
down in less than quarter OF that time
Models are allowed rest OF twenty
minutes between their sittiDgs, and dur
ing this time they generally wrap
shawl about them and retire to another
room. One model l know OF is an e1
,ep,,on to this rule. She poses for class
OF ladies. ard when her resting time
comes she steps down from the platform
IN all the simplicity of Mother Eve, ano
rskes the fires and puts on coal. Their
she sits cross-legged on the edge OF TN
platform and reads story paper. A
friend oil mine wanted TO get some pri
yate sittings from her, so she said: 81
wish YOU would come to me alter yor
,re dressed, want to speak to you
1T isn't worth while waiting Tor that,
re oiled the amisble model, "Tll come Il
you row." and with that she trippec
isuntily across the floor, threading bel
way in an out among the artists withou
an article of clothing on.
81 want TO have YOU sit fer me at my
studio; what are your terms OF private
si,tings? inquired my friend, q ll!tl'
non-plussed. 40, VIC won't quarrel abou
terms, =" Sale. the model, with u jaunty air
But l wish to know beforehand" in
sisted my friend. "Well, then" said tint
model, with an indescribsble toss OF he
head, "fifty cents an hour to ladies, and
dollar an hour TO gentlemen" the bar
gain WAS at once sealed, and she skIppec
ligntly back to the platform, hummlng
tune.
Not long ego well known and favor
ito model made her debut upon the
theatrical stage, playing leading role
with great deal Of promise. 1t is moi
such al uncommon thing as one might
suppose, for An artist to marry his model
[ knew of several instances where thl:
has occurred, and they have made model
wives,