The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-23
Fascinating Bellies En- Dcshabiiic In
Photograph Galleries.

a few days ago a representative of the
ArgUS, while looking through the pictures display
In n photograph gallery In this city, observed the
picture of well-known society young woman. She
Is pretty. and has the form OF q Venus. What was
particularly attractive. rather Conspicuously no
ticeabc about tie card was that represented nearly
all that portion Of the lady above the waist entirely
nude. To q man who had never been to u variety
show Ot CitCus this outlay Of voiuptuousness In It's
naked purity was sufficiently interesting TO make him
sweat AROUND the roots of his hair, II nothing more.
''Whht do you mean, - asked the lrgt,S man
vhy putting that picture on exhibition Aren't YOU
afraid to domy ! should think 1T would drive ladies
Nuh no. - said the man Of pictures ,,tlc women
usually look At such pictures, but never say any
hut IT Is naked and indecent - suggested the
reporter.
1--WE do not consider 1t so.''
Yes; but does the lady know that her naked
charms are exposed he,e to the vulgar gaze oi the
public? How lid you get the pictuteg''
- She came here and had the photograph taken Just
as YOU see II, and -
''Did she take of her clothes before youg''
on, NOS they do all that In the back room.
Why, sir, You would he ostonished to know some
women who come here to have their pictures made.
And high toned women too. -
Eyes, - suggested a tystandcr, emo one hut a
tony woman could afford TO have her picture taken
naked, II would he considered an evidence Of Inn
morality tot modest unassuming lady 10 have
naked photograph taken of herself and place IT on
Intuition. Only swell girls can do that, -
Tho picture man continued;
They come here sometimes and want to take OF
so much Of their clothing that positively refuse
make the pictures foi them ! once''-
''Do any of them come In tights fevorishly
asked the reporter.
No, they have got down to that In this
gallery; we would not permit It, though have heard
that such things have been attempted
What do You suppose can induce q viituuus
woman to take such fancy as this Y''
T" do not know, really. Some yeats ago one OF
the tonest society women Of the town came to have
some photographs made. She explained that sire
would remove her clothing Ia her waist. remon-
strated, telling her that we had much rather not DO
the work fof her II II had to- he done In that way She
was determined. I asked her n she would not throw
light gauze shawl over her bosom. but she refused to
do this and demanded that n lie made she desired
did the work, and tell you It was daisy. one Of
them got Into the show window, and In day or two
the young blpoIs from all over the city began to
swarm In after copies of the picture. -
~ suppose YOU drove pretty lively trade selling
them ?''
''No sir; never sell y lady picture under any
circumstances. took the picture out and destroyed
the negative soon after the lady went Ia Washing
ton where she found many admirers and In n short
time received order for additional copies OF the
naked pictures,
''Wel. You sent them, did you?''
mo, made two copies from negative of her
that was little less indecent AMI sent them to her. -
''Do YOU make pictures of this character for AL
women that apply -
''No. We never make nude picture unless we
know the applicant is lady, at least passes for
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