New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-22

WHERE THEY COME FROM AND HOW THEY ARE
pup-AN OCCUPATION FULL OF DANGER TO
HEALTH
please sir. Nh is engaged" said the servant
IS \ visitor knocked at the door of q sculptOPs
studio.
What is he doing
Il think he has a model with him, sir"
Just then the sculptor appeared his hands covered
with clay PPM all through he said, 3" come IN"
A door leading TO another room closed quickly as
the visitor entered the studio. Busts, statqettes
torsos and medallOns were ranged about on shelves
and on the floor. On a stand III the middle OF the
room was a nude female figure, half modelled IN
claw The sculptor taking his ebaHchor, sharp
pointed iron instrument, began dalntlly trimming
aud smoothing the clay limbs OF the statue IRE
ouentv stepping back 10 note the effect and TO
studv the reflection in a glass hung opposite A
faint rustling as of a wOman's drapery caused the
visitors eyes 10 turn nterogatiyely to the closed
Yes that's the model" said the sculptor " She
has lust uished posing for two hours and Is getting
ready to 60" r,.1...
Well this one / heard of from another artist.
There's no systematZed way of getting them, but
one hears of them in different studios lhen some
Times GIRLS come and offer to pose, and one 0cca-
sionally runs across men and women himself VINO
are adapted to the purpose ana Wiling 10 earn
money I'm this way. There are, perhaps, no pro
fessional models here, but in Pans whole families
are hronoht ND TO the business which is followed "a
a regular calling We depend Oh anything we can
Al suppose it is not very profitable business
Models receive from 30 cents 10 III an hOur. anu
they seldom pose more than three hours at time
usually much less They are very often required 70
assume constrained attitudes. which can On4r DC
maintained for few minutes wlthOnG rest lhcn
even standing naturally for an hour or Two becomes
very wearsome But this IL the least or ther
evils There probably few occupations more
6augerous and injurious to health than posing as a
model In the majority Of cases they sooner or laier
ccntract colds which often result fatally In CON
sumption. OF course we heat the Studios 10 nign
ten,perature when models are present out beng
w,tbout any clothing thew are completely exposed 10
any cbaug yes and very slight chis aHect thcn Sc
! riously In Paris a inodefs cough mas come 10 DC
aIynost nroyerbial Some of the saddest stories
! of desti tIt,Ou and suffering are IN connection
| nth models suffering from lung troubles
begnn in studios. They continue to pose nntl they
| become too emacated 70 be aVaIiaoe. anu 700 zee
| IL 70 90 To the studios, and then perhaps they
| d. in the hOspitals Or course many are not IN
| iured by the life, but Instances such as nave
| spoken OF do really occur. II, 49,
| Inst then the door opened and pump, rosy
cheeked brunette appeared. clad IN street cosl qmr
| Come tomorrow at the same tlme, SAID the
| sculptor and the model left the studio
| Yes abe looks WELL" said the sculptor, but she
| il an amateur. and this 10 new Tor her. ,
There must be some curious incidents connected
| with models a. suggested the visitor.
| Well there are some odd things Ihere was
~you.n who posed for the students at the Academy
| of Dssinn W ho always wore black velvet mask.
when she had finished and dressed sue always coh-
| eeaIed her face by heavy ven 20 Una.
| her identity was never ascer,ained. Az ia-'
| as cnros,ty of some of the students was OK
| I'D aud thew tried to follow her home one night
| eha Uncovered that she was being followed. anu
S cindad Tbem The next day. instead OF coming Il
| sha Academy she sent note saying lhat on account
70 oh M h Adj bappened the night before she Woulo
Vi " n" "ome again and she never did. AT the Art
a0ue one OF the models was always accompanied
| Inv her husband. ,., ;,,.,;o,. o.,