The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-06
a TattooinR Acadomy,

"Andre Galliot, Artist In Tattoo Work, ,
is upon the door of one of the houses II
Depau row, New York. A knock upor
the door IS sufficient to get admittance
and a gentleman in short brown vclve,
jacket will usher you into the studio
with me find at present more than
really can attend to-" said he. you SCI
l have paid more attention to the business
than many would imagine it deserves, and
l intend before l leave to see it placed
among the lines of art in which color has
representative. 1t takes steady expert.
cnce to become an expert with the use of
our needles and colors, and |, like others,
have in my day been only beginner, aud
every person who got ne to do little Jobs
also gave me good chance for practice.
Nly first inks, tools, and colors were given
to me by my tutor lie was seafaring
man Of very limited education, and knew
little or nothing of art. Money was all lie
worked tor, but what work he accom-
plishcd to secure this was remarkably fine.
lie would tattoo anything from compass
and square to Madonna. ! have got
nearly that far myself, and am now teach
ing others the trade"
''Ilave you pupils 2"
my instructions; three are females and the
remainder arc young men, one Of them a
Chinaman. All of my pupils have had
some experience with the brush. l have
young Cuban gentleman, who Just left
before you came ill., lie is the son of a
wealthy sugar and tobacco plantation
owner. lie has been to Rome, Florence,
Milan, Berlin, and Paris studying art. lie
81 nnnil In nf l,a OF, f,,l; fo,
H. arly two years, and can certainly make
excellent drawings in the nude, and can
paint a most expressive face lie says
there are too many men doing work on
canvas, and he thinks there is better
field at present for human skin work in his
native place, where he is shortly to return.
My ladies have nearly all had practice on
canvas, and a couple of thell are tirst-class
crayon artists. One has been for some
time i'll the School Of Art in the Cooper
Institute. She is good ut natural history,
BIRDS fishes and animals. Then | have a
young woman good at protiles and busts.
One of the young men Is also fine at deco
rative and landscape work.
1 have tattooed great many ladies.
They like flowers, such as bunch of
three roses or daisies. The men always
order useful tattooing as rule, such az
their initials upon their arms or some
fancy designs upon their breasts, The
Crucitixion is not uncommon among sailors,
and many have the emblems of Free
masonry, Odd Fellowship, and other secret
societies.
'Ihc French women in this city have
had some good work done on them. One
of the chorus girls in Maurice Grau's Opera
Company, before returning to France last
season, came here and had the Cnhan
young man tattoo ever her heart the full
picture of 'Thc Sacred Heart seen in
Scriptural paintings. 1t took the Cuban
just two hours to complete the subject
with its full colors, and it is the most beau
tiful thing of its kind you could look at. l
offered the young woman $40 if she would
only let HE have photograph taken 50 rs
to show it to my customers, but she re-
fused. l do not know where she got the
idea from, but l know many women If
they saw the picture would have one made
ut once. A musician had the full portrait
of one of the seven Muses. put on his breast
the other day, and right aftor him came a
Mexican cattle dealer, who got me to make
subject of lassoing of cattle on his breast.
let one OF the young fellows do the sur
roundngs, aud it made one of the prctticst
things with India ink and colors you could
see.
''Not long ago had u visit from two
doctors, who bought some of my tools and
inks and had little practice in tattooing.
One of them said that he was connected
with alying-in institution and always made
mark on every child 30 that he would
know them hereafter if they came before
him. My young men and women pupils
tell me they arc beginning to do some
work among very respectable ladies', such
as putting in some special marks on the
arms Many choose carefully drawn
monograms, coats Of arms, and crcsts. The
tattooing of children is certainly very use
full i'll its way in case they should be lost,
stolen, or abducted from home. A small
star, lts initials, Or even full name wonld
not DO injury when located on the back. l
have done some nice, difficult work in
Turkey, Hinioostan, Egypt, and Arabia.
There they demand fine coloring, and the
pay is good While the operation is going
on they enjoy the pricking sensation with
great pleasure. have done good share
Of work along the Liverpool docks, and
there is hardly a jockey that is well known
In London that has not come under my
needle"