The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. Is
Pretty Moments Portraits.

ais this fancy pictures" asked
staid old woman, opening her purse 10
buy a photograph of Lolita, IN the char
acter of a romping, mischieyous school
s1No, ma'am," replied the girl behind
the counter, Its The picture OF an ac-
tress
The woman couldn't have dropped the
card quicker if it had been red-hot
Here is a very pretty one that isn't
an actress, the sales girl continued.
." Who is she?"
Il don't know; but she's not on the
stage" 49,,
The photograph showed a beautiful
face. one unknown in public perfor-
mances. vet manifestly belonging to a
New York woman, for it was the original
work of a well known photographer. In
n round of half u dozen stores where
such pictures are largely dealt in, only
two more pictures OF other than stage
fayoritesy were. seem In neither instance
were they portraits of women very OK.
tensively known in society. They had
undoubtedly been produced to meet the
demand indicated by the conversation
quoted. The professional beauty Is
one of the London peculiaritles not yet
brought to New York.
fall off in the least though the business
is not done so much by itselfin separate
stores. 4 photograph counter Is now a
common thing in the fancygoods estab-
lishmentso Of Broadway and Sixth avenue.
The BUYERS are mostly women, who sim
ply desire pretty things for mantels
and cabinets, and are not actuated
| bv admiration of the originals These
! actresses portraits are the most attract
| i've to be had at trihing cost, and, there
fore, sell rapidly The purchases 10y men
| are usually for collection Of dramatic por-
| traits. though a bashful youth some
times buys the counterfeit presenumcn:
| of some burlesquer IN q manner mdlcat-
| ing an intention to wear 1t next his
| heart.
| INQUIRIES of the sellers elicted the fact
| that many former pets Of the camera are
| wholly supplanted. Lydia Thompson,
Pauline Markham, Ada Harlaud, Rose
/ Massey. Rosina Volkes, and other favor
/ ties Of few years ago, are hardly to be
! found III the best assortments. Even
Maud Branscombe, of whom 300 mega
tives are said to have been made, IN pos
lures ranging from simpering prettlly IL
a swing TO cllnglng desperately to 9
! cross, Is dropping out OF favor. Ihe run
| at present is on Mary Anderson. A cab
| met picture representing her as the
"Countessin Love-" with hawk percheC
on her lifted finger Gust as he usually
refuses to perch IN the play, is the mos
rapid selling thing now IN the market
Her head in profile, with languish
| ing expression on her face, and her bacl
hair mussed, stands next in popular
favor. The writer counted twenty-sevel
differentaspects OF Miss Anderson beaut.
in one Sixth avenue collection.
Among the actresses who firmly holC
their places before the camera are Lotta
Kate Claxton, Minnie Palmer, Fanni
Davenport and Maud Granger. Thei
faces are adaptable for photographing
| ,-ls-s4~cy---1-1~---# .sonafautll
putting them into new and bewitchin
poses. Alongside them remains Hett
Tracy, a aburlesquer, with the countenanc
of a saint. The new ones that sell we
are Adelaide Cary, Catherine Lewis, Eff
Elsler, Carrie Howard, Annie Pixley
the western star, and Ada Gilman
Many purchasers do not know or inquir
whose the portraits are, and have no fun
ther interest than to get pretty picture
On the other hand, thepromiaence of a
actress on the stage makes a deman
among her admirers. .-Nc1U York Sun.