The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-21
Models for Artists.
New York Tribune.l

slight figure fitted in at the door of the
Academy of Design the other day and disap-
peared into an inner room. She had rosy
face and bright eyes.
That is one of our models" said the Pro-
fessor, rolling his eyes at the door. "a great
change has taken place in public opinion
concerning the use of living models" con-
tinued the Professor, willing To talk. Ten
years ago there was an outcry against it.
People said it was scandalous. Posing being
a new thing it was hard to get a model OF
either sex. Now YOU can get hundreds, and
engagements are made weeks in advance"
"What pay dc they get?"
when the life class was first established
we had to pay 81 30 an hour; now the regu-
lar price is fifty cents an hour. Models pose
from twelve 10 twenty hours week. They
are changed every two weeks as to give
the students q change of subject. Men are
better models than women, as they are les;
easily fatigued."
"How long does the model stand without
resting?'
AN inexperienced one only twenty min.
utes at first Stand in one position five
minutes without moving muscle and YOU
will get 81 me idea of how tiresome it is.
do they show much mbarrassmentg'
$50 much that the muscles are as rigid a:
on, and they become drenched with per
spiration. But after posing two or three
times the embarrassment wears of. IL he
comes merely routine business.
DO many make il a profsss'on?
"fnere are several men vino 90 nOthin.
else Thay pose here at The Academy, al
the Art udenIs' League ami IN private
studios Most OF our female models al,
Young women Shl work ia rx~h"ps ana
isct,ries. The receive smril w-geS anC
and think il a great piec- ~ fortune # IN eN
can earn SO week extra b. p sing. Tbs J
iavariabl give ticItiJi nam
"SOme Gu iou> bits ~ rOIuai ce have con-,
under my IN esvatipn." the Professor re
sumed. alter pause. = y pretty HUE bfu
nette ime in uue day anG asked for All en-
/ gagenlent. she was ia strI;tered circUm
stances, but did not Disclose her history
/ She was SO sweet tempered that she becam,
a great favorite. ] have never seen any on,
so ambitious to earn money. She would
pose eight hours a day. 1t made her grow
| pale with fatigue, but she wouldn't give up
| Well il turned out that she was a married
woman. She belonged 70 a good family il
New Jersey, and was-a mere girl when SIN
married japanese, the son. of an ex-Minis
ter from Japan. The husband spent all hi
money, was thriftless and earned nothing
She had to keep him. She frequently pese,
for artists in their studies A richly dresse,
woman came in one morning and inquired
for her. The model, she said, was her nice
and she intended to make her tue heiress 4
her property If she could be found After
two day s. search the model was traced TO
private studio, where she was posing for a.
artist and his wife. This was the last | hear
of the pet model.
sit is always the whip of necessity tina
drives people to posing. One day woma
OF refinement made an application. She wa
handsomely dressed, wearing seal ski
sacque and silk dress. Her face was pal
and careworn, and she said she had not ha
enough to eat. Her story was that she ha
married well. her husband having an il
come of 5000 year. When he died tn
fortune they possessed took wings. Sh
said she had tried copying and other metl
DDS of earning living, but she had not me
with success. Her figure had always bee
admired for Its grace of outline. VIII
should she not poseg'
, "Do you have any boys for models"
zone of the best subjects We have eve
had was young boy. He had form liz