The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-17
Langtry's Photographs
INev Yofk Trihue<.l

1 New Yofk Tribune. l The reporter hurried to Mir. Saronys house. The porter met the reporter al the door. and remarked in dulcet tsnes Mir. Sarony is not in. hueaal be in in a 1 minute. Take seat inSide.S j In moment og tvo the front dool opened and m walked Napoleon Sarony. klr. Sarony Is a Frenchman, not bif oses five feet in height if he is as much d that. He WAS clad in an ulster which reached the floor and made him look even smaller than he really is. He has an extremely heavy mustache and goa,ee In conversation he is lively and quick and emphasizes his remarks in the char 1 acteristically French way by frequent and rzpid gestures, shrugging of the shoul ders, and spasmodic movements of the legx-
 I've come to see you," the reporter began, about some pictures"
 AOh. certainly" replied Mir. Sarony thinking he had fallen in with a customer you want to sit for picturew ! No, want"
 4Oh, yes. come around to the gallery Monday and have a-s 1 Ce AAAsAAICf 1&&u4 ntCf tuC tCPOt replied. managing to slide in word occa- i sseaally. .-.sI've come =te see you abou, Mrs. Langtrys photographs; am a re- 1 porter"
 -Oh." said MT. Sarony. What success did you haver' ] Well. I took her in fifty or sixty posi- tions in As You like It, and in private i, seems the most popular theatrical ever ! published-dress it up as you like. you know, replied Mir. Sarony, keeping both hands in the air and beating time xith his i feet.
 -How did Mrs. iangtry like the pie turesl"
 "Oh, much" said Mr. Sarony. sweeping his right arm through the ar as though he were moving grass; much, much you notice the difference between my pic lures and the London photographs of her mine are light and spirited, more spirituel. better idea of her altogether
 Is the demand for them very great r'
 .f,ot an order from Paris for 500; must supply this country first, then we'll talk about France Mir. Sarony replied. tap ping the reporter as though he was front door without door bell
 Well. now. Mir Sarony, what do you think of Mrs Lang,ry as beauty?''
 Well, said the pho,osrapher. deserib- ing parabolas. eilipses, and circles with both hands, "she has fine figure, good height, head is well balanced. good feat ures. and good expression-when she pleases. tDon', pu, that inl' Do you think you have done her jus- tioe in your pictures 'Oh, yes. But think the finest pie lures ot her are to come. when she comes Tn with those fine low neck dresses that will show her figure NIT. Saronys gestures describing iow neck dresses were made with both hands and were so sweeping that such a costume as he described would have been all low neck and no dress. What view of her face do you prefer !' "She likes the full face: like her pro- file better
 What did she say about the pie turesr
 ' In speaking of the tirs, portrait, said Mir. Sarony. she quoted Oscar Wilde, saying. You've made me pretty: Pm beautiful"
 And your impression of Mrs. Langtry " 2o ~uat
 We'll" said Mir. Sarony, seating him self in chair and kicking his heels up in the air. ''she wasn't in her best mood last Sunday. The Sunday newspapers made Ii hxely for het-my gracious. don't pu, that in
 Do you think she is the pretties, or most beautiful woman you ever photo graphed ?''
 NIT. Sarony shrugged his shoulders. ducked his head and skipped across the room as though he had been fired out of a cannon. Returning to the vicinity of the reporter he threw back his coat. crammed both hands into his trousers pockets and replied. with an audible grin: Oh. mo- But don't put that in. 1 expect her again next week. and-7) Here NIT. Sa- rony gyrated. spun around on ,ip,oe and worked both arms as though they were pump-handles.
 Who IS the mos, beautiful woman YOU ever photographed
 Well. Fanny Davenport takes well :: and so does iit;ie Branscombe. Ueave that out: Mrs. Lansty will be offended to be classed with iheml he smiIingly replied. nudging the reporter in the ribs and dancing an abbreviated ballet.
 Then you do not pronounce her a su- preme beauty
 No. no. no; oh. no. She is affable. pleasant and charming must go to dinner. Come into the gallery some time and I'll ohsp your head (meaning a vign- ette). What do you want. a Grecian or a Roman nose
 'Crecian,r said the reporter.
 All right: come in and well do you good. Good Sy.~ And Napoleon Sarcny was hustled upstairs in an elevator, which, in comparison with the one in his gallery, went like ightning.
 Sarony has the sole right, by purchase. to print Mrs Laagtry's photograph The demand for them h faf ahead of the sup ply, and he says that he has orders now which will take three months to i'll. h his own words, There never was any thing like 1t
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