Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-29

place they tell me it comes ont about
equally. a man parts his hair and smooths
ms beard, pats foremost his best foot and
mis- ring finger, and endeavors, with q
CHASTITY feeling at his heart, to look pleas
aat. 4 woman sees to the eurls on her
forehead, smooths her dress down at the
waist, wets her eyebrows and lashes, brings
all iewelry to the front, and also, with an
iron ring COMPRISING her heart into less
proportions, endeavors TO look pleasant.
The wife of one of our rich men, woman
who thought much OF the toilet, died some.
what recently. As long as she could sit
up a hairiresser came daily and studiousLy
arranged her tresses in
THE MOST BEcoMrSG STYLE.
When she was no longer able to be Pill
lowed in an easy.ohair, but was confined to
her bed, realizing the sad ravages OF dis
ease, and wishing to the last TO appear as
natural Sc possible and adorn what yet re-
NAMED Of beauty, her hair was cut off and
a wig worn in its place, which was scrupu-
lousy dressed each day. The wig pro-
viied for her last toilet cost hundred
dollars. and was a marvel OF montagues
puff5 and curls. | have heard photograh.
ers say tsat the reason the members Of the
theatrical profession took more effective
pictures than other people was because
they understood the art Of posing and OF
dress, and always sat to the public when
they sat for a picture. a star knows her
value and does not ask to have her picture
taken When she arrives IN the city
note is sent her, asking if she will permit
Messrs. Camera & Headrest to photograph
her, and, when it will be convenient for
her to sit. II she chooses, she names a day,
and someone is dispatched TO bring the
costumes she wishes to wear, so that she
may have no trouble whatever. i carriage
is sometimes sent also. The late Rnlofson
paid Adelaide Nelson 81, 600 for being her
San Francisco photographer and for the
privilege OF selling the pictures afterward.
he made more of profit than he invested.
THE SALE or SUCH PICTURES
Is not as good as formerly. 1t is notices.
Bile That in the best parlogs you find Edwin
Booths picture. mis- genius placing him
apart from all others, and causing his like
ness to be treasured as something that will
become more valuable with time. When
the star arrives at the gallery she is received
with every attention. The proprietor bows
low before her, she is regarded with curl
osity and admiration excuses are made TO
keep other customers wsitiUg, A private
dressing room is assigned, and she retires
within with her dressing. woman, to reap
pear at her own pleasure, ss deliberately
gotten up, even to detail, as if 60 come be-
fore the curtain. She is exceedingly fussy,
ii not imperious. Other people are salts
fed If the face be good. but not she. Not
one point with her is sacrificed. The face,
the hand, the turn Of the body, the poise
OF the head, the position Of the eyes, the
minor beauties of the dress, the sweep Of
the skirt. all must be perfect, and all
faithfully brought out. II she is TO be
photographed in other characters, the work
must be all done over just as carefully, In
return, she is 6 good advertisement to the
photographers work-her pictures will be
so fine. l saw child the other day in 8
photograph gallery whose face has haunted
me since. 1t was beautiful, ssint-like
face, and the child was boy. Ths blue
eyes had 6 rapt and upward look, the
lsshss radiating about them
LIKE GOLDEN HALoEs.
The white face was just pink upon the
cheeks and lips, and long yellow curls fell
over his shoulders. He was boy far toe
large for dresses-perhaps six years old
and yet shirts encountered him. knew
his mother could not bear to cut off his
curls, put him in pants. thrust her baby
out of her arms and let him be boy.
IS Petite, she called him fondly. His pict
ure was 70 be solar, and there we're the
saintlike eyes, the curls floating back from
his face and the prstty emile about his
mouth faithfully photographed. fancied
the mother was about to yield to neces-
sity, give him jackets and short hair, and
this picture was to be the last before the
deed was done. ! fancied him learning
marbles and "swear Words" perhaps
smoking by and by, and getting whipped
at school, and then l know his mother
win take out that pretty sailor dress and
the cut curls, and wish she had her baby
back again. KATE HEATH.