The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-17
SITTING FOR YOUR PHOTO"
Bradford Star.i

Bradford (Ps.l Star.l
 When pc,oeraphy was young. and the mind of man nc: intimate as t now IS with tha, beautiful 2rs, the great difficulty of the photographer was to persuade clients tha, the process bore no resemb- lance to the operation of having a tooth drawn. One may conceive that it took some trouble 10 undeceive people in that respect. The camera became an alarm Sg oblec, when ihe artist threw a black cloth over his head and converted him. self, as i; were. into one large glass eye. The patien, was told not 10 move-a terrifying injunction. He was earnestly entrea,ed TO; 10 wink. and the result vas the tears instantly flowed into h.s eyes until the craving for winking became a madness. His head was hxed into an engine designed 10 steady il, but which in reality appeared as fl II was meant 10 crush il. and ,n this position he was told to look ha, py. and 10 think of something agreeable. whilst the operator watched him with his hand on the cap over the lens waiting for the happy expression to come into his face. l, was hardly sur prising ,ha, the usual consequence of sitting of ihis description was a likeness the predominant, characteristic of which was that of acute mental suffering and considerable physical anguish.
 iou are constantly coming across the mos; ex,rAord d.nary poses, the most aston ishing expressions of oountenanoe. the most melancholy grouping. l, is not the fault oi she photographers the sitters will have l; so. and object to artistic ar arrangements. .Afond couple, for instance, imagine ,hA, mos, picturesque and eleasins effect may be produced by Matilda sitting on d chair looking up al Henry. who leans poe,ioally over her L.. In real life no;hing could be more idyllic than such an attitude; but in real life a paricul sueee;ion of light will no, make Matilda look like West Indian negroes, nor VII Henry's bowed head lead ore 10 suppose that ii is possible for man $ face io consist entirely of the parting of his hair.
 One young lady, in the resolution to look uneommonly pleasing. comes ou, as though she had been just abou, to snees C when her likeness was taken. An elderly lady of larger proportions. quite ignorant of the law of photographic perspective, insists upon sitting so,' and is repre- sen,ed hse ar elephan, in a gown. reo- pie with ;urr.up noses, with very long noses. with no noses to speak of, delight in sitting CT prohie. on the other hand. people decorated with four or five chlns, and corresponding amplitude of cheek love ,o presen, :heir full faces. A short man insists upon being taken standing \ tall man Will cross his legs, desiring 10 appear n an easy attitude, and by pro-
 ec,ing his boot into the sphere of the lens IS depicted AS the possessor of fool, that should make his fortune m a travel ing booth.
 There can Dc no doubt that actors and actresses make the best photographs. The hab, of assumption sits lightly on them and they have the ar, of smiling and posing so AS 10 make the smile look genuine and the pose natural. Moreover, and thls refers exclusively 10 actresses. they know how 10 dress. Dress is no, everything m photograph, bu, |, IS a very great deal.