Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
BEAUTY TN PHOTO,
Portraits CT lovely Society Bellies
Offered to the Public.
Charming American Girls Whose
Pictures Sell More EgeaGz3y
Than These Of Titled E4a-
= dies and Rrincesses.
New York World.1

New York World
photographs of English and American
society ladies for sale here" read the card in
Broadway window up town. Around the
announcement were hung photographs of
prominent celebrities and well-known beau
ties. Inside, the store was thronged with
customers, handsomely dressed ladies and
faultlessly attired men, all porting over great
packs of photographs. A wait Of half an
hour brought the proprietor to the front with
the apology that because of new departure
in the selling of photographs he had hardly
time to attend to the wants Of his customers.
"What is the latest attractions Why,
haven't you heard? It is the attraction that
beauty-especially American beauty for
all Of us. A number Of New York society la
dies have permitted their photographs to be
put on sale, and this is the result" indicating
the crowded store. ct cannot supply the de-
mand fast enough and am entirely out of the
bestselling beauties. knew there would be
great coll for these pictures, Of course, but
had no idea that the profer of a photograph
of few simple American girls would pro-
duce such craze. Why, sir, during the
short time that the photograph of Frank
Works beautiful daughter has been in my
window have sold 600 copies of it at least
and am kept busy continually ordering more.
And this Brooklyn girl, too" taking up card
from which the piquant face of fluffy blonde
looked out, ''has sold almost equally well
Why do they sell SO rapidly! For tine same
reason, [ presume, that people go wild over
the mutilated Venus of Milo. know no bet
ter reason
BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN LADIES.
E:,rtt1ar NT,l
square, Charles Z. Ritznnan advertised photo
graphs of beauties and celebrities from all
over the world. Said he:
81 have been trying for years to induce
American ladies in society here to place their
photographs on sale and am at last succeed
ing. With the advance Of cultivation and
wealth this public display Of personal charms
was bound to come in, just as fox-hunting
and Wallets at the opera have been introduced
Some people may call it q straining after
English effect, or q kind of Anglomania, but
it is nothing of the kind. It is simply carry
ing out the neblesse .oblige idea Of the upper
classes. would, if called upon, put the
matter in this light: The daughters and
wives Of Fifth avenue and Murray
Hill possess wealth, social position and
beauty. They cannot very easily divide the
former among the hoi paloi-the common
people-but they can let the public share, in
certain limited way, in their beauty. And
in doing this think they deserve praise"
"Apart from this desire to benefit the pub
lie, have the ladies no personal feeling in this
departures"
There is such sentiment of vanity, and
our New York bellies, when they place then.
photographs On sale, are not wholly unin-
fusnced by it, 1 see no reason why woman
simply because she is in private life, should
hide the light of her beauty under q blshel"
80 they rather enjoy the innocent noto-
rietyg'
'NWhy nosa Look at the llustrious exam
pies after whom they copy. Here are pho
tographs Of every royal parsonage in Europe,
and should not American queens CT society
have equal privileges?
QUEENS OF SOCIETY.
"Who would net prefer a photograph of
Mrs. W. Z. Vanderbilt, Mrs Gerald Hoyt,
Miss Fannie Swan OF Miss Marion Langdon,
to one of the baby faced Princess Maria Chris
tina King Alfonso's much-talked Of WIFE, or
of the princess OF Wales. There are few New
York bellies that are not more beautiful in
face and form than any of these whom the
public delights to honor" spreading out por-
traits Of Lady Lonsdale, Lady Dudley, Lady
Castlereagh and Mrs. CORVALLIS West.
''1t is a pity" he continued, with some
warmth, ''that our native beauties should
not be permitted to take rank at the top of
the list where they properly belong, and any
feeling which prevents the public exhibition
of their charms is false modesty, to say the
least. This city will, Of course, take the
initiative in introducing this custom, and the
| provincial cities will naturally follow. A
| few sensible, courageous ladies have opened
the way, and in a very short time l shall
| offer to the public photographs Of nearly
every lady of prominence within the
| charmed circle. I tesl really ashamed to see
such a demand for Mrs. Langtry's pictures
| when here are dozen cultivated American
| girls with face and figure far outshining the
! English actress
| "Will these ladies receive com missions
from the sale of their likenessesg'
THE CLUBMAN's OPPORTUNITY.
| Certainly not The idea is absurd Il
the fair ones needed money their attitude
towards the public would be changed, and
| their photographs would be worthless"
Resuning his gossip after escaping from q
| fastidious customer who detained him halt
an hour in purchasing one picture, he said
"There is another good that will result from
! the general introduction of this English sys-
tenn of public photographs. Young men viii
be enabled to possess themselves of the por
traits of their lady acquaintance without
| embarrassment to themselves or to the ladie;
in question. Many ladies would be glad tc
| have such a souvenir in possession of theiI
male friends, but the picture cannot be vel
made gift. This, you see, offers safe way
| out of the dilemma"
Among the photographs Of American beau
ties which sold best were those of Hon. Mrs
Roche, nee Fanny Work, daughter of Frank
Work, and Lady Randolph Churchill, nee
Miss jerome, daughter of Leonard w
Jerome.
4 large demand was expected for the pic
lures of Mr.. Vanderbilt's daughter, Lady
Vaudeville, and that of Miss Chamberlayne
which had been ordered
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