The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-06-07
Pretty Womcn's Portraits.

els this fancy picture?' asked a
Itaid old woman, opening her purse to
)uy q photograph of Lottd, ~ the char
,etor of Homping, mischlcrous Sch0"t-
girl.
"No, ma'am." tcciied the girl behind
;he counter, its the picture OF ali ac-
TeSS."
Tho woman couldnt have dropped the
,ard qtiickef II II had been rcd-hOt.
"Hcrc is avery pretty one that isn't
IN actress" the sales girl continued.
"Who is shc?"
81 don't know but she's not on tHo
stage"
The photograph Showed a beautiful
| ace, one unknown i'll puiJltH perior-
| manccs, yet mNnifeStly belonging TO Il
! New York woman, for IL was the original
work of - we'll known photographer. In
round of llaN II dozen stores where
| such pictures are largely dealt in, only
two more pictures of other thdn stage
:avoyitcs were seen. In neither inotnncc
we're they portraits II women very OK
tcnsivcly known i'll society. Thcy had
undoubtedly been produced to mC%t the
demand Indicated hy the conversation
quoted. The "ifOicssioma' beauty is
one of the London pccullar't'"N not yet
brought to New York.
The sale Of actresses pictures do not
fall of in the least, though the business
is not done SO much by itsclfin separate
stores \ photograph counter is now
common thing in tlIc fnncy.goois cstab-
lishmrutso Of Broadway and Si3th avenue.
The buyers are mostly women, who sim
ply desire pretty things for mantcls
and cabinets, and afe not actuatcd
by admiration of the originals. These
actresses portraits are the most attract
i've to DE had ut tribing cost, and, there
fore, sell rapidly. The Purchases hy men
are usually for collection of dramatic por~
traits, though bashful youth some
times buys tho counterfeit prcScntimcnt
of some burlcsquer in Il manner indicat-
ing an intention to wear it next his
| heart.
Inquiries Of the sellers clictcd the fact
that many former pets of the camera arc
wholly SupplantCd. Lydia Thompson,
Pauline Markham, Ada Iiarlaud, Rose
Massey, Rosina VollcH, and ether favor
ties of II few years ago, are hardly to be
found il the best nSSortm"ntS. Even
Maud Branscombe, of whom 800 mega
tivcs are snid to have been made, in pos
lures ranging from simpcring prctuly III
swing to clinginE desperately TO n
cross, is dropping out OF favor Ih" run
at present is on Mary Anderson. y cab
met picture representing her as tho
"Countcss in Love-" with ahnwk pcrchrd
on her lifted finger Gust rs he usually
refuses to perch in the play). is tn" mos
rapid selling thing now in the market
Her head i'll profile, with lan3uish
ing expression on her face, and her hacl
hair mussed, stands next in popular
favor The writer counted twenty -Sevcl
diifrrcntaspccts of Miss Anderson beauty
in one Sixth avenue collection.
Among the actresses who firmly hole
thcr places before the camera are Lolita
Kate Claxton, Minnie Palmer, Fanni'
Davenport and Maud Granger. Thei
faces are adaptable for phot"Graphing
and the photographers are ronStnntl,
putting them into new and hrwitrhn&
poses. Alongside them remains liett,
Tracy, n burlcsuucr, with thrr"untrnnncC
; of q saint. The new ones that sell wei
are Adelaide Cary, Catherine Lewis, Etli'
F.lslrr, Carrie Howard, Annie plXlcy
the western star, and Ada Gilman
Many purchasers do not know or inquire
whose the portraits are, and have no fur
: thcr interest than to get aprctty picture
On the other hand, thrprommcncc OF n
E actress on the stage makes dcmnn
-, among her admirers. .-NCtr York SMn.