New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
rRou GREEN GARs 70 STREET DRESS

"Pygmalion and Galatca - mentally cjacu
lated the reporter De entered the studio OF we'll
known painter IN response 10 yell Of come IN WHEN
followed his miI knock -GAlaicl. translated out OF the
co e. coorlcss marble into papltat:ng lie and
co,hcd IA floating daphaaous garment
v.o.e low-toucd Mingled blues AMI yeows tire"
the warmer flesh tn,s igt, stronger contrast.
Pycnnlon with a merry twinkle in hs eye and paint
brllbcd velvet llckct on seemed 10 appreciate tie
situation. "Alow me 10 introduce you 10 MISS GAIA
tea hc said, with "A wave OF his maulstick. Miss
Glatoa Is good enough se for me, and IA have
few more touches 10 give 10 this bOherng.orearm De-
fr the light goes Won must excuse nv rising aud just
eli down and talk 70 ler tai I'm through And talk to
Miss Galaca tne reporter accordingly did, finding her
bright merry, but modest and unasslming
Young person. who, despite the ca-sc hllets
round her golden hair, and t1e clngine Crock gown
which revealed the exquisite proportions OF her lgure
be- ra, ed utterly unclIenic familiarity with the cur
rent gossip OF tue nineteenth century. She was very
well known among the artists, she -ad aud four or five
Of tie principn pictures In the last Academy Exhibition
were painted her They are all very good T. me-
she went on "and think they ar very nice set OF
fellows o., no. don't pose for classical subjects
merely for though you say my features seem 40 Greek IN
their outline. fancy the dress has great deal To do
with 1t, and yesterday when l was posing as a
nun lady who was visiting the studio said had reg1-
lar Fra Angehco face, whatever she might mean by
WcLno YOU see can change my position slightly every
now and then and about every half hour take few
minutcs rest nut it bit rcsomc after ali when
come 10 think II. though Mr. Pysnalion IL 80 lively
aud funny that he ops Laughing nearly all the time
and I'm afraid he doesn't do half enough work Any
now. Mrs. PygmalOn says so'
Here Pygmaliou gave snort and a chnckle ana TOLD
her TO run away and change her dress When she had
left the room ne told the reporter ta she was thor
ougay good aud nice girl and general fayorc with
most of the artists in town AS let ncr take my little
girl out for a walk every aud then, he said. you
can understand the opinion have formed of her. As
YOU say you would Ike some information about models
I Will tell Won all know about them here in New Ork
Ianppose have a list Of lfy odd whom | employ or
have employ ed time or another'
Some OF them pose for the nude. some VIII
only fit in costume Gaael for instance Is one OF the
latter though she has lovely figure and could earn much
more money by posing nude. she Of course ia superior
sort OF girl and gets better paid H. than any other
model Know | pay her 50 day but to some size
charscs SO 30 or ST. The usual rates are So day for
female mo.ols and - 30 for II paid by the nour
they usually get % day IA IRON hhlpdst III
thr morning til In the evening WIN an hOuT or 50
OF at II o'clock for luncheon , O. 49,
As the characters they are or all Hoft Sohc "Ic
tough. and with the women especially u mdh'
Of colrse las careful how he acts as they are
somctImes toeraDlv INSCRIPTIONS Blt COMES MISS
t,nlaca 90 when have given her he usual conSldeta-
lion for work strictly cash Dhss WIZ go ouI u
stroll YOU Miss Gaatea lrlpWd H. urtTNcu III
a very becoming walking costume, but where was the
Hellenic maiden Gone utterly, ana III hei place. hoo
enough looking but thoroughly commonplace ana
everyday young woman" 30 much lor 'Hc P0"oi Vi