Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-18
A LA VENUS.
How Boston Beauties Bare Them
selves Before Camera.
Pictures That Are Not Exhibited to an
Appreciative Public.

I y
corning n clever womaiis scheme 10
make an honest dollar, YOU will keen
II dark, won't YOU ?'' said n photo
grapher to me the other day, writes a
Boston correspondent of the st. Paul
Pioneer-Iress. "Ofcourse,n replied.
Newspaper men always keep things
as dark AS printers ink will make
them. Give me the horrible details -
well, &c begin with, Boston is as live
place aud contains as many smart
men and women ms any city in the
1 country. 1t Is neutrality-suspicious.
zero day when she can't hold up her
end in the sensation line. Some two
months ago / was engaged by
charming young lady, who
Is as bright as the new five-cent piece,
and much better made, to give her
| practical instructions in the myster-
ious art of photography. she was
| quick to learn, and, after a few trials,
could adjust the camera stand focus
! correctly, wear that omnicent look
characteristic of the photo man, and
| MARBLE off raise your chin little.
| That's it. Turn your head more to
the right. Not so much. There, that
will do. Don't raise that lefl shoulde
so high. Keep your mouth closed,
please. Fix your eyes on this corner
! here and keep them there. You may
wink, but don't move. Now put on q
pleasant expression. Smile a little.
Not so much. Steady now; don't
move, in true professional style. But
that was as far as she could go. The
developing room was to
much for her. The chem
ical baths mixed her all up, and
after she had made several grand fail
ures she declared that she didn't want
to know anything about those nasty
things.n She became valuable as
sistant, however, on camera work.
| When fussy mothers came in with
their squalling and homely kids She
petted them and pleased the mothers
! by going into ecstacies over the "cun-
ming and pretty little darlings," |
always hated to see mothers with
their children come into my gallery.
| They are such nuisances. You can
never satisfy them. One day my pupil
| informed me that she had learned
enough of photography for her pur-
pose, aud intended to start into the
"biz herself. She then unfolded her
! little scheme, which | instantly saw
would be Il paying one. Her .idea was
!
and cater to the natural vanity of her
SIR. No gentlemen were to be ad-
! mitted, and she and lady assistant
were TO run the place. She wanted
some one to take charge of the develp-
| ing-room, and, as she could not find IL
| female competent TO do so, offered me
! the position which / accepted, bust
ness being dull. A charming little
studio was fitted up in swell front
I house on Beacon street, which was
well located for the purpose, having
! side entrance away from the frequent
ed street. Elegant furniture was pro-
! vided, costly carpets covered the floor,
rare paintings adorned the walls and
marble statuettes of the female form
divine ornamented the atelier and
| gave tone to the surroundings. | was
placed in an ABIDING room, out of sight,
but it wasn't long before found way
of seeing what was going on without
being seen. And such sights Why,
| wouldn't exchange my position for
the presidency of the United States.
Business was good from the very start.
I Word was given to the society bellies,
and it is now the fashion TO visit Ma
! DANES French, you know, takes bet
ten and he photographed as ones
fancy dictates.
mo doubt some very charming pic
lures are taken, ventured TO hint.
Eyes, especially those of young la
| dies who think their personal charms
rival those of Venus. 1t is astonish-
ing how far young ladies considered
modest will 20 to satisfy their vanity.
The beautiful daughter of a mil
lionairc banker called at the studio in
her carriage last week and had
photos taken of herself, which | am
sure she would not like to have her
parents see. She was little timid at
first, but, finding only ladies present,
expressed the desire to have her face
and bust taken in statuesque style.
The rich silk basque was taken of,
the other clothing thrown aside, and
she stood little shame-faced before
the camera. She was given an artistic
position, and charming picture was
the result. She was extremely pleased
and is now regular customer
'Do they ever go further than
that ?n
"Quite often. There is one sweetly-
shaped maiden, of good fanny, who is
almost monomaniac on the subject
of her form, and she has a good reason
TO be proud of her charms, for more
beautifully formed woman would be
hard to find. Her arms are finely
nodded, the snowy white breast is per-
feet In contour, the waist charming in
outlines, and the limbs az sylnetrical
and full as Dame Nature could have
made them. Here is a form for poets,
painters and sculptors to go wild over.
She delights in full-length photos
and Is not at all chary of assuming
the delightful airy costumes which II
is said Mother Eve WIRE accustomed 10
in the garden of Eden. She is perfect
in posing, having made TINT arr
study, and can assume the most ar
tistic attitudes. Her iavorite presen-
tation is that OF the Greek Slave, and
the has dozens OF pictures taken in
that graceful position in her private
, album. Another is that of the birth Of
Venus, and | think 1t is the best, her
i voluptous charms showing the great
advantage. There are many other
ways in which she is pictnred--in fact
whenever she thinks of new subject
for representation. she immediately
: has picture taken"