The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-06-06
Pretty WOmen's Portraits.

)uy n photograph Of Lolita, in the char
lctcr OF romping mischieyous school
drl
"No, mn'am." replied the girl behind
lie counter. its the picture Of an &C.
RES"
The woman couldn't have dropped the
ard quicker if it had been red-hot.
Here is very pretty one that isn't
IN actress the sales girl continued.
| "Who Is shcf'
81 don't know; but slic's not on the
stage"
The photograph showed a beautiful
ace, one unknown in public pcrfor-
nanccs, yet manifestly belonging 10 n
New York woman. for il was the original
work Of wellknown photographer. In
l round Of half dozen stores where
'uch pictures are largely dealt in, only
wo more pictures Of other than stage
ayorites were seen. In neither Instance
were they portraits Of women very eN-
sensivcly known in society. They had
undoubtedly been produced to meet the
demand indicated by the conversation
luUtcd. The professional beauty il
one Of the London peculiaitics not yet
Droughtto New York.
The sale of actresses pictures do not
fall of in the least, though the business
10 not done so much by itsclfin separate
stores. A plidiigroph counter is now II
common thing in the irucy-gouis cstab-
ishmcn!sOf Broadway aud Sixth avenue.
III" buyers are mostly women, who sim.
ply desire Iretty things for mantels
and cabinets, and are not actuatcd
by admiration m the originals. These
actresses portraits nre the most attract
i've TO he had at trifling cost, and, there
fore, sell rapidly. The purchases by men
are usually for collection of dramatic por-
traits. though bashful youth some
times buys the counterfeit prcscntiment
of some burlcSquer i'll n manner indicat-
ing an intention to wear 1t next his
| heart.
inuGirics Of the sellers ELECTED the fact
that many former pets Of the camera are
wholly supplanted. Lydia Thompson,
Pauline Markham, Ada Harand, Rose
Massey, Rosina Volkcs, and other favor
ties OF al few years ago, are hardly TO be
found III the best Rssortmcnts. Even
Maud Branscombc, of whom 800 mega
tivcs are said to have been made, III pos
lures ranging from simpering prettily in
swing to clinging desperately to
cross, is dropping out OF favor. The run
at present is on Mary Anderson. a cab
met picture representing her rs the
"Couutcssin Love" with ahOwk pcrchcd
on her lifted finger GUST as he usually
refuses to perch i'll the play, is the most
rapid selling thing now in the market.
Her head in profile, with languish-
ing expression on her face, and her back
HAIR mussed, stands next in popular
favor. The writer counted twenty-scyen
diileren.aspects Of Miss Anderson beauty
in one Sixth avenue collection.
Among the actresses who firmly hold
their places before the camera are Lolita,
Kate Claxton, Minnie Palmer, Fannie
Davenport and Maud Granger Their
faces are adaptable for photographing,
and the photographers are constantly
putting them into new and bcwitching
poses. Alongside them remains liotty
Tracy, a lurlesuucr, with circumference
of n saint. The new ones that sell well
are Adelaide Cary, Catherine Lewis. Ellie
Elsler, Carrie Howard, Annie PiNlcy
the western star, and Ada Gilman.
Many purchasers do not know or inquire
whose the portraits are, and have no fur.
ther interest than to get aprctty picture.
On the other hand, theprominence of an
actress on the stage makes n demand
amUng her admirers -.NcW York SIM.
Men Are Liberal tO BE Seen OF Men.
An eminent British rlergymru was
severely opposed TO what he called sen
sational methods of gatherings collcc.
tons. He denounced the practice Of
passing collection boxes or baskets
through the congregation, and s'il it
ing ought to be done on principle, with
out special impulse, and without appeal
to the feelings. He determined to put
his views into practical operation in his
own way. So he told his people thntfor
one year they might put their donations
for missionary work into two large boxes,
which he placed Tor the purpose i'll the
church vestibules. These boxes, which
were made Of stout oak, were securely
locked, and would not he opened until
the close of the year, when he hoped
they would he full OF money, He wanted
people quietly and unostenta,iousIy to
deposit their gifts in the opcuiNSs IN the
tops of these boxes, i'll the sight of the
Lord, and not "to be seen Of men.
The boxes were recently opened, Oh
carefully counting the contents OF both
the total sum was found to he somewha
less than two shillings, all in copper coin
The eminent Clergyman still believe
that his theory of benevolence is the cor
rect one. But he believes that lac is il
advance of his age, for he is persuade,
that the people will not put his view int
practical operation.