Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-08-28
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New York sun.
Edwin homas. .'iatioolng artist sat in
his studio in South street, one flight up. y
biz sailor with beautiful Polly" freshly
marked on the back Of his hand was going
down the stairs. surrounded BY admiring
friends. and Mr. Thomas vas putting some
money in his pocket.
This" said he, rs my regular business
and has been for 20 years. don't get rich
at il. but can make - or = a ta, all the
Year round. with an occasional job thnt
brings me in a couple Of hundred. The mos,
profitable part Of the business il dom. small
Jobs, Of one or two figures that take only
iwu or three nours. | TO more Of those
than ANYTHING else and there j. a regular
schedule Of prices. | charge - or - for a
motto Or monogram, or fur any kind Of
Masonic emblem. Frce-ma>onS and mem
lsrs of different lodges ate MY best custom
rrs. charge them reasonable rates. and
have all the business with them that ! can
attend TO- Here's book full pf different
drawings al! made hy mysef- Customers
ioak them over ana choose the one they Ike
best
MIR Thomas exhibited weil-vorn book
full uf highly -ca!orcl pictures. ranging from
a simple blue star marked % cents 10 a
group of s@vefa. figures costing - Mr..
Thomas said that he could reproduce the
most complicated q them on any part ~ the
body m three hours al most. lie DIRE"
special attention 70 thr ia'' picture n ihe
book, when represented TWO martens win
brilliant cheek> and curiy haIr weeping over
tombstone. Win the legend IN req ana
h.ack inA 10 ne memory oi my mother.
p" h1', SAID ne, - the d">gn That am
most often called upon to reproduce espec-
lally tpr sailors. Almost every ohe ui th"m
that comes up here to be well hNed up be
gins BY having them On h' breast. Maybe
hIs mother lsnt dead yet, nut IT'S homeike,
and makes him think Of hl> parents. That :
pretty dilhcuit design. nut don charge
maa as much tor that, because think 1t
shows good irel!ns tor hlm TO want r.
Nv hat instruments 10 you use
Mr. Thomas exhibited IN rept two >au-
GERS, one WITH ,erml!on and the other WITH
black inS' and a slender NorH stick TO winch
we're 'a>ned hNe very nne needles WIN the
points Of each little above the preceding
onc, n q % form >lant!ng surface
That's all. said he: India uN and Chl-
ne>e vermilion. and these hve needles TO
prick the INK 10Y hose are tht only NInIN
q INK hat WEI Las. and VIII not intiame NE
>kln- Sometimes | ~ American ,erm!ion
PLAYED on on me. itN pretty dangerous,
hnd always trN 'ittie n i on my own
mana trNi N3 ,hlt can Tell the effect on my
customers.
"Atc tho'e lnks expensive Wen 'hty
are. ana hey are not one Ct those little
>'iehs u lndta ink cF>'> me SD but then
can DO 500 worth o; work "i'h Il, so vou
-ee = don't come g 50 mucH after all. lc>,
tntt arc tie only colors use, ied and biIc.
The black ink gets blue when put II under
the .kln or course. cant give any par
tscu.ar color to girls eyes on cheeks, but
come near enough tn Il 70 please my Gus
toners. and Aoa would w surprised 10 learn
want different kinds Of customers have.
Many i tie time I've had two SISTERS look
lng out OF the window, watching iuT then
mother and father, whi!e MAS busy tattoo
iEs the third sister. | get at least dczen
jobs Of that kind in year, and sometimes
more, and from ladies', too, that live up town
on the avenues. What they ASK for mos;
frequently is 70 have some name tattooed
where It can't be seen in ball costume, and
The design most in demand i garter, with
the name of gentleman, or his initials,
worked IN a, clasp. Some Of them want
a necklace tattooed around their neek>-
Bat | always advise them against it, because
they are sure to wish It of some day, and, Of
course, once on, its got to stay there while
the skin does.
.,Ihpu ION | have a Gno1 mlny ruStom-