Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-05
SCARCITY OF FEMALE MODELS
Difficulty in Obtaining Perfect Shape
Together with Modest DemeanOr.

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''MOdels! Yes, find such luxuries
absolutely essential in my classes, which
study from life. But l must say that | do
not have the greatest luck in the world
finding proper Ones" said W. B. COnely,
the artist. ''You see in these life classes, -
be continued, ''We must have person S
with figures as nearly perfect as possible.
Now, do not allow any person of bad
antecedents to pose as a model. NV
pupils come to me to study, and they
look at the unclOthed figure as nothing
more than any other animal. have had
advertisements inserted IN the papers
time and again for models, and 1 offer
liberal wages, but somehow L have not
been as successful as L would like to be"
"CannOt this be accounted for on the
ground of inherent mOdesty?''
81 think possibly that may have some-
thing to do with it, but 1 cannot see WHY
1t should. The face of the woman is al
ways masked, and no one could tell who
1t was. The pupils look on her as a model
merely, and In all my experience | have
never known one of them to insult a
woman. The model | have now has been
sitting for my classes for over a year. but
though well shaped, she is lacking in the
plumpness and symmetry so much to be
desired. L have, therefore, sought to OBJ
tain others. Several have been here lately,
but, though-with the vanity that makes
the seX-they all think they are perfect. |
nnd that every one has some glazing de-
feet. One has been too thin, another too
f1eshy, a third not properly shaped"
''YOu must have had some unusual ex-
perIences in your search?v
Eyes, have had a few of them. Prob
ably the most pathetic was one | had this
morning. A young woman of fine figure
so far as | could judge from her outward
appearance, came here. She was ner-
vOus and bashful, as though she were
afraid / would eat her up. She said she
wanted to engage as model. She showed
me every proof that she was all straight
so far as morals went, and then, bursting
into tears, she told her story. She said
she had been happy in a loving husband
and cheerful home until five years ago.
when her husband died suddenly. She man
aged to live on the little they had saved
and by doing sewing and little jobs. A few
weeks ago her money was nearly gone.
She saw that she would have to obtain
steady employment. She tramped
the streets IN every direction
until her shoes were worn ont.
she answered advertisements and
sought in every way to obtain work. Then
she saw my notice, and nerved to the sac
rlhce by the fact that she had no hopes,
that her rent was overdue, and she must
w SOHhObHlhSs sue Sougul me- w ell, she
cried most pitifully as she said: If my
husband was alive now I would not have
to serve as a model l cOmfOrted her as
best l could, quieted her fears and talked
kindly to her. This afternoon she will
return TO submit to an examination as to
her qualifications. Whether she suits or
not l will do something for her."
DO not some of the models betray great
frightT'
''Oh, yes; some of them have not had
the courage to appear before the class,
and have hastily run away from the dis
robing room, but after they have under
stood how they are treated they lose their
foolish fears"