Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24
PHOTOGRAPHED FANCIEs.
Public Men a. Seen Through q
Camera.
HOW THEY COMFORT THEMSELVES UNDER THE
EYE OF THE Observation-Disclosures IN
FATUATED BY THE PRESIDENTS PICTURES
MEN WHO DISLIKE TO s'sIT."

| ''On, ne Is just sweet" exclaimed q stylishly
dressed lady as she stood in q down town pho
tOgraph gallery the other day with photo
graph OF President Arthur in her hand wrapped
in admiration. "He is the sweetest thing
ever saw. How much are they? want two
or three. They ought to give US a vote; we'd
keep. him In the White House right straight
along. Yes, three; want one for each side OF
my bureau and one for the mantel. Now isn't
he awfully handsome. lust think he is splen.
did, and she looked at the photo at arms
length. then close by, with the face to the light,
and with the back to the light; and caressed it,
holding it close up to her face and going into
ecstacles. "Oh, but he is :" and the rest OF
the expression was lost in long drawn excla-
nation under her breath.
THAT'S the way they do" said the photo
grapher to STAR reporter, after the lady had
bought the pictures and gone "She'll dream
about that all night, and it'll be the first thing
| she looks at before breakfast.
| why, you have no idea" he continued, gath
| ering the photos up off the case and shutting
them Ike pack Of cards. "We sell more OF
Arthurs pictures than any others. The women
are just about crazy over them. Does he like to
have his picture taken? No. That is, he is hard
| to get. 1t is very seldom he can be gotten to
SIT. But one sitting goes long way. Vain2
Well. don't know with wink); he would not
like to have bad picture get on the market If
he Knows now the women buy his pictures,
maybe he is vain.
cts great place to study mems characters, -
ne added, after moments contemplation OF
the statesmen, In cabinet size, spread out In the
show case "It's great place to study men.
Some funny things happen sometimes" and q
he put Mr. Arthur away. "Some prominent
men are awfully vain OF their personal appear
ance. l could name a dozen sober, dignihed
men In public life who are like girls when it
comes to having their pictures taken. 1t would
not do for me to say who they are, but there
| are quite a number OF men In Congress who
| are particularly vain in this"
How do you get these photos?" asked THE
STAR "Do the subjects come to you, or do you
| have to send for them?" e
| hard to get them. Men who have the least
vanity are frequently the easiest to get. There
| Is Speaker Carlisle l never saw man with
less vanity in my life, but he is the incest man in
Congress to get sitting from. He is pleasant
and accommodating. II ask him for a sitting,
and he has time, he will cit down just as he is,
and he takes an excellent picture. The most OF
his photos now on the market however were
taken during the speakership contest when he
was not well and was looking quite thin. He
looks much better now.
Morrison Ia very pleasant man. but is hard
| to get hold of because The is so busy. 1t has
| been long time since he has had picture. His
pictures have beeniin great demand lately, and
we nave mad to supply the market with copies
taken when he looked considerably younger
than he now does.
Some men won't have their pictures taken at
all. We were never able to get one OF Conk.
ling he seemed to be afraid of compromising
| his dignity. Malone is somewhat the same.
Nor have we been able to get photographs OF
| Don Cameron, Bowen, George of Mississippi OF
ex-senator Platt, who followed the lead OF
COnkling. Edmunds Ia q hard man to get and
| Arthur's hard. We used to get great many OF
Grant, but of late years, since he has become
broken. he won't have any taken. He don't
like to advertise the stamp of old age; 80 peo-
pie, Judging simply from his pictures, will
always look upon him as young man.
Justice Gray is very peculiar in the matter of
photos He won't let any one touch him or 90
near him. He assumes his own position, and
you have to take him just So Blaine has always
been very gracious, and old Gen. Sherman was
always ready, and has given as much as an hour
and a half at time for sittings."
"WhOse pictures Is there the greatest demand
fOr2" asked The STAR.
"As have said there is a big demand for the
Presidents. Speaker Carlisle comes next. We
sell great many pictures Of all those men who
are spoken of prominently in connection with
the Presidency. There are great many of
Gresham sold just at present, and those of Lin
coin, Logan, Hawley, .Edmunds, Sabin and
Bayard sell very well. In army circles no
picture sells like that of Gen. Phil Sheridan
Mrs. Senator Logan is about the only woman
whose picture is in demand he added point
Ing to that ladies' picture, the only one among
all the statesmen. Everybody buys one, par
ticularly the ladies, though it is seldom that
ladies buy pictures Of each other"