Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-04-10
CARIcATURES
Day and Night Searches Tor Fit
Subjects for sketohee.
rhe Werk In New York and London Con-
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whe Nsw Rosss ~ Modei-fhs
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IN. Y. worid1
10 has puzzled good many people 20
know how the funny little photograph OF a
baby In tears, which IL seen I'm stationers'
windows, was ever taken with such
graphic likeness. A common explanation
Is that the picture was Photographed by
me instantaneous process. It seems never
70 have occurred to them that a clever
artist could just as well sketch q crying
pet, and then photograph the likeness.
Such an artist, lately OF London, Eng, Is
now Of New Yo-k- He II the author and
original designer Of the majority of humor-
Gus sketches and photographs which at
tract so many crowds at shop windows on
lower Broadway and In Union SQUARE. He
makes 10 alspsofsssion. Hardy knowing
from day to day what his work VIII be to-
morrow, he seizes the idea offered by a
street scene or suggested by face and
Transforms It at once into a catching pict-
ure, which is spread broadcast over the
country. When asked BY reporter where
he got most Of his suggestions, he said:
Il am not awake all night, but am fire.
quently up and doing long after, bedtime.
hnd plenty OF ideas awaiting execution.
but it il very difficult to get the subjects
required Those necessary for photograph
ic novelties are children in pretty attitudes
Laughing and crying chiidrsn--househol
pets. such as cats and dogs, and anyth n z
happily illustrative Of domestic Iife. which
win touch the better part OF .our nature.
Then there are subjects which viii serve
as medium for ridiculing social peculiar
i.ies and dress IN high Hfe. The more re-
fined 1t Is, the reader the sale. Nothing
coarse or ambiguous has any sale In New
York. 1t is with these materials that the
English artists make up their cartoons
But who buy all these sketches offered
In New York sboresin he was asked.
"Stationers In the vicinity Of Wall and
Nassau streets, and on Broadway, sell grea.
quantities TO brokers, both old and young,
who decorate their sleeping rooms and
private billiard halls. A great many gem
tlemen in New York collect pictures Of this
description. It is treat to see their col.
lections- have large number Of custom
ers who ask me to first submit each picture
make for inspection, and they are con-
tinuaTly on the Qui vice for the latest nov
city. 1t has become q hobby with them,
just like stamp and coin collecting"
What means do you employ to find sab
jectsS" -
II have advertised q number Of times
and have had scores Of children brought In,
both rich and poor, but very few meet the
requirements. The makeup Of the face
must be large eyes, wide apart, fun eye
brows, regular nose and ears, an oval chin,
small mouth and short upper lip.
What has proved to be the most popu-
lar Of your sketches"
81 think perhaps the one entitled The
Little Wait is as popular as any, and it
certainly has had very large sale. Il is
estimated that a quarter OF a million of
this picture were sold, and it has fosud its
way into every part Of the world. The or.
gin Of the picture is worth relating. I was
passing through st. Andrews street, one
OF the streets of the Seven Dials, London,
when / happened to look out of the ham
som and caught sight OF the most perfect
face haveeve met. l stopped the cabby
and accosted tho little girl, who was as
ragged and dirty as you can well imagine.
She was very shy, but finally induced an
elder sister to come with her to nv studio.
where 1 photographed her In her rags,
and the result was this celebrated picture.
This same child now receives a 7gui lea an
hour from some Of the leading artists of
London"
"Have you ever caricatured public men
to any extenti" VII 81.
"Yes, some; and peculiar feature of
this branch of the business is the fact that
they are not averso to it 30 long as it il not
done In a course manner. y. A. Wales, the,
caricaturist Of this city, spent year with
me In London, and made several sketches
for Vdnity FGtr. He has often spoken of
the charming courtesies and hospitalities
extended to him by those whose faces he
was about to caricatares- Mr.. Irving ex-
pressed his pleasure in q few happy lines
when Baxter caricatursd him as HamIef.
Matthias and Jingle.n
'Did yoa take advantage Of the recent
eiectioniD Ed --.,-- - .-.Er
"Yes, indeed. watch currens events
very closely. About two weeks before
election it occurred to me to get M a
photograph expressive OF the delight and
disgust of the hackers of the Presidential
candidates. The captions employed were:
Il Bet on Blaine and Il Bet on Cleveland,
Many thousands were sold I'm . few days.
Passing the Fifth Avenae Hotel one day I
read a stereopticon view rhfch ran az fol-
lows. - - = = t-s+s - ~
Ma. ma where's my pal Conc % the White
House. Hal hal hal - = '~te AraF--E
II utilized this phrase by applying it 70
q aphotograph Of fer1nle model reciminr
in an arm chair and heartily enjoying the
joke. The picture q having an ssormous
sale. OF miscellsneons pictures have pro-
duced one entitled There's Many . Slip
'Twixt Cup and lip Three old maids
heads are shown on one card. The first
Expresses happiness at being proposed to at
last The second gives evidence OF shyness
in saying yes. and the third shows thor
ough disgust at being fitted again" -. =
A companion picture Is entitled: !" A
Comedy in Three Acts" The first caption
~: sShe couldn't resist me- Expressing a
chuckle and sly wink. The second 10:
She now sues me for breach OF promise,
(dismay J, ~and< the third: Verdict, 5000
damages, utter collapse). But the picture
that appeals to every mother IL one Of a
lady bowling over q smiling child entitled:
-Oh, you little rascal" tfi sa-
Entirely Excusable.
4 q 81 tlfetopoItan Rxchansel- ~
A man had met q girl In q lonely. plscs
and forcibly kissed her. She was tsrvihly
indignant and had him arrested. She gave
an account in the wftneas-box OF how shs