Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-08
THE CARICATURIST.
DAY AND NIGHT SEARCHES FOR
PROPER SUBJECTS
New York and London Contrasted-Ths
Pretty Little Ragged waif Who Now
Poses as . Model-Rase for
NoveltioA
New York Worid.l

New York worid]
| 1t has puzzled good many people to know
how the funny little photograph Of a baby
| In tears, which is seen in stationers' windows,
| was ever taken with such graphic likeness.
A common explanation is that the picture
was photographed by the instantaneous pro-
cess. 1t seems never to have occurred to
| them that clever artist could just as well
sketch a crying pet, and then photograph
the Likeness. Such an arttt is Mr. Frank
Of New York. He is the author and original
designer of the majority of humorous
sketches and photographs which attract so
many crowds at shop windows on lower
Broadway and in Union square. He makes
it a profession Hardly knowing from day
to day what his work will be tomorrow he
seizes the idea offered by street scene or
suggested by face and transforms it at
once into a catching picture, which is spread
broadcast over the country. When asked by
q World reporter where he got most Of his
suggestions, Mr.. Hexger said:
81 am not awake all night, but am fire.
quently up and doing long after bedtims I
find plenty Of ideas awaiting execution, but
it is very difficult to got the subjects re-
novelties are children In pretty attitudes
laughing and crying children-housshold
pets, such as cats and dogs, and anything
happily illustrative Of domestic life, which
will touch the better part of our nature
Then there are subjects which will serve as q
medium for ridiculing social peculiarities
and dress in high life. The more refined 1t
is, the reader is the sale. Nothing coarss or
ambiguous has any sale in New York 1t is
with these materials that the English artists
make up their cartoons The most popular
artists in London are Du Maurier and Fur
miss, of Punch, and Baxter, Of Fun. The
latter is very original and funny.
But who buy all these sketches offered In
New York storesr he was asked.
"Stationers in the vicinity Of Wall and
Nassau streets, as on Broadway, sell great
quantities to brokers, both old and young.
who decorate their sleeping rooms and
private billiard halls A great many gentle
men in New York collect pictures OF this
description. 1t is treat to see their col
lections l have large number OF customers
who ask me TO first submit each picture
make for inspection, and they are continually
on the qui vive for the latest novelty. It
has become a hobby with them, just like
stamp or coin collecting
What means do you employ to find sub
jectsi'
Il have advertised q number Of times aud
have had scores of children brought
in, both rich and poor, but very few meet
the requirements. The make up of the face
must be large eyes, wide apart, full eye
brows, regular nose and ears, an oval chin,
small mouth and short upper lip. Maude
Branscombe has all these requirements;
hence the beautiful photos one sees Of her.
Ladies many times more beautiful take very
different pictures"
What has proved to be the most popular
of your sketchesT
Il think perhaps the one entitled The Lit.
tie Waif is as popular as any, and it GER
tainly has had a very large sale. It 10 esti-
mated that 250, 900 of this picture were sold.
and it has found its way into every port Of
the world. The origin Of the picture is worth
relating. was passing through st. Andrews
street, one of the streets Of the Seven Dials,
London, when happened to look out Of the
hanson and caught sight of the most perfec.
face have ever met l stopped the cabby
and accos.ed the little girl, who was as rag
ged and dirty as you can well imagine. She
was very shy, but finally induced an elder
sister to come with her to my studio, where
/ photographed her in her rags, and the re-
suit was this celebrated picture. This same
child now receives guinea an hour from
some of the leading artists of London"
"Have you ever caricatured public men to
any extentf'
"Yes, some; and a peculiar feature Of this
branch of the business is the fact that they
are not averse to it so long as it Is not done
taturist of this city, spent a year with me in
London, and made several sketches for
Vanity Fair. He has often spoken Of the
charming courtesies and hospitalities OK
tended to him by those whose faces he was
about to caricature. Mr. Irving expressed
his pleasure in a few happy lines when
Baxter caricatursd him as Hamlet, Matthias
and Jingle"
did you take advantage Of the recent
"Yes, indeed. I watch current events
very closely. About two weeks before alec
lion it occurred to me to get up photograph |
of the delight and disgust Of the |
packers of the presidential candidates The |
captions employed were 4 Bet on Blaine |
md 4 Bet on Cleveland Many Thousands |
we're sold in a few days OF miscellaneous
pictures 1 have produced one entitled, |
There's Many a Slip 'Twi1t Cup and Lip
Three old maids heads are shown on one
ard The first expresses happiness at be-
ng proposed to at last The second gives
violence Of shyness in saying yes, and the
hird shows thorough disgust at being Tilted
gain.
A companion picture Is entitled, "A
comedy in Three Acts 1t represents three
leads Of a man. The first caption is, She
ouldn't resist me- expressing a chuckle and
ly wink. The second is, She now sues me
or breach Of promise tdismay), and the
bird, Verdict, 5000 damages utter col
apse). But the picture that appeals to every
nother Is one of lady bowling over q smil-
ng child. entitled, oh, you little rascal"
Mr.. Hegger has also the dude set" reprs-
snting how dude spends the day, "the bou-
DIR peeps" and .the leap year set" His
tudio is filed with choice copies of all these
nd many more, and is a model of unostenta-
ious elegance that bespeaks refinement and
faS |