The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-08
Dressing for Photographing.

A photographer of fashionable es-
tablishment was in his studio .'touch-
ing" copy of large negative, when
Sun reporter called in for chat on
photography. Public taste is i'm
proved now over what it was a few
years ago, when desire for the sensa-
tional prevailed. Not so very long
ago some photographers kept in stock
sealskin sacques, skirts and other nee
essary adjuncts of female dress, which
they had their patrons put on that thew
might be taken after the style of ac-
tresses. Speaking of ladies on the
stage, they are the best kind of patrons
to photograph. They have been pictur-
ed SO often, know how to dress artist
ically both their clothing and hair.
an are willing to accept any sensible
suggestions from the artist in charge,
VIII CHI is far more than many society
people will do.
TOO many think they have nothing
TO do personally with the photographs.
They can dress in any manner, wear
an thing, pose as pleases them, and
tn y will be taken artisticaIly. This is
an erroneous impression. You take a
la y with mass of white around her
nick, and after she is photographed
81 at white will detract from the look
OF her face. The contrast between the
stuH and the flesh tints in life are lost
IN the likeness to the detriment of the
facial expression. The high-sleeve
dresses OF to-day are ugly, aud distort
the form. High dressing about the
neck is to be avoided for ladies. The
Greek style of Embarrassing, close to
the head, rather plain in front and
twisted into coil at the back of the
neck is the only sensible way for a lady
20 be photographed. 1t shows off her
head prettily and always look refined
and artistic. High coifiures, waves,
bangs, frizzes and other devices for
Uranium ornamentation may be the
rage, but IN photograph they look
ridiculous and foolish after the fashion
has changed. A low neck in q dress
Is becoming TO nearly every lady in a
| picture, for it gives a chance at head
posing which is not affected by collars,
ruches, ETC., that extend almost to the
chin. Ladies by far make the best sub
| Jects, and give more time and atten-
ton to their purpose than men. They
frequently make an engagement with q
| photographer for an entire mornings
attention and come with Il half dozen
dresses, in which they are photo
| graphed.
| AZ SAOehlAS Will w Llcu Is mar
tistic and hides the outlines of their
figures, particularly their pantaloons,
which are as ungraceful as can be i'm
agined. American men, as rule, have
long necks and slOping shoulders; for
this reason they can wear toierablY
high shirt collars. The neatest neck
wear of this class is the rolling collar,
always stylish and effective in photo
graph. Men ought never To wear any
thing else when going to sit for pict-
ure, that is, if their necks are not too
long and can stand the low collar. A
short man ought never wear a sack
coat; it destroys the lines of his form.
In Prince Albert garment fellow
can nearly every time look iirst-rate in
a photograph There are no accepted
rules for dressing either sex for a visit
to q gallery. If a person has taste in
clothes. and takes the hints a good ar
fist viii afterWard give him, no fault is
likely to be found with tue work. -
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