Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-03
CARICATURES
Day ana Night Searches for Fit
Subjects for Sketches
The Work 10 New York xad Londos Con-
trasted-The Pretty Little Ragged Wsn
who Now Poses = hodsi-Ths
Great Rage for Novelties
IN. Y. World.l

know how the funny little photograph or
baby ia tears, which Is seen IL sfatloners'
windows, was ever taken with such
graphic likeness. common explanation
Is that the picture was photographed b.
the instantaneous process lt seems never
70 have occurred 10 them that clever
artist could just as well sketch crying
pet, and then photograph the likeness
Such an artist, lately OF London, Eng, Is
now OF New York. He is 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 il a profession. Hardly knowing
from day TO day what his work will be to-
morrow, he sezes the idea offered by =
street scene or suggested by face and
transforms il 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 hs said:
Il am not awake all night, but am fre-
quently up and doing long after bedtime.
find plenty of ideas awaiting execution,
but 10 Is very difficult to get the subjects
required. Those necessary for photograph
ic novelties are children in pretty attitudes
laughing and crying chiliren-household
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 medium for ridiculing social peculiar
| tiles and dress in high life. The more re-
| fined it 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 stores!" he was asked.
.'Stationers in the vicinity of Wall and
| Nassau streets and on Broadway, sell great
| quantities TO brokers, both old and young
who decorate their sleeping rooms and
| private billiard halls. great many gen.
tlemen in New Y 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-
tinually on the qui rire for the latest nov
city, 1t has become hobby with them,
| just like stamp and coin collecting"
What means do you employ to find sub
jects?"
! Il have advertised a 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, full 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?"
1 th;pL rarb tho opa artitIad Tho
Little Waif' is as popular as any, and il
certainly has had very largo sale. 1t is
estimated that a quarter of a million of
this picture were sold, and it has found it,
way into every part of the world The or
! gin 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 ham
som and caught sight of the most perfect
face have ever met | stopped the cabby
and accosted the little girl, who was a.
ragged and dirty as you can well imag agine
She was very shy, but l finally induced ar
elder sister TO come with her to my studio
where | photographed her in her rags
and the result was this celebrated picture
This same child now receives a guinea al
hour from some of the leading artists OF
| London"
"Have you ever caricatured public mer
to any extent!"
"Yes, some; and a peculiar feature OF
this branch of the business Is the fact thai
they are not averse TO it so long as it is moi
! done in a coarse manner. j. A. Wales, thu
caricaturist of this city, spent year with
me in London, and made several sketche.
for Vanity Fair. He has often spoken Of
the charming courtesies and hosptalitie.
extended TO him by those whose faces ht
was about to caricature. Mr.. Irving ex
pressed his pleasure In few happy line,
when Baxter caricatured him as Hamlet
Matthias and Jingle"
"Did you take advantage OF the recen
electioni"
eyes. indeed I watch current events
very closely About two weeks befor,
election it occurred to me TO get up
photograph expressive OF the delight anC
disgust of the hackers Of the Presidential
candidates. The captions employs ed were
Il Bet on Blaine and Il Bet on Cleveland.
Many thousands were sold In few days
Passing the Fifth Avenue Hotel one day
read a stereopticon view whic b ran as fol
lows:
Ma, ma. where's my par Gone TO the Whit
House. Hsl hai hal
81 utilized this phrase by applying it b
photograph of a female, model reclining
in an arm chair and heartily enjoying tn
joke. The picture is having an enormou
sale. or miscellaneous pictures have pro
duced one entitled There's MANY a Sill
'Twixt Cup and Lip Three old maids
heads are shown on one card. The frs
expresses happiness at being proposed to a
last The second gives evidence of shvnes
in saving YES, and the third shows thor
ough disgust at being Tilted again"
A companion picture is entitled 81
Comedy in Three Acts" The first captio,
il: she couldn't resist me- depressing
chuckle and sly wink. The second is
she now sues me for breach of promise
(dismayl, and the third: Verdict. 500
damages. utter collapse). But the pictur
that appeals 20 every mother is one ~
lady b0wing over = smiling child entitled
oh. You little rascal"