Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-26
soYs AND GIRLS AS MODELS.
- of Humanity who Pose rs Sub
jects for an Artists Pencil.

- of Humanity who Pose rs Sub
jects for an Artists Pencil.
There are several hundred persons in
lis city whose business is to sit as
,odels for artists. Young girls who are
articularly beautiful are engaged every
lay in the year, and may earn from
81. 80 to So day. They must keep still
for hours, and often stand or kneel in
tiresome positions while preserving their
gracefulness. An artist who has a hand
some studio uptown was visited the
other day by reporter. He was found
drawing designs for Christmas cards. A
small blonde haired boy half naked was
sitting in a small chair made fast on
table, which is called by painters a
throne His mother, handsome woman
of 25 years, stood near the throne with
pair of reins tied round her waist, the
other end of which the little cherub held
in his hands.
what is the purpose of this arrange
ment?" asked the reporter.
Don't you see?" said the artist. 1--WE
make the little fellow think that his
mamma is horse and that he drives
her. have to keep two things in mind:
first, t, make the picture; second, to
amuse the boy. That is not so easy a
task as it might seem. At first, per-
haps, during the first sitting l only play
with the child or get his mother or
brother or sister to play with him, until
l see some pretty or natural movement
or catch some striking expression on his
face"
"He does not look particularly pleased
at present" the reporter remarked.
when l wish to see him laugh" re-
joined the artist, Il request his mother
to caper around like wild horse. Some
times she must make car horse of her
self, and stop every moment and let him
take up passengers, and whenever she
stops get good chance to put in some
good touch"
Don't many of these artists paint out
of their heads, so to speak,"
mo artist who does not paint or draw
from life, as painting from models is
called, ever gives his picture a look OF
reality. We may be able to paint mar
BILE floor from a small piece of marble
OF a brocade dress from yard or two Of
the material, but even to do this we mus
have made studies of large surfaces Of
marble when opportunity has offered
and we must spend several days il
studying the folds of drapery in a dres
worn by a living model before the specia
material of the brocade can be COPIED
into it."
"How do you procure your models?"
There is no difficulty in obtaining any
material or substance, for we can get a
any time piece of it. But the most i'm
portant of all things that can be painted
or drawn are the forms and faces of mel
and women and children; and for tina
purpose we must employ people to pos
for us. AS rule the models form
caste and are usually known to eacl
other"
How old are your youngest models?'
Some begin to sit when they are mer
babies. l have often wished that SOM
rich children could see how patient thes
little ones can be when they understand
that they are earning money to buy foo
and clothes. There is a little girl VIII
lives in tenement house on the ives
side who is very proud to sit for me.
make chalk mark on the throne wher
her little feet should go, and she will
carefully keep on the mark. She has
few minutes for rest at intervals durin
each hour, and a long rest at Dime
time, but she will keep very quiet Will
am working and not move withou
leave"
What other expedients do you resor
to in order to keep the children model
quiet?"
Patience will accomplish almost any
thing. have a little boy who found
stuffed bird in my studio, and he is a
ways quite happy for an hour if let hin
play with it. New York Mail and Ex