St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-29
DANGEROUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

A warning to Young Ladies who
Forget that Pictures are Endur.
ing.
1t has become high time that a protest
were entered in regard to the abuse of con-
fidence in amateur photography. Society
girls allow themse Ives to be taken in atti-
tudes which are far more careless and ia
miliar than they would think Of assuming
before the camera of the professional pho
tographer, and they seem entirely to forget
that the picture is quite as enduring
when taken by the one as the other. 1t
seems SO much like a jest to most people
to sit down to be photographed by their
friends that they commit hundred follies
which are harmless enough, but of which
such record as the photograph makes is
at least pretty severe trial to good taste.
| There are floating about in the hands Of all
| society young men pictures in which young
ladies of the most faultless propriety are
represented in a way which would Giee to
| strangers the impression that they were de-
cldedly fast. Once negative is secured
the amateur photographer, if man, is
usually open to the persuaSions of his
friends for copies of any of his work that
pleases them, while young lady artists are,
| if anything, great deal worse in the free
dom with which they scatter their plates
about.
We saw the other day photograph rep
resenting young lady we know to be not
only refined and modest, but of rather I'M
usual strictness in matters of prOpriety,
representing her sitting on fence, mans
| hat tilted over one eye and a mans arm
about her waist to enable her to maintain
her rather ticklish position. 1t was some
| foolish caprice of a moment of excitement
and fun, of which she could not have real
ized either the folly or the fact that a
| photograph meant a permanent record OF
an undignified within; yet here was the
picture exposed to the public gaze, and
| that, too, on the mantel of a bachelor
who was not personally acquainted
with the girl, although he knew hel
by reputation. He meant no harm
to the young lady. and very likely
might have argued that if a girl was willing
to sit before the camera in that style she
| could hardly consistently object to having
her photograph displayed along with the
row of actresses and ballet girls adjoining
the young mans pipe-laden shelf.
| ThoughtleSsness and a momentary lack OF
delicacy on her part, with a want Of
sensitive honor in the amateur photogra
pher, who had given to friend copy Of
the photograph, had together resulted in g
situation which might very easily have very
serious and unpleasant results.
1t is bad enough to have to endure all the
bad pictures with which interchangeable
amateur photographers flood the country
but this matter of violating confidence anc
of scattering copies of plates which should
be regarded as confidential if they must be
taken at all, is one which is a Thousand
times worse. Young ladies will do well tt
be on their guard against the cameras Of
their acquaintance, since there is certainly
no other means OF safety so complete as MOI
to have ones picture taken unless in way
that may be shown to all the world without
causing the stters veXation. As for the
photographers, many of them deserve
pretty sharp rebukes for the thoughtless
ness and the iniudicious, not to say dis
honorable. fashion in which they distribute
pictures which should never be allowed tt
GO out of their hands.-Boston Courier