Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
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A FAMILY.
Pretty Brooklynites Vino Pose for Local
Artists,

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tumily OH her earnings.
She is particular to let the artists
know that she will only pose draped,
and is very ludylike in her department,
showing excellent taste in DRESS, al
though her stylish figure and handsome
face will. warrant her wearing the
most fashionable clothing.
She has figured in many of the most
important, pictures which have, APP
peared ut the Academy OF Design cx-
hipitions during the past three OF four
years, and she never has the slightest
trouble securing sittings.
Her younger sister, May, is 3 straw
berry and cream style Of beauty, II
years of age, and one of the tavorites
of the studios.
She is u dashing style of miss, with
very pretty hands and feet, and a face
of the oval pattern, surrounded by Il
tangled mass OF. auburn hair. She has
posed for artists aver since she was II
years of age, and is perfectly at home
in a studio, talking the art jargon with
all the confidence and "a great deal of
the knowledge Of those she sits for.
She has done q little painting on her
own account, and picked up lessons
here and there among her customers,
so that she possesses q proper respect
for the difficulties Of the profession,
She makes a point OF always posing
draped, and conducts herself in every
way as a lady should.
Among those to whom she has given
sittings are Charles Bridgeman, WILL
lam NJ. Chase, H. w. Brenneman,; c..
Y. Turner. Thomas Hovendon, and
other kings OF the brush, famous both
in America and Europe. "
In direct contrast to the blonde sisters
is a dark Spanish beauty, who has only
been known among the local studios
for a short year, although she claims
to have posed for some of the nos Ia
NOUS artists in Paris.
:. She IS known us Miss Inez, and is a
great fayorite with the artists fond OF
painting character in faces, and her
handsome features are brimful Of in
%dividpality.
Her hair is long and heavy, complete
ly covering her beautiful White should
ers when it is let down.
she is about 20 years of age, and has
the polished manners of a woman OF
the world. speaking three languages
Spanish, French, and Englisn-almost
equally we'll.
Sac is u great favorite with the ar
fists vino have studied abroad, and who
profess to find it very difficult to find
side OF the big pond.
She is at present sitting for a picture
when promises to create u sensation AT
the Academy this coming fall.
Miss lhez lives i'll Il modest little
dwelling on the outside Of Brooklyn
and supports an aged father by her
profession. She is generally respected
among those she sits for, and bears ar
excellent character.
Sometimes the artists wish to intro
duce the grotesque in their pictures,
and very often they go out into the
city streets on a voyage OF discovery.
On one occasion a well-known paint.
er uptown made what he believed to
be a very rich find in an old tramp ne
gro he found Wandering along the
docks of the North river. ..
The old fellow had a very amusing
face, in which the serious and the com:
ical We're both fighting for the uppe,
hand. !.
He wore an old, battered straw hat
which looked as though it should have
been called in many years ago, and +;
long, rusty broadcloth coat hung upon
his broad shoulders, the tattered skirts
happing about his lengthy limbs.
1t took the old negro some time to
comprehend what was needed of him,
but at last the artist set sail for his
studio with his prize in tow.
Everything went we'll until they were
fairly in the studio, but Just as Sambo
crossed the threshold his eyes caught
sight of a skeleton hanging against the
opposite wall.
Pointing at the dangling bones, he
cried in terror.
"Dat's ii! OATS it! Yah, | knowed it
all dc time. You don't cut dis niggah
up on none oh your disinfcctin' tables.
No, sab, MOI" And before the artist
could fairly take in the situation the
prize was making Maud S. time up the
street, his broadcloth ulster sailing out
behind and his big feet threatening to
demolish every bit Of tagging in the
sidewalk.
Street arabs are great ~fayorites with
the artists rs models, but they are al
the same time very hard to manage.
If the artist has occasion to leave his
studio for a few minutes he is pretty
sure to find his model in mischief when
he returns.
One day j. G. Brown, who has, per.
haps, painted more pictures of street
arabs than any other artist in America,
had . particular lively specimen in his
studio.
The boy was as wild as an untamed
bronco, and found it simply Impossible
TO hold one position for more than two
minutes at u time.
His hair was the color of the setting
sun, and a pair OF dancing, jet blacl;
eyes peeped out from beneath an old
cap two sizes too large for him.
He wore a little brown jacket, short
trousers coming to the knee, and no
shoes or stockings.
Mr.. Brown had occasion to 90 across
the hall to obtain q tube of paint from
a brother artist, and cautioned the