The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-08
FRANKS PHOTOGRAPHS.

They are on Sale in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Types of the American Queen"
Washington Special.
To-day the new photographs of Mrs Cleveland
Eeie put on exhibition in the window Of Bells
establishment, on Pennsylvania avenue, where
they attract great deal Of attention. The ar
tistic work is excellent, worthy of Bell. who has
a great reputation in fine photography, and the
display 10 beautiful one. There are fifteen
different pictures in the collection, including the
one taken of Mrs Cleveland In her wedding
dress. All Of them will be for sale except this
one, and Mr.. Bell would not have included it in
the exhibition had it not been used by Harpers
Weekly
Four of the pictures are full-length views. the
others are half1engths. except one bust picture.
The pictures run from the ordinary cabinet in
size to the grand imperial. about sixteen by
twelve. There are fifteen different attitudes and
views and Eve different costumes, one dress APP
peaTing in six halflength cartes This is the
dress she wore when she visited the Capitol and
attracted So much attention. 1t is lght-colored
dress of soft material, the trent being of black
velvet in triangular shape. extending from
shoulder to shoulder, and ending in point just
above the waist 1t is singular but striking
dress. In this dress she is taken in
six views and attitudes from full
front to perfect profile. In all the
pictures in which the dress is decollete she
wears broad band of black velvet around her
FULL white throat, pinned with the diamond star
that was her wedding gift. and the lace upon her
bosom is fastened with spray of forget-me nots
and diamonds.
From her low forehead her abundant brown
hair is brushed straight up, and stands out in
fluffy profusion, while at the back it is arranged
in plain, heavy coils Her hair is said to be of
wonderful length, thickness and luster Her
face Is not perfect oval, the cheek-bones slight
~ mRrring the contour by too mush prominence,
and unless there is careful arrangement of the
lights, there is slight shadow under each.
The eyes are large and lustrous. lighting up
her face wonderfully, but the eyebrows are
thought too low, and are almost entirely devoid
or curve. Her nose is pretty prominent, show
ing very sharply in the proiles The upper lip
Is short, the lips full. too full, perhaps for the
most refined type o. beauty, and there is hint
of Gimple in the handsomely rounded chin and
3 suggestion OF future double chin below
After sill, the feature Of the face is in the won
derfuily fine eyes that look straight into your
own with a frank, innocent gaze and the ex-
preston Is that OF a warm-hearted, even tenn
pered, healthy young girl, anticipating all good
OF ife and with suggestion of girlish roguish-
ness behind the steady gaze of her cool, gray
eyes or in the half smile lurking about her
mouth.
In most Of the half lengths the light dress
with the black front does not fit to perfection
but in the full-length picture taken in the con
servatory, Mrs. Cleveland's superb figure is
shown to advantage. This is a beautiful picture
and in it she is a fine-looking woman. Her dress
is Of black silk, with passamenterie trimmings
The half-sleeves of black lace show the hand
some arms through the meshes. She wears
fhe black velvet around her throat. She
has on long gloves of undressed kid and
her hands are crossed at her waist. Back of her
Is table. books and the scenery Of the conser-
yatory. This will probably be the favorite pic
ture with the people. though some NAV like bet
ter the more grlish pictures II the light-colored
dress, with velvet trimmings.
The pictures will soon be put the market,
and undoubtedly will have an immense sale ut
home ana abroad. Wherever the pictures 60