Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-28
Dangerous Photography.
A WARNING TO YOUNG LADIES WHO FORGE
THAT PICTURES ARE ENDURING.

Dangerous Photography.
WARNING TO YOUNG LADIES WHO FORGET
THAT PICTURES ARE ENDURING.
From the Boston Courier.
1t has become high time that protest were
entered in regard to the abuse Of confidence in
amateur photography. Society girls allow
themselves to be taken in attitudes which are
far more careless and familiar than they would
think of assuming before the camera OF the pro-
fessional photographer, and they seem entirely
TO forget that the picture il quite as enduring
when taken by the one as by The Other Il
seems SO much like q jest to most people TO sit
down TO be photographed by theic friends that
less enough, but of which such record as the
photograph makes is at least o 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 pro-
priety are represented In way which would
give TO strangers the impression that thew were
decidedly FAST Once a negative is secured the
amateur photographer, II a man, IL usually
open to the persuasions of his friends for COPIES
young lady artists are, il nything, q great deal
worse in the freedom with which they scatter
their plates about
We saw the other day a photograph repre-
senting young lady we know 70 be not only
refined and modest, but of rather Unusual
strictness in matters Of propriety, representing
her sitting on u fence, u mans hat tilted over
one eye and u mans arm about her waist to en-
able her to maintain her rather ticklish nosi-
LlOu. IL was some lOOlISu caprice OF q
OF excitement and fun, OF which she cOnid not
have realized either the folly or the fact that a
photograph meant a permanent record of an
undignified within; yet here was the picture ak
posed to the pubic gaze, and that, too on the
mantel of q bachelor who was not personally
acquainted with the girl, although he knew mar
by reputation. He meant no harm to the vouno
lady, and very likely might have argued that
If girl was willing to sit before the camera i'm
that style she could hardly consistently obiact
to having her photograph displayed along VIII
the row Of actresses and ballet girls adsSrnin1
the young mans pipe-laden shelf ThouYhtIes,.
ness and mOmentary lack of delicucy On her
part with q want of sensitive honor in tine
ameteur photographer, who had given to =
friend o copy OF the photograph, had tOQether
resulted in u situation which might very ssnSiI y
have very serious and unpleasant results
II ID bad enough to have to endure ali the had
piotun(6 with which indefatigabIe amatemr
phOtokr aphers food the country; but this maj.
ter of violating confidence, and of scatterins
copies OF plates which should he re0arded -
confidential, II they must be taken ~ All h
one which ii Y thousand times worse. YOnns
ladies will do well TO De on their guard a0ainsi
the cameras OF their acQuaintances since there
Is certainly no other means Of safety 30 Com.
plete as not TO have ones picture taken unless
in way that may be shown TO ali the World
without causing the sltter's vexation Az foI
the photographer, many Of them daserve
pretty sharp rebukes tor the thOughtlesa ness
and injudiciols, mot to say dishonoraOle fashior
in which they distribute pictures which shonid
never be allowed TO 70 out Of their hands.