Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-07
APosrURrNG FAMILY.
Pretty Broskiyalsss VINO Pos. for Local

tho famous models of the City of
Churches
Miss Belle. the oldest daughter. is 8
tail blonde with long. golden hair,
which falls below her waist, large, dark
eyes. and form unsurpassed by any
Of her rivals in the profession. She
has posed for Sarony. Chase. Ulrich,
Crehelds, Turner, Whitaker, and
many others famous in the local art
world, and at one time supported her
family on her earnings.
She is particular to let the artists
know that she viii only pose draped.
and is very ladyliko 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 winch have ap-
peared at the Academy of Design ex-
hibitions during the past three or four
years, and she never has the slightest
trouble securing sittings.
Her younger sister, May, is straw
berry and cream style Of beauty, II
years Of age, and one OF the favorites
of the studios.
She is dashing style of miss, with
very pretty hands and feet, and face
of the oval pattern, surrounded by o
tangled mass of auburn hair. Che has
posed for artists ever since she was IL
years of age, and is perfectly at home
in studio, talking the art jargon with
all the confidence and great deal OF
the knowledge of those she sits for.
She has done little painting ON her
own account. and picked up lessons
here and there among her customers,
SO that she possesses proper respect
for the difficulties of the profession.
She makes point OF always posing
draped, and conducts herself in every
way as lady should.
Among those to whom she has given
sittings are Charles Bridgcman, Will
lam NJ. Chase, II. w. Brenneman, G.
Y. Turner, Thomas Hovcndon. and
other kings OF the brush, famous botn
in America and Europe.
In direct contrast to the blonde sisters
is dark Spanish beauty, who has only
been known among the local studios
for short year, although she claims
to have posed for some of the most Ia
NOUS artists in Paris.
She is known as Miss Inez, and is a
great favorite with the artists fond OF
painting character in faces, and her
handsome features are brimful of in
dividnality.
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 . woman of
the world, speaking three languages
Spanish, French, and English-almost
equally we'll.
She is q great favorite with the ar
fists who have studied abroad, and who
profess to find it very difficult to find
Just the right sort OF models on this
side Of the big pond.
She is at present sitting for picture
which promises to create sensation at
the Academy this coming fall.
Miss Inez lives in q 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. aud bears an
excellent character.
Sometimes tho artists wish to intro
duce the grotesque in their pictures,
and very often they 60 out into the
city streets on a voyage OF discovery.
On one occasion well-known paint
er uptown made what he believed to
be a very rich find in an old tramp me-
gro he found wandering along the
docks of the North river.
The old fellow had very amusing
face, in which the serious and tho COM
ical were both fighting for the upper
hand.
He wore an old, tattercd straw hat
which looked as though it should have
been called in many years ago, and o
long, rusty broadcloth coat hung upon
his broad shoulders, the tattercd skirts
tapping 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 well 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 tho dangling bones, he
cried in terror.
"Dat's it! OATS it! Yah, I knowed it
all de time. You don'tcuu dis niggah
up on none OBJ your disinfectin' tables.
No, sab, no!'' And before the artist
could fairly take in the situation the
| prize was making Maud S. time up the
4 II rect his broadcloth ulster sailing out
D. hind and his big feet threatening to
is,lelnolish every bit of tagging in the
! sidewalk.
| Street arabs are great favorites with
the artists US models, but they are at
the same time very hard to manage.
If the artist has occasion to leave his
studio for few minutes he is pretty
/ sure to lind his model in mischief when
he returns.
One day ]. G. Brown, who has, per.
haps, painted more pictures Of street
arabs than any otner artist in America,
had ~ particular lively specimen in his
stuuio.
! The boy was as wild as an untamed
bronco, and found it simply impossible
10 hold one position for more than two
minutes at Time.
| His hair was the color OF the setting
!, sun, and pair Of dancing, jet bacK
eyes peepcd out from benuatn an old
cap two sizes too large for him.
4 He wore d little brown Jacket, short