The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-09

Some models, OF course, receive higher
prices than others. Tho average amount
given for their services Is 40 cents an hour,
but there are plenty to be had as low as
% cents, and at least one young lady in
the city cannot be hired for less than s.
an hour. She Is burlesque actress and
Ia blessed with figure go perfect that she
easily finds artists OF the weather sort
willing 10 paythis exorhitant price in order
to have her pose for their nudes. In ad.
lition to a form and limbs that are fault.
less che has great range OF facial expires
sion and can simulate any emotion neces.
AIRY for the picture. This young creature
Is rapidly growing rich out Of the artists
She drives IN her own coupe to the studios
and lives in one OF the finest apartment
houses In town. She takes q great inter.
est In art, pays fancy prices for pictures
painted OF herself, and very often lends
money to her artist friends when they are
hard up. When picture which she has
posed Ia In any OF the exhibitions she 10
always to BIO found there on reception
days with some actress friends and making
no attempt to disguise the fact that she Is
proud Of the gympetry Of the figure.
She is not the only one on the stage who
adds to theatrical salary by posing for
artists. Actors and actresses by
the nature OF their profession ave
abls to assume various expressions OF
face which other models lind II difficult,
# not impossible, TO do, They have leis,
ure In the afternoons and lind 1t luCra.
tive aS well Gs pleasant tssk to while away
a few hours before theatre time in the
.tudios.
These, however, are the exceptional
models. The great majority Is composed
Of men, women and ahildEen, who follow
no other occupation. They are OF all ages
md natlonallties, all types OF feature and
form required by artists. Some Of them,
owing 10 the possession Of certain artis-
tic excellence, are engaged all the time.
Others find 1t hard work to support them.
selves. The social popularity most notice
able In models Is their tGciturnlty. When
one applies for work at studio she enters
the door so softly that the artist scarcely
knows OF her presence. He looks up
from his canvas as her skirts rustic.
Model, sir" she says In half whisper.
"What ior7' he asks. "Hands and
neck" she replies, or whatever may be
her specially. II he Is working at Q pic
ture which needs such features as she has
he engages her at SO much an hour, OF
may make bargain by the week, Alter
this she never speaks. At the ap-
pointed hour every morning she
comes to the studio and takes her pose
silently. After the sitting 10 over she
cleans his palette, washes bis brushes and
quits the studio without word. She ID
no moro human to him than lay figure
or q bit Of drapsry, When she 10 Dis.
missed at the completion Of the work he
takes her address, but instead Of her name
be Substitutes "Torso," Limbs, Head, u
or Whatever specially he used her for al
a study. Models Is q general thing are
neither looked upon during sittingS mol
remembered afterwards by their employ
ers 40 human creatures. When the artist
wants to plant a particular feature be
looks over his list OF addresses, or askI
bis friends to find foot, lip or an eye
de studies the various tints Of flesh and
tho undu.ating curves Of 0 nude figure
With fidelity 70 Grt that renders him OIL
most unconscious that II Is nature which
poses before him.