Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

TINIES WHEN THE PNO TGGHa-
Phelps SOUL Is Tits ID.


An Artist Who Has H"c"m" Com
firmed bachelor Through Photograph
ing Twins and Tripiets-Some Arms
ing Incidents Told by Savannah
Gallery Msu-The Hardest People to
SuI,-women as SnbIec
.sJf YOU want TO see something funny
co:3e up to my place III about an hour
said well-known photographer To
NEWS reporter day or two ago. Inc
reporter said he would come aud, at
the end of the prescribed hour, found
himself in the gallery of the man OF pic
lures. In the room were already one
father. one mother, two grandmotners'
one grandfather, one aunt, one nnrse,
and last, but not least, one CHUBBY
bouncing nine mOnths-old baby. They
were all there to see baby's fret picture
taken, and his babyship himself seemed
30 enjoy it hugely, as he was Growing and
humping in his mothers arms, and keep
Ink up constant flow OF baby talk.
The artist pretty soon announced
everything ready. ard baby was
placed In the cushioned high
chair in front OF the camera Inc
moment he felt himself out oil his mothers
arms and amid strange surroundings, be
began bowling and kicking at rate that
would have awakened all the sleepers
that slept through tue thousand and one
tales Of the Ara bian Nights, and all the
tuot.ey-w Ootseying and assurances that
he was mammals own darling couldn't
make him stop. After many iruliless ell
forts the artist finally managed to catch
him quiet for about half second ana Sc
cured a negative that was unanimously
declared by all present TO be Just the
sweetest thing on EARTH"
BABY's PICTURE.
After the regiment OF relations had filed
down stairs the reporter asked the artist
ii he had many such subjects. Yes,
hundreds OF them." was the reply, There
Is never shortage in the baby crop. no
mat er now Hard times may be, ana every
body who is fortunate enough 10 have
one OF The ntie d,rines, must have his
picture taken beture he is year old. DO
/ tuloy il? OBJ. immensely, 1t quite tickles
me to death. Young man if you are about
entering business as photographer make
a sVecialtv Of babies, aud I'D few years
YOU will find yourself fit subject for the
lunatic asylum. / have never married
and never shall. believe can claim to
Out-herod Herod in mis- hatred of infants
uLder one year old.
AN AMUSING EXPERIENCE.
But" ne continued. 'babies are not
the only trying subjects We have. The
other eXti eme Is just about as bad.
mean old people. / Will never forget the
three-qusrters OF an hour l spent once in
trying 10 take the picture OF an old GER
man. ! would get bin in just about the
position l wanted him. aud have the
camera leveled on him, when | would
want his head moved little ON Que side,
and would tell him Ia turh
Ir
would reply. at the same time
noddIne ana bobb NJ his head as though
be would shaSeItou. Of course The mega
Iive WAS spoiled. aud had To begin all
OVER als ain. Wien eOt him aOuut fixed
again told him not To nod or bow when
j asked him 40 Change his position, but
Just 10 move his bead liitle liz IN dlpec.
Eiun / told tim. YAH he grunted, again
SCALING mis- head even worse than before,
lud spoiing another negative. / suppose
had ia M tke as many as dozen trials
before | could get him 10 quit 'yahing'
and n0ddIpE.
TINY COULDN'T TALK ENGLISH.
about the funniest incident in my
whole experence &C." tue photographer went
on To explain, was vita an old German
cuupit. Mh9 came up with their daughter
one day IL nave their pictures taken to-
AetLer. They were both just over from
the fades lsud. Neither of the old folks
C. uld sueak word of English. The
daughter could. and had 10 Use her as an
Interpreter. | got them arranged as |
Nanied heIp. and TOLD the daughter to tell
lnem o look into the camera, and then
Harmed NV back for few seconds. When
J looktd around again l found that both
the old people had left their seats and
were ris mt up at the Instrument, peering
into IL as inieptly rs Though they expected
80 zee sold NINE inside. They had fol-
love d out their daughters Interpretation
Of my request to the letter."
WOMEN AS SUBJECTS.
Are women harder to please about
their p'ctures than men!"
DECIDEDLY so. The average woman
has no business conscience at all. What
/ mean by III s Is that when a woman
Knows she is paying for anything she
nOesn't care a cent how much trouble she
ihuts man 10. aud this is true in pho
Biography as we'll as everything else. 1t
The pasItion and everything about the
picture isn't exactly rs she wants Ii It's
got TO be done over again. A woman al
WAYS wants 10 see the negative before
she leaves while man rushes right off as
soon as be can and drops In again within
tn" next day or so as he has an opportu-
hity. The most easily managed subject
We have is he negro. The fact that the
negro Was horn 10 obey is shown in moth
Ing more plainly than in photography.
Get negro in the position you want him
and tell him not to move ana he won't
even wink his eyes or move the thou
saDdth part OF an inch until you tell him
tor