Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
WOMEN IN THE STUDIO.
THE UNGklLANT PHOTOGRAPHIC
SAYS THEY ARE A BOTHER.

| They re all craHliS, men ana women, wneT
they come in here" remarked State street
| photographer, who seemed to be in a pessi
| mistic mood
| Don't you find ladies more troublesome tc
| pose than n1en:' inquired his visitor, to give
! him lead.
| mo, they're all alike about posing; the
! man who has a fine profile and hideous mug
and insists on being taken full face or perish
! is much On line with the 240 pound woman
who believes she should be posed In the atti
| tude of prayer with her eyes cast up tc
| heaven"
Il always thought that ladies gave more
trouble than men in q general way"
$50 they do, replied MIR. Stevens rather
inconsequentially land society ladies are the
worst OF all. l would rather take ten shop
girls than one lady of the average kind who
come in here, and dozen men than either.
Not but what men ere aggravating enough
when they mount the high horss.''
an what respect do society ladies give
more trouble than shop girls2'
"Why, the first thing we expect when a
we'll dressed lady enters is that we are going
to have trouble ebout the pay. With rings
and jewelry upon her worth fortune, che
will object to pay for her photographs in adj
vance. and nine times out of ten will try TO
ccmpromise on 81 down and the rest on de-
livery. Now, our rub is the price OF the
pictures in advance, or no sitting; otherwise,
if she does not like the proofs, she won't take
the photographs, and we are out our time
and trouble, which the dollar does not begin
to pay for. Now, q servant girl or clerk in
variably has her money ready and expects TO
pay 1t down; usually prefers TO, in fact, so
we have no trouble from that source. As re-
CARDS other matters there is no comparison.
a poor girl seldom asks for more than one
sitting, is pleased with her picture every time
usually had no idea that she was half SO
handsome-and it is n pretty sight to see the
young servant girls or clerks come in with
their bcauX, and after srnirking at the pict-
ure little hand it to their company; also to
hear the dainty flattery poured into their
ears while we are wrapping up"
Il suppose you don't find society women so
pleasant to deal withs"
NO Of course there are exceptions hun
dreds OF them. We have ladies as sweet and
gentle and courteous in here as you will find
in Chicago. But there are 50 many who want
the earth, set with diamonds, buttered on
both sides and turned over
IFS the expression, they say, you've got
such an ugly expression on me- As if we
could make expressions to order. Five times
out Of SIX it's not the expression at all: but
pin them down TO it and you find it is the set
of their collar or dress that displeases them.
Now here's lady-seiecting from bundle
of proofS-a South Side woman who owns
property on the boulevards and lives on
one of them. She came in with them today
and complained that she didn't like them a
bit. She has gone home now to change her
dress for another sitting Of woman sits all
day she'll change her dress between each
time; but when she first came in here is the
conversation we had:
"'What is it you don't like. madam
"'Oh, it's just horridI | don't like il at
all. My husband won't have it; he thinks it
is horrible
"'Well what is it that is ''horribie' about
it2 / should have called it an excellent like
ness'
why, the xpression-everything
"'We are not accountable for the express
sion; it was the one you had on at the time
Not at all. / never had such an express
sion, and that horrid white tie, too. Why, it
looks all necktie
&C 4 believe you arranged the tie yourself,
madam
"'Well, it is horrid, anyway. Can't sit
again"
Certainly. We allow one more sitting
free
80 she has gone home Probably she
won't like the next proof any better. Now
here is a letter we got this morning from the
principal of high school Read it yourself.
| assure you it is nothing uncommon in our
business" -
GENTLEMEN - The inclosed proofs are
quite satisfactory. l prefer the one | have
marked. Please send me two dozen copies of
the same at your earliest convenience.
should like dozen as per proof, but in the
other dozen please leave the cloak unbut-
toned SO as to show my dress.
"Respectfuliy, Mrs JEANETTE M"
ION the whole, then. you think women are
worse cranks than menu
well, men are pretty tough, too-alI
cranks, every one Of them. But preserve
me from women-in q photograph gallery at
all events Men are tolerably hard custom
ers sometimes, Tut a woman can get uglier in
five minutes ard say meaner things than the
worst man: that ever breathedn
The most charming people to take are
public characters" said photographer W no
Va
Yes, like professionals" he continued,
motioning 4 lady, q pug dog and two chill
dren to the desk, who were wandering around
IN vague and uncertain orbits. of which he
IVES evidently the focus They are unouss-
tionably the best people 70 make good pict-
ures on account of the freedom OF their man.
ner and general pleasautness Of their de-
meano-. There is 10 restraint about them.
and you have s. better chance 10 secure the
natural expression Of their features. l have
especially found this 10 be the case with the
celebrated Eistori, who is most gracious and
aiiabie, and who even takes the trouble 70 |
send a letter Of thanks when her pictures
please her. Albani is a very charming lady,
so far as have seen her IN my studio Per- |
haps nobody is more natural and modest or 1
shows less affeeiation in posing than this 1
gifted singer. Among musicians the pleas I
ATTEST know is Nine. Teresa Carreno, wife /
OF the baritone TaziispieTa. This iady is /
wonderful lirgaist. She speaks English Ike 1
q native; Spanish. CT course. being Ee1e- /
zue!an, while Italians and Frs,cGrcen take 4
her for one OF their own co1rerywomsn-
Yet l can get a first class negative Of her. /
pose, expression and al, corr=c. II ten min /
utes. while On unknown lazy from tGe boSis- /
wards Is eIp,sining 70 NV assistant ;hat sas /
VIII not be taken il profile"
! suppose you do not find all professional 1
iSoies 50 pleasant % get along with"
No s~sss6t Mari G tAs.- zrs eEazLa