New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
WORKING WOMEN.
THE PHOTOGRAPH CoLoR1sT.

Yes, suppose photograph cclorng can be learned
after fashion in day" said the girl who had
been there, " but, as for earning Sl5 week by IT,
the advertisements claim. that Is all my grand
mother. used 10 work at IL wears ago. before
learned typewrtng, and paid only SO week
though | sat down my work at O'Clock In the
morning and didn't leave of TIL O'Clock in the
afternoon 1t is pretty much the colorins
maps-that is. there is not much art about IT,
Work at home, No. il done In a long room the
top floor Of a big building away down town. There
wasn't any elevator, except for freight. so We had
climb up four flights of steep dark dusty stairs that
creaked dreadhilly toward the top There about
dozen of girls under the superintendent Of a fore
lady who dealt ont photographs 10 and criticised
work " hen took IL hack to her No. she wasn't
artis;-ouly old crank who had been put into
her place because she older aud than every
body else. / coldnt bear her. and she knew H. and
that why she always gave the hardest photo
graphs ~ work on.
What kind of photographs did We have All kinds.
People houses ornamental trees, prize cattle and all
sorts Of things. Everything is photographed nowa-
days. especially ugly people. Have you ever noticed
how much given they 20 having their pictures
taken1 l have coored up dozens of faces that you
would think those who had ZEN would Keep yelled
all the time like that person in 'Lala RoOhh' ! am
sure, If ] hideOus, I'd only not have my
picture taken, but Pd never stand IN front OF look
ing glass. However suppose il Is a good thing for
tllc PHOTOGRAPHERS ludl people never RnDH now uVIN
they are. The black hou,emad where to board,
who looked much Ike the chmpaIzec in the museum
that Won would take her for his twin lister had her pho
togrtph taken and came showing ii around among the
boariers Just if she thought II was something
pretty.
"Of course. the uglicr photograph IS, the more
II needs to he cOlOrcd 10 make IL prcScntable IT
is Just the with people. If girl has nice
complexion and pretty hair she II never very bad
looking. matter what her features may lie that is
the why most girls much afraid Of losing
their freshness-thcy know when that is gone they
are done for in the Of looks unle,, they take to
rouge and pearl powder The girl who sat next 10
Inc when she had finished her photographs for the DAY
used 70 90 20 work her face. There was only
one little looking glass for all put M our hats
by and she would stand before il. touching up her
own face with white and pink chalk TIL the other.
would be all ont Of patience. Daring the day, when
she working. she looked peaked sallow that
nobody would have glanced at her twlce, but after
she had made up taco and put a hat and a thick
lace veil she much improved In appearance that
All insurance CLERK on the floor below always otme
10 the door TO peep at her a. she went down stairs.
But was telling you about Golor1ng photographs.
We dung sARfS e ay GET aar %a
work We kept at It pretty steadily The proprietor
nsed to come INTO she room GGC 9n s ana one
slowly he would be to call the fcelady's attention
Wort briskiy IL wouldn't pay him to keep her
could paint brskly enough IN the forenoon but after
INV bread aud butter luncheon II hadn't time 60 out
FOR cup Of tea IN hall hours recess at noon,
would sometimes get 50 sleepy that could hardly
see what was doing, and should have tomctInes
conc 10 n0ddiug II J hadn't Joined In the hymn that
was being sung. singing allowed Yes, 1t bad 70
he allowed IN the carly part o the afternoon, when II
wa TOO soon for the girls 10 keep themselves awake
viii The thought Of leaving on work and 30 the
forclady said nothing about II ~ long the girls
didn't let themselves out What did they sing ?
Wo0cy and Sankcy hymns, Of Pr0testants
and Catholics can all sing them, You know, they
are % easy 10 pick up; The only trouble was that
alter half A dozen Of had joined In one by one we'd
forgcf sometimes that We were % sing softly. ! re
member one afternoon we were aih2hs Bcniah Land
VII yrcat .plrf-the fOIrlady ont of the room
and were wide awake and happy, when the proprietor
brought rs to d halt by putting MS head into the
dor and informing that more noise than work
came out Of that room.
- Thee -cn1n like good old times now, and II
couId earn fifteen dollars week by cOl0ring photo
graphs "a like we'll enough % go back 70 IT; though
whcn one has a handful OF pictures all of the same
nsttern il Is sometimes awfnlly monotonous'