Telegram-herald., 1890-02-19

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The taxing 8f the laoy's hrst photo
graph 10 4n occurrrnee IA shs family only
second N interest d he sdvens II the
BABY ilssu The aer4gs ilfaat makes
ifs rrst acquaIntanll m photographinx 4
APPARATUS when u La attained 8 u4ouths
n existence For days before Il Is car
ned Out % Dc posed before the camera
- snail features are studied closely u
discover some signs ~ expression -
mamma t@lzs az tie sweet nothings Ia
the vocabulary = adaring mothers 20 Il
Ia Ehs hope Il eliciting some faci4l signal
of Intelligent Response. II 0y any chance
- lips part in anything reseni bling =
smile she - seized with transports of JOY.
She I'll tell lts fond father that she real
lY believes baby kuew what she was
raIxinx about The fond father ~ u then
Try his hand at developing .ts embryo
consciousness. he Fuckers ais mouth
and whistles % his offspring. He claps
his hands and snaps his fingers 20 attract
rs attention and awaken It's interest
Ar TIE FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
II the baby gives any heed 70 MS pleas
ing endeavors rs 1other will clasp 1t
ioyfully . her bosom and spring upon
the poor mites unsuspecting ears the
query which daily affords babies al over
the land untold perpl-xity.
Does e title blessed sing want 10 20
by-by wild = mamma and have = picture
taken, Does IT. s. IL does. Well, IL
sail go by by and dit pity picture Of
Us own, o~ny, sweet little self for It's
papa
IL Is stoical baby, indeed, that Is not
thrown into paroxysms OF fear at the
sound Of this strange language an: thu
vague threat it contains.
As tho weeks OF its existence round to-
ward six it finIs itself the object OF con-
tinual observation and comment IL Is
held drst in one light and then IN an
other. It Is chucked under the chin TO
make it simulate a glee II cannot feel. IL
hears continual remarks about itself. II
II has the blessing Of grandma the good
soul trots it on her knee until il forgets
its trouble and sleep overtakes its wearied
brain. Then she will stretch its tiny
form on a pillow placed IN her lap. and
Just as it - about To sink into bliSsful
slumber ID will hear her voice saying:
Now. julia, thiuk the baby would look
pTettier lying this way when be has his
picture taken than any other
Just the first pleasant day we must
take IL 20 the photogr apher's," declares
the admiring aunt. Old ladies usually ad-
wise the mother 70 have the little thing
taken without stitch on it," but she
usually demurs at this. She fears it will
catch cold. and viii wait until it is
somewhat older TO perpetuate its young
anatomy on card board.
Finally, when the momentous day ar
rives and tho baby is at last carried to
the photographers gallery and turned
over 20 the mercies OF the operator, she
finds out that there are but two ways OF
taking a very small babe Ii can be
laid on cushion or it can be held in
rauge of the camera by some adult in
dividual Few mothers ere willing to
submit this delicate undertaking 10 any
one else. and insist that no heads but
their own shall support their darling.
They seldom wish 70 be photographed
with the baby. and il they consent 10
this arrangement Invariably turn their
faces % ono side. absorbed in contem-
plating the child. Usually they are
concealed behind table or curtain dra-
perry. and nothing Is seen in the photo
graph bat a small dot Of humanity in
long. white robe. with rather a puck
cred expression, IL any, on its counten-
ancr, as If engaged in the solution Of the
awful conundrum which has been puz-
z.inz it from the first two weeks of its
earthly life.
The day of crying babies. laughing
babies, kicking babies. anG babies gener-
a.iy afflicted with antics Is over in the
Photograph world. The instantaneous
method has worked complete revolu-
ton. Before the child can recover from
its amazement az its strange surround
ings and alter It's expression into one OF
joy or wailing the Photograph is taken
The average baby EXPIRE sion. therefore.
"a seen IN Photographs. Is simply one Of
coutemplative astonishmcut The other
,abies are ssen no longer in photog-
raphers collections.
II attribute the recent craze for having
babies photographed nude. said a man
Who hls been taking pictures for more
years than most Of the mothers have
lived. ''to Q higher development OF art
appreciation. There ia nothing 50 lovely
m existence AS that emblem Of innocence,
4 cacruh. and many mothers are wise
enough Cd have their babies photographed
so 3s to display an their l4fantiie l7veIi-
hess.
a pare of a photocrapher's outfit in
the time preceding the Introduction of
present methods of photography was
De n noise producing TOYS. drum. music
box anj harmouica. When these failed
some one wudly shook a bright coIored
cloth 70 keep Tho baby quiet.
'.The ma lorirv ~ women have but one
anxiety about their babies photographs.
lf IS the same they evmce anout their
own. It IS 70 have the picture pretty. no
matter how ugly OF f'l fsatured rhe child.
We are in the habit continually of max
i1r lovely pictures ~ eTceedi1Ciy hcmelT
babies. IftheY are cross eyed we straight
en tieir ewes ri their noses are croc sed
az fnsir months oro sided vs correct char
error. too Women are usually very sen
s.li-s about che physical deficiencies Of
their offspring. and seem 20 try to reach
fa ideal cf what thrv wish the child
might ne through the skll ~ the reSs-
fI-' r-frseher Ee can convert p child