St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-13
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difficult to getas good facial results in full
figure as when the face alone is taken.
Zach one criticiSeS another'S photograph
by general effect, but his own by the
face alone. Thus many an excellent
full-igure negative is sacrificed for
some very insignificant facial defect.
TO this rule of judging by the face
alone the theatrical profession is an ex-
ception. They study from the stand
point Of general effect, and are more
artistic in their ideas than any other
class of people, and for this reason are
everywhere acknowledged to take bet
ter photographs than professionals.
In dressing the hair women should
take into consideration the contour of
the face. If the features are broad the
hair should be dressed close to the
head ON the sides and high. On the
other hand if the features are narrow,
some of the looser modes of dressing
the. hair should be followed. The
photographer sees only the general
the critic is much more influenced by
symmetry, proportion and tone than by
details. AT the present time when so
many styles of hair dressing are in
vogue, there is no excuse for women
who wear their hair in unbecOming
styles.
The Grecian style OF dress in photog-
raphy so much used at present Is very
pretty, but much overdene. Not one
woman in ten is suited physically to
this style of dress. Here, again, the
women expect the photographer to work
miracles. The Short-necked, heavy
woman expects to become sylph. and
the thin-armed. narrow-chested woman
confidently expects to look like Gre
clan goddess. Those whose physical
endowments will permit cannot have a
more becoming dress for Photographic
purposes than one which shows the
arms and is moderately low in the
neck. There is no fabric made. no
matter what its quality, that will
photograph so beautifully. as the
healthy skin. But comparatively few
and fewer still good necks. Many necks
are quite too short for beauty, and,
strange to say, those who are best quail
fed in this respect rarely adopt this
style. One of the strangest things
about women and their dress is that
they invariably try to hide long neck.
especially in being photographed. The
fact is that there is not more beauti-
full feature about woman to the artistic
eve than long, well formed neck. 1t
has been among artists the apex
of graceful pose. the ideal of a
high-born mein. 1t has been likened
to that of the swan, which has ever
been the symbol of grace. Yet almost
every woman possessed OF this mark OF
beauty tries to conceal 1t by dressing
the neck high and close.
- The same courteous photographer
from whom most of the information fer
this article was gained was asked how
the leading members OF his profession
regarded the statement frequently made
that MANY respectable women indulge
a fancy for being photographed in nude
or semi-nude styles. 1t was the occa-
sion for renewed interest on the part of
the 0bliging artist. In substance he
said:
II am glad you asked me about that.
It is all righteousness or IOw-bOrn
fancy that ever makes any one suppose
such a thing, or still worse, write to
that effect 1t is a gross insult to the |
ladies of our good society, to the ladies |
of our homes, to publish as fact that |
any of them indulge such an immodeSt |
within. / have been in this profession
a number of years. and have had ex- |
perience in a number of the Leading |
cities in the country, and no reputable |
could be more liable to
approach ON this subject than | |
have been, and yet DO not |
know a single instance where a lady |
in first-clasS society, woman above re-
proach in all other respects, ever ex-
pressed a wish even for such photo
graph. have known cases from among |
people who once moved in good society,
but when they wanted to carry out such
aD unnatural and unwomanly idea as
the one under discussion they were |
either no longer in good society, or they |
were at least whispered about. 1t is |
SANDER upon the good society of our
country. and my statements will be
by every reputable MEM
Der of my profession"