Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-30
PHOTOGRAPHED IN BITS.
olsMEmseREo PHOTOGRAPHY HAS
BECOME QUITE A CRAZE.

Pretty Hand.. Neoks. Shoulders, Elbow.
Artist Talks OF the Fad Proud of iIis
wlfs's Pretty Foot
"Slc "a crank on dismcmbcred pho
Biography. and has herself taken In
pieces. one la,iy remarked 10 another.
Taken in pieces"
YES. her hands, her aims--of course
they are nice and plump-and her feet
too. Why, she has even had the back Of
her neck takeni"
All this, the speaker said was done ''in
thecast," But we also have our "cranksr
and our "dismembercd photography in
the west
"Hes, said "A Woodward avenue artist
1--WE have for some time taken hands or
feet, and even backs of necks, right hero
IN this gallery 1t is a fad, popular with
symmctrically shaped ladies' II pays US
well aud we have no fault TO find"
Some negatives of dismembered photo
graphs were brought out
NEARLY ALWAYS SATISFIED
The background in all cases was OF
dark plush, laid In heavy lustrous folds
/ Against this rich curtain a handsome
hand, plump. slender. and with delicate
/ nails. is really an object of admiration.
No jewels are worn. as this dctracts from
the beauty OF the member in itself. Some
hands are laid carelessly against the
plush. SOME show study in the seem
ingly Idle way in which they are held
up A cute row OF dimples add beauty
70 few Of the photographs. One or
two belligerent ladies have had their
lists taken, ITO show how formidable
they would be on the defensive racket
suppose. said the photographer
There were photos of hands, fists, feet,
arms, shoulders and the backs Of necks
with bewitching little curs Some anus.
ing stories are told by the photographers
in connection with dismembered pho
tographs
"A lady will come in and want a pho
tograph OF this sort. She has money
but not many classic lines that would
bear reproducing by themselves VIII
have my hand and arm. or only the
hand takeny she asks Well. we must
manage 10 find out what she thinks Of
the member as a whole. and advise her
accordingly. She is nearly always salts.
fed with the photo. and some of them
are freaks Of nature, tell you; but so
and So has one, and so must l., is the
principle on which society moves"
What do ladies do with such pic
turesF' was asked
Wen. now, when n young lady be.
comes engaged the first thing she does, II |
she has good hand, Is 10 give n photo. 4
graph of il TO her iance. Then wrist. I
or shoulders are taken for the oddity of |
the affair Some coquettish misses
sometimes not over young ones, either
will have the backs Of their necks taken \
to give To an admirer Ladies have their
own and their children's feet taken as |
souvenirs for their husbands Some of |
them are plump and handsome.
pErRoiT's "KATisHAs."
They make pretty picture, too.
when resting on plush cushion. A lady |
from an interior town had very pretty
foot. She was in the city ON shopping
tour, and was impressed with the dis
membcred photograph idea. She had
one taken for her husband, who had
often compllmentcd her on the beauty
of her fee; She sent it home. with strict
orders TO gaze ON IL as often as he was
Inclined. hut To show it to no one else.
"A day or two after we received note
ordering dozen of the photos The
order was filled, and when the lady got
home and went visiting she was invited
by her friends to inspect the family al.
buns, in each Of which that awful hus
band had inserted photo of his wife's
foot, She will have no more pictures
taken for exclusive contemplation here.
after.
Some ladies come In with another
person whose hand or arm is taken and
sent TO the distant friends of the sup.
posed owner This is often the case with 4
ladies who expect To inherit property
from relatives they are never likely 10 |
meet, and whom they wish to impress
with their good points"
katisha had left elbow that people /
had come miles TO see There are eyi.
IDENTITY katishas in Detroit who have
elbows worthy of admiration. A few
photos Of elbows-dimpled and pink
tlnted-have been taken In this city, IL I
StssAHSN W HsAiA Atilt ElDOW has any 4
particular beauty when transferred To a
photograph, but everything goes" as
long as the fad" lasts.
a lady artist in the Whitney block has /
n run" on plump hands and dainty feet. /
She transfers them 10 canvas, and very
hielike they look, with some rich shade |
Of plush for a background. Ii is said
that this artist has an abundance Of work
of this character from tho best families
of the city. These paiaings are not in.
tended for the parlor, more's the pity,
but ornament miladys boudoir Dis. |
membcred photographs cost the f II /
price. 50 to s. per dozen. Minuettes at
sl.5o and Si.e5 make convenient size
for carrying ones hand or foot in ones 4
pocket. Detroit Free Press.