The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25

mind wit sight Q! these voun: mems por-
traits. 1t was rich grocer who told it.
When came here a boy IRON Germany,
said he. - used to hay" TO carry coal aud
s s1oa h "' Hs an% four aolrs YEAR The
mrs; yea: the only clothes bought w rsna
worth OF it in candy. or beer or iun. It was
l had been i've years n l:roccr's boy bought
n lnttnershir., ii Il grocery and began to
such sensible fellow as that; after he :, got
bought fine Suit OF clothes and = silk hat.
and rimo to the Eow"ry to get his picture.
Honest German rs flock in great bands to tn,
Eowcrv to have themselves photographed all
together. They al! work together in breweres
or factories. or they belong to ono iodSr: ." %;
immigrants all from ono Dautrcher village or
distric'. Sometimes. III tho summer, they all
the r9Mnt w AM 'c tnke .s
tho results in tn" Gow"ry showcases. All
these country views have n beer saloon. y
sr%M" fila, is h"nest Thcss r"o,ic never
divorce fun and beer, Which ire ire nrewed son,
shooting. "r singing. or dancing. or whatever.
it must TO to II place, whcr" Ih"rri is r"nty.
the nor "u and hold beer gassos and have
kcG near ~ on stand. ! hen they arc ready
for IN" rhotrGranh"r.. =,
men are those Of the sworn friends. These
represent tw" youn: men iIrinG one another
Of tho other There are = good many such
pictures. Thrv. arc Inrt -! the fashion. Fer
hap, one is going abroad or out West; lio is
swear upuyin. fricndshipahd go I" the photo
Innhcrs to record 1t. s'"ltmn!v. ana burning
for my Interfering sens" Of hnnor. they grasp
hands. and surrender 10 the rnmrrt. These
on the YVES. side OF town. hut hey exist whcr-
ever men exist and these Bow"ry pictures
i% s. !" nn ere" way ."M l' ,h boz
tween men and women and between girls and
girls, Arc th"re.nnr such 4nionG wotn"n
tho bower, photographs. Variety performers
Thny arc So prntliar that Tho rak"d babies
ard the continuation costumes shrinE "i't %!
Notice" Even the lat u"rMans in r front r Of the
variety shows are across tho street. not inr
apart and thea"i"rs have stepped urr"s- ths
Thi. new lot o! ! irtnrc' is let hy tho Dor,
traits OF tho CHAMPION s'one-hrenktr.'
NIB n'' o Very funny lii Of Irish la""t work.
are rnrogni2cd but their ri lures max" them
horrihl., Tho paint AMI me e'lgos Il "a" wigs
ara ulaniT soon. Even mora ir'-hit'!I looElns
are the portraits Of two well known ng,ani'
dance mon who drive ma : aui halr'lr,.hlhd"S
into each others wo,d shrl'hr'i "r"wns CA
tho stage. tho fo"t,iGht> aud nj! the o.her y =
cessories Of the Theatre nl!uw pant and W.
1" pass muster. hut h,,lor" TIN" nntt"r-ni fnr'
look almost rs hnrrin" ns Chinese :ols;
One very clever y"un& Wnn'tn IN ne h"w,'y
stage. and her pictures arc very rNsranrhlnHrf.
She j. n ront"rttonlst. ono rirtur" shows her
standing ON lwo chairs with her thaie!, legs
Tar npurt and hAr back hair ialiin. r'wern
her legs Another reveals her with h"r i"sI,
straight o'lt on either side Of her Wlis! ana
her body lying ut ease along one lee I',' htt
chef dnuvrr il seen in her most s'ilkinE nor.
trait |; represents her in the Apparent at OF
crawling under herself. Tor her icr' are 'o'
ward tho camera aud her face IL appearing We.
tween hnr legs. II IT is true that hungry ions
may bo frightened away bv an inarmei nun.
ter who turns his back un"n them h'u looks
ut them from between his legs. only nancy now
snfely this young l,owery bctlo could eXpio-e
an African Iungls' - . ,>
| young ladies' have had photographs taken o,
| ono H.. 70 arm. and others show hnre backs ana
! shoulders, evidently thinking them good" III
| the si.Lt Of men. stu other Young women
| cryiuus OF III" i1pau-a that nro'es Sionnl
| dancers ara getting. have worn snort l'r'r-
| dion skirts hctUrs the camera ana ina nho,uG
| rnphers have shown them 'lnb, in. nnr foot
| after il has lrtn rniSeh to The l'y". -, tn"l"
| Shoulders. There is npthiuE 'iEr ihli ~ a. :
! i,nwrry Of coi".n. Th"rn tho riv'hT"'lhH ~,
| moi 80 "unp'rN that Girl. may hhnl r'""n !
| picture, Of thrlr ARMS ~ hacks. ana ~" 'h Y
skirt dancers there aro salaiiri ioi IL" 'i"''
| But the P0wpry pictures are the more mt
| estin. of tho two sorts. and 1t NAV hn hc"tr -
| they arc lust plain pictures OF plain ic"ii",
| whose tastes and aspirations lead them ~
| further han to put on II tin crown or tax" oii I.
baby's clothes when they get their pictures
| taken,