The morning call., 1892-06-12
BY PHE WAY.
Being a RamllGT'S Observations On Things
in General
Illustrated Journalism The Shah as Poet
Laughter and Wrinklss-Lats and
Early Rising.
Written for THE MORNING CALL

The Illustrated London News, which
now publishes an American edition under
slightly varied title, has been celebrating its
jubilee-the jubilee of pictorial Journalism.
The first number of the paper was printed
on May Il 1912 The honors of the project
are principally assigned to Mr.. herbert
Ingram. but 1t is also fact that
Mr.. Marriott of San Francisco had a
share in this new form Of journalism As
usual, 1t was an incident which suggested
that the public would eagerly PatrOnize an
illustrated paper. A murder which aroused
great excitement was made the subject of
illustrations by a weekly paper, and Mr. In
gram. as news agent. took note.Of the read-
ness with which this paper sold. He rightly
attributed the public demand to the pictures
for out of pictures the most illiterate can
extract information and the most enlight-
ened can add to their store of knowledge
And so the journal was launched and has
plade the fortunes Of various men and given
lame TO many more as artists or writers.
Perhaps it is more correct t0 say that the
writer's and artists have given fame to the
paper. A number Of celebrated men have
been connected with it. Among tie artists
are Sir John Gilbert Mr.. Harrison Weir, Mr..
BirKet Foster and Mr.. II. q. Hine. Among
the writers are Douglas Jerrod, Mark
Lemon, Shirley Brooks, John Timms and
In later years the versatile George Angus
tus Sala. 1t was murder which suggested
the enterprise. It was another affair Of the
same kind on a national scale-the French
Revolution of 184S-which lifted the paper
TO success sure and permanent
Years and years passed ere the Graphic,
the great rival of the News, was estab-
lished. The Graphic instantly took hold
on the public taste. 1t was we'll managed
and had features of departure from hack
neyed ruts which recommended it. Num-
berS of other ventures have been made and
many of them have been Successful The
Graphic two or three years ago be-
gan the publication of a daily illustrated
journal and in many respects it is a better
production than the carefully elaborated
weekly. Il is amazing how much can be
done TO interest the public by rapidly pro-
duced and rapidly reproduced sketches from
the pens or pencils OF clever men. Some
Of the work on the Daily Graphic
Is so bright in the pictorial sense, and so
yiVaeious in the news sense, that 1t is ey,
tTemely probable many such journals viii
see the light within a brief period Illus
trations crafty the public who desire to
take in things at a glance, and unfOrtu-
nately the hurTy-skuTry Of life leaves little
time for more earnest endeaY0r.
The rage for illustrations has got full
possession Of the American public and is
gratifed almost to the point Of safety by
the daily newspapers, and especially those
which inundate the country with broad
sheets Of encyclopedia copiousness on Sun
day. Developments of invention have as
sisted the exc, utiOn marvelOusly. The en-
gTaver is ruled out Of employment BY the
slOwness of his methods, and the pho
tOgrapher, the chemist and the artist
have formed league for rapid exc cutiOu
Of everything pictorial Process pictorialism
Is now an essential feature of modern jour
nalism, at least In the United States. 1t is
not yet common in Europe, but is making
headway, and magazines certainly recOg-
niZe the attractive merits Of Illustrations.
Doubtless daily newspapers will ultimately
pay as much attention to graphic repTesen-
tation as TO letter-press.
Some one has made the discovery that the
merry-hearted who laugh heartily and smile
frequently are penalised by wrinkles, which
are natures frown upon too much Joyous
ness. Smiles and laughter are produced by
the facial muscles as well as by cere-
bTal exDlosiveness, and the muscles
get worn cut into detected fabbiness
by too much use. From this we
must infer that persons Of mature age who
have very smooth faces and no appearance
Of care or the seTe and yellow leaf, are not
quite the sagacous, wel-cOmp0Tted and
prudent gentry they seem, but simply owe
their yOUthfulness to theirInabiliJy TO laugh
with earthquake freedom. On the other
hand, those who look sad aud de-
leeted from cTowfeet and radiatinng
mouth may be truly regarded as happy
In their lives, and good company for their
companions. No advice on this subject is
worthy Of attention. Let people laugh
when they have the inclination. To tell
young women that they should only laugh
with their lips and never put laughter into
their eyes is wicked counsel, for it would
rob their lovely eyes Of charm that no
other quality Of lOveliness can supply.
Wrinkles are we'll and hOuOrably earned
when they come FROM laughter and good
nature.
We have had some sage shaking Of the
head recently on dramatic performances at
school commandments, which may prompt
the giddy to think that their talents fit them
to adorn the stage-a very silly conclusion,
as every body OF sense knows. But what
would be said OF the introduction of
dancing as scholastic course? In
some measure we do recognize the
fitness Of training tie body as well as The
mind, for the time given TO recreation is a
portion OF the school day. Half an hour
spent in dancing would therefore help the
pupil 10 acquire grace OF movement while
iBdulg!ng in physical exercise-a matter OF
some importance IN intercourse with the
world The haTd-headed Scotch Of Dundee
appear to recognize this fact, for they have
decided mat in the public schools beucefOrth
rhe children are TO dance the Highland
fling. tie stTathspey, the reel and anything
else CaledOnishly cOTybantic. There Is no
prOYisO about the gpipes-fOTtGnately
The understanding is that children who pick
up national dances and national music viii
remain loyal and patriotic to the soil OF
birth. The dances Of a country are perhaps
lust as important In cemenung attachment
as songs.
A recent book on the Shah Of Persia,
who Is described as an enlightened man,
self-educated TO a great extent, contains a
good story about his pretensoDs 10 poetry
The Shah writes verses, and is hattered by
hatterers thereupon. II is said 'he can
make the nightingale Of the pen futter
about the full blown roses of the harem."
But his Majesty has a p0et-laureate who
does not OYeTrate regal poetic imagination.
"'What do you think of my VeTSesY said
the King to his own pOet-lauTeate. May
be your sacrifice was the frank rejoinder
i think they are great rubbish. Take
the donkey to the stable shouted the in
dignant Shah, and the order was Obeyed. A
little while later the King sent iOr the poet
again, and read out 10 him some more OF his
own composition. The p0et, without a
word, began 10 walk away. Where are
you going? cried the Shah. Back to the
stables. answered the fearless laureate"
Among the portraits OF the year in Lon
don is one of the late Charles Stewart Par
nell, by Sydney p. Hall. The Irish leader,
OF uncrowned king. as friends and enemies
we're wont to describe him, is presented
three-quarters length, with his arms crossed
and the left hand grasping a bundle of
documents. The expression is exceedingly
placid, but earnest, as If in the act of thought
fui speech. There Is nothing Of passion in
the face and the impression suggested by
the handling is that Of statesmanshlD and
leadership. But events Of his own erea-