Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13
PORTRAITS OF CELEBRITIES.
Fancy Prices Paid i'm New York for Photo
graphs Of Famous People.

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ssSoCIETY WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY
~ have not yet adopted the English fashion
of permitting their photographs to be sold in
the Shops" said dealer in portraits of celebri-
ties yesterday to writer for The STAR. Fur
thermore they do not seem at all likely TO do
SO. There are only four ladies of quality in
New York who allow that sort Of thing. They
are Sallie Hargous, Mrs. Burke-Roche, Mrs.
Jack Leslie and Mrs. Moreton Frewen. The
last two are sisters Of Lady Randolph Churchill
''Some day it may come TO be the style for
handsome or otherwise distinguished society
men to be photographed for the market /
would not be surprised to see that come about,
but it has not done SO vet. At present only
actors, great politicians and royal personages
are represented in NV stock Of male portraits.
Mr.. Gladstone is selling well just now because
he is in the public eve at the moment. With
photographs Of politicians il is the same as
with those Of actors and. actresses-tbey only
hnd buyers SO long as they are attracting popu-
lar attention.
WHEN PUBLIC INTEREST DROPS
For example, have in stock many beauti-
full photographs of Mary Anderson, but they
have not sold at all since she left the stage So
long as actresses are playing in New York their
pictures find ready market, but quickly az
they have disappeared from the metropolitan
board on starring tour or otherwise their
portraits are no longer asked for. Four-ffths
OF my customers are women. They like pic
lures of handsome men, particularly actors,
but their fancies in this regard are never to be
counted upon. For instance, you would nat
urally imagine that the lkenesses of Emperor
William Of Germany would please them. mas
much as he is young. very good-looking and a
monarch, but, as q matter Of fact, he does not
sell any better than does the Prince of Wales or
the Gear of Russia
ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL BEAUTIES.
IAN actor NAV be ever SO handsome, but IL
he has name which does not happen to please
the women they will not buy his photographs
Likewise. if a stage-player has been caught in
scandalous intrigue. or il he has become notori-
ous "a person OF immoral life, the sale Of his
pictures drops at once. The most popular por-
traits of English professional beauties Just at
present are those OF LADY Brooke the friend of
the Prince OF Wales: the haughty-looking LADY
Londonderry and Belle Billion, the music-hall
singer, who married into the mobility There is
always demand for Licensees of the Princess
Of Wales.
PHOTOGRAPHS BIT THE THOUSAND.
II have stock Of 100 600 photographs. II is
my business to keep posted on the doings of the
world. and whenever a new beauty appears or a
politician springs into prominence procure
her or his likeness at the earliest possible mo-
meut In fact, i must be in a position to anti
cipate the popular demand for portraits which
will Immediately follow the rising into public
notice of any individual of either sex For ex-
ample. no one supposed that Caprivi was going
to be made chancellor of GERMANY until be was
appointed. but had alread y'secured his photo
graph and was able to supply copies of il TO the
newspapers which are large customers os mine