The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-17
sARoNY LIE PBTIT.

we photographers nave queer expert
ences. Ours is most excellent opportu-
nifty to study human nature, and making
baby laugh Is not the one trick of the
calling. In order to take a good photo
graph one should know something about
the sitter's habits and surroundings This
he must learn at single glance or by an
adroit question.
Please look at these two portraits of
Wilkie Collins, one being done by an Eng
lish artist, the other by myself l leave
you to judge which is the American.
In the English picture there is a
notch" in Mr.. Collins nose. 1t is neither
Roman nor Grecian nose and certainly
represented, as it is anything but
a strong nose. The head has an appear
ance of emptiness, as it were, while the
whole effect gives the impression that
Collins is just as likely to be dealer in
groceries as he is to be great writer. l
turned his face little. Loi We have a
Roman nose, a strong countenance and
the real Wilkie Collins-the great novel
ist.
I had the pleasure of having my por-
traits of Mr.. Collins scattered all over
England. He was delighted with the re-
suits and captured him in dozen differ
ent positions.
The notch was a deformity which no
doubt had its origin in some slight injury
received in early years. The least bow
in childhood will deform the nose perma-
nently.
Henry Ward Beecher thoroughly en-
ioyed having his picture taken. To put it
in his own words: Whenever / have
ten minutes to spare run up and have
Sarony make a new photograph of me. -
Mr.. Beecher was impulsive and earnest.
BY talking to him for few moments
about favorite subject | could arouse his
enthusiasm and then, when the fire was
still in his eyes and his face was lighted
up with expression snapped the camera
and got picture in which Beecher, the
orator and preacher, and Beecher, the
thinker, stuck out at every point.
When Garfield and Hancock we're oppo-
sition candidates for the presidency
photographed them both within a few
days of each other. They were truly
great men, placed my hand over the
lower portion of General Hancock's face,
and said: "You have a fine head, fine
nose, fine eyes and fine mouth, but your
chin is weak He looked at me curiously
for moment and answered simply:
You are right"
you need goatee, - | continued.
81 wore one during the war;, - he replied
with little show of pride, as he straight
ened up his magnificent shoulders. My
suggestion that goatee be painted into
the photographs was accepted and, there
fore, a tuft of hair covered the generals
chin in all of his campaign pictures.
There was something of the noble Ro-
man in Garfeld's profile, in fine, the out
ward evidence of those strong qualities
which made him bear up so heroically
during those three months of suffering
after the assassin's bullet entered his
back. He wore a SLOUGH hat and was
dressed in the customary senatorial
Prince Albert coat on the day he came to
the studio. The hat was held in his hand
while l was taking the impressions.
When I mentioned that l was done he
arose and placing the hat carelessly upon
his head started to walk away. Stop"
shouted excitedly. Remain just as you
are" But picture in a SLOUGH hat will
not look very statesmanlike," he said
jokingly. ~ want it just the same. I'll
make two. You may have one and will
keep the other"
The portrait which resulted was the
most characteristic of the man ever made,
but the ''undignified" head-gear forbade
its wide distribution as campaign pos
ter. / am happy in knowing that Mr..
Garfield, himself, was personally pleased
with it.
| shall never forget the last photograph
| made of Mr. Blaine. Death was then
stamped in the settled gloom of his coun-
tenance He was so unlike the powerful
man brimmlng over with vim and vigOr
| had photographed before. His flesh was
as white as his hair and his eye had none
of its old fire and cunning. The promi-
nent nose alone remained Of the former
Blaine as If it defed sickness or even
death to rob his face of its distinguishing
feature Mr. Murat Halstead was with
him. There was bloom in Mr.. Halstead's
cheek and he stood erect as soldier,
every inch of his six feet itself.
One could not fail to notice the contrast.
[ did the best / could to put life and
health into Mr.. Blaine's picture, but as
everyone knows. who has carefully OBJ
served it, my success was only partial.
1t is to be hoped that the picture taken
on this occasion is not TO be the Mr..
Blaine who win beSperpetuated in his
tory.
In reference to Mr.. Cleveland my last
photographs of him are much better than
nv earlier ones. When he first came to
the studio he was very cold: he scarcely
spoke to me, and did not smile at all. His