The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19

the poison to reach the mouth of the
wound he would have been a dead man
in 20 minutes.-Pomona Progress.
HOW TO SIT FOR YOUR PICTURE.
sob, dearl It's cloudy again to-day
and | can't have my pictures taken. y
But the little girl, the young lady or
the elderly matron need not mourn, for
some cloudy days are much better than
some sunny ones.
'.The most perfect of all days is clear
blue day, that is when the sky is soft
and free from clouds. This is the quick
est light and the best for the artist to
work in" So said one of Boston's best
photographers recently when he was
asked to give advice that would prove
useful to those who have their photo
graphs taken-and who does not nova
days? 'Next to a perfectly clear day a
bright cloudy day is best, that is when
the sky is evenly gray. This makes q
very soft light. Both this and the blue
day is easy for the eyes, too. But a day
that is partly cloudy is bad for the eyes,
because the floating clouds, as they
catch the sunlight, are very dazzling.
Such day as Chis, too, is not as good
for the artist, because the light is first
quick and then slow. But SO far as sit
ting for the picture is concerned, the
kind of day really makes no difference,
and person need never stay away on
account of cloudy weather, for a skillful
photographer can produce good picture
regardless of the kind of light"
''What kind of costumes make the best
pictures?'
1.-THE Greek costume, by all means"
said the photographer, ''or one that ap-
proaches the Greek style. Most ladies
seem to think that plain gowns make the
best pictures. But the truth is there are
very few women, especially in America,
who know how to dress for picture.
The pictures that come from abroad are
much prettier and much admired, simply
because the costumes are graceful and
light"
Light materials take better, then?"
asked the Journal reporter.
"Not always light colors, but fluffy
materials of light weight. Any material
that hangs in graceful folds is especially
desirable, such as muslin de soft, OF
crepe goods; but not the crepe de chine,
for that is usually too glossy. In some
of the prettiest and most effective pict-
ures we have ever taken the costumes
were made of ordinary cheese cloth.
They were often just a fancy costume,
made for some special occasion; but the
reason Ghey photograph so we'll is be-
cause they crumple and are soft Of
course more people come in street dresses
than any other kind of costume, and
these make the stiffest, most awkward
looking pictures. They are nearly al
ways made of dark cloth materials,
which take too heavily. The design of
of the goods is often stripe or a check,
which is very homely. Such pictures
do not stay in style, either, as long as
the ones taken in evening or fancy eos
tune, because the styles of street cos
tune change so much from season to
season, while a simple evening gown is
always pretty in a picture"
.Do velVets and pushes photograph
well?'
ut depends very much upon the depth
of shade and the amount of velvet OF
plush in the costume. Light and medi-
um shades of drab or green take very
nicely in half-tones. But darker shades
and most reds and garnets take black,
or nearly so. VelVets and pushes are
very pretty as trimmings, but entire
| gowns of these materials are hardly suit
able for very young ladies. They are
very suitable for more elderly ladies'
however, as they give stately and dig
nified look to the picture
"Of course, silks are always pretty?"
Yes, and most satins and brocades
especially the lighter )lors Orange
and deep yellows take black, but pinks
light blues and pale yellows take white
| and are lust as prettYn
How about the couture for pict.
ure?''
ut should be carefully and becom.
ingly dressed, and loosely. In many OF
our prettiest pictures the hair has been
caught at the back of tho neck and then
allowed to fall over the shoulders
THE average person, however, prefers
to wear plain costume, but however
plain it should be of light material and