Evening star., 1894-03-10


afternoon about o'clock. She came right
into the gallery like any ordinary person,
and she and Mrs. Villas went into the
dressing room, and moment later she
appeared ready to have her picture taken
i took thirty odd negatives of her that day.
She wore a number Of different costumes,
and We got many good pictures. A NUMBER
of plates were destroyed at her request
and some were reserved for her own pri-
vate use Some of the best pictures of Mrs
Cleveland have never been sold, and /
don't think any one but herself and family
have copies Of one or two of our negatives.
Shortly after she came back from her we'd
ding tour I took a picture of her in the
conservatory of the White House. One OF
these was a standing picture, and I think
Harper's Weekly published it. Another was
three-fourths view, which was sent all
over the country. Mrs Hayes was as easy
to take as Mrs Cleveland. She had a very
fine face, and she allowed us to choose her
poses. She had great many pictures
taken, but the one in which she looked best
was full dress figure with the hair comb
ed down over the ears. You may have seen
It, Mrs. Hayes stands with her elbow lean
ing on chair"
Arthur and Garfield.
How about President Arthur
Il took President Arthurs picture one af-
ternoon. remember that it was Sunday, and
Secretary Folger came here with him, and 1
made number of sttings. took the last
Garfield. 1t was just two days before he
was inaugurated. He came in because they
wanted a tintype of him for the bureau of
engraving and printing, in order that his
face might be engraved for the bank notes.
mad no arrangements for taking tintypes
ard had to send out for material. While
we were waiting / took a number of pho
tosraphs, and these were the last that
were made of him. Mrs. Garfield was with
Sim Gi AT the time, and 1 asked her to sit.
ehe replied that she was not dressed suit
ably, but that she would come in again
She never came"
PETER and Simpson,
In speaking Of the many Congressmen
whom he has posed Mr.. Dodge saws: II
took photographs of Senator PETER and
Jerry Simpson the other day. Senator PET
Ter looks like quiet man, and he is. His
long whiskers Cld sort of picturesoueness
10 MS face. Jerry Simpson is a joyial.
whole-souled fellow before the camera. He
cracked jokes all the time 1 was taking
his picture. His face is angular and ex-
pressive, and you have to catch 1t at lust
the right time. Tom Watson is the oppo-
site OF simpson in his manner. He is rather
reserved and talks but little. John Allen
or Mississippi is daisy. He is as plain as
an old chip and takes a picture as though
he enjoyed it, He and Fellows of New
York came IN together to have their pic
lures taken the other day. They spent the
whole OF the time in joking each other and
telling stories. We have bust of p. T.
Barnum which was made by Clark Mills
Fellows looks for all the world like Bar
mum, and John Allen pointed this bust out
to his friends as that of Fellows. Buck
kilgore, though he kicked the door of the
House down when Reed was Speaker is a
very quiet man. l have taken his picture
several times and he Is a very good sub
ject. He is six feet high, and photograph
ed him with is hat on. He makes very
likeness. a CT
ers ask to see his picture. 1 have also TAX
en- Roger q. Mills with his hat on. He
wears a sfouch. and is over six feet tall.
l have Senator Malone under his sombrero.
He makes also, a very striking picture
The Cabinet and the Camera.
Il suppose you have taken a number of
the cabinet officers?"
Yes, but it is hard to get a cabinet min
lister. The cabinet are public characters
and as their pictures are sold they like
to appear as well as possible We have
got a number of them by sending for them
just as they were about to go out to en-
tertainments, and i suppose We have In
reality taken the cabinets of nearly all
the Presidents within the last decade. We
had very good picture of Cleveland's
first cabinet taken in the White House
We would have had one of President Ar
thurs cabinet, but Attorney General Brews-
ter objected and the sitting fell through.
Brewster was very sensitive about having
his picture taken. You remember that he
fell into the fire when a baby and burned
his face out of shape. His features were
horrible, and ne did not like to have them
photographed. He came to us. however
just before he left Washington. and we got
a splendid negative of him. Secretary Car
Isle has pictures taken now and then. Ee
is as plain as an old shoe in his manners.
and though he has no beard always takes
a good picture He has fine face. and mis-
blue eyes shine out at you as You look at II
through the camera. l took Postmaster
General Bissell about two months ago. He
is a bigger man than Cleveland, and must
weigh nearly 800 pounds. He had dozen
different sttings. and the results were very
fair. 1t is the same with Hoke Smith. He
came over from the department and while
waiting walked around the rooms and look
ed at our photographs of famous men from
the south. He stopped for quite a time be-
fore Ben Hills picture. and talked about
him. AS to Secretary Lamont. we took him
while he was private secretary to Cleveland
but have made no pictures of him since
then. He is little stouter now than when
We made his picture, understand.