Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23
The "LIVING PICTURE. >
Venus in a Dowdy Gown Is Cal
culated to Disenchant.
HOW SHE LIVES AND TALKS.
No knowledge of Art, No Aspirations
Worthy the Name, and Pit
tancs 30 Live On.

NEW 1ONhs sept l''
Tho art OF being Giving picture" is mol
dinicult 1t consists in taking of ones
clothes and sitting. standing or lying still
for a period lasting from one to two min
utea. The people who practice this art arc
pretty much OF one class. When they are
not Diana or Venus or sappho, but simply
themselves. they drink beer and eat frank
frrters in the renderioln and some one else
pays the check. The Giving picture" has
to be beautiful. but she doesn't have to
be good unless Ehe wants to be; II is not in
her contrast. When she is not hidden In
the anonymity OF fleBhlngs and makeup she
has name--she is one OF the great armies
Of Nelles and Mays and Maggles and Stel-
las which dwell In the lands south OF Forty
second street. There is a Talmudie legend
20 the etfoct that Ewes hnir was dark be-
fore the FAILS" after that melancholy event
II turned yellow. This curious custom per-
gisis to this day. The Giving pictures"
1 have yellow hair. which may be taken as
an indication that. like Eve. they have
learned'a thing or two.
This wholesale fashion OF writing about
| them in the lump Is unfair; no man can
know them all-ln fact no man should know
them all. One Is sufficient.
She was Venus In few moments when
the little boil talked and she took her pose
she would DO modestly covered with six
square inches Of drapery. By reason OF
the heat she had laid II aside. Her hair
was chalked white. Her pretty body
pumped out her Geshlngs until there was
not wrinkle In them. She sat on the car
pentcr's box and nursed her kneoa.
What arc you on. for7" she was asked.
Tho question was vague; 1t might have
meant on; Of her clothes.
Twelve dollars said Venus; twelve
per And also -"
There she paused; wild horses could not
drag It from her.
INT I'm tired Of II. I'm an actress, and
this aln't acting It's not high art"
But It's broad you suggested.
Yes. but 1t leaves a real artist unsatls-
fed. Standing still. with one leg crooked.
amt acting. | know. for | was with Rice.
Who is this Venus. anyhow l asked the
old man and he said Great scottl You
darn fool. don't you know she amt nobody,
Just a stacher. How was | TO know? l
suppose there was a woman sometime. or
they couldn't have made a stacher Of her"
The little bell tinled and she went out
and crooked one leg and was Venus. 1t was
no very difficult impersonaton. for II all
ono hears is true, Venus was Tenderoin
Girl herself. When she came back she laid
aside the six-inch piece OF drapery. because
1t was so warm.
THE next thing is Dana-she's chasing
something or other, Lord knows what" she
said 'Searily. THE old man says she was a
goddess, but II don't 90, | know me Bible
II am in the profession. They can't ring
that fake In on me. Say, do you think any
OF them Founders out there know what this
Is all about? Don't chase yourself, this Is
me last act. and drink beer"
She put on ward OF drnpery and went
out, and In a moment or two the rumble OF
applause rolled back over the stage Once
upon time something serious happened to
the man who looked upon Diana. when her
costume was OF tho sort that plcases a music
hall audience, 1t was not the same thing
that happened on this occasion, She had on
black skirt. pink waist. and a straw hat
head at another girl. wearing blue shirt
waist and said; Come on. Sadie" In the
street she said This Is me fren' Sadie;
Sadie, me frea'."
They're cutting the chorus" said Sadie
~ got eighteen bones last season. and they
wanted me to go out jay-ehaslng in Jersey
for twelve per-"
They did" said Venus. conadentIally.
"and me. too
"Theys nothing In that for me-" Sadie
added,
Venus volunteered the information that
she'd rather he having fits In Sixth avenue
AZ Twcnty-elghth street straw-hatted
young man made a mysterious appearance