Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-23
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THE LIVING PICTURES.

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 Artists Models and Their Work In the
 Metropolis.
 Special rrr-pOndcnce.l
 NEW YORK, Aug. 2I.-The living pie ture'' craze has taken hold of New York. Before or after every performance of what ever sort the posing of models set in n pie ture frame on the stage and displaying the theme of some masterpiece is sure to follow.
 The pictures represented arc invariably those requiring the undraped, or very slightly drapcd, female form. Scores of figures arc needed to supply tho various theaters, and the question arises, ''Who arc these shapcly women, never seen or heard of before. and who seem to have the art of posing most cxquis!tcly pcrfcct!" They arc artists models, was the an swcr from n well known manager, and in these hard times they arc just blessing Fate for sending them this chance of mak- | ing money, particularly now when tho artists arc flocking to Europe and town is dull"
 Sure enough a day or two after, when l had occasion to go to an artists studio, l chanced upon the model posing. She was | fully gowned in very natty costume, representing the summer girl up to date" but I remembered her face. She had blazed as "Bacchante'' before q crowded house only the night before. I sat and watched her, from tho tip of her patent leather boot to the rim of her stiff sailor hat. She was bending toward in an attitude of greeting, as if saying, How do you do:"
 This will bo in an illustrated weekly in a few days" said the artist, making big dashes with his charcoal. Now you can rest n little, Miss Grccn." Miss Green seemed glad to rest. She I n | slowly half n dozen times, stamped her small, pretty feet and then sank down on n rug drapCd divan.
 | ''Tircsomei' she cried softly, in answer to my question. Well, you just try to l stand absolutely motionlcss, with your | foot forward, your head on one side and your hand held out for 20 minutes, and you'll begin to feel as if you'ro made Of lead, with n numb aching all through you. | It's deadly!''
 "How did you happen 10 choose this as | n profcssioni'
 ''Oh, easily enough. was n comic opera singer, but lost my voice. A pho tographer who had taken me in costume many times suggested that, as must earn my living some way, I take to posing, as my figure was very pretty and properly proportional. We'll, I did. I left my name and address with n score of artists, uill tItS NtEc Nb Ncliu II 'ii'S h'SNSN HUN I was almost starving while waitCd-and then the orders began to come in. have posed for tho illustrators in strCCt and evening gowns; l have seen myself strut ting through the pages of many novel By dcgrccs, as work got dull. found my self glad to pos" for painters for historical and ideal tiEurs sCantily drapcd. After | had done this for year and had caught \ the businCsslikr tone uf the studies thS artists jargun, had learned tO how wholly impcrsunal they arc in viewing [ | model, 1t was easy to drift into pu-ing fu the nude"
 It was hard at first, wasn't it:''
 No" she said. her Cyclids dropping languidly, mot when you have lcarnCt your business l never know of any on, rushing from private life into posing fu the undrapcd flgurr, but thcrc is rcall! nothing simpler after you have grown nc