The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
PHOTOGRAPHED IN TIGHTS.
THE STRANGE HoBBY OF SOME EAST
SIDE GIRLS.

II Is So General That One PhotoGrsphsr ~
Least Has Costumes In Stock TO suit the
Taste. and Physical Needs OF Customers.
In the left-hsnd drawer OF the private desk
OF Mr. A. Tsssery there IL q box. and in that
box there are some pictures Tassery being
. PHOTOGRAPHER. this may not seem extraor-
dinsry. But II you could induce him. which
ten to one you cannot. to open that drawer and
show you those pictures you would be face to
face with evidence Of singular east side fem
inine hobby. Mr.. Tassery's gallery is at All
Grand street. and the entrance to the staircase
is surrounded by several hundred photographs
| and tntyDes There are cowboys and cooks
soldiers and sailors. brides and bridsRrooms
Jewish priests and masquerade parties But
the most eccentric pictures in the case are
several representing young women In sailor
| suits. trousers, or a unique costume consistlng
| OF tights. loose satin waist and high silk
hat ills collection OF similar pictures which
Mr.. Tassery keeps In the left-hsnd drawer OF
| his private desk.
DO you have many sitters who want that
sort OF thing " asked the reporter. pointing to
| one OF the pictures.
"oh. yes" said Mr.. Tassery. why. that's
quite . fad. keep that costume here and
I've photographed dozens Of women in Il. I
used to have q sailor suit. too. but that got
worn cut. and didn't get another. The thin
ones were the only ones that wanted the sailor
suit. and as they're not so apt to take up any
thing like this anyway. let that go. But you
see. there are lots OF girls around hers who
perhaps have pretty figure while they haven't
| . pretty face. They're proud OF them selves.
and they want to know how they will look In q
picture. More than that. they want other peo-
Die to see how they look.
of than, don't n, an anv harp, THAI
think IL Isn't any worse for them to have their
pictures In tights than IL is for the comic opera
singers or dancers or even some Of the fine
actresses. They have their pictures taken ard
give them to their girl friends or course they
make the girls promise not to let any one see
the picture. but. pshawi guess they'd be
disappointed II no one did Some OF them
amt so modest. either. They ask me to put
their pictures down in the case But most Of
them have It done Just for fun or because
they're stuck on themselves Now. this wo-
man. shes married and she'd have at II her
picture was put out In sight. She's different
from the woman The Sun told about the other
day. THAT Mrs. Tobias She came up here one day
and said she wanted her picture taken In
tights. You see. whom one girl does It all her
friends who see her picture .yant to do it. too;
Of the sccessorl es; they can use that Il they
stand By. or an easy chair to sit on.
and oS srEn TSey en-. up s1 ts
at the pictures TIL they dnd Cno IN 'f fishts,
sse to ai b girl Ee hs SS5 will
Sasineis IS yop know o. course II ypnns girl
produced 4 pair Of ne.h: solorsd tishts and
rom I:s Sfs p ssid P Som. S' t:
shsse ss Esbs Of SsSs
spd s.ks sSfy spy thin ieoE." hs sIpisinsd:
things get my Plat. ready asnsra h;o have
time to 60. twenty Plates Ssady.Snd such car,
BEHIND The ths s aad 81
: fsliins WsL ys: they seem t to KIND iSd'1 u
,hsy can; but not when 1t comes to the pictured |
No. siri After they have once come out. though.
get over the first shrinking, and they're not In |
sny hurry to FSs cut Of Sh,s and into petit
the plate they DO lot 81 sfyisrrin So'f' newer
saw anything like the difference It makes in . |
when she gets 0pt q sLrs and into
act =: 4 they had oss had glass Of cham
e hay, ,s her picture taken the same way and
they wish they could wear tights all the time.
the queer customers we have down here. see.
here's =; 2 girl In q sailor suit These tive girls
bshoIdlng cigar. Il dOes beat all how they
have msS IN the PctuTe oo he' T dSn
Why, when this girl was dressed up as a boy.
S ss Ssy they St so man that
arm around each girl. and that was all they
wanted. They didn't know him. but 1t made
~, All the queer ones are not women. though.
There's man been coming here for the last
these tights and this waist 1Sss ike the wo.
men. He wears a wig. too, a blond one with
tailors come In here with their shears and
Rie ss Of cloth and get their pictures taken as
young fellow with Just 2 flannel und ersnirt
snq 81; TTG baS S on Ii That's ipHny idea,
Another great scheme with these people is to
come In after they've had a letters from the old
60 eSnntIy and hay. their picture taken holding
back to show that they got the letter ali right
he people around here are great forwearing
picture You bet there's a row II il don't
They Ike anythipg unusual I've had girls
his hat all the timel and my coat OF my back
and put them on and have me take their pic
ike boyf Only. q boy wouldn't ever wear a |
hat &C such an angle as that
hoEo VI al llAllhn anu TWO irish
girls and you'd never guess how they hap
Psned 20 have their pictures taken together
and were sitting hero looking at them and ,
talking at them as they always do. when this
Italian came In.
80 Maka my picture p he said.
told him yes; four for quarter, 30 he
said all right, and gave me a quarter and ,
vent on to get ready. When 1 came out with
he plate he said he wanted a lady IN his pie
ure. asked him il he had one around any
place, and he said no. but he wanted n lady
Well, said. here are two handsome ladies'.
low will they dor The Italian was delighted
He asked them II they would have their pic
urss taken with him, and the girls said they
could II he would give them each picture.
hat made IL necessary for him to get four
more. but the Italian came up 10 the scratch
VI right and had them taken with an arm r
But say LOOK herel This is what catches q
hem air and Mr., TasseTy drew out a picture :
MOVING aussT IEIT oi Lulu warrior win
he other head shedding large drops OF
Hood This CHASTITY figure was surmounted I
a hAa1 Of a oil ri |