The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-24
THE LIVING PICTURES.
artists Models and Their Work In tbs
Metropolis.
So Correspondence.l


NEW YORK. Aug. 2O-The living pic
ture' craze has taken hold Of New York.
Before or after every performance ct what
ever sort the posing Of models set in pic
ture frame on the stage and displaying
the theme of some masterpiece Is sure 70
follow
The pictures represented are invariably
those requiring the undraped, or very
slightly drGped. female form Scores OF
figures are needed 10 supply the various
theaIers, and the question arises, Nv hG
are these shapsly women, never seen or
heard OF before. and who seem 10 have
the art Of posing most eXQuiSiUely perfect -
They are artists models, was the an
swer from a well known manager. and
in these hard times they are just blessing
Fate for sending them this chance Of max
ing money, particularly now when the
artists are flocking 10 Europe and town is
dull"
sure enough a day or two after, when I
had occasion 10 go to an artists studio,
CHANGED upon the model posing She was
fully gowned in a very natty costume,
representing the summer girl up 10
date, - but l remembered her face. She
had blazed as BacChante' before d
crowded house only the night before.
sat and watched her, from the tip of
her patent leather boot To the rim of her
stiff sailor hat. She was bending toward
in an attitude of greeting, Is If saying,
How do you do:'
This will be in an illustrated weekly
IN few days" said the artist. making
big dashes with his charcoal. Now you
can rest little, Miss Green"
Me. Soa.,,pI erTaI ~ 10
stretched out her arms, turned her head
slowly half "a dozen times, stamped her
small, pretty feet and then sank down on a
rug draped divan.
.Tiresome.' she cried softly, in answer
10 my question. well. you Just try to
stand absolutely motionless, with your
foot forward. your head on one side and
your hand held ont for 20 minutes, and
you'll begin to feel as if you're made Of
lead, with a numb aching all through you.
It's deadly
How did you happen TO choose this as
a profession
oh, easily enough 1 was 4 comic
opera singer, but lost my voice. 4 pho
tographer who had taken me in costume
many times suggested that, a. I must earn
my living some way, / take to posing, as
my figure was very pretty and properly
proportional Wei, l did. l left my
name and address with score of artists,
and they were to send If they needed me.
/ was almost starving while / waited-and
then the orders began - come in. / have
posed for the illustrators i'm street and
evening gowns: have seen Iay,elt strut
ting through the pages of many = nO-"i.
BY degrees. as work got dull, l found my
self glad TO pose for painters for historical
and ideal figures scantily draped. After
had done this for year and had caught
the businesslike tone Of the studios the
artists jargon. had learned TO see how
wholly imper>onal they are In viewing a
model, it was easy TO drift into posing for
the nude. -
1t was hard at first, wasn't it,'
NO" she said her eyelids dropping
languidly, mot when you have learned
your business. ! never knew Of any one
rushing from private life into posing for
the undraped figure, but there is really
nothing simpler after you have grown &C