The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-27

the right hand corner and address it to
John Stanton, who received it.
Bully for Uncle Sam. The mail service
is all right, and the young lady will follow
in the footsteps of Trilby O'Farrel with a
firm and footful tread.
"You cannot see the signature, said Mr..
Stanton, "but some day perhaps you may
see sketch of the foot. Has the Trilby
craze had any effect upon the young ladies
of the town? Well 1 should say it had.
Faces ard divine forms are no longer in it.
Feet are the things. Feet, feet, feet;
nothing but feet"
Mr. Stanton mixed little red with a
touch of white and heightened the blush
on portrait of Willis Polk. upon which he
was engaged.
You see it is just about the time for So
ciety to want something entirely new, and
pretty feet are plentiful enough in San
Francisco to supply the demand for Tril-
bies. l have painted several already, and
the craze is still on. l have seen some
very nicely manicured feet of late, and L
assure you they make a very pretty picture.
The only objection have to tootsvwootsies
is the total lack of expression in them.
''What do you think of this portrait of
Willis? He is Little Billee for the girls
with Trilbv feet. l guess I'll put a little
more sadness in the face. Say, wouldn't
JOulllu Dak0 great OV6URdll II ne ndu
whiskers?"
There was knock at the door just then,
and Mr.. Stanton got up to admit the
caller. Probably a consignment of feet
from the Latin quarter he said, but it
proved to be messenger who was there
for the purpose of getting the picture of
the last foot painted by Mr.. Stanton.
"Dere's lady on California street what
wants her foot. See?'' said the boy, "And
she wants it dis evenin' or it don't go.
See? Dere's a-goin' to be a fracus at de
mansion and de crowd wants a glimpse.
OATS what
The artist threw up his hands IN amaze
ment and sent word back that he must
have another pose for the toes.
That's the way it goes" said he, "they
all seem to think [ have been painting feet
for years. III tell you the business of feet
painting is little new in this section, and
I don't like to be rushed. It's funny. isn't
it, how people get wild over such small
things as-feet? | suppose the time will
come when the parlors of the people will
contain pictures of the feet of their rela-
tons. How would it look to see a picture
of your fathers foot, your grandfather's
foot, your second cousins foot and the
feet of your nieces and nephews? Of
course, it would be necessary to have a
foot of George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln over the fireplace and campaign
Autograph of the feet of Jim Budd and
Morris NJ. Estee hung up in the billiard
room. Great heavens. isn't it getting ter
rific2 1t Is a case of give our feet liberty
or give US death"
The next authority visited on feet was
Corinne, who enjoys the distinction of hav-
ing the confidence OF the artists of the
City.
She is the model of the Art Association,
and has posed for most of the painters of
the City. Corinne was found in the studio
of Henry Raschen, who is painting bust
picture of the young lady.
"rrilby? Did hear you say Trilby?"
answered Corinne to a question touching
upon the prime character of Du Maurier' S
immortal book. do you know that am
getting tired of Trilby. All hear to-day
among my girl friends is Trilby. They
want to pose Just as Trilby did, but peo-
pie who make farce of posing never make
good models. Posing is no jest. Now, for
instance, some young ladies have talked
with me about posing, and many of them
say they wouldn't do it 70. the world.
Pshaw." Corinne threw back her hair,