The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-06
HE OeEYED.
But 1t Wasn't Just the Kind OF Picture
He Wanted.

But 1t Wasn't Just the Kind OF n Picture
He Wanted.
Whom Mr.. Jilkins walked into tho pho
tographic studio to get his picture taken.
no Ind some pronounced idehs on how he
wanted to look. His idea of the situation
was to hnve his head screwed around to
tho half profile, his eyes wide open and his
lips nrmly compressed, SO as 10 give him
nm air OF determination, In his picture ut
any rate, II no did not have it ut homo.
Ho took his friend Munner with him to
show TINT gentleman his ideas on tho pho
tographic art
They bought ticket from naughty
young woman on tho ground floor ana
then strolled blithely up stairs where tho
camera was. A man with IA pointed yell
low beard covered with brillantine, n sus-
picion OF rouge upon his checks and wear
Ing velvet coat and elk smoking emp
opened tho door. .Jilkins handed him tho
ticket, and no and Munner wcro both 60
Ing in when tho artist stopped tho last
named
None but the sitter Is allowed In, ;" he
SAID sourly. You ought to huvo sonso
enough to know that. You Ind bettcr 90
down on tho sidewalk md wait for your
friend
Arguments wcro of no avail, and Mum
gan to feel less blithc. flo suddenly no.
ticed sign on the wall reading: Artists
will fake no back talk from tho public.
Artists will decide how parties shall pose
and Will allow no sort of suggestion or in
terfercnce from half baked customers. All
persons violating this rule or these rules
will be arrested -
Jilkins, however, vcntured to say mild.
~ to the artist, II would like TO rcspcct.
fully Indicate my preference for tho sort
of pose l desire"
The man glarcd at him contomptuously
anu then suddenly domandud, Are You
an artist, sir!n
No, am not" Jilkins faltcred, "but
/ thought
Like your impudcncc to think" yelled
tnc photographers. Il want to tell you,
though, that II you nro not an artist am
and no artist of dignity allows himself to
DO dictated to by client, at least no artist
In tho Photographic limo Artists decide
upon tho poses, and those pooplo who are
not satisfied can please themselves.
Now" the photographer continued
you say you dcsirca right profile Well
you can't have 1t. II you had not suggest.
cd 1t. might have selected 10 myself. but
Tor mo TO accept suggestion from you
would 10 II tncit admission that you know
moro thnn do, and no artist-and l nm
an artist would have you know-could
permit such thing
All right said Jilkins rasiSncdly
Two paid for the things, and suppose 1
might us well have them your way, but
next timo want pictures made I'm going
to journeymnn photographer who will
do rs toll him.
Thon tho artist photographer slowed Jill.
kins around few times until ho felt like
"a chicken with dislocated neck and
eventually made two pictures OF him
Then he bowed to his client in very con
descending manner and said. Now, how
much better 1t was, wasn't it, that you
left 1t to the artist"
Not much, calculated Jilkins. Tho
fact Is that particularly wanted "a por
trait OF my right profile to show to n jury.
l was hit on tho cheek by n man with u
cotton hook, and l am sning him for dam
ages, and my lawyer sent mo 10 get pho
tograph of my face The pictures you
have made may bo artistic, but they are
absolutely worthless to me. l am sorry
thnt your ideas OF nrt prevent you from
catering to your customers.
Then he walked coidly out into Eight.
eonth street, with thoughtful look upon
his fnco.-Ncw York Herald