Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-03-18
FIN = THE GALLERY
TEE FH0TOCFAPHeR DOESN'T AL.
WAYS cE- The HUMOROUS SIDE.

man Nature IL Necessary.
"Oh, my goodness gracious, sakes
alivel That's horrid. Why, wouldn I
give picture like that to one of my
friends for worlds. "
"But, Miss Blank, you forget that
this is only proof "
A proof, is it? And what were Won
trying to prove by making me look like
that? That am 100 years old or had
been through q fever before the picture
was taken?'
Miss Blank, think you are a little
unreasonable. This is nothing but a
proof, and all Of those dark shadows and
hard lines will be toned down. admit,
as 1T is, it does not do you Justice
Justice? Well, | should say not l
amt very conceited about my looks, but
il thought was as hideous as that
picture makes me I'd wear mask. "
This, III substance, is a dialogue in q
photograph gallery few days ago. A
woman had "come in to see her proofs, {"
and the clerk had blandly handed the
cause Of all the commotion over the
showcase, behind which she had in
trenched herself. The customer, or Sub.
ject, as the photographers term their
patrons, was mad as soon as she saw
the proof But the diplomacy of the
young woman behind the showcase
would have given points to politician.
She was thoroughly in earnest or conf.
Dental or friendly or little bit trou-
bled, all in one breath. 1t was apparent
that she had been there before, and she
demonstrated that she was well ac-
quainted with the premises. And she
was truthful. She knew that it WASH t
fair to judge the plate by the proof, and,
what is more, she succeeded in convino-
ing the subject that this was the case.
Every we'll, Miss Blank" she said
when the atmosphere had cleared some-
what "We will finish scme Ct them,
and you come in and see 'em, and If
you feel then as you do now we won't
ask you TO take EN-. "
AS the door closed the clerk rear
ranged some photographs Of party gowns
on the showcase, looked away into
space for few moments and murmured,
"Oh, bummie, and then went back and
thrust her head into the pokebonnet
contrivance where she was making ugly
people look little less 80, and there
was silence in the room.
"Do you have many cases OF that kind
to handler" the photographer was asked.
"Well, no, not many. OF course there
are some people who are bound to kick
anyway But have noticed that such
characters have moro self oonceit than
they are entitled TO. We have all kinds
of people 10 handle. " And then follow
cd "a little dissertation which would In
terest subjects, and particularly the wo-
men, who have ever tried and intend to
try conclusions with the camera The
stock remark which ut some time near
ly every subject utters as she comes ln'
60 the presence Of the camera cyolops is
that she had "about as soon have
tooth pulled as 20 have q picture taken. "
But that time honored platitude has lit
tls excuse for existence nowadays, said
tho photographer, because In all OF the
best galleries pictures orc taken by short
exposure, which IL practically iDstanta'
neous. The people who know moro abopt
photography aud tho art Of getting o
good likeness than docs the operator
often cause him some annoyance and
good deal ~ amusement
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