Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-10-22
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY OCTOBER p, 1896

Jewels arc Only III. NO one THINKS ner
romantic. II She faints she's charged for
it, as If it were a luxury she had per
mitted herself.
The temptations Of the stage life to
the fgUrante seldom come from behind
the scenes. 1T is all hard, unlovely bust
ness there, but if her face attracts some
youth i'll the audience who has more
money than brains, or if she is drawn
into unsavory intimacies with roues BY
| some Of her already sophisticated com
panions, the story which is always born
in sunshine and ends in darkness is
commenced.
The figurante receives a weekly sal
ary of SO. This does not apply to girls
who dance or sing, but simply to those
who are selected because of graceful
figures to fill in a stage picture where
ordinary marching may be required
Another occupation requiring beau
tiful form and one which pays we'll is
that Of artists model. Studio life is 50
varied and depends SO much upon the
temperament Of the artist as an individ-
ual that it j. hard to describe it in few
paragraphs There are some facts, how
ever, the same everywhere.
A woman may be either tall, medium
OF petite for this life, provided her fig
ure is good Of its style. She may be a
society" model and only pose in fash
ionable gowns for artists who illustrate
books and magazines, and ia. this case
her figure may be faulty enough actu-
ally, provided she is graceful and wears
her clothes in chic way.
Perhaps she is renowned for some
special beauty. A model will often sit
for the shoulders alone, and l know of
one whose perfect arm undraped from
the shoulder has appeared in many
canvases where she has had no ac-
quaintance whatever with the re of
the figure
These society" and draped models
receive about ST. 80 an hour. But some
times a model who poses we'll becomes so
necessary to an artist or sculptor that she
appears il all his work and gets known
as his "style''-as, for example, the
Junolike type running through all Of
the late Mr.. Gibson's work In in
stances like this an artist gives the
model a generous salary, controls all
her services and has her at his beck and
call when he feels an inspiration.
Only one out Of every dozen models
can or will pose for the nude. This re-
quires more beauty Of figure than the
other styles Of posing, and few women,
except those who have been trained to
the life from childhood, successfully
adopt it. In most cases the identity Of
models who pose for the nude is known
only to studio habitues, and often only
to one or two artists. These models re-
ceiye 50 and sometimes 81 per hour, but
the opportunities for employment are
small compared with what Europe Of
fers. All posing, even in a seated, COM
Portable attitude, is most trying to the
nerves and muscles Some attitudes,
like body poise in the act of running,
where the burden Of the body is thrown
on one foot, becomes agony after a few
moments, and many rests are necessary.
The model who can hold pose without
a suggestion Of movement and who re-
quires the smallest amount Of rest be-
comes popular. Grace, some artistic
sympathy aud physical endurance are
necessary for the work 1t affords more
leisure than almost any other employ
ment for women. KATE JORDAN.