The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-12-04
NOVEL OCCUPATION.
Handsome Young Women as Sub
stitutes for Lay Figures
Posing IN Shop Windows % Ex-
hibIt Fashionable Garments.

was conferred upon two handsome
young women, who wore moving about
within, aud replacing one another, as
sentiuols 10 on the watch.
"lsn't she stunningl" exclaimed
an onrapturod youth, as the taller
blonde stepped into the window 10 re.
lieye her sister on duty.
"I,u't she bold. echoed woman.
"Nol" asserted tall sad-eyed man,
as il 10 response. "Sho Is braysl"
Tho woman within the window
glided slowly back and forth nmo ng
hali-dozsn waxen.iaoed lay figures
She wore an elaborate gown, an ex.
pensiyc cont aud au imported hat
There was a large price.mark attached
to her sleeve. Al first glHuee, seeing
woman in "A shop window with a
price ON her sleeve, Que is startled
A thought OF the day, when women
were actually sold MS slaves for gold
PUSHES TO the mind. A picture OF the
olive-oyed beauties Of the Orient led
about by silken cords rises before the
mental gaze. But, no this is almost
the twentieth century What can it
mean?
A policeman comes along and clears
the sidewalk. The pushing, laugh
ing crowd surgos onward, only to re-
turn in triple numbers. Then one re-
member that he Is in freedom loving
freedom-granting metropolis. Aud
the woman in the window disappears
suddenly, to return in few moments
with another garment wrapped about
her and another price card on
her sleeve. She turns this way and
that to show to the best advantage the
beauty of the clothes which she wears;
now, sue glanc9s shyly at the grinning
crowd, and drops her eyes modestly.
Sometimes she smiles, showing a row
of glistening teeth, as someone, tap
ping against the window, attracts
her from her quasi abstraction.
Then, finally she stops stock still,
never moving an eyelash, posing
in a restful, harmonic position.
The delusion is complete. She is u
lay figure.
''If that woman loves to dress, she
must be the happiest being in town"
said the policeman stationed on that
beat.
"Why?" asked a curious fellow.
''Because she's made twenty changes
of costume already, by actual count,
and the sun is only crossing the meri-
dian. She'll make as many moro be.
fore it sets.
The idea of using models in shop
windows instead of hideous, unnat-
ural, grewsome wax figures and
papier mache automatons burst like a
revelation from the mind of the win
dow trimmer OF the establishment
which originated it Others will snre-
ly initiate the practice, for it is a
clever and interesting mode of adver-
Using. 1t not only attracts, but holds
the attention. It appeals to the idle
mind because it has life and motion ;
it appeals to the thoughtful mind be-
cause it is SO rife with human pathos,
sympathy and all the qualities which
touch the heart, and make the whole
world akin.
The taller and handsomer blonde o.
the two women who attracted so much
attention, is a professional model
She is a French girl, with dull-gold
hair, classical features and deep
thoughtful eyes. She is calle(
Jeanne around the studios, and ha
posed for many local painters, knowr
and unknown to fame. Her posing
has won her much praise, for she is
conscientious, hard worker, with a
appreciation of art in her soul, and
love of it in her heart
"We had a dreadful time trying t
get her." said the manager Of tn
store. 1T occurred to us that tn
idea would be attractive to the crowds
and we hustled around to get, not
so-called cloak model, but one VIII
knew how to pose, We heard Of tn
French girl, and, by offering her suf
Gent iuducement, succeeded in getitn