The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-14
Photos orSou,hcrn nonu,ies.
(Atluntu ConstituttouD

quite controversy has arisen through
IN ar,ic,e recently appearing lii II north
crn pubiication, alleging that publtcat lion
OF photographs of southern hcnutirs an
penfiis m certain magazines had been
paiu Tor by the beauties themselves
II has naturally excited no little indir.
nation among the many beautiful Young
women. who are daily bcscigcd for their
pictures 10 adorn magazines and news
papers. II IS very much more probable
That they have been offered fabulous lnicca
r or W. IT, n3hnr OF reproducing their fair
deem II necessary to pay for tile prIvi-
it is undoubtcdly sor. ia ,ssor, ,,o,
neither extreme has been the case, and to
state also. that frequently no ON, Is more
snrprisEd than the beauties themselves
when they open II magazine and behold
their own faces
Tho wen known magazines generally
nave their correspondents among the
prominent literary ana journalistic men
ana women In various parts of the conn
Try. ana through them they secure many
Oh ine photographs for publication Then
HounG women who acquire national rcpu-
tations for beauty are Frequently nnpcaled
10. personally. and, as most beautiful vo-
men are gracious aud apprcciativc. TOO.
they seldom refuse an appeal for their nIc,
lures titt 1t meant 10 be the highest COM
plimcnt TO them.
Tho old Fashioned pn.judiCc thnt rnr
merry so greatly disapprovcd the puhllca-
non OF photographs of private individuuIa
,n,,, pIen overcome to u degree, by the Gus
ing them. especially those of distinguishrd
h"tntlcS. prominent socially Tho mblI-
cation OF phOtogra phs Inns bccou. a.. me-
cssary in illustrating social life in PAPERS
ana magazines az II els i'm bIoj:raphIcal
sketches OF any parsonage. distinguished
the reading publications and MAGAZINES
nave nav. nan their attractions. at times, in
me Illustrations OF their articles. In writ :
lnG OF Political life and great statesmen
their presence can he more indelibly i'm
pressed upon the public 10y a godd photo-
graph than by any nmoun, OF dcscrjnt ion
/ N mali fF...
lives and success Of great dramatic stars
| ,hclr photographs always lend interest and
chitrin 70 articles concerning them, In lii :
| erary life the faces of great WRITER'S ,rr
as familiar and cndearcd to the public MS
are their masterpieces. So. in social life.
| those DISTINGUISHED for beauty. brilliancy
| or anything emitting them TO distinction
iinu themselves published whether they
VIII or not.
| Recently there appeared in a promincn,
New York magazine the photographs OF
| SrTtrhl Ailahtt beauties. who have not
oniE thc right tn appear there as represent
| lallN" tNpcS OF southern beauty, but as
| representatives as TO birth and position.
one mas been compared more than onco
! To an American beauty roHc and pronounce
| ed in assemblies made up of women from
| al parts Of the country. not only u beauty
| but the most striking figure in the room
whose girl!sh lovlincss ana gaZellc ewes
nav" inspired even women To write poetry
q 2ork h'r mor lGHmd her herself in ,,n New
other Atlanta belle whose blonde
loveliness ana wondnly charm emit
Ties her to The admiration lavishcd unon
her, found herself published as n southern
beauty while almost still II dcbutantr Sh.
has not only repeatedly refused to give her
photograph FOR publication, but shr!nks
from the IDEA of such :: thing. ana could
not tell now how her picture reached the
hands Of northern publishers
southern people. hS Il rule. object more
seriously to being conspicuously placed IN
print than do those OF the north MS Tho
latter have been accustomed TO IL longer
and rather regard IL as IL result of being
As time goes on. however, southern women
must come 10 IL, hut al least they have
the right to refuse until they are c0uvinc.
ed II Is remarkable fact that those who
are most earnest about IL generally refust.
in u gentle, unrcSissablc way without crit
icisinE their friends ana ncichbors who
may have had their pictures published
Therefore. those young ladies who have
without their consent, been posed MS
southern beauties may he assured ihat