The morning times., 1896-10-04
LOVELY LITTLE MODEL.
She Poses for the Wife of Many a
Millionaire.
After One Sitting She Is Called
In to Finish.

| 10 told IN noise like Diana, or pose as
| Minerva. or become Virginia Gead upon
] The sand She can easily throw herself into
| these parts. But to pose for Il lady OF
| lie sure is much harder. here there must be
| ancestry shown, great refinement suggested
| and the high-bred tone must come iuto the
| rncc and figure. My little model manages
all this,
"one day she sat posing for miniature
of a certain immensely wealthy society
girl of Chicago who was 10 be married.
The miniature was for Il parting gift TO her
father, who iGoiZes her. The girl, re-
nowncd though She is by having her Lame
in print in connection with foreign posi-
bilities OF marriage, is not Il Wilt ucycTer
than my girl model Moreover, she cannot
hold a candle TO her in beauty.
How do You like being proxy for
Miss H?' l asked her as | worked in the
niiik and white complexion and put the
first touches Oh the rosy lips.
POSING AS MISS P.
81 enjoy it, said she. For awhile /
am the miilionaire's daughter. !, who have
not a $l0-bin between myself and the
future, am luXuriating in a million dollar
income
Miss P'S complexion, by the way, was
far from perfect, and when she received that
lovely bit OF ivory, with skin as clear as
milk, she WAS delighted bcyond measure
There is Ioouliar feature about this
militia iurc model Of IEihe. ST has features
that resemble every one. ouoc She posed
for Mrs. YeTkc. !ecaEsc Ter ear aud he
SID" Cf tic face were Identical, tut prctticr.
II that lady viii allow. AEilu Size posed
for Eaiuting Mis-. Huntington oH account
of tie lights III hair And think sle has
been every dchu. ante in town.
Miss kitty DUcr, the new Tcigning
beauty, has saucy iilt ECsc, lovely. but
tiltcd. Ttat ycuug lady, 50 a miniature
painter told nae, declined 10 sit so many
uIi!eS for ter picture, and thc model WAS
called in. Her nose, too. is .iilt. iut Il
thousands times prcttier than Miss Bucr's
nose. SEc Satfcr the nose III tliatminiatUre,
andcvcry, dypTouounceditthcmO charm
ing likeness ever seen.
''Tl!is girl mode! has posed for al the
children of George q Gould. except the latest
| baby. size has that babyish. pcach!il;e skin
jiat Should he in every cui.G's picture,
aud wien She laughs she las Tie little
wlIrc teeth of childhood and the dimp.rS.
Children viii mol sit ior hours. 90 what can
a painter do but employ model?
mere - a tc.,,.iu ial-IOG- suC!ctr WO-
man of New York. call ner MRS e. who is
very fond Of having her Portraits tainted.
| She gets herself up in character, as it Were
-Iit las 'iI1 athiN- ifttis iti tS ti''ubI >bt
| were wrltirg-her fGvoTte pastiHc. or
size is IGiEtcd IN Greek dress
BORROWING SHOULDERS.
Although very chaIuiu.. wo.an. this
| patron of art has no. as lovely shoulders
rs she would ike. They slope until they 4 re
quite round. and so for the portraits my
models called in. She. while not the NOS;
beautiful girlin the world. has all tie very
excellent qualities Of beauty. one Of these
j. the line Flesh tint in neck ana arms and
another is the neck and shoulder slope.
The curve OF the back Of her neck is really
symphony. Five separate tines she has
posed for paintings Of this woman, ana al
| ways have the PAINTINGS Deen greatly aG-
| mired.
tits said that an artist who was about
| TO paint group portrait OF Mrs. Calvin $.
| HTice and daughters suggested that a FRO
ie>Slonal model lie employed for the fig
| ureS-a suggestion which was Indignantly
4ecliLed But OILERS have not refused to
! profit by hired luveIHeSs
| My little miniature model will he very
| busy this winter, for the old style Of
portraifure is coming in. and many family
| portrait galleries are not considered
complete without case of miniatures.
| This girl is very clever. She comes
| to me and says: DO you know | have
eyes precisely like Miss FAIR And do
| you know my hands are Identical with
Mrs. Gebhari's.' Crafty little piece! She
knows that theSs people have an Unsuitable.
| craze for portraiture. i only wish |
| could LOOK like pug dog said She
ruefnliy gazing upon a group of the latter
iady's pets. What fortune / should
make,
Now don't think said the miniature
| painter, that all miniatures are paint
! ed from hired models. They are not.
painted ten Washington ladies' last
! winter. all from life. But most women
| like to see themselves eIubeilshed with
| the tolcl or tone that they may lack:
and that is where my clever model Comes
| ln- ~,-s-z-.=-sss- HELEN WARD.