The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30
OWN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER.
CAMERA EXPERTS HIRED FOR EN.
elusive SERVICE.

hOMeH-N OhEuetO or
Marlborough Imported Miss
Hughes, IL London photographer,
to BIenheim-Iakcs Pictures of
Woodstock.
New York, May eff you do not have
your own private photographer these days
you must set yourself down as belonging
to the class of the nobodies." In Lon
don you cannot go in the Bradley Martin
set. In Boston you would be barred out
of the Mrs. Jack" Gardner clique and
even in Paris, where everything with
money goes" you could not join the set
headed by the late Inflated Duchess
d'Alencon, unless you could boldly and
truthfully refer to my own private pho
tographer."
Miss Hurges, who for many years has
been photographer of the select set in
London, was recently asked to accept the
position of private photographer to her
grace, the Duchess of Marlborough. She
departed from London, carrying with her
several trunks and boxes full of cameras,
wet and dry plates, sensitized linen ana
all The recent paraphernalia of the pho.
tographic art.
When she arrived at Blenheim she took
her place in the suite of ladies maintained
by the duchess, and is now in close at
tention upon the little court at Wood
stock, ready to take pictures whenever
requested. she photographs the duchess
in her new gowns and perpetuated the
ever-changing scenes of Woodstock-those
wonderful changing forests that were the
delight of Queen Anne.
When off duty, she perfects herself in
her profession and learns whatever new
there may be to learn She takes all pho
Geographic magazines. reads all facts about
cameras and is even posted upon the ad-
vertisements pertaining to these; she Is.
in short. a queen of her craft.
To maintain ones own private photog-
rapher does not mean that one has de-
serted the town photographer. He enter
pris!ng man, has his glass cases filed
with pictures Of celebrities, as of yore,
and all leaders of society go to him to
| have their pictures taken regularly. This
they do as matter of duty TO themselves.
| to their family and to their friends. His
| business ia no way touches that of the
private photographer and, as he never
sees the work Of the latter, il is doubt
| full il he knows such parsonage exists.
private photographers after you have
employed one. becomes a necessary lux
ury; ii is Ike Keeping a carriage horse.
| or owning bicycle-you do not know how
| you ever did without it,
At this time of the year the private pho-
| tographer goes to your country place and
takes pictures of it-inside and out. He
sends them to your town house for you TO
| look them over. If the sea has made raw
ages In your country grounds you notice
| IL IN the photograph, and can send word
| to have repairs made. If the house Is
! i'm poor condition the tell-tale photoRranh
| shows 1t up. and you know, before you get
| 10 the country, just what you are to find.
| In matters Of family interest the prlva .
photographer Is of the utmost Importance.
| The post is generally occupied by a woman
| and her duty is to take pictures of all i'm
| portant scenes.
\ very wealthy New York woman
whose one daughter is her pride and tov,
called IN her private photographer a
young southern woman who is earning a
| nice living In New York by taking Drivate
| pictures, to snap the camera upon her
daughter and her fance few minutes
aIter the engagement had been made.
| There they sat, happy couple, side bv side
IN most picturesque English courting
chair, and mamma standing behind them
beaming with JOY at the happy cuIrnina-
ton Of her hopes
Another private photographer was en-
gagged specially to take pictures OF ono ~
the seven millions at four" babies ~
Gotham She has taken pictures DAN,
OF the child since his birth and viii con-
tinue to do so untl he is old enough 10
go to college. Al least. that Is the present
plan OF his doting parents The phofo-
graphs are bound IN volumes. a months
series ~ each volume. When coun.otod
they Will form a very interesting studv
or a child,s life for the first year. The
photographer succeeded daily in catchins,
some new accomplishment some me-
trick some unfolding grace that was a
source Of special delight to the family
When Henry OF Battenburg died fbore
! appeared in a London print a wonderful
collection OF pictures taken OF the Rat
tenburgs at Windsor castle. They were
the work OF the Princess Beatrice. who ~
an expert camera artist. In her anxiety
TO secure tardy recognition Of her bue-
bands merits she gave them all 10 the
public.
Another private photographer IL taking
pictures OF all the society functions din
ners, receptions. teas and dances of a great
society entertainer, the pictures 20 serve
as social calendar" OF the season.
diary OF the year.
Il h not such a very expensive thing 90
have ones own private photographer; you
need not maintain one IN a state "a a.
Bleuhclm. but you can divide up win
one or two intimate friends and keen
the photographer going the rounds II
you are fond OF painting. which is the
| Duchea OF MarbOrough'B pet accom-
plisment you can be photographed with
palette and brush, az she was: and n
YOU are n writer. you can he taken In the
act Of composing a sonnet
Perhaps, II you are specially talented
you will want 20 cultivate the photo
graphic art and become u private pho
tographcr yourself. for on the word Of the
most elegant woman In London. there's
millions IN IT, this year. lf
4larry Gcrmalne,