Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-23

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had condescended to bestow any atten-
tion on such attempts, but which, to
some of us, showed the artistic possibili-
ties TO be had from a sun picture. In
spite Of ridicule and encouragement,
Mrs. Kaesebier has continued her work
IN TINS line, spending, in the meantime,
a year in a regular Photographic studio
to study technical points in the matter
OF toning, printing and so on. Now
she has opened studio in New York,
and is prepared to make a trial for a
picture TO any one who comes. | say
| adVisedly, Ito make a trial" for she
modestly disclaims great knowledge in
her profession, and says: 'The results
are most uncertainr
My friend and I, who knew her in
Crecy, called by invitation on the morn
ing of Washington's birthday. when
she was free and able to tell us in her
interesting way, "all about it." and
snow us specimens of her trials" some
times in more senses than one. As, for
instance. the picture Of young mother
ana her paby, which was -burdened
| WITH the wedding dress of the mother
| while the child was encased in a family
christening robe of considerable antiq-
| ulty, both of which had to be equally
| considered with the wearers thereof in
the picture.
She makes her prints in red or brown
carbon, and in all tones of grey from
the most delicate to the deep, dark
| shades which suggest a Rembrandt.
her studio is most unlike that of a reg
| ular photographer. 1t is a large front
room in an ordinary dwelling house.
| simply furnished and suggesting the
studio of an artist, only there is no
easel or paint or brushes; a small model
! q COY
chairs, lounge, an old mahogany desk
and little choice bric-a-brac, while
hanging on the walls are a few of her
pictures framed close in simple wood
/ frames, to match the tone of the print
or enough darker to give a decided ac-
cent-and you have it all! There are
! ordinary shades to the two windows,
and no camera or anything else photo
graphic in sight.
So we sit before the open fire and talk
while we look at her pictures;-a mother
and her young babe, the drapery about
the mother and child being a piece of
Liberty silk, and the effect being that
of a delicate relief by Donateuo then
young girl with large, dark hat that
meltS into the background; or that of a
man whose commercial picture looks
like that of a very ordinary person, but
| here is made to suggest some one most
distinguished, of the Robert Louis Ste
venSon type There is an atmosphere
| which envelopes all of them, which
with the charm of suggestiveness of
what might be, rather than the photo
graphic representation in detail of what
is, delights us, and the time passes so
quickly that the morning is nearly over
when Mrs. Kaesebier jumps up, pushes
back chairs and says: Now, I am GO
| Ing to see what l can do with you"
| She wheels into the room from a closet
| ''the instrument" covered with a black
| velvet pail, and then begins wild
chase about the room to "catch" the
subject. Every spot is tried with the
window shades up and down, and in the
meanwhile both artist and model dis
cuss whatever comes to mind that the
llbeSt expression may be evoked, when sud
denly, in a triumphant tone, Mrs. Kae-
J sebier says: There, there, don't stir,
I've got you'; and in the twinkling of
an eye the ordeal is over, and you are
immortalized and wonder like just
which one of the old masters you will
be turned out.
Mrs. Kaesebier's pictures would not
suit the world at large, any more than
Brownings poems do; most people pre-
fer LongfelIow. So the majority of
mankind will be better suited with the
i
Mrs. Kaesebier is the most satisfactory,
and those few will remember that it
was Matthew Arnold who said that
it was the minority which saved the
world Jeanie Lea Southwick.
Miss Lucille Saunders (who, by the
way, has long been Mrs. Somebody-or
Other) sings in "The Wedding Day.
along with Miss Russell, Miss Fox and
Mr.. de Angels, and is said to sing and
act her role-that of Nine. Montbazan-
with grace and appreciation. Miss
Saunders will be remembered by al
who attended the first series of How.
land-Bassett concerts, at one of which
she melted to tears the feminine portion
of the audience with her singing OF
Chaminade's ''The Silver Ring"
The Inter Sc Club held the third of it:
charity whist parties, at the house OF
Mrs. Henry H. Dyke, on Monday eve
ming. There were eight tables of prog
ressive whist, and after the prizes were
awarded, refreshments were served and
the party broke up at midnight.
The first in the series of whists to be
given by the ladies of the Church OF
the Unity took place with Mrs. NJ. H
Cowden, Tuesday afternoon, and was ir
every respect fortunate affair. There
were 10 tabies. The playing lasted from
3 till after 5 o'clock, Miss Harriet Caro-
winning the most points, Miss Sartelle
the least No prizes were given.
The next whist will be held, by the
invitation Of Mrs. E. H Plumer, at the
Lincoln House, on the afternoon Of
March g.
Some may question the taste and the
wisdom of having little children of s and
6 years of age take part in a mock mar.
riage service-Custis wedding panto-
mime-which was given at Trinity
Church Tuesday night for the benefit OF
the Ladies' Aid Society. But the large
audience which witnessed the Washing
ton-Custis wedding pantomime in Trim
ity Church, Tuesday night, did not ap-
parently share this feeling Undoubtedly
the performers were cunning" the cos
tunes rich and cute and the panto-
mime itself a pretty little performance
The stage was cleared and quite re-
sembled the chancel of a church. To the
notes of the bridal song from ''Lohen-
! grin the bridal party entered from the
dressing rooms Martha and her attend
ants from the left, George and his
/ groomsmen from the right The widow
GUSTS was 1mperSonated by Mildred
/ Goddard, who wore a lovely gown OF
white satin and lace, with powdered
hair and a huge comb
Gen. Washington Charles Warden)
was magnificent in white satin knee
breeches, a swallowtail coat Of black
broadcloth, trimmed with gilt and lined
with red satin, and a wig and cue stan
ley Barker was the officiating clergy
man, and his flowing robes of freshest
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