The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-02-27
SMALL PICTURE FAD.
ToPEKA's SIXTEEN FOR A QUARTER
PHOTOGRAPH EPIDEMIC.

Young aud Old Indulge In the Rage-six-
teen Poses Are Taken For rs cents--ovsr
thousand Pictures Taken by One Pho
toErepher In Day.
Sixteen pictures for rs cents is the
alluring sign that greets passersby in
front Of nearly every photographs gallery
in Topeka. The fad for small photo
graphs Of oneself in is different posi-
tions has become a rage 1t is sweeping
over the city as did the grip few years
ago 1t does not leave as bad an effect on
the nervous system as does grip, unless
it is the nervous system Of the pho
tographer, but it leaves faces wrinkled
and furrowed from distortions
The small picture epidemic reached
Topeka few weeks ago, and in As
hours from the time it started it had
spread over the entire town. 1t spreads
faster than the endless chain scheme for
faising money, and it will hardly stop
until everybody has tried it aud it has
run itself out,
One photographer and his three as
sistants were kept busy the other day
from sunup until sundoyn, and they
took /, 500 different pictures. The rooms
were orQv Ia, Tho cashier sat in the
rece4 room aud received the money
aid gave the ones who wished sittings
q receipt for the amount they had paid
Ii one corner Of the receipt @as nun.
Der, and when that number was called
by the man in the operating room the
bearer took his on her turn. 1t was like
a barber shop whore numbers are called
or a country dance where the floor is
crowded and the dancers dance By num-
beers, The four worked steadily all day.
The cashier did nothing but take the
money aud write out receipts, the Cop
orator. manipulated the camera, the
third developed sthe plates and tbs
fourth printed.
The rage is not confined to the old OF
the young. They both indulge When
man meets friend on the street, in.
stead Of asking him TO csme in and have
something he says Come in and have
your pictufe taken. Among the society
buds ii has become rage to have their
pictures taken ia their different dresses
They commence on tksir best ball dress
and have all Sides all turns and all
poses they can th@k Of taken. Then
the different hats come in for their
share--all sides Of the hat and the bot
tom and top Of the rim. Saturdays the
schoolgirls devote to having their pic
lures taken, and all the next week they
are busy trading them with their mates
Nearly every one who takes his place
in front Of the camera asks the time.
worn question, Is there any danger Of
my breaking the camera? and the op.
orator answers YEARLY, II guess not
Then the subject commences. He looks
natural for the first picture and looks
straight at the camera The next pic
ture is the right side Of the face, and
the next will probably be the left side,
aud then the back Of the head is photo
grnphed then with the hat ON and then
Off Then comes the tug Of war. The
subject tries to think Of some new pose
and generally finishes by winding his
face into smile or q grin. He becomes
frantic to think Of a new pose, but the
machine moves faster than bis Thought.
He looks and acts as il he had the collie
One young man goes through the mo-
lions of Snaniac He tears his hair and
stares with horror at the camera Then
he laughs wicked laugh. be chuckles,
be tries 10 laugh merrily n the victim
is young lady she wishes to look
heavenly" and rolls her eyes upward
Then she looks Submissive and rolls
them downward, then smiles 3 pretty
smile and then looks sad, places her
hands behind hef and finally gives
up in despair and sayssa1 just don e
know how 70 look now v
The i6 pictures taken on one sheet at
one sitting are about an inch square,
but others can be had two inches square.
Some young ladies who belong TO whist
clubs have their table" photographed
on the larger sizes
Young men so through the motions
Of game Of poker. travelling men have
different views Of making sale" in
pantomime photographed, others have
photographs taken in different stage and
masquerade costumes, from Chinaman
TO q brigand.
Another happy thought that struck
one young man was to have his well
shod feet taken in all the motions Of
walking. Another couple balanced
themselve on the top Of a table and
had their Bet photographed in the disP
ferent steps Of the waltz Everything
has since been danced ON the tops Of ta-
bles, and something new is constantly
being thought Of.
Then the family cat and dog come IN
for their share. They were taken stand
ing up aud lying down. Some young
Indies have their pictures taken with
pet dog in their laps; some have the
dog kissing them. The dog seems TO en-.
joy it. Some young ladies who have
pretty hands have them photographed
in a dozen different positions, with one
ring on and with several. When she has
had some pictures taken, she goes to her