The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14

man who illustrates fiction. Some days
am the Ianguid heroine lying upon a
couch and doing nothing an day long
That is pleasant and L live there ana
dream how nice it would be 20 lie SIN
and DO nothing AN the time. TX / bel
drowsy and let the paper fall out of my
hand 1 am recalled 20 my self by a shtIp
word from the artist. He would as
charge me and get another IL We're I'D
fan asleep ana spoil the expression.
once did this. or worse. 1 was posing
FOR q Diana, standing upon one l''-
with q drawn bow. To make the p9si-
ton easier The artist who oy the way,
was the late Sarony. rugged mp "a ttcA.c
from the ceiling into which / suspended
my uphfted foot. With one foot hoist
ed behind me 1 stood patiently for half an
hour at a time. Then SarOuy would JET
down my foot and [ would rest 1--WE min
utes.
But after awhile be got so interested
I'm bis work that hc forgot me and /
stood forty minutes on one foot. Then
1 began 10 cry In spite of myself ana
the tears trIckied down my cheehs.
Sarony painted on with "a rapt Iooh GET
ting the expression exactly. when ne
looked up and saw what bee had done DE
was hopping mad at me, and ] "ouH
have lost my position as hi- faForle
model if had not promised 20 do better
next timc
It is great fun afternoons. Tor then
the best artists are wide awake and /
pose as a flower girl. AS a Flttn avenue
lady, as a spring girl riding in the park
and as other attractive people. / dress
then in very attractive costumes and the
only blot is that ] have 10 furnish tho
costumes myself. But buy cheap goods.
/ bought seyenteen-cent white China
, silk for Gibsons last Empire lady
trimmed the dress with white swans
down and I bought a big silver buckle
for the front Of 1t. IL was stunning and
no wonder he was pleased.
I had a snap last winter posing every
afternoon for three weeks for a wealthy
/ cln5man who thinks be is an artist. He
wanted am aleg0rical pose and suggested
! the long. loose robes OF the Castulan la-
dies of long ago. / got up a wonderful
Spanish robe with q, Grecan border ana
IL suited him beautifully. But he said
| / ought % have cigarette in my hand
and he asked me II I could smoke.
told him I would try. And then that
dear old thing ordered vichy. and cham
! payne. and black coffee. and fees for me
! TO take II I should get nanseated with
| the cigarette. / got nauseated pretty
/ often and for three weeks ! got my lunch
| that way. Toward the last / asked "a
girl chum in for the Door dear soul aid
| not always paint. lie only worked when
! he had the fever upon him and other
| times I sat and ate and drank and smok-
| cd a little. just 10 keep myself IN prac-
| tlce / told him.
Il would be. great fun being a model II
you could get full rates. but that Trilby
! craze brought SO many into the business
! that the rates went down and now
only oct City cents an hour when / used
10 Get from one 70 three dollars II IS
a great deal nicer posing for individuals
! than for a class. In class the students
| make such personal remarks about you
/ that your feelings get hurt, but II an ar
/ ,ist has anything TO say he keeps It to
J himself and II he does not Ike you he
gets another model.