The record-union., 1899-10-22

New York Tribune: The maker OF
fashion plates has many difficulties TO
contend with which are not dreamed
of by the men who study them in order
to become posted in the proper thing to
wear 1t was the custom years ago
to give the artist the various features
of the garments, and he would draw the
figures clothed in the proper way, and
use his own judgment as to the colors
and the designs of the materials. The
faces of the figures were of the class
known as pretty, and the poses were
stiff and in many instances impossible.
The whole effect was like that which
would be produced by grouping a lot
of clothiers' lay figures
But that has been changed, and the
fashion plates which are now used are
made true to life as far as the figures
are concerned, and the clothes are
drawn to represent real garments. Sam
pies of cloth are obtained, and these
are reproduced in design and color and
the people who have charge of the work
give as close attention to the selection
Of material for these picture garments
as though they were selecting for
actual wear.
Having the garments made Of the
proper materials, there still remains
the task Of drawing the figure, and to
aid him in this part of the work, the
artist takes pictures Of men of va
rious ages and sizes and reDroduces
them, taking pains, however, to disguise
the faces sufficiently to avoid making
actual portraits
In making figures to show sporting
clothes-bicycle, golf, skating, hunting
or riding-the artist often takes the
pictures of we'll known experts and
clothes them in the latest thing in their
particular line, while the men who have
established a reputation for perfection
in dress and men who are in the public
eye are taken as models for the various
day and evening costumes.
We aim to make these pictures only
close enough to suggest the person
from whose picture they were made"
said the maker of a standard fashion
plate, and are satisfied if the man who
looks at the plates detects a resem-
blance to Mr.. Blank or General Dash.
One of the difficulties with which we
have to contend is standing off people
who are ambitious to be known as well
dressed men, and want their pictures
pat on our fashion plates. Every sea-
son several of these men come to us
any try all sorts of tricks to get their
pictures on our plates, and some go
so far as to offer a bonus in the way
Of ready cash; but those are the people
who never get there"
Boston Transcript: A pathetic re-
minder of how soon we are forgotten
is afforded by the removal in New Or
leans Of statue of Henry Clay which
has for forty-three years occupied q
prominent position in the widest and
most attractive avenue of that city. 1t
was found to be in the way of the
street car companies and so is techni-
cally removed" but no destination
has yet been found for it. and the
public does not seem to care. In 1856
popular enthusiasm there for the great
commoner" was not less than that for
Dewey to-day. The erection Of an out
of-doOr statue does not necessarily in
sure permanent fame. So long as it
is not in the way a statute will be al
lowed to remain, even if its subject has
been quite forgotten, as will doubtless
De the case century hence with 2.
considerable proportion of the statues
OF our National capital and other cities
or the land Artistic tastes, moreover.
are changing and making some old
statues seem grotesQue Charleston a
Few years ago took down it's statue of
John c. Calhoun in Marion Square. and
erected new one more in accord with
the present day tastes. There is. room
Tor many such Improvements, even If
sentimental considerations are some
what disturbed by the change.
London News: The extensive altera
lions which are proceeding at the Ath-
enaeum Club, and which include the
addition Of story to it's hight, hav-
peen thought in more than one quar-
ter 10 be likely to spoil the effect of the
beautiful frieze, modelled after the
Greek, that runs around the top Of the
building as originally designed. There
is, however some misapprehension as
TO whether this is the club decoration
which has won the singular fame Of
being denounced by Mr.. Ruskin, for. in
point of fact, ii was not the Athenaeum
at the corner of Pail Mall and Waterloo
Place that the great art critic had in
mind, but a service" club further
along Pail Mall.
The denunciation was made in the
second of Mr.. Ruskins lectures on
architecture, delivered in Edinburgh as
long ago as the November of 1858. He
was condemning as a grievous waste
Of money the constant habit of putting
careful sculpture at the tops of the
houses, and he went on to say: "A
temple of luxury has just been built
in London for the Army and Navy
Club. 1t cost TAT, 600, exclusive of pur-
chase of ground. 1t has upon it an
enormous quantity of sculpture. repre-
senting the gentlemen of the navy as
little boys riding upon dolphins. and
hte gentlemen of the army-I couldn't
see as what, nor can anybody. for all
TINS sculpture is put up at the top Of
the mouse, where the gutter should be
under the cornice. know that this wa
Greek way of doing things. l can't
heIp IL; that does not make il a wise
one. Greeks might be willing to pay
for what they couldn't see. but Scotch
men and Englishmen couldn't"
New York Post: A little while ago
If you had frequented a certain res
taurant not SO very far from Washing
ton Square, you might have noticed
an individual who was an habftue of
the place. Night after night he would
De seated at the same table, we'll dress
ed, OF comfortable habit, and slipping
his vim ordinaire with tba aaSx, oo,,,,,o