Evening star., 1900-03-23
A Part of His Business.


The operator of course, had to smile. 1t
| is part of the Photographic artists busi-
ness to smile when this break the camera
witticism is hurled at him-as it is about
| 1896 times per annum-just as 1t is part
of his profession to look real gladsome and
mirthful when his sitters tell him-as S4
! per cent of them do-that they'd rather
have a tooth pulled than to have picture
taken"
How do you want to be taken?" the
artist asked the stout, middle-aged man
''Oh, don't care-suit yourself-just hav-
chased me down here-hope don't break
your apparatus, wheezly said the sitter,
again relapsing into merriness.
| He was as rigid as a petriiied man when
| the photographer essayed to pose him.
Every muscle seemed to be tense and
strung to the breaking point.
Just ease up little. please" said the
operator. Whereupon the stout, gray haired
man fell into a posture about as easy,
graceful and natural as that of a stuffed
| cloak model and the negative made it
appear as if he was in the act of being gar
| roted when the shutter closed.
The Fair Debutante
The next sitter was a tall, slender, poutish
| debutante, all done up in the rig in which
| she had made her debut including the fan
| and white satin sippers-white satin Slip
pers in spite of the fact that she was only
| going to have three-quarter picture taken,
| She was accompanied by six members of
| her family, all of whom quite properly ap-
peared to regard her as the most lovely
young person on the face of the inha Bit bic
globe. The young debutante, however
| looked gloomy to the last degree
why, Gertrude said one of the fussy
members of her sr,, family party, don't look
But l tell you I hate to have my pic
| ture taken!' replied the young woman, net
| ishly. And l know my hair looks dread
| ful-none of you took one bit of pains with
| it. You all want me to look just as ugly
as can be-"
| Then all of her retinue had to surround
her and tell her that she was the beautiful
| lest ever, and that her hair never looked
more glorious. All of the members of the
debutante's party appeared to regard the
| artist with great suspicion, not to say
| aversion. When he made a suggestion as
| to the pose, they all negatived it immedi-
| ately, and they gazed at the operator as II
| they thought that he was more or less of
| an imposter and counterfeit, without
much knowledge of the Photographic art.
were to stand with her fan suspended care
| lessly from both her hands at her waist, :"
suggested the operator.
Suggestions Galore.
mo, no, nor said all of the debutantes
party at once. That is too conventiona,
and common. Can't you think of ANYTHING
better than that?"..
And they all hooked at the operator out of
| the slants of their eyes.
well, she might stand easily and grace
fully. with her hands clasped behind her
| back" said the operator.
But that wouldn't show her gloves, and
it's theatrical, anyway" said three of the
| members of the debutantes adoring fam
| lily.
well. would not sitting posture"
mo, tndeed!" they all cftmed in Ger
| trude's so beautifully tall that-why, there
are lots of graceful poses in your show
\ cases downstairs"
| One of the debutante's adorers wanted to
have her with her hands back of her head
with her eyes gazing up into infinitude'
Another wanted to have her caught in the
act of stroking property dove. Another
| thought she'd look real lovely and modest
and bashful if she were standing with her
| eyes cast down, gazing Into the heart of
| a property rose. Still another thought She d
look nice and winsome if she had both of
her hands held vertically beslde her face.
The operator wiped his forehead and let