The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-09
5TTTlNG FOR PHOTOS.
Ll.lLE suNsiEsIIONS TO ~.
PROVE arl ElRANCE.
Avoid Lis,:t Co!ors or Violent Coz.
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Taste.

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Taste.
Never has woman existed who has
not worried as to what she oaght u
wear when being photographed.
Just what she should don derenas
upon the individual woman. What
not to wear Is gneric. The correct
advice to the c t3oors woman Is II
be photographed . tdoors. and let Il
be the real oatdoo at that. Don't
let the photographer prevail urca
| you to pose before a wooden hora
| with some theatrical drops as
| background, III you Grn going to I
| photographed In the saddle, Let II l.,
| q bona fide case of saddle IL Ii Is al
indoors picture, let 1t be oruine IL
door scenery with Indoor habilIment.
Again, II YOU are literary or far
sighted, do not try to proclaim your
stuaious bent by wearing q pine,
nee or spectacles In photo raph
Anything more disastrous than the
result can hardly be imagined This
simple detail will ruin the best por-
trait ever taken, And yet nine times
out OF ten. the subject clings to her
glasses as though life depended upoa
their retention. Probably yoa do
feel more comfortable with them.
They may even be becoming In le.
life; but there has never yet been an
instance whore they did not mar tho
picture.
Avoid light colors or violent con-
trasts of eo.or. A really creditable
portrait may be ruined by the zebra
effect given By bars and stripes In
the gown fabric.
Never wear veil Very few peo-
pie would when being photographed
seriously that is by the recognized
portrait artist. But countless num-
bers cleave to the veil for snap
shot. Don't be content TO turn the
veil up. Take 1t of, II will take only
a minutes time, and the result will
amply justify the trouble.
Plain colors are best for the gown,
draperies in long lines rather than
frills and furbelows and clarity of
outline should be preserved pune
tiliously In the case of good figure.
II the sitter has poor figure, don't
be tempted into anything more than
head and shoulders Allow nothing
to mar the shoulder line Have your
artist see that your shoulders arc
perfectly level and avoid any extreme
sly lie OF sleeve. The picture frock OF
white ehiffon-not necessarily with
the fichu which Is trying to many
Is the wear for the average woman.
Good effects have been obtained with
fluffy, black tulle, and dignified por-
traits of stately dowagers often show
gowns of plain satin. However, IL
you use satin. see that 1t Ks a digs
nihed quality OF satin. Fiimsy,
grumpy satin on an elderly woman Is
Just as bad as creased iiannels on
man. In the matter of headgear, only
picture hat. and one copied from
an old master at that, is permissible.
Lacking this, bar the hat out alto
gether. Nothing changes so often or
so radically In style and nothing Ia
more ridiculous than your appear
ance in hat of the days gone by.
Furs usually are charming In
but they should not
overwhelm the wearer. You have all
doubtless seen the portrait OF the
Lady In Ermine when the ermine
was the only thing that fingered be-
yond the moment In the memory.
Young girls may be charmingly done
In white fox but do not let IT. domi-
nate the picture. The portrait OF two
fluffy white fox heads with the girl
behind them could hard
iy be termed q successful effort.
Never use. artificial flowers. Imita-
ton flowers look doubIy imitation In
a photograph. And If you must be
done with an animal. let IL be a live
animal. Don't allow the photog-
rapher to palm OFF on you a stuffed
kitten In the belief that you are SO
made to look sweetly domestic. nor
let him counterfeit to you charac-
ter OF gentleness by flight of stuffed
doves.
Much jewelry is mistake. On the
,ther hand, one or two good things
ook exceedingly well. A fine string
Of pearls cannot be very wrong but
diamonds and the elaborate tiaras
and necklaces TO match are trifie
ornate except for ladies OF exceed
ngly high degree. II you have a good
throat and shoulders. 1t is a pity TO
wear anything at all to cucumber
hem.
The chief points to remember
when going before the camera are
hat color counts for nothing, and
hapes for much.