The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-12-03

interest in places and thlngS 10 CURIOSITY TeBaTdll
the actual appearance OF the people regarding who
doings the papers had much to say 1t was n
enough that the newspapers should print as cou
terfeit presentment Of this or that public man
carefully posed bust portrait touched up to show Il
subject as he wanted to appear rather than as
he actually did appear Newspaper readers with
q thirst for accurate Information came to demand
pictures that would show the subjects as they
actually appeared Moreover, they wanted not a
commonplace bust photo, but a fulllength pic
ture that would represent It's object as he would
appear to who met him on the street and
with hint to his distinctive characteristics
to dress. etc. From this demand was born the
personal snap shot"
Nowadays the snapshot is to a large extent
displacing the stereotyped visage in the public
prints Almost everybody who achieves fame
notoriety must must needs fall victims to the
sharpshooters of the camera. The snap-shotter Is
no respecter Of persons callings 30 long as hu-
man interest" is present. and everybody, rom
preachers to pugiltsts and from statesmen TO
suffragists. is the quarry Of the camera scout at
one time or another. Some Of the people who are
snapshotted manifestly relish 1t; a great number
accept It as a matter Of course and a minority
wrigge and squirm and even hght at sight of
a camera. Conspicuous among the latter are
Harry Lehr. the Newport society pet of monkey
dinner fame. and J. Pierpont Morgan, the imam
: cier It must be admitted that the father of
trusts does not make q pretty picture when taken
unawares and he evidently realizes this. for he Is
usually guarded by several private detectives
when he appears in public and carries a cane
which he is quick to use on any offending camera
that he can reach.
Public ofhcals, headed by the president Of the
United States, are usually the most satisfactory
subjects for snapshots because. whatever may
be their natural inclination in the matter they
quickly learn to submit gracefully to this sort
Of attention. A leading statesman army or
navy ofacial who realizes that at public functions
he IL liable to be continually in the camera eye
is likely to instinctively avoid those awkward
attitudes and facial grimaces that sometimes spoil
things in the case Of a celebrity who 10 new to
the game and selfconscious In consequence. From
the standpoint Of the snapshotters perhaps the
most satisfactory subjects In this country are the
diplomats at Washington-that 10. the alien ON
cials who stationed at our seat Of government
the ambassadors or ministers Of foreign pow
e9s. For one thing. these titled foreigners are
possessed Of gorgeous uniforms that show up
well IN unconventional pictures, and then again
they are accustomed to being constantly on dress
parade
The suapshottef must quick on the trigger
and he cultivates ability in this direction almost
- earnestly the gun fighter Of the west did
in the old days. The newspaper snapshots are
made by means Of special cameras made specially
for the purpose. and costing as much ~ $3.50
apiece Only . fraction Of . second 10 required
Of coNrse to make q snapshot, onoe the lens 10
focused upon q celebrity In desired position. but
the uncertainty lies in the fact that the celebrity
= seldom actually posing for his picture. More
than Hkely he may not realise that he q being
eausht by tAs camera Or mayhap may b trying