The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
CLAD IN Smile
MODEL POSES /.
FOR A CROWD

All Madison Tower Rubbers as
Large Number Of Movie
Men Grind Away.
NEW YORK, April 30 Mort ". Bur-
ger decided to dc. something the other
afternoon which would cause him to
explode into print Ho did II, Mort
had q reason. He Is tho director Of
the school Of illustration and newspa-
per caricature known as the Associate
cd Art Studios. with quarters just yin-
der the root OF the Flatiron building.
And Mort-he hasn't admitted this,
but likely as not Il Is true-was sore
because when o list Of Atty inmortals
recently was submitted to Congress
~ tho nucleus OF o sort OF United
Staten French academy. Morris name
was not included with those OF DR.. N.
N. Butler. George NJ. Conan. Oliver
Herford and the rest. r.. 4,
Whereupon Mort Burger called up
the newspaper Offices and asked
whether or not reporters would be
willing to climb TO the roof OF the
Flatron nj 2 p. m. and witness his
schools most beautiful monde model
begin to pose In the open air. Mort
added that tho young woman would
not wear her new Easter gown, but
would come out into the roof breozes
unadorncd except for--wel1. that she
would merely como into the roof
breezes.
City editors put the assignment DIFF
fidently up to The reporters, who an
swered. '"That toems perfectly fair"
--.'' Girl Gives Directions. lfi'
I. To got up to Morris art school one
takes the elevator to the twentieth
floor. which. Is as far Us tho elevator
goes. Then ono climbs twistly flight
Of stairs and comes upon stenogra-
pher girl whose desk IL 80 placed that
It Is impossible to get into the life
class without taking q running Jump
over the desk top. qF'gs p'
But on this afternoon the stenog-
raphar girl seemed to be in a welcome
ing rather than repellant frame Of
mind. Instead OF blocking tho way
she released detailed directions, which
included opening remarks to the eff
feet that reporters and visiting flre-
men should walk through tho door at
tho far end of her Office. step carefully
out upon the enyes--being careful al
ways TO avoid looking over-stroll
northward toward the prov OF the
Flatiron. place the feet firmly upon
the iron rungs of a perpendicular lad
der leading to a super-roof above the
art school and thon gaze and gaze upon
whatever was to be, gazed OF,
All these things were done, the feel
ing being general at the time that Il
was all bunk-that, in other words.
after all the trying preliminarics one
would not only find upon the roof a
model wearing new Easter gown
but, to make things more difficult, a
volumlnous Easter gown designed on
hoopskirt lines.
Outdoor Life Glass.
But as reporters, not daring to look
backward and downward over their
shoulders. climbed into the sky they
finally came upon topmost roof
wherein was the beauteous blonde
model. Mont Burger. the great art d.
rector, had made good. He had made
good.
What II was all about nobody up to
this time knew and nobody sought to
know. Amid hazy memories the facts
stand out that there was a garnet rug
stretched out on the roof, with about
a dozen chairs and drawing boards
arranged around the rug for Mort
Burgers embryo artists, all OF whom
were youths and rhaidens in their teens
or early twenties. From the Metropol-
itan Life tower across Madison Square
rigid folk wero leaning from the. Of
fee windows,
On the roof itself. movie operators,
three OF them, were grinding steadily.
To one side. as one stood enraptured,
Mort Burger was vaguely relating the
facts that the reason he had invited
representatives Of the press to see his
star model pose was that the public
doubtless would be interested to know
that he had instituted an outdoor life
class.
Poses By the Reel. \
Nov. miss" an ardent young movie
operator was saying, ''if you will take
another pose. Now take another. Be
careful Of the steam pipes. Your
part Of you Is back Of the steam pipes.
That's better. Try to avoid the steam
pipes. Now take another pose. Now
try another. Now II you viii kindly
"oh, for The luvva Nike" interrupt
cd weakened faced movie operator,
who minutes before had ceased grind
ing his machine. "Cut It out, Bert,
and let US beat 1t. You got whole
reel by this time. At my time Of life
] don't like to stand up here IN high
wind on the caves Of a."
Then beat it!" snapped the much
moro youthful movie man. Now MISS
Blabla, II you will kindly take another
pose. That's fine-hold that. Now,
one more. Turn slowly about, but be
careful Of the steam pipes. Stay right
out In the sunlight. Now q pose re-
clining on the rug. Smile at me. That's
II! Now let's try one with"
Prepares for the climax.
Mort Burger finally stepped up and
intimated that too much was enough.
The model, feeling the need Of warm
clothing before stepping OF the rug
onto the roof gravel. slipped her pink
toes into q pair OF unheeled ChinesA