Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
Club for Artists Models
~ Frederic . iiassin

New York, City Ian 2-To have the
artist model taken seriously ~ the piir'
pose Of an Interesting club which has its
headquarters in an Old fashioned house
on West Fifty-eighth street here. Pass this
house ~ any hour during the day, end,
II you ere lucky, you nre APT. 70 sec its
ancient door oreak open and the originai
Of your favorite rnagazine-cover-girl TRIP
sedotely down the steps. For the house
IL ualslly full 0f them. II has about 100
such enchanting dapsels on rs member
chip list.
But they are 10 be taken seriouslyl
Don't forget that
The other day, Broadway Don Juan,
bewitched at the sight of his fayOrite
bathing girl picture actual,y walking down
Seventh avenue nut 10 bathing SUIT,
you understsnd, but recognizable never
tbeles8 proceeded 20 accompany her at
q discreet distance as she turned down
Fifty-eighth street. When che left the
pavement and ren up pair of steps, he
stopped IN his tracks aud stared IN deep
pfe-ocoupotion a. the door where she had
vanished
Suddenly, the door opened second
time and gray-haired, sweet-laced
fnatron came ont
Young man, Whist do you mean by
following ore of our girls2 demanded the
lady quietly but firmly Vow suppOse
YOU Just run along buck to Broadway where
YOU belong The girls n this club are nice
quiet refined girls, end they don't want
To be annoyed, and, furthermore, We arc
not going to have lDt u id!e, gaping
men standing olt here IL front of our
house
Thus did the Secretary Of the club ~
she later explained to the reporter, MP III
the bud a movement oD the part Of the
male population of New York 20 give the
club It's enthusiastic endorsement.
The attitude of the public, especially
| the masculine public. toward the artist >
model, said the secretary sadly IL
much the same a. Il Is toward the chorus
/ prl-eDtirely frivolous II - also incurabiy
/ romantic People sesu 70 have an idea
/ that Pm artist model is a gsy young
! thing who earns an easy, If not luUnOls,
/ nymg EC posing FOR fascinating artists with
/ long han. or Oriental fazes, Is they fsve
/ bald heads Now, - matter ~ fact
/ posing ,s hard work, and until recently
/ the average artist model h2s beeD poorly
/ paid and has bcen given about az much
/ consideration ~ q table " chair
GETTING OBS goR MODELS.
Here the tel phone On the secretary :
/ desk burst noisily into her coofdcnces,
and she grabbed ? notebook oDd pencil.
Excuse me iust minute, she said
+ faking up the instrument Yes, ! think
wa hpye lust the girl you need Mis-
You know herr Too tkinP ! dont : believe
ne hage anybody plumper. We consi Z
der ner one of the plumpest girls we heve.
About 80 pounds | should say, but tai
and proportional Yes, ! think you
might be able % lse her fare too. she =
good spanish type Well she lives night
/ 40 in your neighborhood suppose
/ have her come in and see you anyw ~
r. she doesn gnt perhaps We caT. get yoti
some one else Miss NJ whom you haf
before will be back from Havana Friday.
The secretary then explained that thf
rIub runs an employment bureau for t'
members, who sre al registered and class
fed nv types Posing = somewhat iiS'
private nLE ing, girl never Know
h1w Iorg ae- i0h . gong 20 last or nov
much money & i going 20 pay her ooTn'
artists take Z long time 10 complete thel
work. and Others work very fast. some car
afford u paw q high rate for model. anr
others can scarcely afford - employ ont
al all. But conditions IN this respect 2 r
better for Doserz than they have eve'
been before. thanks 70 the perslsten'
rnarcanarv efforts OF the club. AgoOd mode
can now demand and collect dollar az
hour for her work. at which rate some o
! them make - much as eight dollars day
Be7jdes its employment bureau, m
Art Workers Club a. Il IS called, operstei
a restaurant on the first floor OF the house
which serves excellent meals at cost
while FIVE . clock tea Is served every after
noon absolutely free. To TINS artists a
vel "a models are invited, since, - th'
Secretary explained the chief object o
the club is 10 nrlng me two factions 70
gethe- for the promotion OF better under
standing
This. on rainy afternoon, the blg elu
room Is flled with models draped about n
furniture in graceful attitudes. while the
chat and drink tea with SOclabiy-incllne'
artists. The room. with its artistic draper
les and comfortable eoucnes ana eas
chairs. looks more Ike 3 drawlng-rooT
than 4 clubroon. and the casual stran e
wo;Ild never guess from the frivolous reE
zrtee and engaging manner o. lts guesi
mat serious business vas beng tranSacIe
Yet Il l. st these teas That manyNe7
York artists ind their various types
models.
THE COSTUMES.
On the third floor oi Is large. ol
fashioned home, the club maintains
costume department. which conta-r
costumes OF every period and naJlons
itv. These are often rented AZ il nonlinl
fee with the model For instance, val
the reporter was visiting the club the oth'
day. q wealthy srtlSt who lives - asuou-
a. New York, came n and told me secr'
tarv he was in search of Dutch type an
Dutch costume Of the kind worn BY
certain group of peasants tving on 3
: island in the Zuyder Zee he artIst vs.
: tcld IA 20 ,ip TO the clubroon ana max
himself n home while the secretary foUn
: hin, a model In a remarkably short tln
% faxen-haired girl, with broad chee
: homes and a robust figure cane IN =
: front door IN answer 70 the secretary
: talenhone summons, and was rushed U
: IN tbe third floor 70 be fitted FOR the sal
: nessant costume The same afternoo
: She was ont at the artist : suouroa
: studio. ready TO take her pose.
: Once. every February, the club mas
; Mode : Review. which Is considered or
: Of the most important events in artist
circles. To this review all OF the know
! artists in the city are invited The clul
: rooni turned INTO a small auditorium
: with rows OF chairs 70 accommodate
: large-sized artist audience, while IN q
: center of the room is an elevated pla
: form for the exhibition Of the mode
: The girls appear in the most beautr
! costumes that the costume departme
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