The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 6, 1903, Page 9

T art of posing is simply the ability to make f whatever beauty you may possess. it is nothing more or less than the art 2g beautiful at all times, under any cir- Given & pretty woman in a becoming uch that is artistic may be secured. it is not enough that & woman should perfection of face and figure. She e as well that subtle, elusive something want of a better definition, I might call of beauty—the ability to portrgy emo- those qualities of a dominating person- a photograph as well as in real life ts and holds the attention, but lives the memory of the beholder. And such pictures, let me say at once, are as rare in photography as such women themselves are r T fe. When we do find one the result is jably an almost endless array of negatives run the gamut of human emotions from com- ¢ tragedy. ; Perhaps the most notable example of this fact is Miss Joan Hadenfeldt, whose picture I present berewith. Without doubt she has been photo- graphed more than any soclety girl in the West be- cause photographers are always seeking her. And this is not simply because she has beautiful gowns wi kch she knows how to wear. A handsome ward- rdbe, combined with clever lighting effects and other accessories, goes far toward making an attract- ive picture, but it is only the beginning in the art of " posing. There must be beauty of the most order and Miss Hadenfeldt is certainly distinctive. indeed what I have just said about the spirit of beauty as distinctive from mere perfection of face and figure iy peculiarly applicable to her. Each and every one of her pictures is a complete charac- terization In itself—not simply a good pertrait that shows off her beauty to the best advantage, but that contains an added quality besides. 1 have photographed her as the Queen of Sheba after her reign as Queen of the Mardi Gras two seasons ago and as the Empress Josephine after the Mardi Gras of last season, and prior to that as Queen of the big Goethe-Schiller Festival at the Mechanics' Pavilion, which netted over $100,000— end ever has there been besides the regal quality of the characters themselves something of her own | 3 & eC.6.7905 AN magnetism. that has made the- extremely diverse personalities. on ‘these occasions :seems . altogether her own. And: yet mo three pictures could be mors totally unlike. = By nature, however, she is extremely vivaclous, and yet it is an odd circumstance that most of the pictures I have made of her show her in the heavier emotions. - Look at this,picture, for instance. It is not only a good portraif, but it displays a depth of emotion that borders on. the tragic. And the pose and expression are striking In the extreme. In fact ‘it is one of the most notable pictures I have ever made, and best {llusdtrates what I mean when I say that it is not beauty alone that counts in the ; art -of posing. It is the Inborn capacity for deep feeling. - And. yet .in contradiction to this I have many pictures of this same young lady In easy, graceful, animated poses, which while far from being conventional attitudes are as different as day and night. To those women who place a vast deal of rellance upon an expensive wardrobe as the chief element of attraction in their pictures let me say that their gowns should be not only original, but harmonious. The simpler the better. Gorgeous raiment detracts from the merit of the pose itself. A glance at this picture will illustrate what I mean. The gown though rich is unobtrusive, while the head dress, which 1s certainly unique, blends so well into the spirit of the picture as to be altogether indispen- sable. No young lady In all my acquaintance has been #o persistently besought to give up her social life has not taken the step sooner. If artistic pictures alone were her sole requisite she will surely achisve & great success.