Now, I understand, a
few models may be obtained in New York; but they are so rare and so
expensive, that it is almost ruinous to employ them. It costs two
or three dollars there to secure a model which here may be had for
half a day for forty cents. There is no want of models here; but
their history is a sad one, and makes one often seriously lament
the necessity for employing them. Young women, especially, are
driven to this employment by the want of bread. I have numerous
offers of their services made by parents who are in great distress.
I make it a point to discourage all who come to me from entering
the business, and am only conquered when I feel sure that, if I
decline, they will be driven to other studios. I prefer only
professional models, already thoroughly committed to the calling,
as I shrink from the responsibility of leading any into so perilous
a vocation. They are usually accompanied by their mothers, and I
strive to treat them in a way to save their self-respect and
delicacy--a very hard task, which too often breaks down in less
scrupulous hands.
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