Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1850-03-08

Substance Fades COLLINS CEIEBRATED
SKY-Ll6HT DAGuERREOTYPES Two Silver Med
dus awarded the Fairs Of the franklin mud American
Institutes for the hest and most nrisiical specimens OF
Daguerreolyps Portraits The receat improvement made
BY the subscribers. and which peculiar their eslaA
shmenl alone, viz AN upper light, has received IN
sS es'monia, 1om he FIRST ARTISTS IN THE
COUNTRY as IN its great superiority over the usual
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aimed now &c peri ,ciy than heretofore. Citizens and
Strangers specially invited, whether desiring For
trails nni visit spacious galleries. probably The
largest and extensive in the United States, aud cxa-
mine for themselves the Rslonsh improvements made BY
C. COLLINS proprieiors Of the City Daguerrean Is
mhlishment No. 100 Chestnut Street. two doors shove
! Third, south side.
subioncd arc Extracts from few of the many NO
TlCiSOF THE PRESS.
The nav SKY Light apparatus recently completed by
the Mcrsrs C has certainly had the effect Of making then
livery popular; sers having 10 make arrangements sor.e
days nheud for picture The Messrs o. have certainly
obtained the EyE in better perfection than have seei
II elsewhere md this superiority together with the clear
lures. make them worthy Of admiration only like
nesses bu as WORKS Of ART.-Phlladelphia Saturday
lo1urer.
We have various specimens OF the.el sent.uems
skill in the ART and say that FIR freshness aud like
TO life have rarely anything to equal thru
They have the beauty aud completeness OF nniHl OF the
most e1quisitey painted MINIATURE with the exact
bance 10 the original winch only The dsgucreotype can
lgvc-PennsylNanin Freeman.
Tie greatest improvement recently made in the Dagucr
reotype Art Is one by tho Messs. Collins Of Philale
pa, aud consists in different introducing the
light aud certain adaptations Of the instrument. We
have Of the portraits which they have executed
and they have the dstincinchs aud beauty Of hne engru
vinEt, They especially remarkable In giving the
lprnper. natural expression TO the EsE-Bnliimors Clip
Il per-
Coln's collection Of female miniatures is indeed gal
lcry Of beauty, which delights the very heart TO lool
lupon The secret by which thej have been enabled Ia
produce pictures of surprising teNuty aud ovelinets
course remains with themselves hui il Isl most eivia
ole one and do all wonder that both young
old anxious IN avail themselves Of iiCity Item.
II Their productions indeed Gnss Of upon which
the eye weary with gazing .--DosiDn Bee.
Il We may this firm adopt tie motto ExcnisioR, for II
exceence have never seen anything to approach hei
work Boston Post
Collins Dnguerrsolypss elicit unhoundrd applause iron
4 viscrs al the fnir.-New York Evening Mirror.
The Eye in alt their pic that hBvc seen,
taken with astonishing reffrciiun.-New York Herald.
y We will close these cxrneis by subjoinng portion
la lengthy communication recently given In tbs column
nj The North American.
These gentlemen have not only improved upon tn
art, but have made their establishments No lOo Chesnu
street, place Of agreeable resort for ladies aud geAs
. lnen |I..|
. = The beauty aud spacousnessif cir apartments III
urbnrity aud dguihei department. our well known an
esteemed friend Mr. Simeon Collins in the large saloO
below, and the genlleneny attention Of his SOMA vii
their efficient eorpyof neAisians IN the operating room
ahve make their visitors pleased with The establishment
delighted with themselves mud especially charmed wit
their counterfeit nresenimrnts .I H.
III Lot urge upon your renders 10 give them call,
> for Other purpose than examine their most beauiiil
e tpeciinens nf tbs charming Rrin dec IS
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