The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-06
Fine Arts.

VALUABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE DAGUERREAN
Aria beautiful discovery has just been made by
j. T. Mascher Of Philadelphia, in the daguerrean art
which ought to ensure him handsome fortune in
few years. By this discovery two pictures of the
same person, taken on one plate, are, through the
aid of his stereoscope made to appear as II they
were one life-like statue. It is well known that
nearly all dsgueireotype pictures, as well as por
traits in oil, fiat and inanimate; but likenesses
viewed through the stereoscope are not only magn-
fed large life, but are by binocular vision, con
yerted into apparently solid pictures. His sterco
scope is all contained in common daguerreotype
case; in fact the case Is the stereoscope, simply
having flap, containing two convex lenses, arrang-
ed in the lid OF the otherwise ordinary case. When
raises that side of the containing the lenses and
views the picture through them, which then appears
to the eye as one portrait, magnfed to great ex-
tent with the features and dress clearly delineated
Mr.. Mascher accomplished his invention by such
simple yet efectual means that it makes every one
wonder why it was not discovered long before.
ENGRAVING OF THE EMPRESS EUGENIE.-Messrs.
Goupil & Co. have just published splendid litho.
Empress Eugene. This engravingis by far one Of
the finest productions of the photographic art. The
skill with which the features are shown is truly adj
mirable. The Empress appears in lownecked
dress, with an imperial mantel OF royal ermne in
loose folds around her waist. Her neck is orna-
mented with "a beautiful diamond necklace.
Messrs. Goupil have also published another large
engraving, entitled Elizabeth Grace and Rachel
Martin. The engraving represents these two wo-
men as dressed in their husbands clothes, with
horse pistols in their bands, capturing two British
officers and courier, who was conveying some i'm
por'ant dispatches to the enemy. The heroines
secured the papers, the men yielding prompt sub
mission to the seeming soldiers. The scene is taken
from Mrs. Elet's I" Women Of The American Reyo
luton"
graph published by Goupil & Co., representing a
scene from Mrs. Ellet's . Women Of the American
Revolution where five royalists entered the house
OF Nancy, in Georgia. and ordered something to eat
placing their muskets in a corner Of the room.
The heroine of the story, while the soldiers were
eating succeeded in passing ont two OF the guns to
her husband, who was outside, when she was de-
tected in the act OF putting out the third the whole
party then rose to their feet, when, quick as
thought, Nancy brought the piece to her shoulder,
fred and killed one OF the enemy, took up
another and brought down second man;
then, posting herself in the doorway, with
the last musket in her hand she called upon the
party TO surrender their ID tory carcasses to a
whig woman, 10 which they gladly agreed The de-
termination expressed IN the countenance OF Nancy
u exceedingly well executed, expressing the firm
ness OF the American women OF that period with a
mastery Skill
siearns 4 Co have published the life of "My
Friend Miggles,N being IL moving panorama OF his
fortunes and misfortuces, illustrated with over two
hundred cngnyngs OF .he most comical catastrophcs.
This Il really a most amusing book for all young
persons and will. no doubt have large circulation
I arnong tho juvenile potion OF the community.
ONO LrSAric AsYLua.-Thc Lunatc Asylum
a Columbus, Ohio, is now fell containing upwards
! 4 fave hundred patients In fourteen years thore
have been admitted 2,llG patients OF which lg3d
| were farmers, being more than twelve times the
| sUmler &C those OF any other occupation excep
/ iAbofers. a which class there were 1870. The mex
highest on the list are teachers being 20. Their
we're - clerks, 20 preachers, ~ tailors lawyer
\ rinltr. sea captains 2 musicians medic stu
!, -. :. Among 80 ca'ge', sr.'Tt r,opinsq "
\ ~ eos. eelucst.