Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-10
PArrn1nep,s Mnrr11No PALACE OF AIT.

-GuLdcG OF |HTb' OF our enteTPfl CiuAeIiI "A.
C. PARTRIDGE on Main street, a few doors above
Monroe. AS usual, quite number of persons
were collected there, examining his excellent
display of specimens, embracing all the latest
varieties of sun pictures while his whole force
of employees were constantly and busily en-
gagged in making likenesses for customers His
establishment is fitted up in excellent style and
at great expense, and will repay the inspection
of not only our own citizens, but also of stran-
gers who may visit the city. The entire suite
of Rooms are 145 feet in length, reaching one
half the distance from Main street to Market
| Along the walls are tastefully arranged great
number of specimens, embracing many differ
ent styles Of pictures. At the front end of the
room are placed two beautiful marble statues,
one fztbem copy of Powers Greek Slave; a
rosewood Piano stands near the centre, while
sofas, center-tables, superb show cases, &C., are
arranged throughout the reception room, the
whole adornunents, furniture and apparatus cost
ling thousands of dollars Among the specimens
on exhibition-ar pictures ofpersons of national
and state reputation, ofindividuals from all por-
tons of the country, of fair ladies from our own
and other neighborhoods, and last butnot least
of various members, past aud present, of the
editorial fraternity; the whole making one of
the finest displays to be found in any city of
the Union.
The operating room, in the rear of the build
ing, is also worthy of extended notice. It's so
constructed as to afford every facility for lights,
the necessary arrangement of which has so
much to do with securing good pictures, and
which Mr.. P has made matter of much study.
Here is carried on all the varied minutia of
chemical science necessary for the work, and
the preparation of artists materials for use and
sale. We observed here several new mammoth
cameras, one of which allows the use of plates
10 by % inches, taking pictures direct from ma
ture, of life size. 70 an uninitiated eye, like
ours, the labor necessary to produce all the va
rious styles of likenesses hero taken, appears,
and doubtless is, extremely intricate, and GER
ltainlyErequires an amount Of scientific research,
an expenditure of capital and industry which
merits all the pecuniary success and artistic
fame now being achieved by the proprietor of
the establishment.
The splendid, large size Photographs, taken
by PARTRIDGE, are fast becoming "all the rage"
among our people, and really deserve all the
praise that is being bestowed upon them. The
Photograph be "got up" in more various
and beautiful ways than any others.ssun Pic
ture.' 1t is capable of being finished in Oil
colors and surPasses in this style the best crea-
tons of portrait painters, from its superior cor
.rectness. Finished with India Ink, it has
better effect than the best steel engraving In
either Pastelle or Water Colors it is also supe-
rior. It likewise has the advantage of cheap
ness, for, negative being procured, these pic
lures may be indefinitely multiplied, at any
future time, and at very low rates. Being taken
on paper, it may be sent by mail without risk
to the picture. In fact, its advantages are too
many to allow adequate mention in our limited
| space.
making the Ha1lOtgpe, (anew style of picture,)
in Western Virginia, specimens of which are
now on exhibition at his Paldcs Of Art, and
are universally pronounced by all who have ex-
amined them, as the most beautiful sun painting
ever invented.
We also noticed a number Of very fine views
Of residences, and scenery, taken by PARTRIDGE.
This branch of the art is now attracting much
attention from our citizens, and we expect, ere
long, to see many pictures Of our handsome
residences. embracing, as may easily be done,
correct likcncSses of all the members OF
family. What more grateful renembrances
could be imagined, TO an absent ;zsr brother,
or friends How would the reception and sight
Of such a scene carry the distant wanderer, in
spirit, back to "Homc, sweet Home" and call
up sweet, though perhaps sad, memories of de-
parted loved ones. Such things are without
price; and now that the opportunity to obtain
these pictures spresented, it should be embraced
without delay.
As we before suggested, the outlay OF money
and labor necessary to prepare for carrying on
this new branch Of Art, has been very great.
Our citizens owe much to Mr. PARTRIDGE,
through whose energy and public spirit Wheel
ing has been placed, so far as this business is.
concerned, on a par with any city in the land.
1t remains for our people to do their part in
properly sustaining so meritorious an estab-
lshment
AGooD IDEA OF HApP,SEss.-one of ourex-
changes writes an article qponhappincss, clap
Ply as Queen" &c
Give US the homely Ethiopian conception Of
| it. after ALL as nearer the truth than onvtnin,