New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
THE NEW ART OF SOLID cOLoRNG.

AbOut 30 months ago an inventor In this city,
while seeking some means OF making barrel slaves
pervous TO petroleum. accidentally used piece OF mar
bic to wedge the barrel he experimenting upon into
its place IN the vat containing the solution with winch
no was trying fill the pores OF the wood. On taking
out the marble he noticed that beautifully stained,
but threw 1t aside without further thought. About
month later lin September 1867 he picked IL up, e1-
ahmed It, tried 10 wash u clean iailed, bIoke u
with a hammer-stroke and lol-the color had pene-
trated the whole mass Perceiyihg the almost IN.
finite value OF the discovery he lhd so haiy stumbled
upon, he began new Investigations, ana associated
others with him in the enterprise suitable laboratory
was obtained, communications were quietly opened with
leading marble men, series OF about Zoo experiments
was instituted and now, after more than two years OF
patient toll TINS happy discovery is set forth 70 The world
Yesterday number OF gentlemen Invited 10 call
at the laboratory OF the International Marble COong
Company No ~ Thirdaye north east corner Of Twelfth
ST. second story. Here they found an Italian sunset
imprisoned In enduring stone. Here were show-Whte
marbles from Vermont turnedby wizard touch OF chenic
art into scarlet spendor not FOUND II nature save IN inc
the flower and the cloud On one hand the purple
mantels yellow user ryaled the rarest marble from
sennas quarrles Here PLAIN white chimney piece had
the choicest Lisbon stone and there the woDdrous touch
Of this new art had created massive black
veTG antique that nature ever stained In word
more than COO hues and tints and shades
all the work of mans adornng finger shimmered aud
blazed side with confusion and glory OF color
that hath not before entered into the heart OF to
conceive possible in the domain Of architecture This
invention consists simply In the discovery OF certain
a solution In shallow bath OF this the marble ia placed
molecular action Immediately eusues. and IN few hours
or days the whole is saturated with color The
tests from acids and exposure 10 the elements
show that these cOlOTs more durable than
those OF nature. The interstices Of tho marble
being thoroughly filed cannot penetrate IT. and
severest weather scarcely it, and II becomes
susceptible OF the highest polish. In fact this single,
easy and inexpensive secures at once the three
great ends of beauty durability and economy. plaster
cast has Just been completed OF baptisma font scup
tured with cross and wreathed with vine, which 10
be reproduced IN bloodred marble, the sacrcal hue.
For white marble altar in cathedral at Albany
COMPANY
have offered 10 put up OF purple for $4,000 in green
backs
Not only can marble, granite and all similar materials
be sodly cOored IN this but wood the result
beng cheap, durable and eIquisitey beautiful maeri-
which requires neither painting vanishing The
vista OF architectural magncence opened 10 the view by
this discovery must be left 10 the readers Imagination
the Arabian Nights being the only suitable treatise the
subject that Just suggests itself Apropos OF this IL
may be noted that certain common crystals were lately
subjected 10 this process and afterward submitted 10
Leading jeweer IN this city, who declared himself unable
TO distinguish them from genuine emeralds! Ht