, 1870-05-10
Opening Of Faasett'a New Photograph
Rooms and Art Gallery.

The gpactoug and elegant new photograph rooMs
and art gallery recently completed BY IN. Fassctt,
Esq., al the corner Of Van Buren atreet and Va
bash avenue, were i1rBt throHn open 70 the public
ycster1lay, At noon, and from that time TIL late in
the evening were thronged with admiztnT visitors.
1t Will be unnecessary for us to enter into any de-
taned descriptions OF the Photographic processes,
Of all the latest appliances and Inventions in
which art ME. Fassett has ayallei himself, or OF
the various rooms aud departments. except In gen
cral terms which NAV indicate their character
and extent. In addition to the spacious
residence on Wabash avenue, a large and
handsome addition Of br.ct has been built CD Van
Buren, street. through which Is the entrance 70 the
gallery. The yestibule door leads directly into
the buainGSs pfhcr, which u elegantly lifted up.
To the left OF the ONCE Is the music room sud par
Tnc :Hat siuo, @ % i hight be expected ef II ady pos
taste, u Ill natters connected win an is An e1-
i'll It's departments, gathered both at home and
abroad, and furnishing Of itself an inspiration 10
her gifted aud sktlfuI pencil
TIE ARr GALLERY
Is located At the extreme west end Of tho building,
all both In light and general arrangement Ia au-
lection On the rails at present Ia not large hur It
Is remarkably excellent one Perhaps sne most
portrait Of tic l4tc Henry Keep. Esq, Of New
YcyI, which derives additional interest from the
tact Of It's being the last work Of Eliot, the grsa.
full Of feeling and character and splendid
handling OF culor. Our home artists are also rep
resented on the wills. Reed, Jr:, b5 one or two
| iandscapc; Dfurr, Gy d landscape which showa
good w0rG; ouo sommcr, BY his large An Sable
vicW shltlaw, by two lake Sketches % h!s ehatae-
teEistic warm style, Ford, by ono oil bis excellent
forest interiors: Elkua, by q large landscape !:
Eeakin, hy hls old English Inn: cogeswell By q
| rs hpFI II n
group, embracing an unfinished study o. young
lady a11eparinG for the 1sa," Roman gu, fSi!
snea OF ad 90y sone am0 Il aez Afai sahe pas
port1alis In addition to these there az the fol
lowing works by eminent artists abroad: "a Vim
ST. M % ~ n1ichef': 4 "u..ndpa:s spec,acles," By
Professor Eretszchmer; "Cotopaxi," by Church;
THE Status" Dusseldorf, " stammel: the
Fowl" by the great coutulier; prayer on tht
Bro.n r!etuEs; "The Pottsr, small sse.ch aS
LINE George BY weber. nov INST exhibited
A. NC have before aaid, rhe- collection, altbousf
small, Is very interesting one, and rill well re
f"' ''s"' TIE voRkts,, soox, ....
a:c on the second floor, aud embrace l4diea
and esnliemens lFesslng rooms, hesse, aS.
6itca NJ viii nj, the | modern appliances; an eie
giant little waiting room, supplied With pictures
s,a,rsr ana bofs s ether pleasant metaoa sn
fty feet in length, which Is supplied with noEtl
hight, audi Is without exception the nueBt operating
arc the arf room aud sna CLOSETS, % iii COZ connected 5
lifts and speaking tubes with the ONCE below; IN
,nonnting room; md three rooms for co!ortng au'
In addiuon to these, there is an operating roor
= on the third door, with the same light, slthon9
smaller IN eftenf, and negative store rooms: "a
c IN The basement, mounting, tonine, and *asnsn
iswoud he dlsnculs to plan building more I'D