Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-19
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

Cold weather-The Nilsson Concerts
Business Failures-High Rents-Mo-
ney- PHOTOGRAPHERS. w. Sawyer
Christmas.
CHICAGO, Jan. Q, 1s7O.-At last winter has
come in earnest. Last Wednesday the Their
mometer began to fall rapidly-the six inches
of snow that had fallen Monday night have
given the atmosphere csill-till FridAJ
morning the mercury was seven degrees below
zero. Sunday the cold abated somewhat, and
to-day it is quite moderate. 1t has been seve-
raj degrees milder here than at the principal
cities in the neighboring States north, and as
far south as st. Louis.
THE NILSSON CONCERTS
were the events of the last week-Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday
afternoon. They were largely attended, Great
ed much excitement, gave eminent satlsfac-
ton and were q marked success. On Thurs
day evening the Scandinavians gave her an
enthusiastic reception at the German House,
with music, feasting, toasts and speeches, and
presented her with a laurel wreath of gold
From here she goes to st. Louis.
BUSINESS FAILURES.
There have been several business failures
since my last. The exorbitant price of rents
absorb all the profits of many merchants A
retail dry goods house paying 81, 900 rent
$1,000 more than it ought. No wonder 1t
failed.
HIGH RENTS.
Ross 4 Goss pay $4,000 rent year, but
they do a large business. But the fact Is pat
ent that landlords must reduce the price of
rents or have bankrupt tenants, or vacant
stores.
is very close at the banks, the demand of pork
packers absorbing all their spare funds There
Is little prospect of an easier money market
till after the Government call is made.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
The art of transferring the likeness OF the
human face and form have reached great de-
gree of perfection. In canvass painting, where
the eve guides the hand in thinning the features
and tracing the shape, size and relations OF
the different parts, there is necessarily more
or less imperfection. But, when the Sun was
made encil-holder and painter, the licensees
were true to nature, and daguerreotypes, am
brotypes and photographs succeeded eaeh
other, and now pictures are taken on wood,
porcelain, and the Extraordinarily. There are
several styles of pictures, recently introduced
by the best artists that are deservedly pop
ular.
1. The REMBRANDT, or Shadow pictures,
so called because the lights and shadings are
after the style of the great Master. These pic
lures are very fine, ard the artistic effects
most striking.
2. The BERLIN VIGNErTE: very large sized
heads. from retouched negatives. A peculiar
STYLE very beautiful and popular
8. MEDALLION HEADS, resembling the Berlin
Vignette, but differing from it in the style OF
printing.
de Visite and the Cabjnet-the largest size that
can be put in a letter envelope, and very APP
propriate for the large Berlin Vignette or
Rembrandt.
s. PORCELAIN PICTURES, of all sizes, from
miniature to life, the most beautiful OF al
styles for portraits, for they can be finished
equal to the finest ivory pictures.
A great improvement in photography Is the
retouching of negatives before printing To
do this successfully requires the highest skill
of our best artists.
The best specimens of the art, in the various
styles of pictures, can be seen in the photo
graphic studio of
s. W. SAWYER, "a WASHINGTON STREET,
Successor to j. Corbut, whose well-known pho
tograpiic art gallery he has purchased, with
all its art treasures, improved upon its meth
DDS and increased its reputation and attrac-
tons. Mr.. Sawyer, though recent conner
is pioneer in the art, took the silver media
| for the best daguerTeotypes, ambrotypes anc
photographs at the Maine State Agricultural
Fair in 1859, and stood in the front rank OF
his profession at the East. He excels espe'
cially in the Rembrandt and Porcelain pictures
I saw some exceedingly beautiful pictures II
/
eral porcelain pictures, life size, exquisitely
finished, with perfection of light and shade
softness and naturalness of fest
tint, with q glow of life which nc
artist could equal on canvass, and
which rival the finest ivory portraits. He has
also special arrangements for taking children's
pictures, and ample facilities for executing
work in every department of the Photographic
art. Using only the purest chemicals and the
best stock, and employing only the best ar
fists. his gallery is the favorite resort of the
lovers of art, and those who wish the finest
pictures, at reasonable prices, should visit hi;
studio when they come to Chicago.
| CHRISTMAS AND NEwSYEARs
we're celebrated here religiously on Sunday
but Monday was the holiday celebration of it
There is not snow enough for sleighing
though few sleigh bells are heard. All the
places of
are open to-day, and viii be through the week
Fisk's opera troupe begin their season Wednes
day night in Twelve Temptations. B.