Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-01-19
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
Cold Weather-The nilsson Concerts
Business Failures-Hiyh Rents-MO-
ney PhotOgra w. sawyer
Christmas.
CHICAGO. Jan. 9, 1s70.-At last winter has
come in earnest. Last Wednesday the Their
morneter began to fall rapidly-the six inches
of snow that had fallen Monday night have
given the atmosphere nll-till Friday
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 then at the principal
cities in the neighboring States north, and as
far south as St. Louis
THE NILSSON CONCERTS
we're 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 $4,000 rent
IS, 900 more than it ought. No wonder it
failed.
HIGH RENTS.
Ross & Goss pay $40, 900 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.
MONEY
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 eye 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 pencil-holde and painter, the likenesses
were true to nature, and daguereotypes am
brotypes and photographs succeeded each
other, and now pictures are taken on wood,
porcelain, and the different metals. There are
several styles Of pictures, recently introduced
by the b0st artists, that are deseryedly pop
ular.
/. The REMBRANDT, or Shadow pictures,
so called because the lights and standings are
after the style of the great Master. These pic
lures are very fine, and the artistic effects
most striking.
2. The BERLIN VIGNETTE: very large sized
heads, from retouched negatives. A peculiar
style. very beautiful and popular.
3. MEDALLION HEADS, resembling the Berlin
Vignette, but differing from it in the style of
printing
4. VICTORIA CARDS, in size between the Carte
de Visite and tho Cabinet-the largest size that
can be put in letter envelope, and very APP
propriate for the large Berlin Vignette or
Rembrandt
5. PORCELAIN PICTURES, OF all sizes, from
miniature to life, the most beautiful of all
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
Geographic art gallery he has purchased, with
all it's art treasures, improved upon its meth
ODDS and increased its reputation and attrac-
tons: Mr.. Sawyer, though recent conner,
is pioneer in the art, took the silver medal
for the best daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and
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.
1 saw some exceedingly beautiful pictures in
these as we'll as other styles--there, and sew
eral porcelain pictures, life size, exquisitely
finished, with perfection of light and shade,
softness and naturalness of flesh
tint, with glow of life which no
artist could equal on canvass, and
which rival the finest ivory portraits He has
also special arrangements for taking childrens
pictures, and ample facilities for executing
work in every department of the Photographic
art. Using only tho purest chemicals and the
best stock, and employing only the best ar
lists, bis gallery is the favorite resort of the
lovers of art, and those who wish the finest
pictures. at reasonable prices, should visit his
studio when they come to Chicago.
CHIIsTMAs AND NEW YEARS
were 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
AMUSEMENT
are open to-day. and will be through the week
Fisb's opera troupe begin their season Wednes-
day night in Twelve Temptations. b.
A.,