The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-20

sons who are generally well informed,
have the slightest conception OF the va
rious processes by which those wonders
of modern initiative art, popularity
known as. .Chromos, are gradually de-
veloped, step by step, to perfection
which almost defies. discrimination in
comparing with the original. The lith-
lOgraphic. or stone process Is that gcner-
lally used in this country; but having
been found too slow, and inherently de-
Elective for rendering some of the most
delicate tints, great effort has been made
to find substitute, by which higher
degree of perfection could be attained.
and the superior productive capacity Of
relief substituted for The uncertainties
and delays Of surface printing.
Many years ago, Mr.. CHARLES STAHL,
a photographic engraver of high repu'e,
directed his attention to this subject, and
after years Of patient and enthusiastic
devotion, he has overcome all difficult
ties, and so perfected Lis process as to
insure a complete revolution in the art
OF color printing.
Messrs. JAMES SUTTON & Co., of No.
So Maiden Lane, New York. publishers
of TuE ALDINr, adopted his process for
the production of their Premium Chro-
mos, some three years ago; and. with
the increased facilities thus placed at bis
disposal. Mr.. Sfahl has been enabled to
achieve the most admirable results. and
the firm are now printing Chromos.
equal i'm every respect TO the very best
'iorcign specimens.
The picture to he copied is covered
with transparent sheet OF oiled paper,
on which tracing of every outline is
made. This outline is then transferred
to lithographic stone, known as the
'l.. Key" A number OF plates. equa! TO
1.-The num- Der of tints desired. is next pre-
pared, and an impression from the hey
lis printed on each. With the original
slbefore him. the artist fills in with a
r,crayon such portions. OF the outline on
each plate as lie wishes TO have repro
duce the pariiclar shade assigned 10 it.
The untouched portions OF the plate
: are then covered with peculiar prep
ara,ion, and a galvaric bath, nicely gov
o erned. does the work oi an epgraver,bu'
D does il as 10 ellgraycr could possibl! dc
-,it-,rue to hair, and finer, il necessary
lihan the naked eye can discover. Eaci
: plate is printed in its Turn Oh the paper
IL nd every impression must be 50 adjus
ted 10 lis predecessors. that there slia!
he lie s!ig litest variation.
When il is considered that us many a'
Twenty or thirty plates are often requr'
: 'cd-.tiiat some portions OF a tint are pre-
. served pure To the end, while others arc
covered and affected 10y one or all sue
; cccding impres s-ions--iiie marvellous ski
: and knowledge of various combination
!. OF color required OF al artist who essay
-io lay out and compieie the plates :os
!, Chrome. may be iaintly imagined u,
"tLose whose aud admire the splendit
res ult, of his labors.
y In THE ALDINE establishment may b'
! seen two immense Co.trell n Babcocl
: lpr;uting lmachires, selected for their nc
Icuracy OF register and perfect distribu
eltiou. hcsc presses are constantly oc
!, ,cupied in printing the Chromos to b'
: elriyen as premiums to subscribers 10 th'
!, !, 1 "A ldinc for 1873.
y The process Of relief printing has
among many, this very important ad
J vantage over lithography: the printin:
= is not from surface TRANSFERS : nevc
= perfect. and continually demanding re
llcWa. : Out uli Sttl. itoui ti'S ShS i"'i"s
itself, which, being on hard metal, vii
: not wear out. Persons who are satisfied
, : with the specimens shown, may he as
: sured that the copicsthcy get will b
, even better,as practice constantly i'm
: proves the adj jusment Of the colors.
Since The 4 ldine originated the plal
! of giving subscribers Chromos free
: nearly every paper of any prctcnsiol
,lhas adopted the idea. and many thing
. called Chromos have been extensively
advertised and pulled all over the coun
.ltry. The weli-known artistic standing
! of The ALDfNE + was a guarantee that 1t
Premium Chromos would be every
thing that the most fastidious could dc
sire; and the specimens of The Vii
llagc Belle and "Crossing the Moor,
now before us. fully justify every ex
lpectation.
The superior facilities Of the publish
yIers enable them to deliver large cdi
Is tion of these Chromos to subscribers i'm
as.mediately, and they can keep pace wit
{. IA demand equal to 10000 pairs pc
J. month from January.
T.. 1t is estimated that before June Is
over 2,5c0o0O impressions will be prii
ted Oh each Of these Chromos, whic
d. would give 100000 pairs Such an ed
Triton Of ChrOmOs OF such a grade an
a-size ia x 20 inches each,) is an uttcrl
~ lunheard-of thing and year ago woul
caused our slower cousins aero:
the water to laugh. at the protector as
fool. But this Is not country of prt
cedcnts il il only asked - is the thin
X k-possiblc !? and PRESTO! American cntc
ii prise does Il!