Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-23
PHOTOGRAPHY.
Pictures Taken I'm the Night Time-The
Success of an American Artist. Etc.
A CORRESPONDENT. writing from IlOndOn

1.1ctufCS 1NNen the n I1Ine-lne
Success Ofan American Artist. Etc.
A correspondent, writing from London
to the n. Y. Times, says:
Two years ago young American, Mr..
Nanderweyde, went into London gal
lery to be photographed. There was not
sufficient light for the operation. The
next day, and the next, he called with {,
similar result. "No," said the English
artist, mo white light again to-day, nor
is there likely to be this week; though
the atmosphere looks little clearer, the
light is red or yellow, no white in it, for
Photographic purposes. While the
American was discussing with the Eng
lish artist about the murky character OF
the London atmosphere, the head OF the
firm came up, and in a CHEEKY, jocular
fashion, said: CHOW, you Americans
are uncommonly clever at inventing all
kinds of things; why don't you come to
our assistance and bottle daylight for
US" Mr.. Vanderweyde said he would
think of it. He did think of it day and
night. That which had been said in fun
became haunting reality of purpose.
The young American vowed he would
settle this problem of light. He nearly
settled himself in the experiments that
followed. At his modest little house
near kensington, he proceeded to build
an apparatus to bottle daylight" and
one day he was found half-drowned, and
stabbed with glass splinters, from the
bursting of an enormous glass reservoir
of water, one of the preliminary arrange
ments for bottling daylight. The in
juries which he received and the shock
to his nervous system kept him q pris-
oner to his room for many weeks. But
he went for the daylight again as soon as
he was well enough to reconstruct his
light-condenser. At the end of many in
teresting months of experimenting, Mr..
Vanderweve "struck ile," or rather, to
use the words of the jocular gentleman
who first fired inventive genius, he
I" bottled daylight"
From the commencement of Mr.. Van
derweyde's connection with photography
as an artist, he had always felt that the
lighting of the model was of the first
Importance in securing satisfactory re-
suits, and he had already made his name
known in connection with an improved
method of lighting studios. But his
latest effort is a stroke of genius. 1t
makes the photograph independent of
daylight, and, what is more, improves
upon nature, for the new light does not
vary, and is always on hand. | am not
at liberty to infinitely describe the pro-
cesi, but it is sufficient to say that it has
been tested and proved in the severest
manner. The expense of using the new
light is not more than ten cents an hour
for six operating rooms, and the rapidity
of production is something wonderful
On your way to the theatre you call at a
studio fitted with the "bottled daylight
and sit for your photograph By the
time the play is over you can have copies
delivered to you in your box This was
done the other night, and with complete
success. Mr., Vanderweyde is making
arrangements to launch his patents, and
in due time they must be universally
used. In England, where, in addition
to the frequent absence of white light,
everybody is so busy in the daytime, and
where most people have time to spare at
night, the invention will be an incalcul-
able boon. When the apparatus is ready
for public exhibition I shall hope to re
turn to the subject. The inventor is
credited with some heroic deeds during
the American war, and has made a dis
tinguished name as an artist. His por-
traits have been hung on the line at the
English Academy.