The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-18
A soUrasIDE AcaUIsFnoS
MyIss q sons New Art studlo.

suns NON Ar hLnatVs
While overin Centre Wheeling, yester.
day, our attention was attracted 70 40 ele.
giant new building, No. 2154 Main street,
that has risen on the ruins Of q building
that was burned on the morning OF Feb.
Euary Isl, this year. The building In qnes,
ton Is one that the enterprise Of It's pro.
Prtetor and protector, Mr.. VIM. Myles,
the photographer, has erected for the pur-
poses OF his profession, and even o Clrso-
~ glance Is sufficient to show you how
well he has filled his conception Of an
ideal building for art purposes. When Mr..
Myles was 90 suddenly burned out last
winter he ct once determined TO put up q
building that would subserye all the pur-
poses Of q studio and art gallery
on metropolitan principles, and sub.
hitting his plans to Messrs. Kleyis.
KRAFT & Co., they at once fell In with
them, and the hadsome editlce that stands
finished to-day shows how well they did
their, work. It Is three stories high, 80
teet long and 20 feet wide, built Of brick
and In the most modern style, aud each
floor, set apart for some branch Of his
business, Is o marvel OF convenience and
artistic comfort. The front room OF the
first floor will be used as an exhibition
room, in which will be placed frames con.
tanning specimens Of photographs, oil
paintings, crayons, &C., &c. This room Is
handsomely finished and is at once cheer.
ful and attractive. In the e q Of this
room are other rooms used for domestic
purposes. From this floor we ascend TO
the second by stairs OF an unique design,
which were built by Ed. Wells, and are
certainly q marvel OF mechanical skill.
At the head Of the stairs Is the reception
room OF the artist, also handsomely
furnished aud decorated with pictures
and other specimens OF art. This room is
80 feet long by Is feet wide. Adjoining
tits the studio OF John Myles, the son Of
the artist, and a young man who has q
reputation for ability as an artist in
this city and throughout the State.
This studio Is handsomely fitted up aud
has been selected with special reference to
the advantages 1t enjoys in the way Of
light. We now ascend to the third story,
IN which are the operating, dressing, solar,
dark, stlvering aud other rooms. The op.
Grating room Is the most convenient and
best adapted to Its purposes OF any other
IN the State. It has a skylight l6 by II
feet and at angle Of 4O' connected with q
side light at 70' thus making their light
perfection for the purposes desired. This
room Is furnished with all the necessary
paraphernalia Of an operating room.
There Is q full seto lenses OF different
sizes made by Dallmeyer, Of London, the
boxes by the Scovill Manufacturing Com.
pany, Of New York, and are Of
improved patterns. The back grounds
are very fine and unique, and were paint
ed by Seavey, of New York. The pneu-
matte holder Is another important add.
ton to the room, and with 1t Children's
pictures are taken with ease. The solar
room is used with Its instrument in print
ing lile.size photos, and Is very con.
venient. The dark room and the silver
ing paper and toning rooms are each and
all well adapted to their uses. Dressing
rooms are also handsomely fitted up for
the comfort Of patrons. Mr.. Myles says
that he has now been twenty years in the
business, and that his motto for the future
as Tor the past is TO excel, and with the
facilities at hand and everything neOes-
sary for doing this, he cannot fail Of sue
cess. He has certainly the largest and
finest gallery in the State, and to all who
may wish an artistic job OF work in this
line we say call on Mr. Myles.