New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
ANNE KELLY'S TALENT.
70, oRNe pnoToeRApHs WITH SKILL
NOW she SUPPORTS HER MOTHER AND BERsELF-
yxrrAfNISG HER WORK.

uavv sur srrppoRrs HER MOTHER AND BERSELt-
EXPLAINING HER WORK.
Ann;e Kelly is only thirteen years old, but she
.ss decided talent in colorIng photographs, ana
r. work ia AS creditable as if she were twice as
old. She and her mother live in, neat
ittle APARTMENT hardly larger than n dolps mouse,
a. No liz West Forty-first-st. Mrs Kelly IS
pnrse but times have been hard Tor hef ialeiy anu
engagements have been scarce. III Is thereioIo
upon Annie that the task OF INA III 70 accom-
niish tbis e works early and late. she Us an-
btious too and the hope that some Gay heI taenS
may come 70 be Recognized gives 9er at az ady
.hr tooE an interest IN the inelg gent little glr,
Annie learned the art of Transferring pnotograPns
10 glass and coloring thcm,-in such way snat
mly n practised eve can distinguish them from
paintings porcelain. Ihe process IL simpie, ple
by no means easy. Annie explained y the other
day 20 q TRIBUNE reporter ana showed nun SOHO
charming specimens OF her work:
The ordinary photograph which Is to be co'ored
is detached from. the card by soaking IL 10 warm
feeti0ns is procured aud covered with thin coat
ing of starch. similar coating is placed upon tie
face of the photcgraph which IS d9en ,b ess a1ass
Then begins tedious and difheuit operation.
The paper of the photograph must be grouha away
with emery cloth until nothing remains pnt an
almost imperceptibie and transparent film; II the
greatest care not used hole viii be maze IN the
or the paper be W nSt that He
spoiled IN this way before she became sknini.
when the paper on which the photograph was
taken has been as far as leremoved the glass
Is heated gently and preparation OF parafiinss IS
used 10 render transparent whatever remains Inc
picture is then ready for coloring. The paint IS
applied on the back. and the greatest delcacy OF
touch is required TO give the picture that smooth
ness and finish which are so much al
mirpa in paintings on porcelain. Then, since
ANNE works from behind the scenes, so TO
sneak, she must be continually watchful that the
effect of her work as seen from the front rs good
for the picture does not always produce the same
effect when seen from the two sides The colorlnH
OF photograph by this process is matter of three
DAYS work, aud for IL Annie receives about two
dollars. -, =, ~. ~
ii think it's worth more" said she, - but ia
rather do them as cheaply az can until people
know me. great many people come here and loon
at my work and say that they'll bring me photo
graphs to do. but not many Of them come back
one of the most difficult parts of the whole pro,
cess is to put the layers of starch ON the glass ana
on the face Of the photograph and to apply the
photograph to the glass The smallest alr-bubolt
or Inequality in the layers of starch spos the etec
OF the picture. But Annie has become 80 pIohcien'
now that her pictures seldom show imperfections
sne also does ordinary tinting OF photographs II
water colors and she says that most OF her order'
are for the less elaborate work, because IL is les
exnensivp-