Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-24

day, and shoots it OF whenever he sees something
ne IancleS- HIS pleasure Is all over, though, as
soon as ne has developed his plates. 4. A. Adee.
Assistant Secretary OF State is another enthusiast
and he takes good pictures, too. Clifford Richard
pictures for pleasure, although he does good deal
OF work for the department. Max Hansmann, OF
the light house board, has been very successful
with his camera He Is bicycer, and carries his
camera all about the country into odd hooks with
him With brother bicycler he rode to the Natu-
raj bridge summer before last on a Sociabe and
took a series or beautiful views, which were
framed all in one frame and presented to the Capt.
tai Bicycle club. The pictures were much admired
at the houSe-warming at the new club house re-
Gently. The Capital club made an excursion TO
HagaTStown last fourth Of July. The boys had to
return I'm the night ana their car Was side-tracHed
morning Hansmann went through the car with his
camera and caught number or the boys sleeping
IN al kinds o. pO5tIrc5 and with their mouths
open and twisted. You could almost see the SHORES
p. L. Dodge, The patent attorney, takes good pho
tographs when ne finds time He travels about
the country good deal and sometimes takes his
camera with him. Edgar Richards, nephew Of
Bancroft Davis, is an enthusiast. T. H. Noyes,
who IS now studying music abroad has his camera
with him. and is doubtless taking some picturesque
views on the continent when he finds time. There
are lots OF other enthusiastic photographers here
l can recall Samuel Phillips, o. ID. LaDow, private
secretary To the commissioner OF agricuture Prof.
Alex. Graham Bell; ChaS. j. Bell The banker; DR..
Leonard, the rector OF st. johns church; Prof. De-
snedt, the District chemist; al. +. Childs, Prof.
French OF the agricultural department.; William
III. Holmes the artist: Col Clay, chief clerk OF the
OF Interesting yiewsin northern Canada; Mr.. Spin
ner, the artist; Robert Hinckley, artist; ID. E.
MeComb, OF the district engineers office: Levi
Woodbury., OF the st. James hotel; Arthur w.
Harrison, OF the Patent Office, X. d. o. Smith, the
patent attorney; Paul Draper, Dr. T. NJ. Bradley,
Louis Wells, j. A. snyder, the brass founder; Ca
mill Fauth and Mr.. Fisher, the mathematical In
strument makers; Herman Holler1th, the patent
attorney; DIR. Rowland the dentist; Philip Clarke,
Benjamin Ames, DR.. c. A. Champion, F. Z. Leupp,
OF The STAR: II. L. West OF the Post: A. Z. knorr,
The st. Paul Pioneer Press: George A: Howe, son
OF DR.. Frank T. Howe; Victor Kaufman and
Frederick K. Parks. Among the ladies who protO-
graph are Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, Miss
NordhOn, daughter OF the journalist; MIS- Leon
ard, wife OF the minister; Mrs Fisher, wife OF the
Miss COVE and i Miss , Him. Of West Washington
Those L have mentioned are not all OF the anna
teur photographers here. There are doubtless
many more who do good work that / never knew
Of A good many young men throughout the de-
partmentS are quite successful and
THE PHOTOGRAPHING FEVER
has struck the navy hard. A few young naval
officers on their trips abroad have shown the Navy
department what good work they can do with
their cameras, and now il is the intention TO pro-
vide all the naval vessels with photographing out
fits and number of young officers are being care
fully instructed. That is very good idea. Photo
graphs OF places and things will be a great aid in
making official reports to the Navy department.
The fever has reached the ladies also, and they
seSn TO enjoy the sport very much. l have fire.
quently seen young ladies while out driving stop
their horses long enough TO take photograph OF
some view that caught their fancy. MIS- Bell, the
wife OF Professor a. Graham Bell, is one OF the
most prominent lady photographers here, and she
Is quite an expert. Photographing and bicycling
seem TO go We'll together, and number Oh wheel
men proficient camera manipulatOrs. Their
views are always attractive, for they generally
have their wheels or groups OF wheeimen in the
foreground making a very pretty feature OF the
picture. Get camera yourself and see how you
Ike 1t. Perhaps you can photograph an item oc-
cisionally," concluded the reporters photograph
ing friend.