Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-18
CAMERA Clue GOSSIP.
An Exhibition TO Ne Given on the sssh -
the Cosmos Club.

CAMERA CLUE GOSSIP.
An Exhibition to n. Given On the sssA -
the Cosmes Club.
How THE cLrB oRroNArEp-soxE OF THE n
foRrANr MEMBERs-A CIRCULATING ALrcn-
rHoro-N1cRooRArHs, rIAsu-IroHr p1crunns
AND LASTrRS sLrDns-poP cAnrRA voRK.
THE WASHINGTON CAMERA CLUB rs
l. going IN give an exhibition Of the vork Of
It's members on the 9th OF this month az the
Cosmos Club. II IL expected that the show
will be the most successful Of its hind ever
given in this city and that II viii include more
pictures Of merit Much interest 10 taken by
the members in . project for new club house.
which is to afford all the facilities for mailing
photographs, including an ample skyiisht. TO-
gether with hall for iantern-slide displays.
lockers and other convenience. Az present
the club occupies quarters ct No. lao Penn
sylvsnia avenue
IL was in 1883 that the club was originally or
gsnized under the name Of the "Areent"-a
title having reference to the fact that silver
salts are mostly used in photography ss sen
Sitting medium. The membership was lin
tied 10 twelve, and IL was only by the occur
renee Of death that any one outside could get
in Mr.. Smile Of the National Museum was
the originator Of the affair andth first meet
ings were held at the museum. In March.
1887, the "Argents" reorganized themselves as
the Camera Club" with enlarged member
ship, and year later their association was in
corporated- Since then they have met twice
month for discussion and fcg the demonstrs-
non OF new and interesting processes At in
tervals they have given lsntHn-slide eKhibi-
lions and Photographic displays. From time
to time at pleasant seasons the club celebrates
held days, as they are called, on which occs-
sions the members 60 in fiocks TO picturesque
spots not far from Washington in various di-
rections and take shots at everything 70 the
astonishment and even alarm of the natives.
An album is kept for the preservation Of the
BEST photographs produced from time 20 time
by the club, committee being appointed 20
select such works worth keeping.
CALCULATING PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY.
Some of the members of the Camera Club b.
long 10 the Postal Camera Club" which 10
sort Of circulating Photographic library Once
month II issues an album filed with the best
that the members, in various parts Of the
country, have been able to produce, and the
volume Is mailed from one person 70 another
until IL has made the round and got back 20
headquarters again, each recipient writing his
or her criticisms on the work in blank spaces
provided FOR that purpose. Some Of the crit
cisms are very funny, while others are 30
OF sensitive amateurs. But il IL all in the way
OF amusement and instruction. Most of the
members have never met each other, and the
Judgments passed have therefore an altogether
impersonal character.
Most distinguished in the Camera Club are
the two honorary members, Mr.. Smile and
Mr.. Adee Of the Department Of State. The
latter is an active writer for Photographic Jour
nails and devotes much attention 20 original in
vestigation in the chemistry Of photography. OF
late he has been amusinc hirnaah daru
with making freak photograph" OF the sort in
which one individual, taken several times on
the same plate, is made 90 form a group all by
himself As for Mr.. Smile, he is well known
as the best generally informed photographer
in the country. Max Hansmann. president Of
the club, besides being one Of the most popular
men IN Washington, is one OF the most skillful
amateur photographers in the United states
His work is especially fine in technique as 70
composition and lighting Ii is mostly land
scape, but be is also very successful in portrait
ure.
SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS.
Prof. W. ii. Seamen Of the patent Office con-
tributes many admirable Interchangeable 70
the work of the club. He takes great interest
IN developing the usefulness OF the lantern
slide. DIR. s. ii. Griffith of the United States
navy. who is now away at sea on the Dolphin,
Is another member who takes much interest in
photo-micrography. Perry b. Pierce, an ex-
aminer in the patent office, does both portraits
and landscapes well. Robert J. Fisher, IT, late
assistant OF patents, pays attention chiefly 90
landscape work. E. B. Wight, the Newspaper
man, habitually carries three or four kodaks
around with him and takes pops at everything
in sight.
Z. III. Painter il another kodak entt usiast.
His speciality is old market women, and be has
fine collection Of such genre pictures Fred
Hawk eye." Mr.. Lothrop, the dry goods
merchant, is very clever with landscape photo
graphs and with transparencies. N. u. Waite
bacteriologist Of the Department OF Agricult-
ure, has not been long in the club, but he bids
fair to rival the older members in the produc-
ton Of artistic landscapes, bromide and plati-
mum being bis particular vanity. j. Albert
Cole OF the supervising architects Office in the
Treasury Department is very successful IN
making architectural photographs.
NsTAsrANEoUs VIEWS.
Richard Lee Fearn, another newspaper man,
10 great on instantaneous views. He is fond of
doing such things as taking single tear on the
drop, and he has quite a collection of small
boys In the act OF diving of wharvee. We
schneider IL a Photographic inventor. He has
devised pop camera Of his own. DIR. Thomas
Taylor, who recently resigned, was likewise
constructive genius. He discovered a fash
light powder of exceptional quality, made from
the silk of the milk weed, or the milk Of the silk
weed, one or the other. One Of the ablest
members of the club is Miss r. b. Johnston.
WIZ uhs oOht some most successful work IN
the way OF illustrating articles, both Of her own
and OF other peoples writing Engineer Web
ster Of the United States navy has made some
remarkable photographs Of landscapes and ma
tives In Polynesia. George A. Sawyer lie q re-
tired naval officer. He does exquisite land
scape work, and every autumn he returns from
the Adirondacks with lots Of pretty things
he is particularly strong on pictures Of plants
and flowers for conyentionalizing In decorative
work.
Any one who has never attended In recent
years an exhibition of amateur work in pho
Biography cannot realize what has been accom-
plished in this branch Of art Professional
photographers do not as q rule 60 beyond the
limited lines Of production drawn by the de-
mands Of their business, although there are
marked exceptions So greatly has the making
OF sun pictures grown IN quality Of late that
the best Of them may be said to approach
nearly to paintings of the first rank. Only the
invention Of q satisfactory method for repro
ducing colors by the camera il necessary TO
lift this art to q position unsurpassed by any
other.
One Good Turn Deserves Anothss.
From Munseys Weekly.
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