Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29
A CAMERA CHRONICLE.
Photographing summer Visitors "a fi'i
Unique Guest Book.
CWrItten for the pI.patehl

written for the Dlspatch)
Guest-books are no longer novelties
The idea was imported from England
some years ago. and with the rapid In
crease in country homes and the Develop
ment of the house-party these social re-
cords have become important and inter-
esting chronicles Of each summers sea-
son.
Here. however. Il a brand new sus-
gestiOn as 20 the manner OF keeping Ohs'H
book: In my experience tho orimary
guest becomes 9Hher bored or smbar-
raised when asked 10 wrils a characterls-
tic sentiment. and while the autographs
OF ones friends are well enough In a
way. they are not very generally eptsr-
tanning.
Now this Is the lnnoya tpn a clever
woman made last year, which proved
so easy and amusing that she Is wiling
TO share the Idea. In the first face this
happy woman Is the posscssor OF
camera. which she has learned To use T.
advantage, developing the negatives in
an impromptf darkroom. and employing
a frame to make her own blue-prinis.
A year ago last May she bought a b.,
scrap-booa, with broad. ereA<n-t tinted
leaves and heavy Russia-lea tsher back.
collection was begun. catching a half
dozen pictures Of her guests singly ani ln
groups. The scenes ana ngurts were
never stupidity taken merely ZOE the sake
OF photograph. but snapshots showed
the visitors at their best and ia chtTac-
terfstic poses. A vigorous attitude o.
the tennis-cOurt. an airy aSsembsge or
bathers on the beach. girl In ham
mock, afternoon tea IN the umbra, o. a
luncheon-party aboard the yacht. were all
faithfully and pictuTesquely rsvrodussJ.
Several Impressions were always MACS OF
each group. 10 be sure ot getting satlssae-
tory results.
OF course. nothing could have been moro
nattering 10 the guests. for by this simple
device everybody's egotism and armour
propre was appealed 10. and a. tho
hostess Invariably promised each persn
a duplicate Of his or her picture, ns 0ns
was ever founi ~ object o. naaks
difficulties.
This pretty process was followed during
the entire summer at the end II shich
time the lady found herse0 In lps-e-s!sn
OF several hundred eharnfing prnis. u
had taxed her ingenuity ht O. ses In
variety or background. but zs h.r yacht.
Ing and picnic parties went Often Tar
afieid. she managed never 10 have iva
sttinss quite alike.
IL was her practice 20 develop ani print
each set OF photographs Immediately a
houseful OF guests departed. arrange ihrri
ON several pages Of tho blank-boos. AM
beneath each print write the names. ds'e'
etc. OF the persons pictured. BelSg enc
Of tho most iaylshly hospltabls won q
about New York. October found me %
full to the very last page. Every leAt a.
been covered. and the most dsiShtrHi -
records completed. This sumnirr' pr
vided with another blank volume sha
fresh supply OF Aims. the lady as'es-
mined to improve. n possible. on ls,, sum
mers results. Having gone In heavily ~,
athletics her kodaking VIII D. consn."
exclusively to riding. driving. ssinns' nsn,
ing. yachting. and camping pie'ofs
will chronicle her outdoor ,poIs. 80
make a wonderfully breezy set =. p"ss
The idea is both novel and eisrer, ssa
might be adopted with aa'a"Asss ~
any hostess.