The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-06

. Twin WHO 10 Atl gAtSdllL
Is furnished private dressing room fol
the ladies' with all the furniture r.,
quired to make them look Just sweet
even to largo looking giass; her
the hair Ia smoothed and the smil,
formed which the dear one 10 to as
sumo when the picture is transferr &c
by the camera.
After the picture Is taken Il goe
through various forms In the diffsreu
until 1t cnmes out q per
feet and exuct picture of tho one pho
tographed. Tho whole process Is toe
intricate and space will not permit u.
to go Into detail.
From the operating room we walkct
into the worI6room, which was tia old
room prior to the building
OF the new extension. 1t certalnl,
must be cheerful pluce to work. as /
was Hooded with sunshine tonei dow
by curtains of delicate hue.
From here we went into the crayot
and retoucliug room. Here wo wci,
made acquainted with Mr.. II. i. Long
of Reading. Pa, the crayon artist. wit
US into tho mystery of his
part OF the business. aud wo were yuI J
much pleased with his lucid explain
lions. From here tho stlverlng room
commanded our attention, (this Is I
dark ROOM. From here we mount
another flight of stairs and are usile.
ed into the negative room. Lin d
upon shelving around aid about it are
OF negatives, but only .thust
OF cabinet pictures. Mr.. q. stated
that lie still had negatives taken tel
years ago, and anyone having cali
net picture taken within that tiulc
could readily get copies OF it by sent.
Ing the number to the studio.
We inquired aUoug his insurance
upon these negatives, and he replied:
The insurance Is only to the value
Of the glass ITSELF" So you can readily
see what serious loss a fire would
make in snch a place us this. We Were
thon taken ont to the topmost pin
nacle OF his temple, Oh In other
words. Into his printing room, and Ia
troduced to Mr., u. j. Wingiield, oil
New York. who has charge of this de
partment. Mr. W. said he had been In
many photographing Establishments
but there was not one in the country
that had as line q printing room at
MIR. Cummings. This room is entire
~ enclosed In glass. and there is nc
exposure to tho weather. In the ma
iority of studios, all the printing
ls done out OF doors, but with Mr.. G.
all is done uader glass, and can be &C
compllshed at any time when there ID
light enough to cause any impresio I
upon the delicate paper.
The paper they use is the latss
process OF printing out paper. THE
room Is surrounded with glass. AM
the artists cue take advantage of tn
sun, which they do by following 4
from east to west with theil
batteries, and by that means arc abb,
at all times to get the direct rays. III,
whole process IL marYelously wonder
iul. and makes fellow wish he coull
go around with his picture and eX
perienee all the novelty himsalr. Mr.
Cumm ings makes spt cia.ty OF cray
on work, and our attention was called
to some Sepla's work, which was very
line. Numerous fine water color.
were Shown US also. and when We re
turned to the reception room. We wer,
Illled with wonder at the sights VIZ
had seen.
Over 5000 feet are occupied by this
finest of photograph!ng establishment.
aud the catalogue of pictures taken
run from the petite to tho photo
graph whose size Is IA by II inches
All priced crayon pictures are nude
and Mr.. q. not only makes your pic
ture, but he can furnish you witt
frames OF all kinds as cheap as the
cheapest.
Mr.. Cummings some three weeks agt
secured from the California patantaa
a flash light machine which ia start
ling In Its workings and will In the tu.
ture make 1t az easy to take pictures
by night as well as BY day. The ma,
chine Ia operated by city gas, and q
Hash is made by means OF chemicals
which gives Tor moment Gust long
enough to catch the picture in tie 70.
cuSed camera) an intense flash light.
While your reporter anu friend
were standing conyersing our enter.
prising picture. taker gathered us into
his camera and flashed the light upor
US. Now any curlously disposed per
son, IL they will stop In his reception
room can see tho handsome form oil
the reporter and an older but haud
somer friend Con The same paper IN
another capacity In n picture taken b.
our genial artist, by the means of this
patent and by night. This
machine is truly wonderful aud should
be seen by every one. Mr.. c. will
make arrangements TO call and photo.
graph wedding parties or any assem-
bly, at night at their own homes, anI
no doubt In the near future it will be
fashionable to have pictures taken oil
assemblies that can 90 retain
ed as mementoes OF the occasion. We
can finish this article in no more az
proprlate way than to repeat part oil
Robert Bulyer Lytton's poe IN which
reads:
"On her cold bosom my picture lies
W hich next to her heart she used TO weal
haunting IL Ger with her tender eyes,
When my own face was not there,
] thought Mt first as my touch fell there
ha ! warmed that heart to iife with Low,
For tho thing touched was warm 4 swear
And could feel 1t move.
Twas the hand of a man that WAS NOV.
Der the heart OF the dead from the 9th,
er side,
And at once the sweat broke over my
brow.
Who is robblng the CORPSE" cried
What do you hear my frlend? The man
looked FIRST at me and then at the dead
There lisa picture here" he began,
There is, 1T is uine'" said.
said the friend OF my bosom, Yours no
doubt.
The picture was till month ago.
" lie this suffering angel TOOK that out
Aud placed mine there, l know.
We found the picture there in its place
We opened 1t by ho tupers shine.
The gems were all unchanged, the face
hisor mine.
Tho poem may be very suggestive
of the ticklenoss of the fair ladies, but
here ID one thing about Mr.. Cum.
nings' pictures, they are 30 much q
work OF art that even after the fair
lady has grown tired of the man him
self, she will keep his picture because
Of its artistic worth. Anyway, II YOU
ever feel like having plcturss taker
try Mr.. Cummings first ard be con
vinced OF the truth OF our statement