The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01

break. AT dusk. at midday. and at all
other hours When 1t Is dark she works
bv gas. and when a brilliant sunshine is
called for she tArns on an electric ban that
gives the right shadows. As an example
of her CELEBRITY may be mentioned the iact
that she ala in one afternoon ana m
evening . page Of half tone for harpers =
a drawing, for Life. small sketch TOT
book cover and three large newspap"
drawings. This she considers an average
day OF work.
Miss Goodwin IS now in Paris. Her
last season was spent there, ana the
previous one In Munich. She is house
keeping i'm the Latin quarter. where she
shares a very tidy house with a young
or artist sister There are four girls IN
the family, OF whom Miss Caroline is the
eldest She Is twcnty-siX. And an are
studying art We learn that May is
awfully clever. and Will make success
with her Southern art school, that
Nina IS one OF those ploddefs VINO VIII
do great work." that "Margie Is the
sweetest and most talented little thing,
and that mother is the little back-hair-
cd one"
Al four of these girls inherit their
talent srom their father. who was
colonel I'm the Southern army, and re-
mains South on the family plantation.
His war sketches, done on the battle
field would be a great addition TO any
war history. But they have never been
allowed I'm public. The great generals ~
the table in the woods. the celebrated
marches and historic slaughter fields,
are all I'm this portfolio OF sketches.
know Of no one who has Miss Good
wins outlook. She has youth, enthusl-
asn. Imagination and q wonderful store
Of general information.
she will exhibit this year at the Paris
Salon. and she Is az work illustrating
history Of Georgia. by Joel Chandler liar-
ris. for use in the public schools. But
otherwise she will keep herself TO tho
work Of newspaper illustration, which
she considers In these advanced days
the most critical form OF art.
FINISHING Up A PICTURE.
The Atlanta Exposition propose 10 carry
the newspaper picture much further than
IFS drawing and 10 show how IT is COM
pl.ted. ready for the great m1ay thou
sand-dOlar press. IL will show how the
drawing is first photographed with
electric arcs at each side for ninutcncss
of detail. how IT is printed upon a zinc
plate: how IL IS th N rolled tJr an hour
in the powder called dragons blood"
and finally placed i'm a vat Of acid. This
vat rocks like a Dahy's cradle, washing
the zinc plate million times. while men
stand by with brushes to dig the acid
deeper. When II comes out OF the cradle
there is picture In bias relief upon a
plate Of zinc. The best workmen then
take IL I'm hand grinding fl, polishing il
and routing out. until IL makes perfect
etching OF the drawing. Then how IL Is
placed in the giant press and pressed
upon the paper i'm the myriad turnings
Of the press VIII De shown in the print
ing-prass department. which is very large
and complete.
There has been n deal Of public curios-
itv Of late about our ideal newspaper
picture. its improved processes and its
steps of manufacture. Mrs. Hoko Smith.
n Southern woman has specially inter-
ested herself And in catering 10 10 The
Art Committee shows that IL recognizes