The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-05

Aiuut Mofh. bui Tue news tnAt every
obstacle had been overcome and that a
great corporation had been formed 10
develop the invention was hailed as the
greatest advance step In the art since
Dagierre first succeeded in making his
primitive pictures.
As for the hackers OF the patent
the men who for years have contrlbut-
ed the capital for experlmont-they
we're weli-night swamped with inquiry.
Spencer d. Schuyler. whose Office is at
~ Wall street, was directly asked to
deny that such a process was possible.
= he could truthfully. lie remarked
that he'd like TO. for the company was
not ready 10 make things public. hut
that he could not. lie yielded 10 per
suaalon and exhibited some results OF
the process. All were transparencles.
alive with the colors Of nature.
One was the portrait OF the inventor
showing the purple flower In the but.
torhol' Of his coat. the peculiar reddish
shade OF the necktie and the delicate
nesh tints OF the face In fact. the
photograph looked exactly like the
colored image focused on the ground
glass slide Of camera.
Another picture vas a street scene
showing the green trees that lined The
Sidewalk, the red bricks Of the houses
aud the purplish shingles on the roof
a third. and the most delicate OF All
was the fuil-length portrait Of a young
woman seated at table. In her hand
she held a playing card. the queen Of
spades and the table was spread with
Turkish cover OF varl-colored and
complicated design.
Every shade Of the table cover. ovora
little color detail OF the playing card
the hesh tinis Of her face. the color
OF her eyes and hair. the wall paper
everything was faithfully reproduced
a person Of acute vision can jus,
detect the faint lines. 800 10 the inch
each one containing OH the eolors in
the spectrum, These lines do not mar
tho picture; on the contrary. they give
the artistic effect achieved by the use
OF rough paper. Experiments are noa
making TO rule these lines even closer
variations Of the lines. dots. or squares
give pleasing effects. too.
The keynote OF the progress lies IN
the ruled screen Of cellulold. which
to ihs naked eye appears perfectly
white. Ruled papers Tor positive. show
tho same white effect But under tho
microscope each one OF those 800 line
- seen 70 BE- spectrum. Now when
. picture L. taken through this trans.
parent screen on an orthochromaile
plate which gives the relative eolor
values In black and white. a negative
"a obtained with all the lne lines across
u, a positive Is then made in the on.
binary way Then. II the color screen
AMI positive are placed together ,be
picture appears In all the original
eolors for the reason that The or.ho.
chromatio positive cuts on every ealor
"aVs the one that should show,
The capabilities Of such a pro,sss
eave often been pointed out They
ace apparently limltlesS Any number
o. pictures may be made from one neg.
aliyU.
The process may be used for pora
TRAIT In commercial photography ~
show patterns and colors " eag.s;.
rugs, china, wall bapsr, iurniture ana
the like. " landscape work. for lantern
sllass u make fae-similes Of oil paint.
ms, and In general scientific work
Every obstacle" said AIR. SCHUYLER
has nov been overcome. A nlsa, Mi
soon be In operation ana ,asri tie cor.
pora'iop VIII BE- abN 20 pas lRle nFae.
''esl Sse the fruits VI the hvrn,ors
years % toll" .-t.r