The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
COMING MEASLES PHOT0GRAPHED.
The Sensitized Plate Discovered the
Eruption Before the Eye Could

Inc SenSlAlAeu ElaNe uncovered the
Eruption Before the Eye Could
See 1t.
From Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The following remarkable story is
voqched for by well-known clerical gen.
tleman of this city, who always has fund
of amusing yarns at his tongues end
which are new and entertaining
Some time ago a handsome and interest
ing society woman entered the studio of
famous metropolitan photographer for
the purpose of having her lovely features
perpetuated upon cardboard The artist
knew his client, and was very anxious to
please her, and produce a picture worthy
of so fair a subject. Consequently he
spared neither time nor care in arrang-
ing satisfactory pose
Finally everything was in readiness, the
lady was told to look pleasant" the ca
mera sprung and she had been
taken" The lady sighed with relief. and
the artist disappeared with his plates into
the dark room. In a short time, however
he returned, wearing puzzled and some
what chagrined look upon his face. With
many apologies he informed the lady that
for some unaccountable reason the plates
would not develop, in fact, they We're
hopelessly ruined, and he would have to
beg her to give him another sitting
The lady was in hurry, as she had a
dinner engagement, but anxious to have
the business over with, as long as she
had commenced it, she reluctantly pre-
pared to undergo another siege of contor-
tons and poses. The photographer was
slightly nervous by this time, and it was
somehow not so easy to arrange the drap-
ereS in careless ease or to arrange that
queenly head to the best advantage. Do
his best, she, who was naturally so grace
tul, seemed, when viewed through the
camera to be all angles, the shoulders
too high or the head too low. But at last
all was well, and again he removed the
cap, having previously most carefully
examined the plates to see that no imper,
fections existed there.
/ Will wait for few moments" said
the lady good naturally, ito see If the re-
suits are more satisfactory than before.
oh, am sure there cannot possible be
any defects this time" he replied reas-
surfngly, as he retired to the seclusion
of darkness. When, in a few moments he
appeared again, his face was study,
comical in its puzzled despair The lady
could not refrain a smile as she asked.
"Well?"
mo madame, not we'll at all; in fact. 1
never saw thicker looking negatives. To
tell the truth, I can't in the least account
for 1t, but the features are so blurred as
TO be indistinguishable. / never in all nv
experience had anything like 1t before.
nor can / in any way account for It,"
said the artist. II am sure the plates
were in perfect condition, as / examined
them most carefully. The fault must be
IN the chemicals, though 1 never had any
trouble that way before. am really very
sorry for the unfortunate failures, but If
your patience in not wholly exhausted l
would like to try once more"
The lady herself was not only a very
determined character, but of an inquiring
mind as well, and little relished being baf-
fed at any undertaking. so she replied
facetiously:
II have heard tell of people breaking
the camera in attempting to have their
ugliness perpetuated, but really now, 1
flattered myself that I was not quite so
bad as that. / don't like to be defeated
In so small a matter so we will try again,
even II | miss my engagement"
suppose we try a different plan" she
continued, as the artist again set about
arranging screens and shades. LET me
pose myself. and we will have only the
head idealized. Make Il a perfect profile
/ know my own features and good points
so well that j am sure we shall have bet
ter results IL simply take my own nat
ural position, and, besides, It will save
time"
And so the iady's Grecian features were
sharply outlined against a black back
ground, and again the artist attempted 10
make a negative and the lady awaited the
result. She was not long In suspense.
IT'S really no USE" said the artist final
ly, as he showed her a plate he had tried
to develop. and which revealed, instead of
her classic profile, blurred, indistinct,