The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

q Dresden pattern of the same wild flow
ers seen on the cloth. The center-piece
which is round, has a series of miniature
pictures In which a history Of the entire
"Trip is Illustrated. These photographs are
also framed by wreaths of tiny blossoms
and have very much the effect of a series
OF medallons
The maker of this dainty set, who, it
is needless to say, is a devotee to both
the wheel and the camera, as well as an
expert neediewoman, gives the following
advice and suggestions about the work.
First care must be to select bold. sharp
Iy cut negatives for the Illustrations. Then
proceed to sensitize the fabric-linen, we
will say. First make certain that the ma
terial contains no dressing or any ingre-
dent that may cause stains. This IS
easily done by washing il well In clean
water The best medium for sailing Of
fabrics is arrowroot. If directions are
carefully carried out, failures with it
should never occur.
Make a sailing solution by taking a tea
spoon of arrowroot, and adding 10 IL
sufficient quantity of water 10 make
smooth paste. Now put in an enamel ket-
tie, or other vessel from which there is
no possibility of a stain, quart or more
of clear water. Into this dissolve sufficient
fine table salt to make the water slightly
salt to the taste. When this comes to a
boil, pour into il the arrowroot paste, stir
ring all the while. until a thin gelatinous
fluid is formed Then set aside to cool.
When cold, the linen, having been weF
washed in clear water, is immersed in the
arrowroot solution. After being thorough
ly satura ted Ii is taken out and dried be-
fore a quick fire Ii should dry slightly
stiff. When dry sensitive by immersing 1t
In a bath composed of $50 grains of nitrate
Of silver dissolved in three ounces of clear
cold water, and rendered slightly acid by
inserting a glass rod dipped in nitric acid.
In a perfect clear earthen dish place as
much of this nitrate of silver solution as
win thoroughly saturate the dry sailed
cloth. A few seconds immersion is sur
ficient. Then hold the cloth before me
brisk fire and dry it a second time Again
il should dry slightly stiff and without
stains
Now, brilliant prints can be pulled with
out trouble. Such operations may be done
in a duly lighted room instead of dark
one. provided the cloth is dried of rapid
Iy before a brisk fire. Ii is not a difficult
operation in any sense and period of ten
minutes is sufficient TO prepare a piece
of cloth and have il in the printing frame.
IL is best always 10 have the cloth freshly
prepared.
In printing, the image should appear a
good deal darker before it is taken from
the printing frame than il is intended 10
appear when finished, for the density VIII
be lost in the toning and fixing processes.
After the printing is finished, the cloth is
washed slightly in three changes of water
as rapidly as possible to remove the free
silver. The print Is then Immersed in an
ordinary acetate of gold toning bath. The
image VIII tone RAPIDLY 10 a deep purple
black and after slight washing is fixed
in weak hypo in the usual manner. The re
suit is a delightful photograph on cloth
of a good rich brownish black color, and
which when ironed out and finished pre-
sents a charming appearance.
Lafayette McLaws.