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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

A Fifth avenue studio which Las set the
graphic art aud is now acCotu ted u g leader
n It, has in stock a complete wardrobe n a
settin Rs for ti- style Of pictures. A wona,
can be- photographed H. tie style of Cal, -
borough, AID her children can lie pictured
after Romney, as IN the samples roughly
REPRODUCED here Sic may pose a. a
modern Nine R6camier or IN aI.v other
style which suits her beauty leet. the
photographer will do his Part in Leighteu-
ing the resemblance.
For this purpose Europ' has been IA
sacked for antique furniture N q draperias
AID copies Of both. Ills particular firm
already me,.tioned boasts that il cal. SUNNY
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rhe difference IN cost of course u enor.

The difference m cost OF coWeo - e"o'o
Leaving out Of the question the besuti,
ful pastels and Ininiat ures in color supplied
bv the great studios. the price OF large
photograph by a firm with a reputation
10 maintain is az great a. was thlt OF q
painted portrait by many artists Il, tho On
DAYS.
Ten years ago photographs were sold at
from 81 TO % a dozen. The artistic photcg-
raphers began by multiplying the price
by Ave, but turning out ten times better
work
Most OF the well -establi-Hcd pho
tographers now charge from 81: 70 us a
dozen for pictures Of cabinet size. For
the largest and best pictures the most
fashionable photographer now AK, dctua'y
$500 a dozen-and gets II. But th"n oarl,
picture Is a work of art IN which artist ana
photographer have combined forces.
II might be supposed that orders Tor
such costly pictures are rare. but lhey are
not
The leading Fifth avenue pho
toerapher told an inquirer that he fire.
u,iently received orders for $500 or 500
worth Of photographs from sing IL person
and had had as many a. three or four such
orders In single day
As n matter Of fact under these conditions
Of being made beautiful to order III" craze
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DINNERS ARE SHORTER now.
But THEY COST As wren AND
/ ARE JUST As GOOD.

hot so Much Time spent at Table-Many
Courses Cut Out $50 People Also Eat
Less-But Everything Must he Per.
feet - Causes OF the shorter Meal
This u the era OF the short dinner Never
we're dinners better or mora costly, but II
IL nevertheless importan, that the dinner
should not last moro than certain time.
even II It be given in ones home and il in
tended as the main incident Of the evening,
not merely ns n prehdo 70 the theatre or
opera.
decade ago the quality e n dinner was
determined almost entirely by its length
II II continiad long enough, il was Sue
cess. And to drag II our there were various
e1pedients without the least gastronomic
value. There Wei. variou. hUrs d'0upres
before the oysters; then there appeared at
intervals between the fish, roast and game
tnclassified hmbdles, patts and entrees.
Then there were punches and ices and not
tnfrequently warm pudding
Beside those. this meal to meet the derna nd
Tor long dinner. was Interpreted with
everything possible In the nature Of relishes
But that is not the kind Of dinner that is
N vogue to-day
Three hours for dinner we're not too
many IN the older mode. Now oysters
and the very best oysters, not those from
ehe nearest fshman, but some good deep
water oyster az cape Cod or Buzzards
Uay-a soup, an cntree, roast, game, a
vegetable, >aad ana an ice are the utmost
chat persons Who try to keep up with the
Art style th'nk "i of etinS for dinner
l.. l..
omitted and the wiid dues, r"ih,ad, can ,as.
back or ma Hard, SERVED with celery salad
Snd frs's honliny, is made to take It's place.
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Not as look, but az would Ike "a look,
" tie Keynote Of fashionable Photography
in these days: and tho camera. md the
astu'e Photographer behind y. fN j. hat
way
The stout woman, in her PICTURES, must
lose her surort'uous ayoi-dupois. Tie lean
and lank must be supplied with curves.
One and all must I've made attractive, e not
beautiful. while still preserving the 1. ke-
ness, If the studio is 20 draw the class OF
patrons to whom cost Is 40 object in OF
tanning pleasing photographs.
Tie result il that Photography. which
began by mourning the suspicion and ami
mostly Of painters has developed INTO an
art which hits the portrait pointers Of
minor degree lard The photograph Of
the fashionable studios really : work
Of art, upon which extreme pains have
been lavished both in preparation ana
execution.
But the cost IL in proportion In the
studio accounted the most fashionable
Just nj present photographs cost from 81;
q dozen ia locket size 20 $500 a dozen. OF
425 apiece, and no single picture, no matter
how small is made for less than IS Yet
the studio has more work than il can do.
and the demand for its more expensive
photographs il greater than for its smaller
and cheaper pictures
in the last ten wears no branch Of art
has made the strides that Photography
has Beginning with the oazuerrotype
81 made swift progress
First came stiff, pitiless presentation
Of defects and beauties in gilt and plush
frames and a leather case. Now you have
specially painted backgrounds. dainty
epias and sketchy grays which have all
th. charm of wash drawing by a skilful
art and bctrav N -gn of The mechanical
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were served, and the champagne was very
dry owing TO theory of the host that
terrapin tastes better always with a dry
vine, The Rhine wine was served only
with the oysters and the soup. II was al
about a quarter past that the guests at
this dinner took their seats, and al 10 the
men had begun to smoke.
One nigh, last week large table vas
-pread In the corner Of n smart Fifth avenue
restaurant for twelve persons. They were
expected at $ o'clock, but it was after that
when they arrived. The middle Of the
table was ornamcnted with a made floral
piece of violots. IL was round and low .
AZ a matter Of fact 1t contained six lunches
Of 100 yolets and 1t vas readily separated
al the close of the meal 80 that every woman
present could have n bunch. The party
which was given afterward to the theatre.
vas made up of men and women we'll known
in New York society. What these twelve
persons ate was:
Fresh caviar on toast.
BlSquc Of lobster
Young bro'led turkey.
ftc,n string beans.
EsCal ole and tomato salad
BAKED Alaska,
Coffee
This, Of course, was short dinner ordered
with the theatre in view, and the party left
tho restaurant in time TO reach there some
what after 8 o'clock.
1t rarely happens that the parterrc boxes
1T Wv. ahll'I'ildH opera HOUSE are OC-
curled hefor" 0, and from that hour on
they slowly ill up until most Of the s,ilscrih-
crs are IN their places 10y half-pan 0
Few of them come from their own houses
without having had guests to dinner One
OF these dinners was given the other night
hv "a distinguished matron. Fight person.
beside the four invited to her own opera IL x
were present, and they were strength
for Wagner opera by this list:
Buzzards Ray oysters
Cream OF tomato soup.
Brolled fresh water whiteAsh.
Cucumber salad,
Saddle OF lamb
Fresh string beans.
Fresh asparagus salad
Caramel cream,
Coffee
Various causes have combined 10 make
popular the short dinner. IL the old
fashioned long dinners were still in vogue
when there was nothing to follow them, IL
might be said that the habit Of doing two or
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Limitations such as the camera ia supposed

Limitations such as the camera ia supposed
10 impose.
In the photographers business it is the
tricks that count. The better concealed
the tricks, Of course, the more successful
they are.
Retouching the negative, by which the
photographer used TO tone down defects
and wipe out Objectionable lines is now
the last resort. People have learned that
]ines mean character and that perfectly
tmooth face In a photograph il likely TO
Pc perfectly expressionless one So the
)ines, or some Of them at any rate, are al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

size took il, and thu negative was enlarged
with II corresponding loss Of di~tiHc'n -
IN the prints.
Nuw, cameras taking pictur" 40 i.ohos
by 30 are IN daily u-c, aud ia more thl' one
studio larg" lens maxi a Autograph
90 b hes by ~ !, frequently employed
Pirti4g papers i tWc'.iy Gi; rr"ut shlt.c-
# gray and brown, all -Irr,iiNy imported.
are needed. one of the iIluTi.c IH.f.-
graphs of the last wear or - H. "A gray ia
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As THE iIrrrE CHERUss WERE PICTURED

for being photographed acts OF MANY
women as the drug habit acts on
others.
ono woman well known in society ar a
beauty who hardly needs the nhol ogra piers
newly developed art 10 onphisi2e her
charms pos ,e>sa- literally hundreds IT
these high-priced pictures Of herself in
every conceivable pose and every possible
dress
There is another woman of means, hut
Of less wealth than the first. who. after
spending all her available income on pho
tographs Of herself and running up a.
many bills as she could where credit would
be extended to her confessed frankly to her
friends that she had since posed for the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

and the posing do the trick themselves
In the cameras great changes have been
made In the last five years. Formerly Il
a large pict ure was needed. the sane camera
that made the photographs If ordinary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

al emDha,i1ing the pleasing once that the
oppression 81 beauty IL preserved.
Some q the best recent photographs
..nn suggest color ir they cannot portray
it And FROM the fret pictures with dis
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~ outlines - touched Up with pea and
brush that /, l. dili cult, without III" Close,
cxamin alton, To distinguish it from was.
drawing.
Photography is supposed 10 10 a record
II facts. The artist can ignore the fact,
II they interfere with the expression If
beauty he desires to convey
The photogr lphrr cahaot leave cut 81
his pictures all he waits. His skin AID
II h" has Inauguration AID sympathy, II /,
kill In The highest degree j. shown !"
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VINO Read the Sum-,

4. etsone With money. and brains to .ne,A
i wisely. Therefore, IL you've snyttinpS "a
sea mat worth buying. advertise u ~
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ngure in n CO'srt sG,pf'i..uln .lIn
friends showed thair G.rs,alrpNsI Iv Gu.,-
ping her az far H. pos~ Tie, h,i' - ir,ld
vas this woman Of her lie .u,i,m G.uie
that che has seemed never 60 understand
Why they should have done 30
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A CHILD PICTURE LIKE RoMNLY's

evolved hllr, pitilCSs ~uGgcstiuns Of angles
straight liz ~, and -hre. drapery, such as
l. reproduced here, how great hls hecn
d" advance i artistic photography is
''"t To- comparison with the other la,es,
riur. b., # "a art
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Various causes have combined 10 make
popular the short dinner. IL the old
fashioned long dinners were still in vogue
when there was nothing to follow them, IL
might be said that the habit Of doing two or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
The Hand In Health.

Let us shake hands with man and
we will tell you something about his
health, says the London Doctor. The
firm, hearty handshake Of sincere
man may be rather rough, Sc that one
IS taught he has a grip, but it indicates
stamina. While denoting absence Of
tact and refinement, it points to phys
ical strength The fabby hand that
retains no pressure belongs to the per-
son who has no great strength Of body
or mind. The quick. nervous handshakc
of an excitab3e. nervous temperament
and its opposite. the nerveless. passive
one, belong to persons in i'll health.
The hand that threatens to collapse or
give means fear. The feel of the hand
called magnetic indicates health and
kindness and a desire to help Others.
In many ways we may decide charac.
ter by the hand as well as the brain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
A Domestic Blend.

a resourceful young matron had @
small dinner party. Covers We're laid
for six, and the dinner*swas charm i1ae,.
The red vine was not too cold TIE
white wine not tcoswarm and the biac:.S
coffee masterpiece. 1t tie Ee:s!.;;r--
ming Of the end Of the dinner a co1s::;;..::
was served It happened to be Creme
Yvette. ard when the husband tsssssed
It he put down his glass With s;::zlsse1s
of anguish and was about TO =.:.oss,,;;::ssss: os,;:ss:
His wife,s eye silenced BIN. Sos;o<:,y.
took more than the fIstts:i1 :s;:::ss,.i.s:
ueur. After the last guest had ds..;;;sI..-.
ed the husband brayed his w1ife.s# eye
and spoke.
dear said he. what IL ts-ls
name of all unspeakable things vV;:ss
the matter with that hqueur? p
His young wife smiled trump phantly-
s.Why,' said she, when came TO
look at the bottle, just before dinner. l
found there wasn't enough lett 10 80
round it was too late to get aEsy
more. so just added to it a hottie OF
violet toilet water. It. was the=ssaEle
color, and it had the same smell. and
/ knew nobody would notice the DIFF
ference. Wasn't it good Washing
ton Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
sWhya : q q. Linpet Sticks.

The llmpet has gained notoriety BY
the strength with which it adheres to
the rock on which It decides TO rest.
The force required to detach the .limpet
from the rock has lately been tested by
"a well: known naturalist, who found
that more tnan sixty pounds must be
$exerted for. the purpose. So this little
thing, weighing about half an ounce.
sticks SO tightly that a force equal to
two thousand times its own weight is
necessary to drag. it away.
Itwas at one time supposed that at
Smospheric pressure had something TO
do5with the adhesive power Of the i'm Inn
pet, but It Is now generally agreed that
the creature exudes a kind Of glue for
this purpose. If you place your finger
on the rock kimmediate1y after lmpet
has been detached. You viii feel that
the surface Is sticky, and if you allow
your finger to remain there for short
tine you win notice that It is begin
ming to stick quite htly-Pearson's
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Eunor s,t st. Peters.

= CACA -
You would not look in st. Peters for
a practical joke, but one was Derpetrat-=
ed by the unknown artist that carved
the tomb OF Pope Innocent N11-, who
reigned from 1851 to 1900 His family
name was Pigmatella. which is the.
Italian for small jug, and the artist
has introduced tiny jugs at every op-
portunity among the embellishments.
The toe Of the famous broc-e statue
od.. st. Peter mas been wor1 away by
the hsses:of the faithful, which prac-s
tice has given rise to the absurd but
widely believed Idea that pilgrims kiss
the actual toe Of the living pope. Its
the rgfest thing in st. Peters. The.
figure is of rude workmanship, and one
is ready to believe the story that it was
never Intended for St Peter at all, but
Is; an old statue Of Jupiter Capitolinus
unearthed in excavations. of the Six
teenth century The church authorities
admit that it was cast from the bronze
of a pagan statue, but claim that it was
always intended for St Peter.-Rome
Letter in Chicago Record-Herald.
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The Jewish Toreh.


: OF the objects used III the Jewish
synagogue one Of the most interesting
is the Torah scroll. The Delineatc de-
scribes this as parchment scroll in
Hebrew. mounted on wooden rollers.
wrapped in cloth Of green velvet. en-.
broidered in silk, which is held by a
silver worked belt and covered with a
mantle OF black, velvet embroidered III
gold. The upper handles OF the rollers
are OF carved wood and the lover OF.
ivory. with silver bells on the rollers.
The Jewish Torall. or the law is con-
sidered by the people Of this race the
most important and sacred portion of
the Scriptures. In order that it may
be kept alive in the minds Of fSthe peo-
pie it is divided into as many peri
scopes'' as there are Sabbaths in the
year. so that within twelvemonth
the entire book viii have BEEN read:
through a manuscript copy is used.
having been prepared by a professional
scribe on parchment made Of the skin
ia clean animal-that is. one the flesh
of which may be eaten.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
Castles In the Air.

Yet I dream my dreams and attend
to my castles in Spain. I havesso much
property there that could not in con-
science neglect it. All the years Of my
youth and the hopes Of my manhood
are stored away, like precious stones
In the vaults, and I know that shall
find every thing convenient, elegant
and beautiful when I come into pos
session. AS the. years go by / am not
conscious thatSnny Interest. diminlshes.
see that age is subtly sitting his
snow into the dark hair Of my Prue, 1
smile, contented, for her hair, darkand
heavy as when first saw is all
carefully treasured in my castles IN
Spain If feel her arm more heavily
leaning upon, mine, as We walk around
the squares, press it closely to my
side, for L know that the easy grace OF
her youths motion viii be restored by
the elixir OF that Spanish air. If her.
voice sometimes falls less clearly from
her lips, it issno less sweet to me, for.
the music of her voices prime ills.
freshly asSever, those Spanish halls. lf.
the light love fades little from her
eyes; I know that the glances she.gave
me In her youth are the eternal sun
shine of my castles in Spain.-George
w. Curtis Ia eprue and L
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:sInsoptm1a1siuafs ard Nervouxness.s

s1n1OmHfA and sNcxv0UxncA
There can be. mo doubt that
persons suffer from insomnia yVhich.
had its or at least its principal.
IN their own nervous sappre-
:ssens1on that they are OF are about to-
gbe afflicted with it Anysone OF a doz-:
causes may induce wa kefulness,3
yet Che person lying IN bed with:
the hefacui6egalert ttssthe momentsw when
they would natturaHy be expected to
sbesWrapped inss1umber has ninetimes;
ten or ninety mine times in q
nothing serious tosapprehend:
4he tonla aes..l MAJ not be In quite its
normal condition and there IS no more
sspofent cause of Hakefu fulness.
Vow, an hour-ten minutes even
seems d long sthimein the mid die Of the.
htSWhensa person wishes to sleep
stng and cannot sensation Of
Faread oaIpprehension, IS allowed to-
senta tie mind, such a period simply
Becomes rninable The nervous
apprehension increases the difficulty.
and feeding pon itself the derange-
men may quite possibly increase.tIl lsit
becomes a dangerous nalady
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
The cnrtoua Bezonr stone.

a There is now no sale for bezoar
stones. The time was when this con-
cretion was deemed yery valuable, and
many living men will remember hav-.
ing seen perfectly formed specimens
sell for IS or SO, to be carried in the
pocket as lucky stones The bezoar
stone is formed in the stomachs OF cat
tie. It is calcareous and as hard as
bit OF limestone, but the core is gener,
ally mass of hair licked from the
ride of the animal and carried into the
stomach with the saliva. These con-.
screhons are as plentiful now as they
ever were.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
r,,n,.fxbment by Hnthfng.


.<It is well known that the skin IS
rreat absorbent, and nutrition even
can be conveyed through its agency,
sid q trained nurse. : a physician once
nrdered a beef tea bath for child that
I was nursing who was apparently dy-=
fag Of some exhaustive bowel trouble
and with admirable effect. And my
self have found that rubbing delicate
persons with warm olive oil IS anse1-.
re,1ent tonic. # had the charge OF
puny. sickly .baby. should feel lneiln-
ed to give it oil baths lnstead OF Walef
baths and try the effect Ihe OH IS
quite as cleansing. ard it stands TO rea-#
son that such ting beings. particularly
&c shey are badly nocrished, Should NOT
have the natural oil of the body con-
1inually washed away
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
Ancfent {, Chfne.e >, Bridges.

s Suspension bridges which were built
in the time Of the Han dynasty COZ B.
Is. to322OsA. Do aresstill standing, Hik-
Ing examples of oriental engineering
skill. According to historical and geo.
graphical writers Of China, it was
sshang Lieng, Kaen sTsu's chief OF com
1nand. who undertook to construct the
first public roads in the fowery ena-5
:pre. At that tine it was almost i'm
possible for the province of Shense to
communicate with the capital LiengH
took an arm of l0,O 600 workmen and.
cut. great gorges through the noun
tains, filing up the canyons and val
leys with thesdebris from hissexcaya-.
tons. At places where deep gorges
were traversed by large and rapidly.
flowing streams he actually carried
out his plan of throwing suspension
bridges, stretching from one slope to.
the other.
& These crossings, appropriately styled.
.sfydng bridges BY early Chinese writ
els, are high h.and| dangerous looking in
the extreme At the present day a
bridge may still be seen in the Shense
which is 400 feet long and IS stretched
over chasr, more than 1,00O feet
deep. Howstbnse early engineers erect
ed such a structure with the tools and
appliances at their command is mys-
terry which viii probably never be ex-
planned.
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1 The Value OF PAIN.

When ether was first discovered and
nsed il surgery, IL vas said that to
abolish pain would be to change the
s1aWs of nature herself, that pain is q:
safeguard;; that II indicates IN cases Of
injury the seat Of injnry and in some
instances the cause of injury; that It
men learned to minimize or prevent it
at pleasure they might annul it alto
gether aud invent a new constitution
ia which this sentinel Of danger would
be at all times OFF duty,
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sf$fve Him = f.hnn,ce y j ,I.,s to Vote.

1EGek1100 u SAkAAsSesk " ~ s>ACe
The chronicles of our vice presidents
ssare notoriously barren Of ncident.
ispropabW was the reason for the
way At1iai Stevenson secured the e1.
:sercise of a constitutional prerogative.
1twas one sleepy day toward the end.
his term as vice president The.
sssJnited States senate was ploWlngg.
Enough the CALENDAR and passing gmany
Bills are considered agreed to.
the senate n no oral objection is
SsEazsed after they have passed through
heprelimlnary stages, but the usual
nsof asking for the yeas and nays
Followed BY the presid ding Officer:
Ihesvice president bad said
senators IN favor Of the bill VIII say.
Pause. Contrary, ''ssss
Not single response
yEhe vote IS q the, announced M.
sssSsfeYenson
The senator IN charge Of the bill
aaused on his way to the cloakroom.
looked surprised
In case Of a the vice president:
cast the deciding vote In the ex=. ex
sserctse his constitutional privilege:
s1ee presidents votes New
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
A Strange Pond.

Hicks pond, in Palmyra, Me-, is a
strange body OF water. It is only
twelve acres in area. but it is more
4han 100 feet in depth. It has no visi-
ble inlet, although fair sized stream
flows. from it into Lake Sebasticook.
The volume Of its water is not mate
rally affected by either drought or
1eshet, and the water is always cold.
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omci,1I-norance.

The London Chronicle quotes naval
officer us saying that during the war
of 1872 the British admiralty sent out
to kingston. Canada, where the British
feet was then stationed. i large num-
Der of water casks in the belief that
Lake Ontario was saltwater lake