St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-12-12
Esudolph, Adelberl sebasdfnn
Mayer,

Son of the late Prof. Karl Mayer,
Leader of the Royal Opera in Au-
mich, Bavaria, died at his residence
in Opelousas, La, on Monday,
Nov. 30th, 03, at $40 3. m, aged
68 years, 3 months aud } days.
The burial service OF the Epis-
copai Church was read at the
house by Rev. Mr.. Slack, Of Al
giers; mt the interment, which
took place In the Protestant Gene
terry at 11:30 n. m. Tuesday, the
Rev. Mr.. Hayns, OF the NJ. +.
Church ofiiciated. Prof. Mayer,
while born and reared d Catholic,
after the age Of 30, believed that
all creeds, II conscientiously fol-
lowed, wers equally good. He be-
lieysd IN one supreme God, or as
he often expressed 1t: zone first
great cause" "for5that there is a
God, ali nature cries aloud thro'
ali her works; )" on doctrinsl points,
he entertained rather unftarianis-
tic views. In his demise, an old
landmark and an artistic genius
has passed away. On his fathers
side he came from race OF musi-
clans, teachers and scientists, on
the distafY side, they were soldiers.
AS q child he learned the piano
and violin, and later the violoncel-
10; at the age OF II he entered the
Conservatory OF Music at Munich,
Bavaria, under Josef Menter, the
famous Cello virtuoso; at the age
Of Is, he secured position as solo
violoncellist at the Opera in Ra-
lisbon, and a professorsllip at
the Theological College. In 1854
he was selected, after = competi-
tive examination, made doubly Sc
we're on account of his youth, as
concerto player under Richard
Wagner in Zurich, Switzerland,
Although his father WAS the lead
or of the classical school in Ba-
varia, bitterly opposed to the Wag-
merriam school, he was honored with
the friendship Of that great macs
tro Wagner and idolized his mem
ory. liz 1856 he accepted the po-
a,tion Of solo violonceilo, at the
French Opera in New Orleans,
spending his summers in the Par
ish St. Mary, where he met and
married Mary, daughter Of the
late Mark O'Rorke, ST., veteran
of the Mexican, and afterwards OF
the civil war. The Professor al
WAYS described this period as the
happiest of his existence, and the
friends there, as among the closest
10 his heart; during this period he
prosecuted his. studies In photo
graphic chemistry, under direction
OF the late DIR. Bonzano Of N. O.,
and later under Baron Won
Leibeg; he perfected himself in
the then young art of photography,
and while seeking for the utopian
art OF taking pictures In their Ms.
tural colors, discovered q process
OF making water coloring indss,
tructa BILE by the usual destroying
agencies; he later took out lstterl
Datant under the name Of "Mayer,
otype;n by this process, portraits
are given the coloring OF life
and the NEST delicate half tints o
the photograph are preserved
and the whole 10 rendered parma
nent, neither exposure to light
heat, color, or moisture, having
any sffect upon them whatever
A fine photograph portrait ia per
Dhaps the most pleasing aud beau
tifui production of science and art
and bnt for It's want of life color
aurnasses the finest delineations Q
the most facile pencil. 1t is "a thins
.nf Aeauty,O and would be 81 joy
forever" but tor its doubtful du
rabillty; the Mayerobype supplies
these dtfficienciss in Photographic
portraitars, viz: the absence OF ma
turai coloriDg, and the want OF ab
soiute durability. The softness o
tie portraits by this process, ant
their absolute fredom from TIA
utnannerisms OF ''stipping," o
any OF the other systems OF me
clanical "handllng" inseperabl'
from miniature painting, 80 far a
results are concerned realized
tho dream OF Photographic eIplor
ers.-the fixation OF the image ii
life colors, by the action OF tn
light itself, so exquisitely soft, an'
delicate are the tints, and grada
tions of light and shade, the eye
40 clear and moist, and natural
she expression 80 true and life
ike. and the toute ensemble, having
auch apparent relief and round
mess as almost to tempt one to EN-
,osoy che sense Of touch, to con
vince the overcreduleus organ o
vision. Ths eoloring was OF cours
done by hand; and under lntens
heat, com bined or assimilated b.
fusion. with the graduated shades
of the sllver print, taken from a.
ordinary negative, the result CAV
photo with the most delicat
h.,it tints preserved, under mas
nIfying glass, the stipplfng OF tn
artist. 90 painfully evident In th
Hnask miniature, entirely disaE
pear4.d. the coloring blended pei
fsctly-Ntth the delicate tones
the photo.
IN 1851 Prof Mayer was hurried
aed,v summoned to Europe by th
illness OF his mother, who die
ahortlg after his arrival. Ii
onened an art studio in Municl
and later in Vienna, for the es
nlaitation OF his Mayertype process