The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11

iruIi 'u her nInd when she left the studio.
Only on" vas taken nj time and IA
th.'S-. 'l-us liy cost about five or six dollars
famII"E did not have them taken fire.
Qu"I'IN Honey was not 80 plentiful
and liNurl"S even In well to do families
w"r' KEEP within very strict Limitations
| heard al old l,.ntl@rn saw that in his
day n" lIEi"rr-otyp" artist would not
'N"~,..,v on" faIlur. III three weeks: thai
'h,'V seldom hGd To destroy plate, and
th.n only hcrau-s' thr sitter moved, not
i.-It:~.- trry h1d MAIDS, u mistake OF
light ~ Of Iu-inR
When thr rintypc came in il was prnr-
tIcalIy the death OF the dagerreotype.
tor n wis possible To make four OF these
- one exposure. and the beginning OF
photography coming along. thero was Ts,
place left Tor = process expensive and
slow. nn matter II II was IN many ways
much IN" superior e.. either of these in
1hu 'arty tnN~ of experiment
v Tho photographer l. showing the diff
ference "tws''-u a copper plate dag,srreo-
tyI+ d'd "a silver plate one. Ihs former
h.'Iug 90 later org GIN and cheaper. IN conss-
ptg"n'-' OF which u became very popsi-
lar. having the additional attraction OF
-howing a rosy tint To the flesh. "a young
inutron comes III and unwraI@ what abe
calls "A dag'icrTeotyP. ot hsr mother. who
seems 10 he about 10 In this picture and
who wears a shoulder caI-, Of embroidered
muslin and her hair braided down her
tn" article l. really an ambrotype. thaE
H. don. On glass. instead of "a copper or
silver plate, and that lmhrotypss arr
much rarrr than dag IerrectypeS because
hey have with-tood the wear and tear
Of time less well.
During the war theirs was lively trade
ia picture taxing and many a dagucrreo-
'vra that i restored to-day was a sou-
v"uIr from the army. -.rt 10 sweethearr
pr wife. some Of tn.'-. are taken in
yIi1n dress On" shows the ruddy face
ct a young man with "a silk hat set rather
rll Shiy on his head and a black silk
stock wound about his throat over q
~p..ckled waistcoat.
he travelling photographer was D
feature of the latter years of the war
Tho-. phot oErlph- done with albumen
Or gall'in" paper are of course badly
fli"d a. a rule and 10 not compare with
'l. ia yuerr"O' yp"~ IN point Of freshness.
.g' they were a novelty and in oonse-
gu.nca popular
~. pilot ographer. who is a mine OF
IntoI nation on the subject OF costumes,
SAYS that il il necessary for him to know
them TO minute DETAILS for often In
pho; ographing from daguerreotyps. ho
IA 20 max" up deficiencies from Other
PICTURES OF the same period. a waistcoat
from one. a coat from a second. as In re-
IuIr"d. lie describes the work as faDci-
mating.
+ frs- commenced in a regular photo
graphic studio IN New England and
frequently people came in with thees
h"irloorn- 30 b" touched up or photo
era phed from. The proprietor Of tho
plac" was not Interested IN the work. no
did not think there was much money In n,
80 little 10y little 1t all fell into my hands
and have proiiited by the growing desire
20 hAv" thes" h"rloOrns perpetuated and
hav" mad" "A specially and laying one OF
{ w" profession
TIL. Christ mas season - n very f,cra-
tive one and from Maine 20 California
..v"ry mail : receive orders for restora-
. IONS ar pilot ographs from originals.
On" Of RI" por' rats pu' into an old
fashioned fran" makes a very interesting
GIFT. part ioUlarlv Tor th. people who are
wandering arnit.s,lv about irving 20 dis
nary