Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05

fastened with a gold clasp. Now as to old fashioned pictures such as the deau- gerrotypes, probably many of our sisters drtd readers cherish withf7 great ascare, those cases which contain the only like ness of grandparents, great aunts and uncles. l have several that are very5 choice to me. I think the oldest one is that of my grandmother Taken about the year 1S47, when she was 90 years the vast improvement in the art cf pho tpgraphy and what beautififE work is be- ilg done in that line. How grase-. fuf we are, wa can look again as it were on the face of a loved one, and the print seems so true to life. Or it may be those only absent, a space, of miles, yet their faces express SO much com fort and near1iess to us through. the pho tograph Such are the advantages of today, but let us turn the wheels of time, slowly backward for a century, and what was in evidence then? Aside from the oil paintings on canvas think the only resemblance to the human face. was the silhouette or profile as It was known of in9those. days. I have in frHy possession three of this style of likeness.
 Many of you, sisters and readers, may understand, to that of which I refer, but dpubtless some may not<2 know. To briefly describe as it has been explained to oIfe, was a curious nethodz Of securing the outlines of a persons face T think | the face and shoulders were among the nest common style, as'I have never seen a sfuH length figure As I understand, the person was seated, so as to cast a shadow, sideways of their face, but by some method (which I do not know) the l outlines were reduced, from the natural | Ii fa f 1 inches long to 1 1-2 inches wide, irclud- l ing face. chest and shodIders. These 1 features and form were drawn by pen 1 cil, on white paper, then the. inner i side cut out and removed, then the pa i per. containing that frern- the outer cut | ting, was placed over4 3 black paper which then showed up very plainly. the t lQutlines of a side vieyN-efz4sface, head neck, shoulders and ehest@-TWo that I have came to me through inheritance They are my greatgrandparen on my mothers side, in other words. fine par ents of her mother I do not know
 when these profles were taken, but the deaths occurred in 1S49 and 1850. 4Tht IFthird profile I have is that of my moth ter's father, and it was taken about th' l year 1885, at his age of 30 years, ant this was the only likeness of his face h, ever had taken. No tfoubt tharez ar,
 many of these old style -profles now lait , aside. in boxes and trunks in attics ant
 without names of Identification the, sI have lost their value to their descend ants. Oh is it not too bad! And as . refer again to the wonderful progres T of Photography in this, our day, and tn little camera which we like to take alon ! with us Gnstead of the former auto ), graph album) yet how. grateful we are these those of us who prize these old faslhifone
 face. those of a blood-tie. who lived an
 passed on long years before the. day c 3 our advent
 I h my last weeks letter f see that z omitted. in receipt Of Salad dressing, t add 3 tablespoon of butter or salad oi e Eafter other ingredients had come to tn s boiling point.
 JENNIE.