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194 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. [March 27, 1885. which we have received from Mr. Walter D. Welford, of Hagley Road, Edgbaston. These were sent to us towards the close of the year 1884, and without further preface we reproduce two out of some dozen sent to us by this gentleman. F= ' 7 In a communication accompanying the photographs, Mr. Welford says :— “On page 776 you mention that photographic Christmas cards—a portrait in fancy border—might well be introduced. There is nothing new under the camera, you know, and herewith I enclose you samples of some novelties exactly in that line. Two years ago (as an amateur) I produced the same thing. This year, owing to pressure of work, I have not pushed them at all, either by advertisement or showcase. All 1 have done has been to show them to some of my sitters, and orders have flocked in freely, though it was the latter end of November before I got even a specimen out. They have, in several instances, produced other orders. In this way, the customer has taken a fancy to somebody’s Christmas card, drops in for a portrait for a Christ mas card for herself, and then says, while she is about it, that she will have some cartes or cabinets from the negative. The samples will give you an idea as to the endless variety possible. There are three other advantages I might mention—First, the customer may make his own design and motto—you will see my generosity in this, as it saves me the labour ; second, by writing the motto they can send out a facsimile of their handwriting or signature ; third, if they choose appropriate words, the card can also be utilized as a birthday card.” From Mr. Stokoe, of Clare, Suffolk, we have just received some tastefully designed Easter cards with floral and emblematic borders. A NEW DEVELOPER CONTAINING SULPHITE OF AMMONIA, WITH A NOTE ON THE LIME DEVELOPER. BY DR. JOSEPH MARIA EDER. I have fully recognized the value of the potash developer for rapid plates and short exposures ; but notwithstanding this, I now advocate a fresh developer containing ammonia and sulphite of ammonium, this developer having proved excellent with almost all kinds of commercial plates. A.—Dissolve 10 parts of pyrogallol, and 25 to 30 parts of sulphite of ammonium, in 100 parts of water. B.—Dissolve 5 parts of bromide of ammonium in 150 parts of water, and add 50 parts of liquid ammonia. The working developer is made by mixing 100 cubic centimetres of water, 4 c. cm. of the pyrogallic solution A, and 4 c. cm. of the alkaline solution B. Development takes place very quickly, and if it is desired to make the reaction slower, more water (50 c. cm. extra) is added. This leads to the production of softer pictures. If, on the other hand, more vigorous images are required, a few drops of a ten per cent, solution of ammo nium bromide must be added. The ammonium sulphite developer gives very well- modelled, brilliant negatives, in which the high-lights are well rendered, and the deep shadows are full of modelling, while the negatives have an agreeable dark-brownish tint. The ammonium sulphite makes the aqueous solution of pyrogallol more permanent than when the sodium sulphite is used, and there is but little liability to fog with it. A Developer with Lime Water.—Pyrogallic acid and lime water were first recommended by Davanne for collodio- bromide emulsion, and this developercan also be used with gelatine emulsion plates. As lime is but slightly soluble in water, it is convenient to make a ten per cent, solution of sugar in water, and to saturate this with slaked lime. The pyro-lime developer becomes violet and brown in use, also becomes turbid ; while the developed images pro duced are so thin that 1 do not think very much of this developer. THE CRUISE OF THE CEYLON, 1885. A Voyage to the Spanish Main with a Camera. BY NORMAN MAY. Our good ship Ceylon, Capt. Sunham, 2,200 tons, weighed anchor at Gravesend at four in the afternoon of Saturday, । January 24th. In the night we drop anchor near the Nore, as owing to the crowded state of the river, and the dark ness of the night, our pilot thinks it dangerous to proceed. The water is now smooth, but there is a slight roll, which, combined with the smell of the engines and closeness of thecabins, makes some of us rather uncomfort able. Tn the early morning the anchor is again weighed, and we proceed on our journey, passing the Dungeness Lighthouse, Dover Castle, and town of Dover veiled in mist; and later, we get nearly our last glimpse of old England in the bold cliff of Beachy Head, standing so
