DECEMBER 24, 1885.J THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS 821 sky blue over head, form a constant series of pictures ■which are never twice exactly alike. The glistening snow IN WINTER. in winter, the frozen waterfalls, the rocky gorges from which huge icicles are suspended, the pine trees with their snowy cushions, and the remains of the huge avalinches which usually fall in the wild defile of the Ziige, form material for many strikingly beautiful pictures, while an occasional tobaggonor sledge lends interest and animation to the view. Wiesen can be reached by carriage in six hours from Coire, and the well-known health resort Davos- i Platz is two hours’ drive from Wiesen. How enjoyable a hard-worked Londoner would find it I to come to this district for a holiday of even a week or two! December, January, and February are our best months, , aud from sunrise to sunset both hale and invalid alike can be out of doors, either basking in the sunshine, or skating, tobogganning, sledging, or walking. How envious would the stay-at-home friends of the traveller feel when he re turned to England, invigorated by the bracing but windless | climate, and his portmanteau crammed with negatives of white aud sunny valleys, and ice scenery of varied and wondrous beauty ! THE APPEARANCE OF THE IMAGE DURING DEVELOPMENT. BY F. C. BEACH.*. Those who commence the practice of photography are frequently puzzled over the problem of the proper development of the plate, I and such questions as “ How am I to tell -when the development is complete?” “ Wliat is the proper time to stop?” “How VIEW FROM WIESEN. am I to judge when the details are fully out, and to know when the plate has sufflcient density ?” are heard on every side. With a view to enlighten those who are in need of information on these questions, I will relate the manner of working which 1 have adopted, knowing that it is not perfect, but at the same time I have reason to believe it may be of some benefit. By | consulting the various guide books relating to photography ! much useful information can be obtained regarding develop- i ment; but how is a person who never saw a plate developed I going to know when to stop ? He is told, as soon as the details j appaer well out, then to stop ; but he cannot judge correctly on I • Bead before the Society of Amateur Photographers of New York.