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202 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. [April 24, 1868. omitted to coat the print with gelatine, but pressed the dry india-rubber picture direct upon white paper, treating it with benzol in the ordinary manner after it had become dry. To my astonishment, the picture became detached in the most perfect manner, and I proceeded at once, therefore, to repeat the experiment. A few more carbon prints were prepared and developed, and, when dry, placed upon pieces of moistened white paper, subjected to pressure, again dried, and treated with benzol; this second experiment was like wise remarkably successful. The washing off of the india- rubber was a much easier operation than when gelatine was employed, and the pictures obtained were of a finer and more brilliant description. From these experiments, there fore, and from further trials made in the same direction, it is to be inferred that the treatment of the developed carbon print with gelatine, and the tedious operation of preparing the gelatine solution connected with this branch of mani pulation, is a perfectly superfluous proceeding ; the con siderable amount of' time and labour thus gained cannot be estimated too highly. At eleven in the morning the pictures were printed, and at four in the afternoon they were ready for delivery. I shall be glad to be informed of the experiences of any operator occupied with the process who may feel inclined to repeat my experiments. 9 rocecdings of AarATEUE Photographic Association. A Council Meeting of the above Society was held Monday, April 6th, at 12, York Place, Portman Square, the Right Hon. the Earl of Caithness in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and con firmed, the following members and subscribers were elected :— Capt. W. Forster; W.Baily,Esq.; P. M. Jackson, Esq.; Mrs. J. Cook ; T. Samuels, Esq.; R. Grace, jun., Esq.; R. Leigh, Esq.; E. Milsom, Esq.; M. W. Wemyss, Esq.; E. Horner, Esq.; J. Richardson, Esq. The Secretary then laid before the Council the following prizes, which were fully approved by the meeting : —Five silver goblets, five silver-mounted claret jugs, a coffee pot, a revolving stereoscope, and seven large photographic albums, whole bound morocco, with silver plates. The Chairman then proceeded to sign the certificates of honourable mention, twenty-three in number; after which the Secretary called the attention of the meeting to some speci mens of the series of portraits entitled “ The British Museum of Portraits,” which for the past three years he has been taking under the auspices of the Council of the Association ; and after some discussion it was proposed by Mr. Glaisher, and seconded by the Right Hon. the Viscount Ranelagh, that the Secretary should wait upon Henry Cole, Esq., relative to the transfer of the portraits to the South Kensington Museum. The proceedings then terminated. A. J. Melhuish, Hon. Sec. Ourresponence. “LUX GRAPHICUS" OX THE WING. Oxford and Cambridge—Cabinet Portraits— Mr. McLachlan’s Secret. Dear Mr. Editor,—Do not let the above heading alarm you. I have no desire to convert the columns of your valuable Journal into a kind of photographic Bell's Life or Sporting Chronicle. Although the great University boat race has just been decided for the eighth consecutive time in favour of Oxford, it is not of that aquatic struggle that I am going to write, but of another matter in which the Cantabs seem to be behind the Oxonians in the race of life, or the pursuit of novelties. Not only are the Cantabs short in their stroke with the oars, and unable to obtain the first place in the contests on the Thames, they are also slow in giving their orders for a certain article of commerce which is of very great importance to professional photographers, especially those in the neighbour hood of the University of Cambridge. It is a remarkable fact, that while Oxford has gone in with a rush for those very charming portraits technically named “ cabinets,” Cambridge holds aloof. How is this, I wonder? There are as good photo graphers in Cambridge—Mr. Mayland, to wit. whose work is all of the first class—as in Oxford; the sun shines as brightly in the region of the Cam as he does in that of the Isis. Have the Cantabs made up their minds not to be cabinet men in opposition to Oxford? or is the fact due to the lukewarmness of the Cambridge photographers themselves ? It seems some what strange that two places likely to be so similar in tastes and a refined appreciation of the beautiful should so differ in this respect. Are the men of the two great seats of learning in this country opposed in matters of photographic proportion as they are in other matters of minor importance—as in the proper pronunciation of either and neither, for instance ? Not having graduated at either, I do not know which is correct, neither do I care; but I am concerned in this question of photo graphy. While at Oxford the cabinet picture has taken deep root, and has grown into a strong and vigorous article of demand, it is a well-known fact that at Cambridge it is “ sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,” and languishes on in a state trembling between life and death. Whether the producers or consumers are to blame for this languor in the demand for an article that is certainly worth being cultivated, is more than I can say. I know that the discrepancy exists, and the rest I leave to those most immediately interested. It cannot, however, be sup posed that a demand for any particular size or style can spring up spontaneously; that must be created by the producer, by popularizing the style in some attractive and judicious manner, and the cabinet size is well deserving of a very strenuous effort being made in its favour. Of all the photographic sizes that have been introduced to the public the cabinet is the most artistic in its proportions. As nearly as possible it falls under that art rule of producing an oblong or parallelogram of the most agreeable proportions, which is as the diagonal is to the square. The size of the cabi net is 5} by 4, and if you measure the diagonal of the square of 4 inches, you will find that the length of the cabinet, 5} inches, is as near that as possible. Doubtless Mr. Window had this in view when he introduced the size, and, whether for up right or horizontal pictures, such proportions are decidedly the best. Many of the sizes already in use are too long, others are too short and square. In addition to the beautiful proportions of the cabinet size, it gives the portrait photographer more room and opportunities to introduce harmonious forms and effects in the posing and arrangements of portraits and groups; and I have seen some very charming views on the cabinet size, 5} by 4 inches, horizontally; as well as some very beautiful interiors of Westminster Abbey, by Mr. V. Blanchard, on the cabinet cards vertical, which proves pretty conclusively that the propor tions of the diagonal to the square of any size will suit both ver tical and horizontal pictures. I have not the least doubt but a much greater demand for those cabinet pictures, both portrait and landscape, could be created, if photographers would set about introducing them with a will; depend upon it if they will but put their heart into the matter, they would put money into their pockets. I know how much has been done by launching them fearlessly on the sea of public patronage in several locali ties, and I feel certain the demand would bo much more gene ral if the cabinet picture were judiciously introduced. Mr. H. P Robinson and Mr. Nelson K. Cherrill, having entered into partnership, are on the point of opening a photographic estab ■ lishment at Tunbridge Wells, whore they intend to incur considerable expense to introduce the cabinet portrait, anil give it that prominence it so justly merits. Since writing you last, I learn from a friend who is intimate with Mr. McLachlan that there is every possibility of his secret being revealed ere long. That this secret formula will be an immense boon to all photographers, there can be little doubt.* If an absolute immunity from streaks in the direction of the dip, brain-markings, and pinholes—which are the advantages said to be derived from the process—can be guaranteed, then will the manipulatory part of photography be at once made easy; and Mr. McLachlan will have conferred a personal obliga tion on every photographic manipulator. Not only will photo- * This letter was received before the meeting of the Photographic Society.—Ed.
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