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NovEBER 26, 1880.] THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 565 Ue P9kotograyhir Zlehs, Zlovember 26, 18SO. interpretation of his variations. The only question which photophone speak, and so reproduce in the laboratory sounds produced on the sun. M T --n "‘nnad hi inetu PHOTOGRAPHY IN AND OUT OF THE STUDIO. Solar PHOrOGRAPIIY and tub Photophone—PIOTOGRAPmIO REPEODUO"IONS- Sarah Bernhardt and her Puoro- graphs—The Sun’s Spots and Politics—How to Secure a Good Expression. Solar Piiotography and the Photophone.—Professor Bell’s latest discovery, the Photophone, promises to be capable ot yet further wonders. Professor Boll lately visited M. Janssen’s solar observatory at Meudon, anil was much struck with the solar photographs which are the French astrono mer’s speciality. He expressed the opinion that the varia tions of brightness of a given solar point might make the experiment was made, but without distinct success. M. Janssen has proposed that a series of successive photographs of a particular point on the sun’s surface be passed rapidly before an objective giving images on the selenium apparatus, so condensing into a brief space variations which in the solar images are too slow to produce sound in the photo phone. If this bo successful the “ music of the spheres ” may bo literal!v realised ! At all events, the result of some pre liminary experiments is stated by M. Janssen to be hopeful, in his notice brought before the Academy of Science on the 2nd of November. enthusiastic descriptions of the actress given by the New York papers. According to the infatuated writers, there is assuredly no truth in the ill-natured remark of Dumas, who said of a picture of Mdlle. Bernhardt and her dog, that it was the picture of a dog looking at a bone! The Sun's Sjiots and Politics.—Professor Piazzi Smyth, the Scottish Astronomer-Royal, is said to have made an im portant discovery: nothing less than that the attentive obser vation of the sun’s spots on the part of our rulers would lead them info good government. The sun, it would appear, is extremely interested in the Irish question, for we read in the current number of the Astronomical Register “that the sun, grapher’s recently to have the portrait of his wife taken. While the operator was arranging the camera the husband thought fit to give some advice concerning her pose. ‘ Think of something serious,’he said, ‘or else you will laugh and spoil it. Remember that your father is in prison, and that your brother has had to compound with his creditors ; and as it is, represents but a very small portion of that neces sary to be done. At the Record Office and the British Museum must be vast stores of manuscripts of historical value, which, if once Jost, could never be replaced. At the British Museum there is some apology for a photographic studio, but connected with the Record Office nothing of the kind is to be found. try to imagine what would have become of you if I had not taken pity upon you.” We are not at all sure that an observation of this kind from the photographer would not be more efficacious in securing a lively expression than the stereotyped request to “ smile, and look pleasant.” Sarah Bernhardt and her Photographs.—Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt has a vet keen appreciation of the value of photography. On arriving at New York she was waited upon by Mr. Sarony, who offered her 1,000 dollars for the exclusive privilege of photographing her. Mdlle Bern hardt thought the sum too low, aud modestly demanded 5,000, to which the New York photographer naturally demurred. Eventually the actress came down, and accepted Mr. Sarony’s offer, which must certainly be considered a most liberal one. Already Mdlle. Bernhardt has sat ten times, and anticipates going through the ordeal thirty times more. In the opinion of many people, who have a horror —or pretend they have—of sitting for their portraits, she will at this rate have earned her money. We shall be rather curious to sec those new portraits of the “ incom parable Sarah.” Those exhibited in the shop-windows of London have certainly not done her justice. With a face so mobile and emotional, Mdlle. Bernhardt is by no means a favourable subject for the camera; and those persons who have only seen her photograph must marvel greatly at the and a few small faculas on sun’s disc would indicate an agent dangerously wounded, and two process-servers beaten to a jelly. Neither Mr. Foster nor the constabu lary on the spot.” “ Sun absolutely free from spots,” would mean “ throe landlords shot dead, an agent fired at; every one put in as care-taker in Mayo pitchforked.’’ " A group of spots appearing on the sun’s following limb signifies one landlord ineffectually fired at. Several tenants spon taneously pay their rents.” This is not a bad notion. If the sun really desires to act as the guide, philosopher, and friend of the English Government, no time should bo lost in the in his never-ceasing cycles of radiant heat, light, magnetism, and spots, with their necessarily accompanying tenth or twelth bad agricultural year, fights against the Irish Land I League." An F.R.A.S., writing in a contemporary, amused with this notion, suggests “ that a really formidable rival ovuuuo p.ou . M. Janssen placed hisinstru- ' publication to ZadkieVs Almanack (on strictly sun-spot prin- ments at Professor Bell’s disposal, and on a fine day thelciples) might le brought out specially for circulation in ” Ireland. Here are a few of his suggestions. " One spot Bt ome, MR. WALTER WOODBURY AT MANOR HOUSE, SOUTH NORWOOD. Ie we divide the history of photography into two periods, that which preceded collodion upon glass, and that which has followed it, wo shall find in the second era no name more prominent than that of Mr. Walter Woodbury. Woodburytype, to the modern photographer, is as “ familiar in his mouth as household words,” and is, and apparently will be, for many years to come, the only photo-engraving process of practical and commercial value. What a fortu nate idea to light upon, many have thought in becoming Photographic Reproductions.—An important adjunct has been made to the Bibliothcque Nationale in the Rue de , . _ — — 1 Richelieu, Paris. A spacious photographic studio has been ' exercises our mind is: might not the presence and absence erected, in which reproductions of the rare stamps and of the sun’s spots be just as applicable to the difficulties in curious designs which the library contains will be made, the French Chamber, the solution of the Eastern question, It will also be utilized for reproducing ancient manuscripts, or the suppression of the Nihilsts ? What is there to indicate the duplicates of which will be distributed in the various , that the sun cans only for Ireland ? depositories throughout the country, and so avoid, in case How to Secure a Good Expression.—We presume that the of fire, the entire destruction of relics of the past whose i days are past when a photographer thought he had done his loss would be absolutely irreparable. The studio is placed duty and his sitter justice, after moving about the studio at the top of the building, aud is about eighteen metres , silently and mysteriously, and fidgetting about the head long and about seven wide. The dark room is situated in until the “ subject was not quite sure it belonged to him, one corner of the studio, which is constructed entirely of to blandly tell him to " look pleasant; ” or, if the sub glass and iron. This is an example which might well be ject were a lady, to bid her, off-hand, put on a smile. A few followed by our Government. The reproduction of old i fossilised specimens, we are afraid, still remain, and to them documents is carried on to a large extent by the Ordnance wo recommend the following, which the New York Daily Gra- Department at Southampton ; but the work here, extensive 1 phic relates: “ A decently-dressed workman came to a photo- Aciu:, , 11 1 • Pill c.e • ho. c . AAA.+1 « +A hoxe +kA . A.I. :u A£ L ; c viFe talzen