Of all displays ever given in Newport this was the most beautiful.

The procession started at half past eight. There were boats of every description. They were decorated with Chinese lanterns and colored electric lights. Among the most noticeable decoration was the United States flag with a search-light behind it. It looked as though it was painted on the sky. Across Thames Street were electric lights constructed in such a way as to read:

1895.

Welcome Yachtsmen.

The Y.M.C.A. had a triangle made of j.a.panese lanterns. There were also pictures of the _Defender_ made of cloth and outlined with electric lights. It is estimated that there were between 25,000 and 30,000 lanterns used. A great many lights were constructed in such a way as to make the whole outline of the boat show. There was red fire and green fire burning all the time, also many fireworks and two search-lights to brighten up the harbor. The sky had a reddish tint. The naval reserves had a sea-serpent about seventy-five feet long. Old Father Neptune took things easy on the back of the monster. The serpent looked very docile, and its eyes stuck out, taking in the grand display.

CHESTER GLADDING.

NEWPORT, R. I.

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Any questions in regard to photograph matters will be willingly answered by the Editor of this column, and we should be glad to hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions.

ABOUT OUR PRIZE COMPEt.i.tION.

Our annual Photographic Prize Compet.i.tion has, as usual, attracted a great deal of attention, not only from members of our Camera Club, but from many who wish to become members in order to enter the compet.i.tion, for as this is the first time that the ROUND TABLE has opened a photographic compet.i.tion to all amateurs without regard to age, the interest is much more widespread.

In order, however, that the younger members may not feel handicapped by being obliged to compete with older ones, there is a compet.i.tion opened for them the same as in former years, and any who have not pa.s.sed their eighteenth birthday may enter this compet.i.tion. There are three cla.s.ses--marines, landscapes, and figure studies. A correspondent asks if pictures of paintings or engravings would come under the head of figure studies. Pictures of pictures will not be admitted to the prize compet.i.tion. All pictures must be original, not copied from any other picture. This would not prevent any one using a picture as a suggestion of grouping or arrangement of the subject. Take, for instance, the well-known picture by Murillo, "The Fruit Venders." A photograph of this picture would not be admitted in the prize compet.i.tion, but one might take two children, pose them as nearly as possible like the children in the picture, and then photograph. Such a picture would be an original picture, but not an original idea.

Another question that was asked was if the pictures must be marked, or if one must send a separate slip of paper with name on, etc. Rule VII.

says that "pictures must be marked with the name and address of the sender, the cla.s.s to which it belongs, and the statement whether the artist has pa.s.sed his or her eighteenth birthday." This means that the picture must be marked, and by the picture is understood the card on which it is mounted. The best place to mark a picture is on the back of the card mount.

In regard to the size of a picture, a picture taken with a 4 x 5 camera is meant, though a trimmed print is a little less than this dimension.

The picture must not be trimmed enough to bring it down to 3 x 4, as, of course, that would bar it from the compet.i.tion.

Compet.i.tors may send pictures to each cla.s.s, and they are not restricted as to number.

The students of the Illinois College of Photography are going to enter the compet.i.tion. As this is the only college of photography in the United States we shall expect to see some very fine work.

Will Sir Knight Robert H. Sanders, Jersey City, New Jersey, please send street and number. A letter addressed to him at Jersey City has been returned to the editor marked, "Not Found." If Sir Robert will send address the letter will be forwarded to him at once.

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