Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1892 — MRS. POTTER PALMER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MRS. POTTER PALMER.

Short Sketch on<t Picture of the President of the Hoard of Lady Managers. The women of tho United States are fortunate in having so charming a representative as Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, on the Board of Managers for tho World’s Fair. As President of the Board of Lady Managers she occupies a very prominent position, and the eyes of the world, so to speak, are upon her. In her official capacity she meets tho various representatives of other nations, and consequently it requires a woman of social as well as executive ability. She has lately entertained various nota-

bilities at her house,all of whom must have taken away with them an agreeable impression of an American home, an American hostess, and a graceful, cultured, and charming woman. Mrs. Palmer is a native of Louisville, Ky. Her maiden name was Bertha Honore, and she was educated in a convent nt Georgetown, D. C. She was married to Potter Palmer in 1871. Mrs. Palmer is acknowledged to bo one of Chicago’s most beautiful women, and the striking beauty of her clear-cut features has been effectively brought out by the artist in the excellent portrait here presented. Here is shown the highost type of mechanical engraving tho photo-zinc etching, which has now superseded all of tho old expensive methods. For a zinc etching the design is drawn from a photograph on white cardboard double the size wanted. This is photographed on zino plate, and tho plate then put into an aoid bath, which eats or etches away everything except the lines which are to appear on the out The engraving process is altogether mechanical, and is, therefore, mechanically perfect, as is shown by the above portrait. All the dally and weekly newspaper illustrations are photo-zinc etchings, and they have become so cheap in price that well-made portraits like the above can now be had from the Chicago Newspaper Union for $2.50, while a cut like it by the old method of wood engraving would have cost $6 or SB. The Chicago Newspaper Union will, upon request, give full information as to the making and cost of all kinds of zinc-etching illustrations.

BERTHA HONORE PALMER.