ave the edges well covered. Lift the
print and lay it on the card-mount, and rub down with squeegee as
directed. When the pictures are dry they can be burnished if desired.
Card-mounts come in all sizes, and the beginner usually selects a mount
the size of the print to be mounted. Now a picture to look its best
should be mounted on a card large enough to show at least an inch margin
all round. A 6 x 8 card is a good size for a 4 x 5 print. Plain
card-mounts of creamy white or soft gray are much less expensive than
the small mounts with gilt or fancy edges, and are much more artistic.

Before mounting a print it is a good idea to lay it on the card and see
what best accords with the color. After the prints are mounted write the
name of the picture on each. If written on the back, which is usually to
be preferred to the face of the print, any item of interest about the
picture can be added. Do not mount a print unless it has some claim to
merit. An amateur is always being asked to show his pictures, and it
does not add to one's reputation as a photographer to exhibit dismal
failures and dignify them with the name of pictures. There is no use in
perpetuating a failure.

When visitors ask to see your pictures do not bring out every one which
you happen to have mounted. A dozen well-taken and well-mounted pictures
are more appreciated and more enjoyed than a large collection of which
one tires before he gets to the end. Always have a few good pictures
reserved for yourself. One so often hears the excuse, "Oh, I haven't any
good prints," that it becomes tiresome. Make at least a dozen as fine
prints as you can, and keep them for exhibition, adding fresh ones as
the old ones become soiled.

CLARA ANDREWS wants to know what is meant by halation. Halation is
the term used to denote the spreading of light beyond its proper
place on the negative. In photographing an interior where the
camera is pointed toward a window the light from the window is
reflected from the back of the negative, and makes a sort of halo
or fog round the picture of the window. Plates called non-halation
plates are now made for the purpose of photographing clouds,
windows, lights, etc., without having this fog appear.

E. A. D. asks if there is a way to take a photograph from an
engraving, and how it is done. Copying photographs and engravings
is very easily done. Place the picture on a board, holding