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tone. Some very pleasing negatives have had to be 

 rejected because of failure in this respect. I do not 

 by this mean to indicate that white backgrounds are 

 necessary, or even desirable; for so far as I have pur- 



Secrion of friezes suggesting the use of pliotographs of flowers and fruits 

 in life size. See page S7. ^t '^1- 



sued this subject they are seldom available, detracting 

 too much from the detail of the motive unless it is 

 extremely light and airy in outline. A medium back- 

 ground, such as could properly be called neutral, and 



