Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-18
THE STEWART MEMORIAL C..
Ts3EDRAG..
Almost COMPBesc6-It. Stained Glass
Vii.dOWs and Four Organs.
From the New York sun.

From the Ne" York
The beautiful church eiiflce at Garden City.
known as the Stewart Memorial Cathedral. is
nearly completed The work Of the stonemsson
Is finished. Within and without the last touches
Of the burin and the chisel have been made and
from the final cross browning the tall spire to
the buttressed walls and from the lofty groined
ceiling TO the mar6e-payed floor and sub-chapel
and burial crypt Ii stands "a complete piece of
clustered. decorated Gothic architecture as any
to be- found on this continent or to be more
Correct. perhaps the most perfect specimen of
that style OF building. The stained glass from
England. Is nearly all in the windows The last
sashes. those for the windows 81 the baptstrv
and the vestlbule, we're unpacked yesterday
The woe;uurE. too, is finished, and very beau
tiful it Is. OF a light yellow color. seemingly of
ash, or maple. or oak. Ii is beautifully carved,
and the details are in perfect keeping with the
stOnew0rk of the building
In the crypt, where several ratings and bars
reaching To the ceiling divide the chapel from
the burial crypt proper, the wood is cut into
open. flowing. iiambOyant traceries permitting
full view OF the semicircular tomb wherein
are To be deposited the remains of the founders
Of the cathedral. The light within the tomb il
as bright as that in all other parts OF the crypt
stained glass windows, on which are aporODri-
ate Scriptural subjects, filling the end and sides
Through these tinted panes the light falls i'm
delicate shades of blue and red, gold and green,
In this sub-chapel is an organ at the end OBJ
pOsite the burial vault or tomb There are
three other organs In the church above One
- In the organ loft the other two are i'm the
choir or chancel, or rather one is there together
with the keyboard of the other. while the pipes
Of the latter are above the ceiling A central
ornament in OPEN flowing traceries i'm the lofty
grOlned and yaulted ceiling will permit the
sounds TO flow down into the nave of the
church. IL the acoustic properties Of the
r a q frrln iuht h..a ataJ
the other details, il will afford extraordinary
facilities for the rendering of the most COM
Pile ated choir and instrumental music.
The clustered pillows from which spring the
marble groins that support the ceiling are
bronzed- The folated capitals with grape and
grape leaf mOuldings. are also bronZed
whether IL Is the intention to continue these
decorations until the whole interior shall be
nlied with color or not remains to be seen
The arched space above the chancel Is to be
nlled with painting on canvas q resurrection.
so the man in charge said. The most of the
windows are crowded with MANY small figures.
Those encircllng the chancel and sanctuary.
thirteen In number, contain the ONLY large
figures. These are the twelve apostles six on
each Side. and the Pastor Bonus in the centre
The treatment of all of these as well as of the
other figures I'm the windows is strictly con-
sentIonal- The Christ as the good shepherd
pears the lamb on his shoulder. ST. Peter on
his right carries the keys ST. Paul with his
sword, and st. Bartholomew with the knife that
Mayed him. are all there IN rich Roman Hebrew
robes and with haloS around their heads
when the costly temple of worship will he
open to the public has not been announced. but
u Will be soon, no doubt
Hadn't Got the Hang of the school
House.
Prom the Detroit Free Press
democrat who heard something awful good
In the City Hall yesterday morning started for
Woodward avenue with his hat I'm his hand
Meeting stranger at the gate, he swung his
tile and called out:
We've met EN-"
"Yes"
ssYes."
ut Is the biggest tidal wave ever heard off,
"Just So"
lbet." 10
at will"
"And give us democratic President"
81 believe It."
'sIhen let's give three cheers"
s.I-l-thats a little too much"
"How--why? Amt she glorious?"
yes, but You see / was a republican Nh 70
0idniyht last night, and 1t might not be I'm good
taste Tor me TO utter aI6democratic wells before
tomorrow. I'm with you-Tm ali richt-but
s give me a little more time to get used to the
new party"
when Slayback had went to slap the editor. >,
oays the Salem. Ark, Inf0rner- IL any one had
vent" to slap that editor, the ghost of Lindley
Murray would give a grunt of satisfaction.
Penaeroys Great West.
An Iowa editor has been asked by a correspon-