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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-07


Mr. and Mrs. George LOOMS, who are
now at Menlo, will probably 90 to Del
Monte this week for season.
Mr.. George A. Newhall has returned from
his stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j.
Croker, at their summer residence near
Cloyerdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. George North and family
have gone to La Honda for several months
Mr.. ID. w. FOlger has just returned from
pleasant fishing trip in Mendocino and
S0nOma counties.
Miss Emma Atwood. Miss Mena Akmann,
Miss Adele Lyon and Miss Mamie f. Mad
son OF San Francisco are Tusticatlng at
Duucan's Mills, Sonoma County.
MI. John Hammond was at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. New York, recently.
Mrs. Merton Cheesman and Miss Chees-
NAN are making sojourn at Lake Tahoe
Dir. and Mis-. ii. n. Cook VIII 90 to Belvi-
dere next week.
Miss Maud R,thermel is visiting the fam
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
She Wa. mrs. Jerry simpson.

Two refined looking ladies, sat in the mem.
picking out the various statesmen on the floor
with the aid OF the chart in the Congressional
Directory. A rather vociferously attired young
lady sauntered in and took q seat beside them.
DO tell me where Jerry, simpson isr !, en- *
much about him." 49,
One of the ladies pointed out the Alliance
Kansan in the aroma beneath.
"Oh. no. that isn't Jerry simpson. protested
the loud young lady confidently II would know
him because have seen bis pictures"
time myself" replied tho lady.
We'll. he does not seem to be such bad
lady commented after careful scrutiny. Il
wonder II he brought his wife with him."
Il believe she Is In the city" the quiet lady
asserted
Il would like to see her. too They do say
she isn't so very awful. How do YOU suppose
she likes oil the. things the papers say about
away in regard TO MIA Simpson.
Do a Soa KNOW rs. 1 Simpson. tooY In
the yGans tho other ssrsaely
I" eM Mrs.. 6imp4oE" ~. - y ~
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MONGOLLiN PUGILIS.M.
A Chinese Battle that Took Pince - Roof
mad Was No Hipp0dromc.

From the SIN F,aarirp chrua.eie.
The heather arc GnlovinG d sensation IN :ho
shfpsa OF so snt which tSk p%f thu
Chinese method Of pugi.isc, were M Al Coon
and Shoy Fons. The pair had boen Boosting
finally arranged a mattel. Tho tin" set 70!
the contest was IL o'clock and q" ref "'
ing the JACKSON street RESTAURANT was Chosen
tic, neigh6orins, tuildlns the Chinese sports
tieir stations fully an hour before the pro-
gramme WAS to be commenced. Among these
cancasinn Ho nes Special suf Officer we'll known
in the Chinese quarter, and he had received
the tip. earlier. ~ the day from one of his
oISSsant p"s e 1rispds Nc All Coon AMI
Shoy F2ng appeared at the scene OF tho con-
with the other edifyinE formalitics prncti.c!
~ civilized prize contests. they advanced % t.e
COMPLY with the Marquis Of OdecnsLer;y rule:
but after few onslnughts they Gsr '!'aiy
sEps ga5Sst IKE rns s tw,nT
We're Icing manifested ny tn nuHsrc. t .n,,,:
ssRns Sast tSss arms ns aid %
a ,"r f to ",s Mc1a 70 s9 nh Ioof My
backward. and All Coon iei. o,cr hin
Both men looked dyed. hnt the, w"r" en-,
iigit,rs arose, looked Gb?. at ~" ,s.',"i.'r.,
| eEd tacn tGr2ad thor heads to Ild:nl 'h,i
Ctncr All cu..c.Nor 1" separate tIr :"ua
| failed wl,sn tho combAianfs Got too pr iT
tho third Tine. 1t VIZ /. nil; o.. E!."d ifa';
| The spectators were crivoa lat" ,c-t.s'. gu,
would have ch5Gr-': !:r:c y no; ioT "' ~,
tho pole. would be a.Eac;'d 10 The tr'''" '''
Rov nyor aa hour NJ Ain Coos. aad 81 >" l9rs
r,dYs.l, h,:ETccNd, and scratched o"C'' 'IS
| licS demons. They .ht:e!nptcd 70 Ilnr. w,
flesh !r1n each n,aH:. :rSs, nni. fi'iE t q -;
vas in.tnto sa!nr.ie tho onraG.h in"n. III
| ut each ot!,cr Ike ti;,nia Tnay s'cla! .niG
ears aud lips Che pain .ocra5nn"L h. t'GG I
wounds. from Ea:ch blood was Gow?- i'n'
| transformed the friendly contest into "a 'rT,
-iec fight. As their furious on.lnugllis h",n no
more frequent tho combHtGnte, weak '!nr
| They were only too willing at last to DO car
| ricd .wny by friends. ,.n,ll.
And they woro pitiablo snectaclos h"niGI W.
| Ms All Goon's eur Ind been nearly torn ~ t,r
the struggles. His lips were torn ana h.s in3
| vas friehtfully furrowcd by his oripll''
| nails. Shoy Fong also bore strong nrldc,r"ts
HIS connection with tho contest. His ,,t'"',,I
were torn and there WAS a greet Gap!h: W,"'i
under his right eye. His ears bore ctiiIih"n
| having been wrcnchcd and wrunG. B"'i' Ia,i
| We're covered with biond. They wer, ta'.iIy
away. and II will be !manyc day hci'rr T..
are ut to drug themselves about the sifn.'v ls
| tho Chinese quarter Though the ~ =, no
fast and furious, yot It was draw, ts s ' .
Chinese spectator has been iounI WI, .upe.
| willing TO express an opinion as " Wv 's'''
rior merits 81 elther mGp.
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COLONIAL LowBoY.

new ones. OF course such pieces are not as
strong with the new legs as with tho originals"
The main difficulty in deciding whether n
piece OF furniture is genuine antique" lies
in the loose definition OF that term. Thou
sands Of chairs. tables. sideboards. clocks. and
corner-curboards are made in New York and
at factory in Philadelphia from perfectly new
wood and stained to initiate antique pieces.
They are often well made and respectable
pieces Of furniture but their pretended age is
u sham. Besides. although the pieces are rs
faithful reproductions Of the antique models
as the average journoymnn cabinetmaker can
turn out. they are lacking in , symm ne.
older re craftsmen bestowed on his work. The
differences may be perceptiblo to tho collector
only. but it is there. The work OF, cabinet:
maker 2 hundred years 4go was labori9us and
himself. He was bound to get some individ-
uality into n chair or a table which does not
appear IN chairs or tables turned out nowadays :.
the hundred by one machine. scat frames by
another machine. and likewise the backs
and arms. Furniture IS Just az substantial
trade as ever it was: but few buyers appreciate
the value in a chair or table that has seasoned
and flawless wood. carved by hand. with tools
almost as delicate as an engravers g.. fitted to-.
metal mails or. screws) and rubbed and
polished repeatedly by hand until IT.. surface
Ia as hard and smooth as glass. All these do
tails Of slow IIss
OF persons want to buy whole dining room
outfit. for instance. for q sum OF money which
might easily be put into the manufacture OF
they can get something which Is lust as good
as the real thing" Under the circumstances
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BELFRY AT EvREUx.

monts retain unity and harmony OF aspect
that cannot be surpassed, NJ. Corroyer has
written very interesting chapter on medfp-
val sculpture applied to architecture. the only
kind OF sculpture which then existed. for in
to architecture. Tho. architect traced tho
plans on the. ground and directed tho building
operations: he also directed the stone hewers.
the masons. and the image carvers. the sculp;;
tors, and the painters. the makers OF stained
glass windows. and the illuminators.
In the middle ugeS statuary and ornamental
sculpture were inseparable. because they were
executed by tho Sumo artists. subject to the
so no idea, namely. the study OF nature. In
obedience to the law OF incessant TRANSFORMS
ton they abandoned the hieratic forms i'm
posed by religious traditions by giving to
these same traditions a new expression. no.
man inspiration. even the imitation OF Roman
statuary is certain in the first half Of the thir.
teenth century. The cathedral OF Reims. that
masterpiece OF Gothic architecture, shows US
several examples Of this inspiration IN the
statues which adorn the western portal. SO
far as statuary is concerned. the MEDIEVAL
sculptors found salutary inspiration In the
works left by the Romans In Gaul and in such
OF the Gallo Roman works as had been spared
during tho barbarian invasions.
As for the medieval ornamental sculpture
growth any more than medieval statuary. In
the arts there is always a certain fiiation TO
be traced. The theory Of modern critics with
regard to mediGval ornamontatton Ia this:
Eastern art, imported and Gartarized In Scan
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FURNITURE OF OLDEN TIMES.
HOW TO TELL A GENUINE ANTIQUE
FROM A MODERN IMITATION.

Trained Eyes the Best Guides-Thousnnds
OF Ialtations N nde-Oid Material Used In
Patchine-Chi and Colonial " Cd
els Compared-sources of supplies.
How can you tell whether piece OF furni-
ture is old or new p doaler In antique furni-
ture repeated. and then continued. How
can you tell n counterfeit bill from u
good one? You look ut 1t. don't your And IL
you are not used to seeing and handling money
as merchandise. you can't toll then unless tho
bill is very poor imitation. II you nre not IN
expert yourself, you take IL to tho bank, and
the teller. who is an expert. decides for you.
and you take his word. Just SO about u hat.
Just 30 about piece OF cloth. II you haven't
got special knowledge. which only comes by
study and observation and comparison. YOU
can't toll l can. usually. because I've been In
this business for forty years. and Two seen a
lot Of stun In that time. You can't expect to
have n natural nose for antique furniture un-
less the strain has boon bred into you. And II
it had. you would have been training yourself
by poking around the shops and auctions ever
since you were Il boy"
well" tho inquirer said. meekly. when the
dealer stopped for breath. "how about that
table there2 Is that really IN old one? 1t
looks pretty new to me-"
"One Of the oldest and best pieces in the
table, anyhow: it's called q lowboy. As you
see. 1t has II fiat. wooden top. and three shallow
drawers in 1t that run clear through to the
back OF tho piece. one in tho centre and one on
each side Tho box sides are solid almost
half way down to the floor. and 1t has original
legs with tho ball -and-c claw feet. And whom
say it's a genuine old piece l mean that 1t
stands Just as II was made about hundred
years ago. top. body. legs. and all. Just look
at one OF these legs. You see it is
the extension of tho corner post Of the
box top all carved out OF one
stick OF wood-not jie-sawed and glued to-
gether. 1t ia very exceptional to find lowboy
which hasn't been patched up. The top gets
badly battered or split. or the legs get broken
off, and then 1t has to be renewed. Tho new
legs are generally fitted on at the bottom OF
the box top More than half Of the cowboys
you see for sale have lost all their legs at one
time or another and have been simply set on
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and cabinets and sideboards; 1t is more
massive foot than any OF the others.
The value given to a piece Of furniture. old
or new. BY inlaying is likely to bo underesti-
craft. Tho numper OF little pieces Of wood
used in composing an Intricate pattern. is
amazing. In q fam shaped decoration at the
corner OF a shelf or drawer. scarcely covering
a square inch OF spnce. are twelve or fifteen
separate pieces.
Most OF tho old furniture Of colonial style
offered for sale in the shops has been initiated
80 badly from the originals that 1t can be
dsarss s ss ssS @us an
adaptation OF tho style, OF Chippendale. who
made furniture in England about 100 years
and used right angles considerably. His work
was distinguished for its simplicity OF ont;
from the elaborate ornamentation Of Empire
models. The body Of a dressing table made
by Chippendale had plane surfaces and
right-anglod edges. except, perhaps. on the
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OF all dangers and events that might interest
them. The bells were rung at sunrise and ct
the curfew; the chimes marked the hours ana
their divisions while on high days and holi.
days the big bells and the chimes Joined Pass
and treble and made Joyous noise; Inc
belfry tower generally contained prison.
council chamber for tho Aldermen. mum.
ment room. and an armory. IN the n0rtn OF
Europe the big bell OF the belfry Is still rune
In case OF fire. .,,
mems Of these old city belfries remain. The
belfry of Calais. built during the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries. is crowned with an
octagon spire. The belfry OF Bethune. which
dates from the fourteenth century is o square
tower flanked at three corners by small mex ;
agonal and overhanging turrets whiIe the
fourth corner is thanked by turret OF the same
communicates with the different stories and
leads to a bnttomented terrace or. platform;
Above this platform rises IN elegant pyramid
crowned by the watchman's tower, The tow;
era OF Auxerre. Beaunc. Amiens. EvreuT; ana
Avignon have preserved their ancient beliries.
Tho belfries Of Evreux and Avignon date from
the fifteenth century. At Bordeaux we lind on
example of the old system OF hanging the bols
over the gates OF the town.
All who have travelled In Europe ana Visited
the great cathedrals Of England. France. and
Germany, have CONTEMPLATED with wonder
ment the prodiCious wealth Of sculptured or
nament that adorns the fncades and towers
and roofs. Statuary and decorative designs
arc to be found everywhere. from the founda-
tions to the summit Of the spire. and. In spite
OF iniinto variety and iaeXhaustible album
dance of the details. those stupondous monu.
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A STUDY OF BELFRIES.
SOME or THE SPIRES AND TOWERS OF
MEDLEYAL GOTHIC ART

Towers and steepics Butt by the Free Cors-
rnunes In France SIX Hundred Years Ago
"A Distinguished French Architect Con-
siders Very Interesting Subject.
PARIS, Dec. 12.-Every modern writer on
Gothic architecture is bound to begin his book
by declaring the name to be misnomer. The
eminent French architect. M. Edouard Cor
roger. who has Just published In the excellent
series OF the Bibliothidue dc rEnseignement
dos Beaux Arts" handy and profusely illus
frated volume. "BArchitccture Gothiaue."
begins In the obligatory manner by protesting
against the use OF tho word Gothic. Tho
Cloths and tho visigoths left no monumental
traces: furthermore. these races were van
auished by Clovis In the sixth century.
whereas tho term Gothic is applied to the
architectonic period. which extends from tho
middle OF tho twelfth to the ond OF the fifteenth
century. Again. this term Gothic. originally
employed in the last century as an adjective OF
depreciation. synonymous with barbnrous. has
by the strangest fortune como to be used In
order to designate the most civilized epoch OF
the n,iddle apes 49,
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front faces OF the boxes resting on the table.
the compound curves and flowing lines Of tho
French school no did not use. No mutter how
fragile the table. or how deliberately inlaid
with fnncy woods 1t might he it's distinguish
ing features were its straight lines and its
freedom from carving. Narruw parallel strips
the straight Squire legs Of tables and chairs.
were his substitute for. indented surfaces.
The colonial makers worked after his models.
most noticeable il the use OF the round leg for
the square one. and. in the case of u bureau
stanchions for square ones on which the mir
ror swings.
Whom modern workman undertakes to
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chances are ten to ono
that he will spoil 1t by
sticking curved legs on
1t. II he be not quite
SO stupid as that. he
will miss the true pro-
portion in some way:
the legs may be too
long or too short, or he
may insist on lacking
ormolu rings around
the legs or wedginG u
fancy bracket between
tho leg and the table
ton: or he will put
elaborate handles on
tho little drawers in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
MUSIC AND IT'S MASTERS.
ANT0N RUBySsyErN's NFT NOOK coy.
(f:ItNTNG IHEN

.xrov uunySsyrrN.s NEJr uoon raw
ChitNfNo ah"M
Bach se ~. ,s,., sss srrs Vs"e,.; and
Masae r. ~. am rns.r,cy c,... or M"., s''"r'
Music md Its Masters" ia the tlno ct A
,ooi, , which J"U the n;nns.. hn.op l,un;m.nr
With WIFI snirit many will say probably viii, ,ron.
dicc, and Expresses in do,u!l the e"usrose''s
Groat by tho present generation, ...,.,
Nine Ie heno.s' D oi,,, m ". r.. MS,'
-, -. vi .,-o,inc. sbo ,y,.,,,,I,n s,.,
n,.'. uo T +. ~, u,,,si, roor, sbc Jaw tbn
bust. Of j. = pne md as"S a sS".''
CHOPIN ana oi'nk" INV -" ,,'1 ~ ~ I'n,,Io, mn.
HayJn and Mozart and othorsg'
".Theso are tho men / honor most in my
art ..yncn Won do no, honor sros,rtr
"Ma.mme. ninalaya and t'himho.Asc ara
tho highest peaks Of tho world. but thorewith
it Is nc. said that Mont Blanc Id o little noun
n.t sssorqy n, ess,t !. GO Ss1 san tho s
,1'c Gost beautiful things that music is capa-
-, PIT ccYs'.:or opera quite subordinate
k Rms 81 S tn gives his renso,s for his
eonaaratiys;y In Gan!sa Of S;".s In y y;,s
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NORTH TOWER. ANTWERP CATHEDRAL
dinayia was introduced int Ireland in The
Who Who We're 50 powerful. and seem to have
been the principal agents OF the Renaissance
% tine a
that Carloyingian art from which proceeds the
so-ealled Romanesque art, which In Its turn
peculiarly decorative. due evidently to very
and thon rejuyenated. strengthened. and
The architeets Of the i!e.de-Frsnee like those
new art with marvellous skill and adaptabiity.
q which they have given pI%erons proofs in
The activity and fecundity Of the French. stat
Sds the Il Hss nrsSuos3 sSs sS
HE fa9ade 81 Notfe Dame at Paris
life. and most Of them executed with
porsheas Is tho Sas in Ct sa n
stataes Then, besides the statasry ana orns:
WORK in repousss metal Which was carried to
aed f rules ss q tho MATTRESSES Or trade guilds ~
Sny vSTS shs sqbas 81 hs MaSS GO Paris
All these medieval arts together with that
by NJ. Corroyer In their connection with archi-
lecture. and with the aid OF his explanations
and OF the accompanying two hundred and
fifty Illustrations. the reader Of "L'Art Goth
iIue gains clear ideas as to the .characteris.
as to the religions political. and social condi-
tions in which were built the cathedrals.
churches. abbeys. castles dungeons. fortifica-
tions. gates, bridges. hospitals. town halls.
belfries. palaces and houses during that bril-
liant period OF national French art which ex-
tended from the twelfth to the end OF the If
teenth century. THEODORE CHILD.
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TYPES COLONIAL sTASare made by wholesala
rHoys. at present. or not at all
just 50 with tho brass drawer pulls which el b
tho slender handle Of thick brass wire when 1t
Handle Which is manuiactured by the tor.
and looks little like tho original which 1t
With outlines somewhat, like those OF the ace
of diamonds turned on Its side.
ture are easily distinguished from. old ones:
Tho new ones arc stamped out with die OF
eeometrical exaetnes,s instead q being cut
They are thicker. and their edges are not worn pr,
down with many, poishings. Take one OF tho
Of limitations or" made. II 1t Is n hig one.
and q business man. Tho maker certainly
The o keyRoles Of the drawers. or have used
drawer knobs OF fancitul share no matter how
handsome O piece of wood he WAS making:
The smallest. simplest brass button nails used
for drawer knobs In the original will not con-
tent the restorer much less tho narrow brass
rim about the keyhole.the merest socket 70
must pile on more metal. :,
Dealers in old furniture sell more chairs than
anything else. partly because there are more
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brass hutton pulls which belong there. While
there are exceptions the great mass of Jour
neymen cabinetmaEers now at work have the
Scarcely one 10 hundred could make sym:
mctrically beautiful table or chair leg OF
With the curved legs with claw feet. No mat
ter how many patterns Of the antique they
may have before their eyes. no matter how
many curved and scroll rulers they will turn
out 4 leg which is not symmetrical and not
like the original
Very few handsome original Chippendale or
colonial dressing tables arc for sale in New
Nnrk II YOU should hnnncn to SEQ an old
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its dull finish. or It's finish with French polish.
which Is very. different from vnrn.sh. Thcn
tho dealer will put It in his show room as an
original from Baltimore. price Sl25: and no
Will say that no bought 1t from n lady who got
L from the Bonalarte, fam is. and yery likely
he VIII add thnt the city ought to buy II nni
present IT to- the Metropolitan Museum OF Art.
IhG isw,e.oy is a yel-mads and worthy piece
merits for $40 or $50 and yield u good profit
Tho dealer. however. must try to get moro
money for IL MS Il cGrio.
The greatest SUPPLY OF old fnrnitnro nvniln-
bio rs lrntcrn, for ncW-old pieces of sina,lor
sizo is found ut present in Virginiu. Maryiani
sends some. but thnt state. has boon scrapcd
pretty thoroughly Pennsylvnnin also scMda
smnller quantity. OF much inferior qualify.
Many handsome pieces came from New Or
!cuna but the supply In TINT city Is almost cx-
hamTtel; As 70 the New. England States. they
still hold much interesting old furniture. hut
\ is owned by porsons who. will not cell II. for
w denler has swept over the Puritan country
est fraction OF what he expects to get for his
mer,handise. To DO sure. there II much
breakago III TRANSFORMATION. but he can man.
age got, to Mss good old wood in thousand Ways;
on old chairs. tables. desks. Sc.. are very in
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niture have become FIRST fashionable and
then even, popular. ~ course tI iat, means ms
saIe. and results in the, Wholesale reproduc-
lions which grow steadily inferior In quality
value OF an original antique. piece is not les
soned by tho stacks Of limitations;
Much Of the so-called antique furniture; ior
Old WOOD Cd In articles too badly broken 70 DO
msnded The top n G an eE tass
any. with broken legs. A dealer will take
strips from the sides and ends and make 4
frame for cheyal glass. probably mounting It
he viii make side swing posts and pedestal
for It out Of the broken table legs Or from some
stock. The article will then appear perhaps.
MS o fine. old mirror long used n Gen; Wash
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27

dex. perhaps. OF family
taste and comfort for
generations back. II
was properly made In
the first place. and
careful use has not
worn 1t out. some OF
1t gets into the mark OF
from timo to time. ana
Is eagerly snapped up
by persons who have
nothing Of the kind:
an,l 40 by degrees the