Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

1t, lies genealogical book giving the family
history for centuries back. one Of the ancestors
being bishop Of the English church, whose
tragic death was caused by the fall of a CHM
ney III his palace. during the great gale Of l703.
while he was at prayers. Some time ago the
cathedral town where this occurred was made
the subject of a magazine article. with numer-
GUS and lovely Illustrations, q particularly
pretty one being Of the palace which was the
scene Of the accident referred to. These pic
lures have been collected and arranged for
group Of several smaller groups as being Of
special interest in the family, and are to be
mounted and hung soon in the little room
where the other panels hsve made a beginning
in this kind of decoration. When time permits
a group Of authors is projected, and the fine
wood engravings from our magazines will some
of them be framed with glass and supplemented
by smaller but equally interesting ones
mounted in the way have described. Natur-
ally any one can see that such pictures would
not be suitable for all rooms or places, but for
anything coming under the generic term OF
den, any room out of the ordinary, . collec-
ton OF this kind may be interesting, suitable
and decorative.
SOME IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED.
Some improvements may be made with
further work in this line. and if SO, a sequel to
the tale may be written. In the cigar box
panels, which are too thin to allow of n screw
eye being put in, two Sits are cut in the cloth
az TIC ssrluS
tied IN these. The cloth binding was found SO
much easier than trying to bring the water
color paper over the edge that it was adopted
and an entire backing was made of the cloth,
as The slight unevenness in the surface of the
board made it almost impossible to iron the
paper on TO the board and have it smooth, the
edge OF the cloth showing through also when
only binding was used and it being necessary
to conceal the edges of the board. / have re-
Gently read of pictures fastened fat to the
wall with mats OF Japanese crepe, edged with
gilded rope, tackled TO the wall also.
ms idea may be suggested likewise, though
the ability TO change the position OF the wooden
panels is an advantage, and one to be appre-
clated; crepe might be substituted, perhaps, for
wafer color paper lii some instances though
white mats look better with black and white
pictures than anything else.
ihere are many pretty colored pictures, how
ever, water color reproductions, which could
be arranged with colored mats, but they should
De really mats of pasteboard, and SO not as
easily managed the others may be. The
panels of which l have spoken may DO hung
the long way across and the pictures thus ar
ranged ii they better suit the wall space where
tney are to Co. variety in the matter and irreg-
ularlty adding to the general good effect.
Every one all over the country is interested in
Washington and all connected with it, and q
panel filled with little pictures of tho city,
either In its public or private aspect. or a
group or views from the Corcoran Art Gallery
neatly and carefully mounted in this way, may
De pleasant little souvenirs to be sent to far
away friends, taking the place of the old-time
Christmas card, the idea. being to show remem-
orance rather than to present gift