Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-13
TIFFANY WINDOWS IN MAINE.
Latest and Finest Productions Of This Famous
Company Of Artists.

| o'' "Auo"Si anu 6ney are the
finest works OF this new branch of Ameri-
can art that have ever been erected in this
State. Through the untiring energy of
the pastor, Rev. j. W. Williamson, Au
gusta, today, stands at the head in this
branch OF art in glass, and the church over
which he ministers will be an object of
envy ana act as an incentive to Others.
or some years churches have been replac
ing their old plain glass windows with
o'hers Oh more or less artistic merit, but
as Is well known, true art must be the
most expensive, the limited means of
most societies have been a drawback, and
the average church has been obliged to
put up with the inferior. The success of
the Rev. Mr.. Williamson's idea, to have
none unless the best, is to be seen in the
three windows over which he had control.
These windows represent Music, Faith,
and the beautiful figure of st. John the
Divine.
Music is represented by beautiful
angelic figure, holding in her hands q
scroll of music. Faith, by female figure
carrying in her hand the Holy Bible, and
the wcll-known figure of ST. John the
Divine holds in his hands the open book
upon which he wrote that mastery his
tory of the life Of our Lord. The fea-
lures of the windows are as follows and
deserve special attention. The old method
of making glass windows has been by the
use of painted or stained glass, which in
time fades and becomes obsolete The
next method adopted was the Opalescent
glass, now brittle and porous and in a
few years likely to crumble and fall to
dust, SO that windows made from it will
be of little value as memorials to tell the
life of this generation to the people of
tho next The reason for this is the
combinations of minerals and metals
necessary to produce the different colors.
Taking this important matter into con-
sideration, Mr.. Louis c. Tiffany has dur
ing the past few years made careful in
vestigations into the combinations of
mineral, and metals that would produce
the glass needed to carry out his mastery
designs, and yet be durable. Therefore
the glass used in these works of art is en-
tirely of the new Tiffany Favrile glass,
which is the outcome of a series of expert
ments recently conducted by Mr. Tiffany.
The results Of these investigations are
shown in new combinations of color with
color color over color, the deepening of
the tone subtitle quality of the texture, the
introduction of new colors, the union of
metal with glass, and the wonderful orna-
mental effects obtained by unfolding
lines and threads of one colored glass into
glass of another color, while they are in a
molten state and during the operation of
blowing.
The above windows were made by the
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, of
1873 Fourth avenue, New York, through
their Eastern representative, Mr.. Edwin
Stanton UcOTSc VI NcWUouNlilc, naoS'
When you pass into the church
you first see to the left the
window in memory of the late Lot M.
Morrill,, which has been presented by the
family and friends of the deceased. The
subject is that of the Apostle John and
bears the selection from I John, chapter
2, verse II, HE that docth the will of
God abideth forever" This window was
the one which the Tiffany Company of
New York, exhibited at the Worlds Fair
and is very fine ono.
The next ono the same side of the
church is in memory Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John Door, parents of Mrs. John
Chase Tho subject of this one is Christ
knocking at the door. Upon the OPP
posite side, as you pass around the church,
is the one in memory of the late Mrs.
Rebccca Russell Sturgis, and the subject
is the symbol of Faith, while at the bot
tom is the inscription, Faith is the sub
stance of things hoped for" This window
was given by the family.
The next subject is that of the Angel OF
Praise and upon it is the following title
of a Christmas choral: 1.-THE angels sing
in the silent night. This window is in
memory of the late Mrs. Fannie A. MILL
ken and was presented by Elias Milliken,
husband of the deceased. Mrs. Milliken
sang in the church FOR 90 years and had
always manifested great interest in the
choir.
The other three windows have not yet
been put in place, but are expected to ar
rive before many weeks. One will be in
memory of the late Hon. James g. Blaine
and one in memory Of his son Emmons.
| The designs of these have not yet been
selected. The third will be in memory of
the late Mrs James W. Bradbury, wife
of the venerable ex-senator Bradbury of
this city and the subject will be Madonna.
Two more windows have been pledged
on conditions that the other three be