New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-25
prsT0B1NG THE OLD WINDOWS.
DELICATE PIECE OF WORK BEING DONE
IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY
TRINITY

49,. surmar months when his Satanic
,f,,es.v Is supposed 10 leave the city and make
,orr OF the seaside and mountain resorts the trus-
,o.s ~ the various town churches take advantage
If his absence TO ren3Nate, redecorate ana other
.,,sa renaic their places Of worship. Among the
MANY Brooklyn churches now being repaired none
s more INTELLECTUALLY beautiful. both as to its In
terror AMI exterior than Holy Trinity, at Clinton ard
Montague sts the worshippins place of one OF
prooklyn's most wealthy and aristocratic consre-
cations This church. which was bull: almost
wholly by the munifcence and under the super
rision OF Mr. and Mrs. Edgar John Bart,w. is one
Of the finest examples 0. pure Gothic architecture
IN the city 1t is now half a century since 1t was
eonsecrated and with the exception OF the win
dows Is still apparently as unframed by tine as
any Of the moro modern structures
The windows Of stained glass. and the storms
Of fifty years have faded the coors in some OF the
figures until they look rather ghosty. while In
others glass has been broken by explosions due
10 surplus Of patriotism Fourth OF July and
political campaign occasions. The breakages have
been repaired by a glazier who apparently was
not an artist. and who did not comprehend the
delicate requirements Of the work he had under
taken.
Such windows are no. common now. and their
construction and restoration done entirely by
men who have learned their trade In Europe. The
window is first designed on paper and then the de-
sign is painted on the glass Of which the window
burned" as 4 is technically called. until the color
has become Incorporated into the glass-has liter
ally become part OF 1t. This process Of burning"
Is ono of the difficult Of the whole process Of
making these windows No two colors burn exactly
alike. and the utmos; care and Judgment have TO
be exercised in the operation Hard colors those
that require the most heat. put at the bottom
and top Of the retort while the soft colors as they
are called by the workmen. are placed In the
middle. where the heat is less intense. Should the
proper degree OF heat be exceeded the glass is
ruined and II the heat is insufficient the color does
not fuse with the glass and the shade fades
by the action of the weather
ne wofk OF restoring the once handsome win
oows OF the Church OF the Holy Trinity is under
tne immediate supervision Of Julius Hausieiter OF
inc nTm OF Heuser u Hausteiter In his company
Tribune reporter visited the church yesterday
afternoon TO note something of the difficulty OF
restoring these windows The entire work VIII be
done by one OF their artisans the time required
VIII De az ieast TWO months. Perched upon tall
moving one OF the pieces Of glass When this was
ooic re ntted piece Of clean glass into The space
nm1 .neh. aiter careful study OF the figures 10 be
restored. took his brushes and palette and began
10 paint After finishing this the glass was taken
1u' ~ was then sent TO the kiln In New York to
done %he the b he Of ws sss Of 1an ,hG must
oIucr mat lhe artist ma! produce the exact shade
needed: When II Is remembered that the process
Judgment required In this work will be anprena cd
Some parts Of the figures to be restored viii re-
CURE three or four coats Of color nj as many
four to six treatments and the slightest mshan "a
any stage Of the process will make the niece ~
grass worthless and destroy about $50 worth Of
After these windows have been restored tho, oro
70 De protected from the weather and from acct
placed over them. This Will preserve ,bs oil
coiofs. IL IN peIeved. FOR many years to come