Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-02

with vocal in the divine praises. and
is generally represented ~ playing
on the organ or harp. or with organ
pipes in her hand. In the church of
st. Cecilia ut Trastevere ut Rome.
she is represented ~ . recumb bent
figure, face downward, and o
deep wound in the back of the
neck evidently allude 70 the legend
which says that her executiorer be-
ing unable to behead her. left her
half dead to lipger three days. In
the Roman and English calendar her
commemoration is placed for the
22d day OF November.
| The subject Of s. Cecilia is por-
trayed by standing figure with up
lifted head. holding in the left hand
small organ, while the fingers Of
the right hand play upon the keys.
The attitude is one Of rapt inspirs-
alton. The upturned face with its
angelic expression denotes the heav-
emily thoughts OF its owner. The
cherub faces in the sky look down
upon her and exempliiy the idea
that the inspiration must, OF course,
come from heaven, and 10 sent BY its
minis:ering angels. The arrange
ment Of drapery and the accessories
Of the figure. all so deftly done %
to carry out the general feeling OF
simplicity and beauty in the entire
composition, the figure Of the saint
being executed in the most delicate
scheme of whites, yellows and pinks.
The windows. 1.-The Walk to En-
mans" and Christ Meeting His
Mother at the Temple" are by John
La Fargo. Of New York, who is one
Of the most famous artists in win
dows. His reputation is world wide.
The window, The Walk to EN-.
mans" Christ between two young
disciples turns away slightly from
the one at His right hand, while He
speaks urgently and with imperative
gesture to the young man at his ft.
The latter checks his pace, leans
upon his staff and looks anxiously at
the speaker. 1t 10 made clear that
the disciples do not know their Lord.
and one is reminded of what they
said to one another after He had van
ished: Ibid not our heart burn
within Us, while He talked with us
by the way. and while He opened to
US the scriptures" In the color
composition Christ is robed in pur-
pie which takes a thousand differ
ent hues in the folds OF the drspery.
and has broad white or pale gray
lights where there is strong refiec-
ton. The disciple on His right lie
dressed in what seems o brownish
yellow almost to be called buff, I'M
derneath which seems to be worn o
garment Of deep blue, which is hard
ly seen; while the disciple to whom
Christ is speaking wears green over
red. each OF these colors made in
tensely rich by elaborate graduation.
The distance is a peaceful land
scape with a wonderful pearly sky
above it, "ior it is toward evening
and the day is far spent" The leaf
age OF tr, Immediately above the
heads OF fho three figures is seen
against the sky. The picture 10 Dor
bered only by narrow line Of psler
glass than the composition except
that across the bottom is carried the
band with the memorial description
The window. Christ Meeting His
Mother at the Temple;" the virgin.
a tall and erect figure, robed entirely
in blue, passing into green. but
with little flame of glowing red,
which is not quite crimson at the
breast. holds out her hand to the
boy, Christ. Who is robed in red of
brownish cast. with q suggestion Of
q girdle of peacock blue, and Who 10
descending low flight Of marble
steps, which gives access to a decor
alive building. The shadows fall
upon it in deep and sombre purple.
Two columns Of a screen serve as q |
division OF the human subject
from the suggested landscape back
ground. where high and steep noun
ain forms Of burning purple and
nearer ones Of strange com inations of |
green nearly fill the space beyond the |
architecture. The folds of the vir.
gins drapery are extremely massive, |
falling from head to heel in I'M broken
length. and all this mass Of drapery
investing the figuee, CLOVIS with |
the lntermingled richness of blue |
passing into green, and both into
what seems white in the contrast.
Other Memorials.
A memorial of Mrs. Grace Lynde
Meiggs was given by Mrs. Allen. OF
Washington. D. c., being a beautiful
white book marker for the bible. |
The rector stated that he had been
Kindly permitted to say that q new
altar, with all its furnishings, also q
reredos-all OF oak-wonld before
long De placed in the sanctuary, as
q memorial gift. The rector asked
from the congregation an Offering Of
500 for diocesan missions, as a spe.
cial thank offering. The Offering
amounted TO just $500.
Moore for Congress.
While the Tenth congressional